Revista Española de Orientación y Psicopedagogía (Spanish Journal for Guidance and Psychopedagogy) ISSN: 1139-7853 ISSN (Internet): 1989-7853 SUBMISSION GUIDELINES The Editorial Board recommends authors to adhere closely to these publication guidelines, thanking them for this as it allows speeding the revision, evaluation and edition process. I. Coverage and content The Revista Española de Orientación y Psicopedagogía (REOP) aims to provide scientific evidence and promote psychopedagogic interventions for personal, academic, professional and organisational development. These are the central themes in this journal: Theoretical/empirical approaches and/or practical of guidance in its diverse modalities and dimensions: educational and pedagogical, professional and career related, personal, psychological, familiar, communitarian, organisational, etc. Tutoring, tutoring function, mentoring and coaching, in diverse contexts including formative, organisation, formal and informal. The construction and validation of diagnostic tools applicable in processes of guidance and psychopedagogical intervention. The design of programs, strategies and innovations relating to guidance, as well as the development of techniques and methodologies for psychopedagogical intervention. The implementation of programs and techniques of psychopedagogical intervention directed at populations and to specific contexts. The Revista Española de Orientación y Psicopedagogía is published quarterly and each number contains 8 to 10 scientific articles and/or experiences related to the world of educational guidance, both personal and professional. Each number includes also articles and experiences contributed by international professionals. Its objective is to disseminate knowledge in this area for the improvement of research, policy and practice in the discipline, and it targets the scientific community in guidance, education and longlife learning. It accepts unpublished articles and collaborations, preferably in English or Spanish. Research works are preferred, although theoretical reflections, proposals or practical experiences in guidance and psychopedagogical intervention are also accepted. The journal is organised in three differentiated sections:
1. Articles: Articles can include research, essays or studies, mostly Spanish, European and Latin American; and including both quantitative and qualitative methodology. Articles are classified according to their typology: 1.1. Research papers (8000 words) present research contributing to the development of guidance as a scientific discipline. They must provide scientific evidence of the results of the investigation, as well as implications for practice. Correlational and inferential research design about the constructs and variables involved in the orientation process. The design and evaluation of techniques and guidance interventions for the longlife development of individuals in their contexts The construction and validation of diagnostic instruments, well as of all contributions which add significantly to the advancement of guidance and its development as a scientific discipline. 1.2. Theoretical studies (8000 words) consist of essays, historical analysis, comparative papers and review of scientific literature and public policy on significant aspects of guidance, helping to explore some of today's problems and providing solutions for professional practice. 1.3. Innovation and research experiences (4000 words) refer to brief descriptions and analysis of practical experiences of innovation and applied research in various contexts and modalities of guidance and psychopedagogy. 2. Reviews (500-700 words): The reviews will refer preferably to relevant scientific publications and innovations in the field of guidance and/or psychopedagogy. It will present recent works, excluding popular works, textbooks and teaching materials, or works that defend principles that are contrary to democratic values. The Editorial Board will consider the quality of the works in the selection of reviews. The recession must not exceed 700 words and will be headed by the details of the reviewed publication (strictly following the rules of the journal). The name of the author of the recession must appear at the end of the text. 3. General information disseminates news on activities, meetings and conferences on guidance and psychopedagogy; diagnostic materials; and regional, national or international legislation. It also includes news from Organisations of FEOP (Federación Española de Orientación y Psicopedagogía http://www.uned.es/feop-reop/ ) (activities, meetings and guidance seminars, and also relevant local news and legislation). REOP, as scientific journal that meets internationally recognised parameters of quality, requires authors to include in their submission an abstract both in English and Spanish, and keywords in both languages. The journal recognises both Spanish and English as official languages but could occasionally publish articles in other languages. All submissions are reviewed by the Editorial Board prior to external review in order to assess fitness with the thematic scope of the journal and with standards of publication. Subsequently, submissions
are subjected to blind peer review by two external experts in the field. A positive assessment by both reviewers is required to the manuscript to be accepted for publication in the REOP. Due to space limitations, only articles highly rated and with compelling reviews will be accepted. The Editorial Board acts as arbitrator in the case of articles with divergent reviews. Each published manuscript reflects the date of submission and acceptance for publication. II. Presentation and manuscript submission Articles must adhere to the referencing guidelines published in 6 th edition of the Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) at www.apastyle.org, a brief example or APA guidelines is presented in Annex 1. As per Manual guidelines, authors are encouraged to avoid or reduce language bias related to gender, sexual orientation, racial or ethnic group, disability or age. 1. Presentation Regarding data, content, structure and style of the article, authors must observe the following