Procedure for submitting an article

Procedure for submitting an article

Previous note:
When entering any of the text fields, boxes will be opened to enter the text in the different languages (Spanish, English, and Portuguese). Use the ones you need and click anywhere in the white area, outside the boxes, to continue entering information in the following fields.

Submitting an article

Enter the system with your user data. To start submitting an article you must be registered as an author. Click on the "New submission" link. You will see the title "Submit an article", and the active tab:

1. Start:

  1. Select the submission language and the section to which the article will be submitted.
  2. The article submission requirements must be accepted, that is, the article that is sent must have the characteristics required by the journal.
  3. Comments for the editor are written (if necessary), since this file will reach the editor directly.
  4. Tic to agree to have your data collected and stored according to the privacy statement.
  5. Click on “Save and continue”.

2. Upload submission:

Important: the author must download the file containing the Originality statement form, fill it out completely and insert the scanned signature in the field indicated within the form. In the case of an article with several authors, fill in the information and the signatures of each one within the same file: there is space for up to five co-authors. The resulting file will be sent after uploading the file with the article text (point f. of section 2 of the Procedure for submitting an article). A single file will be sent with the information of all the co-authors.

  1. In the "Item component" drop-down list, select "Article text".
  2. Click on "Upload file" to open a window where you will locate the file on your computer.
  3. Locate the file you want to upload and select it.
  4. In the window that is displayed click on "open". You will see a progress bar that will show the percentage of the file that has been uploaded. Wait for the green icon to end and the file upload is complete, next to the name of the uploaded file. Click on "Continue", then "Continue" again.
  5. Click on the "Send another file" button.
  6. In the "Item component" drop-down list, select "Originality statement format".
  7. Click on "Upload file".
  8. Locate the file with the originality statement and select it.
  9. Repeat step d. For this new file.
  10. If you have complementary files to attach to your submission, you can click "Add another file" to do so. After all the files are attached, you must press the "Complete" button.
  11. Once all files (or just the one with your article without attachments) has been uploaded, click on “Save and Continue”

3. Enter metadata:

  1. Enter the title, subtitle (optional) and the article abstract.
  2. To complete the author's information, click on the little arrow pointing to the name in the "List of contributors" section, and then on the "Edit" link. There you can add the country, URL, ORCID ID, affiliation (your institution) and a bio statement (this information will not be available to the referees, only to the editor).
  3. When you have finished entering this information, click on "Save".
  4. If the article has more than one author, use the “Add contributor” button to add the following.
  5. Complete the indexing: academic discipline, keywords (press enter after entering each key word or phrase), and references.
  6. Enter the names of the support agencies, if applicable.
  7. Click on “Save and continue”

4. Confirmation:

  1. In this step you will see the message:
    Your submission has been uploaded and is ready to be sent. You can go back to review and adjust any of the information you have entered before continuing. When you are ready click "Finish submission".
  2. You can go back to any of the three steps above: 1. Start, 2. Upload submission, 3. Enter metadata, to review or correct any information
  3. Once you are satisfied with the information provided, press the "Finish submission" button. A confirmation window will appear "Are you sure you want to submit this article to the journal?",
  4. Press the "Ok" button.

5. Next steps:

After a few seconds the following information will appear:
“Submission complete”
The journal has been notified of your submission, and you've been emailed a confirmation for your records. Once the editor has reviewed the submission, they will contact you.

And you will be offered the following actions:

  • Review the submission
  • Create a new submission
  • Return to your dashboard