Submissions

Author Guidelines

If you encounter any issues with the submission process on this platform, please feel free to contact us at revistaepoliticos@udea.edu.co.

Failure to comply with the following requirements may result in the article being returned and excluded from the peer review process.

1. Submission and Publication Schedule: Via this website, calls for papers are made three times a year: in February, June, and October. Articles submitted after the deadline will be considered for the next submission period. The journal issues are published on January 25, May 15, and September 15.

Note: Articles may be published outside the indicated dates in the preliminary edition, but only if they have been approved after double‑blind peer review.

2. Thematic Focus: The articles submitted should focus on one of the following thematic areas and must be specified in the submission form under the section Academic Discipline and Sub‑disciplines:

— Disciplinary

— Political institutions

— Political behavior

— Comparative politics

— International relations

— Political theory

— Public administration and policy

— Political economics

— Political methodology

The journal also encourages publication on the following topics, corresponding to the research lines of the Instituto de Estudios Políticos, Universidad de Antioquia:

— Political parties and elections

— Migration, borders and political reconfigurations

— Local political systems and public opinion studies

— Citizenship, political cultures and subjectivities

— Armed conflict, negotiated peace and post‑conflict

— Governance, sources of wealth and territories

— State field, local power and conflicts

— Security, conflicts, violence and policies

— Memory, armed conflict and war

Furthermore, it is essential for the articles to establish a connection between specific national contexts and regional and international realities.

3. General format: The article should be submitted through the web platform in Microsoft Word 97‑2003 file format, using Times New Roman font, size 12, with 3 cm margins. The text should have double line spacing and be left‑aligned, including footnotes (except for tables and figures). The article’s length should not exceed 8,500 words. If the article includes graphics, tables, and charts, the total length should not exceed 34 pages. For critical reviews, it is suggested that the length should not exceed 2,000 words.

It is important to indicate whether the article is the result of a research process, a review article, or a reflection article. If it is a research product, please include the name of the project, the supporting institution, and the registration code (if applicable). If the article is based on a thesis, include the academic title, institution, year, and the title of the thesis.

Articles must be unpublished –including websites– and should not be submitted for simultaneous consideration by other publications. Along with the article, a signed letter must be submitted –either digitally or handwritten– certifying compliance with these requirements. In addition, a conflict-of-interest statement must be included, indicating any affiliations, research funding, share ownership or participation in a company, payment for papers or travel, consultancies, and support from a company (see the Originality Letter Form).

4. Information about the Authors: In the submission metadata, authors must fill out the form completely, so they are advised to read each item carefully. It must include the authors’ full name, email address –preferably institutional–, institutional affiliation, biographical summary (including nationality, academic background, current position, entity where they work, city, country, and research group or center to which they belong), and, if available, the authors’ institutional URL. Please do not forget to provide the academic discipline and sub‑disciplines, keywords, type of article, method or approach used, as well as any collaborating or financing organizations.

Additionally, the Journal encourages the digital identity of its authors, which significantly contributes to the visibility and impact of their publications. Therefore, it is mandatory to have fully created ORCID and Google Scholar profiles. The ORCID code can be entered in a specific field provided on the platform, while the Google Scholar profile should be included in the biographical summary.

5. Evaluation Process: The journal will notify the receipt of the articles and inform authors of their acceptance for publication, but in no case will originals be returned. Each article will undergo a style and basic criteria review by the editorial team, as well as a preliminary check for originality based on a web search. Subsequently, it will be subjected to double‑blind peer review by national and international academic peers, through the Open Journal System platform.

The selection of academic peers will be based on direct communication from the Editorial Committee, considering factors such as academic level (master’s degree, doctorate), publications in the last three years, specialty in the subject, among others. Upon accepting the refereeing request, the peer reviewers agree to submit their feedback within thirty days. Each article will be reviewed by a minimum of two referees. In the event of conflicting opinions, a third arbitrator will be consulted to resolve the disagreement (see Article Evaluation Form).