rules to ensure efficiency in the editorial process. Please send the following files: A. Data ownership and research funding (where appropriate): attach to the submission a.pdf document named as first author name_second author name (E.g. fernandez_garcia), including the following: Authorship: the name and surname 1 of each author, higher academic qualification and full institutional affiliation, that is: full name of the institution/subordinate institution and department; and the name, address, phone and e-mail of the corresponding author. The authors are obliged to declare, if this is the case, received support or funding for research intended for publication and research projects and contracts of which the publication is a result. It is recommended to include acknowledgements in a footnote in the first page. B. Article: work must be submitted in Word format for PC, in a file entitled: Paper_first author s surname_second s author s surname (e.g.: Paper_González_Ruiz). Any reference to the author or authors and their credentials as well as data on funding sources that could lead to the identification of authorship must be omitted from the manuscript. These data will be included in the final version of the article for publication, once accepted. The article should include: Format: the article shall comply with the format rules listed in the template provided, which illustrates all typographic standards of presentation (Annex 0) in order to ensure standards of presentation required by REOP. Also, the originals must be carefully crafted so that ideas flow coherently and writing is clear and concise. Jargon, acronyms, and sexist terminology must be avoided. Title: It should be brief, clear and appropriate to the contents of the article. It must be presented first in Spanish, and secondly in English. If the paper has been written in a third language, title in this language must be also included. The title, placed at the 1 Important notice to authors: for correct indexing of the article in the international databases and indexing web pages, it is recommended that authors having more than one surname should use just the first of them if it is unusual, or both surnames joined with a dash in the case of common surnames. For more information visit the International Registry for Authors: www.iralis.org
beginning of the article, should not exceed 80 characters and can contain up of 8-10 keywords significant content of the article, taken from the Thesaurus of ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), accessible from Thesaurus (http://www.eric.ed.gov). If necessary, a subtitle may include no more than 60 characters to expand the content. The titles may be changed by the editors of the REOP if they do not take sufficient account of the content of the manuscript. Abstract: The abstract, to be presented both in Spanish and English, must be between 200 and 250 words, with a structure (in accordance with the format IMRYD) that includes an introduction (purpose or justification of the subject treated and main target research), the methodology used (basic procedures of design, sample selection, cases, methods of obtaining and analyzing information), the most important results or findings, and conclusions or discussion. Keywords: Below the abstract, authors must include 5 key words or short phrases (lexemes or descriptors), which will be expressed in Spanish and English. Keywords or terms internationally accepted in the field of guidance and psychology must be used (see Thesaurus of ERIC). Structure: in the case of Research papers and Theoretical studies, it is recommended that the article covers an introduction and approach to the problem or topic being studied; theoretical background; design and methodology (description of the sample, the procedure, instruments and tests conducted); results; discussion of the most significant findings and how they integrate with existing theoretical and empirical literature; conclusions (which include the criteria for study quality, the implications for practice and/or development of guidance and future research); limitations of the study; prospective (when appropriate); and references. Extension: in the case of Research papers and Theoretical studies, the extension must not exceed 8,000 words. In the case of Innovation and brief research experiences, works shall not exceed 4,000 words. In all cases, the extension will include notes, references, bibliography and graphics. Names, symbols and nomenclature: Authors should use those which are standardized for each discipline. Tables, graphs, and figures: There will be moderate and limited use of tables (a total number not exceeding 5 tables, graphs or figures) and must contain only essential data, and combine tables whenever possible. They will be inserted in a suitable place within the body of the text of the article and must be submitted in black and white, in Word format or in a format other than image in order to facilitate layout. They should be numbered consecutively in Arabic numbers. A title must be included above tables and below graphs and figures. The title must be clear and accurately respond to its content. For guidelines, view template in Annex 0. Citations: in-text citations must include author(s) last name and year of publication (both in parentheses and separated by a comma). If the referenced author(s) is included in the narration, include only the year in parentheses. Verbatim quotes: quotations must be enclosed in commas and the initials of the author's name, surname, year of publication, and pages where the text has been extracted must be included at the end of the quote. Notes: they should be numbered consecutively and collected as footnotes, restricting them to a minimum. Bibliographic references must not be included as notes but should be included as described above in "References." List of references: it must be located at the end of the article presented in alphabetical order complying with APA standards (6 th edition) (see excerpt in Annex 1). The accuracy of references is the responsibility of the author or authors. All citations are made in the text of the article should have their correspondence in the list of references.
