Submissions

Author Guidelines

All manuscripts must be submitted through the journal's platform  (registration is required for authors). The manuscript must be submitted in Microsoft Word format, in any of its versions for Windows.

The essential requirements for passing the first phase of review are:

- Articles must be unpublished, the result of research work, scientific communication or original creation.

- The structure of the article must include the following sections in the corpus of the text, duly numbered: introduction, objectives, methodology, results and conclusion.

- The summary must include the following aspects: objectives, methodology, results and conclusion.

- The citations in the text and the bibliography must strictly comply with the journal's standards.

- Pass the Turnitin analysis (the results of the article's check by the program MUST NOT exceed a similarity greater than 20%).

Cuestiones de Género is committed to using inclusive language in its articles, in accordance with its Policy on Good Editorial Practices in Gender Equality. Authors are encouraged to use inclusive language free of prejudices associated with race, functional diversity, gender, sexual orientation, beliefs, ideology or socioeconomic status. Likewise, their work should be carried out with research data that includes the variable sex and they should report on whether the conclusions have taken into account possible differences between the sexes.

The journal, through its Anti-Plagiarism Policy, is committed to ensuring that all published scientific articles are unpublished and original, as well as that they have not been previously published, in whole or in part, nor are they in the process of being evaluated by another publication.

1. SECTIONS OF THE JOURNAL
Monographic

Section dedicated to hosting unpublished scientific articles whose theme covers the subject matter of each monographic issue. Send a submission to the Monograph section.

Open Tribune

Section dedicated to hosting unpublished scientific articles with a different theme to that of each monographic issue. Send a submission to the Open Tribune section.

About

Space dedicated to articles that are derived from the theoretical implementation of new concepts, but that have their practical implications. Send a submission to the About section.

Reviews

Section dedicated to hosting reviews of books, artistic works and films. Send a submission to the Reviews section.

Guest Articles

Section dedicated to hosting articles invited by the coordination and whose theme covers the subject matter of each monographic issue.

2. RULES FOR SENDING ORIGINALS

Each work must include on the first page: the title (not exceeding 20 words), abstract (not exceeding 120 words) and up to 5 keywords, in its original language and English. If the original language is not English, the title, abstract and keywords must be included in Spanish.

Articles submitted in a language other than Spanish must select the language of the original in the drop-down menu (language) at the time of submission. If the language of the language is not selected at this time, the title will automatically appear in Spanish in the index of the journal, after its publication.

2.1. The articles submitted must be unpublished and the result of original research, scientific communication or original creation.

2.2. The structure of the article must consider, both in the abstract and in the corpus of the text, the following aspects: introduction, objectives, methodology, results and conclusion.

2.3. Articles must pass Turnitin analysis without the text verification results indicating a similarity greater than 20%. Please note that the software is available online free of charge.

2.4. Articles may be submitted in any of the official languages ​​of the European Union (EU). They must be between 5,000 and 10,000 words in length, including tables, graphs, notes, appendices and bibliography. Only very brief documentary appendices will be accepted and in justified cases.

2.5. Reviews must be a maximum of 2,500 words in length, including tables, graphs, notes, appendices, photos and bibliography. Only very brief documentary appendices will be accepted and in justified cases by the author. This justification will be subject to approval by the Editorial Board.

2.6.Sections, illustrations, graphs, tables, etc., must be numbered in Arabic characters and accompanied by a title and identifying footer, in which the source must be cited.

2.7. Notes must be numbered consecutively, in Arabic characters, overlaid above the text and inserted in the footer.

2.8. Quotes inserted in the body of the text and the final bibliography must appear in accordance with the “Citation and Bibliography Rules” detailed in section 4. Compliance with the rules, and their application in citations and final bibliography, is essential for the acceptance of the article in the first instance.

2.9. The texts submitted must use inclusive language, free of bias, using terms that avoid stereotypes, in accordance with the Policy of Good Editorial Practices in Gender Equality.

2.10. Book Reviews must include the following information: Title of the book, authorship, place, publisher, year, name of the author of the review, institutional affiliation or work center, and email address.

2.11. Film Reviews must include the following information: Title of the film (in Spanish and the official language of the film), director, producer, year of release, cast (main actors and actresses), and genre.

2.12. The Journal will acknowledge receipt of the originals within a maximum period of eight weeks from the closing date of the call for submissions and will decide whether to accept them based on whether they respond to the Journal's editorial line and comply with the Submission Rules and Citation and Bibliography Rules.