Based on the feedback from the academic peers, the Editorial Committee of the journal will make the final decision regarding the publication of the articles. The committee will convey the referees’ observations to the author and request that any necessary revisions be made within a maximum period of two weeks. The authors are responsible for addressing the suggested changes in the final version, and the Editorial Committee will verify their implementation.

The editorial team will verify the originality of the article using the CrossCheck iThenticate anti‑plagiarism software.

The Editorial Committee reserves the right to suggest formal modifications required by the dimensions of the journal or its editorial line. During the style modification stage, no alterations to the content of the text are permitted.

6. Intellectual Property Rights: The authors retain the moral rights of their articles and have the right to publish and disseminate them, provided the source is cited. Estudios Políticos assumes the rights of reproduction. It should be noted that the opinions expressed by the authors do not necessarily represent the views of the Institute of the Instituto de Estudios Políticos of Universidad de Antioquia.

To submit articles and additional documents, please use the Open Journal System electronic portal by registering at https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/estudiospoliticos

If you have any questions, please contact us via email at revistaepoliticos@udea.edu.co

7. Types of Texts:

Critical review: It is a concise text, preferably not exceeding 2,000 words, that presents and synthesizes a current work on a political issue. It includes a well-supported evaluation of the work, whether positive or negative, highlighting its contribution and relevance to knowledge. The author should discuss the central thesis and its components, provide contextualization, analyze the work rather than simply summarizing it, and present arguments regarding its validity and significance. The review should end with conclusions that reflect the evaluation based on the arguments. Additionally, the review should have a title, 4 to 6 keywords, and an analytical summary of no more than 120 words.

Essay: It is a prose text that sequentially and logically reflects, evaluates, and analyzes a specific topic. The author states a position and supports it with arguments. The structure of the essay should include title, summary, and keywords both in Spanish and English, introduction, development, conclusion, and bibliographical references. It is suggested not to exceed 8,500 words.

Research article: It presents the original results of completed research projects.

Review article: It presents research results from an analytical, interpretative, or critical perspective on a specific author, utilizing original sources.

Reflection article: This type of article analyzes, systematizes, and integrates the results of research in a specific field of science or technology, reporting on progress and development trends. It is characterized by a thorough bibliographic review.

8. General Structure of the Articles:

Title: The title should be provided both in Spanish and English. If the article is in Portuguese, it should be presented in all three languages. It should concisely reflect the main topic, variables, and theoretical aspects investigated. The title should not exceed 30 words or 150 characters.

Abstract: The abstract should be between 120 and 180 words. It should be written in Spanish and English, and if the article is in Portuguese, it should be presented in all three languages. The abstract should be analytical, written in the third person and present tense. It should include the question addressed by the paper, the authors’ thesis, the theoretical-methodological approach, the most relevant conclusions, and highlight the original aspects of the proposal compared to previous studies on the topic.

Keywords: Between 4 and 6 keywords should be provided in Spanish and English. If the article is in Portuguese, the keywords should be presented in all three languages. The keywords should emphasize the main themes and concepts of the article, using specialized thesauri in social sciences and political sciences –the UNESCO thesaurus is recommended–.

Introduction: In this section, the contextual information, the problem and the objectives of the article should be presented in a well-supported and synthetic manner.

Theoretical and conceptual framework: This section presents the perspectives or theoretical approaches used in the research, along with the research variables. It analyzes their properties and relevance for interpreting the results.

Methodological framework: It describes the research process, including the decisions, actions, techniques, and procedures employed. It explains how the research was conducted, the methods used, as well as the operational application of the theory and concepts to evaluate the results.

Results: This section provides a synthesis of the findings and relevant data.

Discussion: This section analyzes the results or presents arguments, demonstrating their relationship with the theoretical and methodological foundations.

Conclusion: This section summarizes the main findings and interpretations of the authors in light of the evidence and arguments presented.

Citations in the text: Bibliographical references should be made in the body of the text, according to APA Manual seventh edition standards: author’s surname, year of publication and page, as appropriate:

- Basic form for indirect citation: in parentheses within the sentence, the author’s surname and the date of the work (e.g., Montoya, 1997).

