Submissions

Author Guidelines

Universitas Research Journal accepts original research, review articles, case studies, academic essays and brief communications in Spanish, English or Portuguese. Title, abstract and keywords must be supplied at least in Spanish and English. Submit an anonymized editable manuscript (DOCX or ODT) and a separate title page containing authorship, affiliations, ORCID, CRediT contributions, funding, competing interests, data availability, AI-use disclosure, ethics approval and consent when applicable. Research articles should normally include title, abstract, keywords, introduction, methods, results, discussion, conclusions and references. Reviews must report their question, sources, search strategy, eligibility criteria and synthesis method. Use an appropriate reporting guideline when relevant. Abstracts should normally contain 150–250 words and three to six keywords. APA 7th edition is the general reference style; include DOI links when available. Tables and figures must be numbered, cited, editable or high resolution as appropriate, and accompanied by permissions. Submissions undergo initial editorial screening and, when suitable, double-anonymous peer review. Revised manuscripts must include a marked version, a clean version and a point-by-point response.

Submission Preparation Checklist

Confirm that the submission is within scope; is not published or under concurrent review; the main file is anonymized; title, abstract and keywords are provided at least in Spanish and English; all authors approved authorship and order; affiliations and ORCID are verified; CRediT, funding, competing interests, data availability, AI use, ethics and consent statements are included as applicable; third-party permissions are available; references are verified and include DOI links when available; and any preprint, thesis, conference paper or previous version has been disclosed.

Artículos de investigación

Investigaciones originales con metodología explícita, resultados verificables y contribución relevante. Se someten a evaluación editorial inicial y revisión por pares con doble anonimato; como regla general se solicitarán al menos dos dictámenes independientes.

Artículos de revisión

Revisiones sistemáticas, de alcance, integrativas o críticas que expliciten su pregunta, fuentes, estrategia de búsqueda, criterios de selección y método de síntesis. Se someten a revisión por pares con doble anonimato.

Estudios de caso

Análisis rigurosos de casos académicos, profesionales, clínicos, organizacionales, tecnológicos, sociales o ambientales, con contexto, método, evidencia, discusión y consideraciones éticas pertinentes.

Ensayos académicos

Trabajos argumentativos sustentados en literatura verificable, con tesis explícita, análisis crítico y contribución conceptual. Se someten a evaluación editorial y revisión por pares con doble anonimato.

Comunicaciones breves

Resultados originales, avances metodológicos o hallazgos de alcance acotado que justifican una comunicación concisa. Deben conservar rigor, transparencia y las declaraciones éticas aplicables.

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