C. Cover letter, statement of originality and transference of rights: all work will be original and unpublished, and are not being considered in another publication. To that end, authors should provide a signed statement (a file entitled: transference_first author surname_second author surname (e.g. transference_fernandez_garcia eg) in accordance with Annex 2, which shall contain: The full title of the article. Name(s) of author(s) Address of first author Statement of request for review of the manuscript Justification for the choice of REOP. Statement of authorship: in the case of works by more than one author, all authors must certify that the signatories have directly contributed to the intellectual content of work, that are responsible for it, they approve it and agree that their name appears as author. It requires the signatures are scanned. Statement that the article is unpublished and is not being assessed in any other publication. Section of the journal in which to publish the article, according to its nature: a) Research papers b) Theoretical studies; c) Experiences of innovation and short studies. Transfer of rights (copyright) of the work to REOP. Declaration of possible conflicts of interest: the authors should reporting activities, especially financial relations, which could introduce bias into the findings of the work. 2. Paper submission Three files (authorship details, manuscript and cover/transference letter) must be sent in Microsoft Word (.doc or.docx) to the email address: feop.reop@edu.uned.es. Authorship details and cover/transference letter can be alternatively sent as a.pdf file. Before submitting your article, please verify that the documentation is complete in accordance with established guidelines. 3. Editing Process All the manuscripts are anonymously reviewed by two external reviewers with a high level of knowledge on the subject. In case of disagreement, the manuscript is valued by the Editorial Board. Please remember that to facilitate double blind review, the first page of the manuscript should only contain the title of the article (no authorship information). Author(s), academic qualification, institutional adscription, research areas, and full contact details must be included in a separate file. The authors must ensure that the manuscript does not contain clues to identify them. We strive to meet these deadlines during the editorial process: 1. Acknowledgement of receipt of the manuscript within 7 days of receipt. 2. Notification of results of the review of the formal aspects and appropriateness of the work to the thematic lines of the REOP within 15 days. 3. Notification of results of external reviews of double blind system, within a period not exceeding 3 months.
It is estimated that the period between submission and notification regarding acceptance for publication will be about 14 weeks. If the work is accepted for publication, the REOP holds rights of printing and reproduction. After publishing the article, the author will be informed immediately and will be provided a certificate of acceptance of work. The Management and the Editorial Board accept no responsibility for the views held by the authors. 4. Ethical responsibilities The journal does not accept previously published material. The authors are responsible for obtaining permission to partially reproduce material (text, tables or figures) from other publications and cite their source properly. Permission must be obtained from both the author and the publisher of such material. The list of signing authors should include only those persons who have contributed intellectually to the development of the work. The Journal expects authors to declare any commercial association that might pose a conflict of interest in connection with the article. Authors should state in the methods section that the procedures used in sampling and testing have been carried out after obtaining informed consent. For any questions, please write to the following address: feop.reop@edu.uned.es ANNEX 0. Format template for papers ANNEX 1. Exemplification reduced APA Standards ANNEX 2. Signed statement (letter of introduction and transfer of rights) ANNEX 3. Assessment protocol used by external reviewers