- Basic form for direct citation: in parentheses within the sentence, the author’s surname, year of publication, and page number (e.g., Montoya, 1997, p. 143).

If the textual quotation is less than 40 words, it should be enclosed in quotation marks within the same paragraph, followed by the source information as in direct quotations.

For example, “nothing that is, insofar as it appears, exists in the singular; everything that is meant to be perceived by somebody” (Arendt, 2002, p. 42).

If the textual quotation exceeds 40 words, it should be presented in a new paragraph indented by 1.25 cm and preceded by a colon (:).

For example:

To know and think critically, to name and language the world, to express their emotions and feelings, to get involved in the destiny of others, and with their personal will, to face their own self, to act with others, by others or for others, to break the walls of private life and find meaning in the political construction in public scenarios in which plurality can play as action and as narrative, of what differentiates us and what allows us to recognize ourselves as a community of meaning (Alvarado et al., 2008, p. 10).

- If the sentence includes the author's name, only the date is written in parentheses, for example: “As Laura Quintana (2006) rightly notes, the idea of a nuda vida, of a life separated from all context, of a zôe, eliminable but not sacrificable, will also serve, as we noted before, as a basic presupposition for the Hobbesian theory of sovereignty.”

- When citing a work with more than two authors, all surnames of the first author should be cited in the first mention, e.g., “by the year 2,000, the drug trafficking business in this region generated an estimated 3.3 billion dollars, representing 3.1% of its Gross Domestic Product (Klein, Day & Harriott, 2004).” In subsequent mentions, only the surname of the first author followed by “et al.” should be used, i.e., (Klein et al., 2004). If there are more than six authors, “et al.” should be used from the first mention.

References to the Bible and the Quran should be cited in the text but not included in the list of references. They should be cited in parentheses with the title, version, edition, place of publication, publisher, and year. For example: (Holy Bible. Translated from the Latin Vulgate by José Miguel Petisco. 9^th ed. Madrid: Editorial Apostolado de la Prensa, 1964. Wisdom 18:5‑25).

According to Colombian Technical Standard NTC‑5613, personal communications, unpublished observations, field diaries, workshops, and interviews should only be cited if they provide essential information not available in public sources. As they do not provide retrievable data, they should not be included in the list of references. For example, “Dr. Luis Serra (personal communication, June 20, 2008) noted in his work that…”

Each citation of interviews, focus groups, etc., should be supported by an informed consent, or a pseudonym should be assigned to the source.

Footnotes: They are primarily used for clarification or to provide additional data. They can be used to cite unpublished observations, legal documents, legal standards, and archival or historical sources. Only legal documents and archival sources should be included in the bibliographic references.

Bibliographic references: These should be placed at the end of the article. They should include only the sources that support the research and are cited in the body of the text. The bibliography, on the other hand, includes sources that serve to deepen the subject. According to the APA Manual seventh edition, references should be elaborated following these considerations: full names should be used, and the references should be arranged alphabetically based on the first letter of the reference. Works by the same author should be ordered chronologically. If there are multiple works by the same author from the same year, they should be differentiated by adding a letter of the alphabet to the year. For example:

5. Uribe de Hincapié, María Teresa (1998a)…

6. Uribe de Hincapié, María Teresa (1998b)…

Printed Material

Books

- Surname, Name. (Year). Title. Publisher.

- Mannheim, Karl. (1963). Ensayos de la sociología de la cultura hacia una sociología del espíritu. Aguilar.

With editor (ed.), coordinator (coord.) o compilator (comp.)

- Surname, Name (ed.). (Year). Title. Publisher.

- Lalander, Rickard O. (ed.). (2006). Política y sociedad en la Venezuela del Chavismo. Institute of Latin American Studies.

Chapters

- Surname, Name. (Year). Chapter title. In: Surname, Name (ed.). Book title (pp. xx‑xx). Publisher.

- Abello, Alberto. (2009). Cultura y narcotráfico en una frontera del Caribe occidental. El caso de Colombia y Nicaragua. In: Mantilla, Silvia (ed.). La disputa colombo nicaragüense por San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina (pp. 72-83). Universidad Nacional de Colombia-Sede Caribe.

Academic journal articles

- Surname, Name. (Year). Article title. Name of the journal, Volume (number), pp. xx‑xx.

- Restrepo, Jorge; Spagat, Michael and Vargas, Juan Fernando. (2004b). The Dynamics of the Colombian Civil Conflict: A New Data Set. Homo Oeconomicus, 21 (2), pp. 396‑428.

Articles from periodical publications

- Surname, Name. (Year, month day). Article title. Name of the publication, pp. xx‑xx.

- Franco, Leonel. and Santamaría Germán. (1981, septiembre 21). Convención aprueba Plataforma básica. El Tiempo, pp. 1A‑8A.

Lectures

- Surname, Name. (Year, month day). Lecture title. Name of the event. Institution hosting the event, city.

- Goddard, Terry. (2001, October 17). Phoenix Today. MCCCD Honors Forum Lectura Series. Phoenix College, Phoenix AZ.

Memories

- Surname, Name. (Year). Lecture title. In: name of the editor or compilator (ed.) or (comp.), event title (pp. xx‑xx). Publisher.

- Naranjo, Gloria. (2004). El desplazamiento forzado en Antioquia. In: Uribe de Hincapié, María Teresa (ed.). Soberanías en vilo y ciudadanías mestizas. Primer seminario Nación, Ciudadano y Soberano (pp. 102‑147). La Carreta.

Unpublished texts

- Surname, Name. (Year). Title. Unpublished manuscript.

If it is a thesis:

- Surname, Name. (Year). Title. (Unpublished undergraduate or master’s thesis or doctoral dissertation). Name of the institution, city.

- López Vélez, María Omaira. (2000). Violencia y derecho humanitario en Antioquia. Una mirada de género al conflicto político armado. (Unpublished master’s thesis). Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.

Legal documents

These are laws, regulations, ministerial orders, decrees, resolutions and, in general, any administrative act that generates obligations or rights. They are cited both in the body of the text and in footnotes, according to Colombian Technical Standard 5613:

- Jurisdiction (country, departament or municipality). Responsible Ministery or entity. Designation (Law, Act, Decree, etc.) and number of the legal rule. (Date of the legal rule). Name of the legal rule (if any). Title of the publication in which it officially appears. Place of publication, Date of publication. Number. Pagination.

- Colombia. Congreso de la República. Law 1430. (December 29, 2010). Por medio de la cual se dictan normas tributarias y de control para la competitividad. Diario Oficial. Bogotá, D.C., 2010. No. 47937. pp. 1‑168.

An alternative is to enter the basic data along with the link:

- Colombia. Congress of the Republic. Law 1430. (December 29, 2010). Por medio de la cual se dictan normas tributarias y de control para la competitividad. https://www.funcionpublica.gov.co/eva/gestornormativo/norma.php?i=41063

Archival sources

For this type of references, we have adopted the guideline of Trashumante. Revista Americana de Historia Social.

- Author, “Title of the document”, city and date. Abbreviations of the archive, Place of the Archive, Fund, Section, Series, volume/tome/book, folio.

When neither the author nor the title of the manuscript appears, only the data of the archive will be written.

Technical Report

- Surname, First name (Year). Title. (Report No. xxx). Publisher.

CD-ROM

- Surname, First name (Date). Title (Version). [Computer software]. Place of publication: publisher.

Cybergraphy

General format

- Surname, First name (date of publication). Title of the article. Name of the web page. URL or DOI

- Teitel, Ruti G. (2007). Genealogy of Transactional Justice. Centro de Derechos Humanos, Universidad de Chile. http://www.publicacionescdh.uchile.cl/libros/18ensayos/teite_Geneología.pdh

Although not all electronic documents have a DOI, if they do, it should be included as part of the reference.

In the case of other types of publications, the general form of the printed material is maintained by adding the URL or DOI.