2.13. After firs instance admission, the originals will be sent for blind review to 2 external expert evaluators (double blind peer review), outside the management of the Journal. Once the Editorial Board receives their reports, it will make a final decision on the publication of the originals, communicating this to the authors. They will also be informed of the appropriate suggestions and corrections that must be made by the author(s) and sent to the Editorial Board within a maximum period of 7 days.

3. EDITING REQUIREMENTS

3.1. The works will be sent in a single file, adjusted to A4 page size, with the default margins that appear by default when creating a new Word file. The file must be titled as follows: Author's name and surname followed by the Title of the article.

3.2. The font will be Times New Roman, size 12 points. The different hierarchical levels of the text (sections, subsections) will be indicated through the use of decimal numbering (1., 1.1., 1.1.1., etc.).

3.3. The use of symbols or signs from sources of Cyrillic, Greek and, in general, oriental origin is not recommended. If necessary, texts of this nature must be processed as images. To highlight words or texts, exclusively italics (not underlining) will be used.

3.4. If digital images are included, they must be embedded in the document using the JPG format. In addition to being included in the text, they must be sent as additional documents (file separate from the text) with a minimum resolution of 150dpi.

3.5. Schemes, drawings, graphs, tables, equations must be presented in an editable format, other than an image. These are to be copied from Microsoft Office Excel and pasted into the article in Word format as: Microsoft Office Excel Chart Object, or as Microsoft Office Chart Object. These options are in the menu bar-paste-paste special. – If the diagram or graph is not in Excel format, it will have to be made directly in Word format.

4. CITATION AND BIBLIOGRAPHY RULES

HOW TO CITE WITHIN THE TEXT

Direct quotes:

It is when the exact words of another author or a previously published document are transcribed. The transcribed text must be enclosed in quotation marks and the reference must include the author's last name, year and page number.

Ex.: (Artiles de León, 1995: 45). Or: Artiles de León (1995: 45). If they are quotes from newspapers: (El País, 11-28-2009: 50).

Quotations of up to 4 lines will be integrated into the text marked with double quotation marks and quotations that exceed 4 lines will be presented in a paragraph separated from the text by one line, also between double quotation marks.

Indirect quotes:

It is when the idea of another author is summarized but his/her words are not reproduced verbatim. The reference must include the author's last name and the year.

Ex.: Sexuality encompasses both biological, psychological and sociocultural characteristics (Artiles de León, 1995).

Some authors (Segura Dimaría, 2014; Feito García, 2008; Blango García, 2010) have criticized the idea that […]

Both in direct and indirect quotes:

Up to 4 authors:

(Moore, Estrich, McGillis and Spelman, 1984)

More than 4 authors:

(Moore et al., 1984: 43)

To cite research found in another work:

Brown (1967), cited by Smith (1970: 27), discovered that…

It was found (Brown, 1967, cited by Smith, 1970: 28) that…

If there is no date “No date”:

Socrates (n.d.) wrote and demonstrated…

If you are an unidentified “anonymous” author:

Marketing Strategy (Anon, 1999)

If it is an oral source:

(López Díez, 06-30-2011)

If it is a printed newspaper:

(El País, 03-12-2012: 32)

If it is an Internet newspaper:

(El País, 03-12-2012)

HOW BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES ARE WRITED

Only the references cited in the article should appear in the Final Bibliography. References must be presented in the following way:

Books:

Blanco, Ana Isabel (Coord.) (2002). New visions of motherhood. León: University of León.

Books (more than 4 authors):

Mohr, Laurence B. et al. (nineteen ninety six). Impact analysis for program evaluation. (2nd ed.). London: Sage.

When there is more than one work by the same author, cite the most recent work first:

Moragas, Miguel de (1993). Sociology of mass communication. Vol. II, Structure, functions and effects. (3rd ed.). Barcelona: Gustavo Gili.

Moragas, Miguel de (Ed.) (1986). Sociology of mass communication. Vol. I, Schools and authors. (2nd ed.). Barcelona: Gustavo Gili.

Moragas, Miguel de (1984). Communication Theories. Research on media in America and Europe. Barcelona: Gustavo Gili.

Works by the same utor in the same year:

In the case of twin references, letters must be used, after the years, to distinguish the works.

Leoz, Daniele (2009a). Gender stereotypes on the covers of women's youth magazines. European Masters Thesis. University of Leon.

Leoz, Daniele (2009b). «Women's studies in the Spanish university. The case of the Interdisciplinary Seminar on Gender Studies of the University of León. In Extensão em Focus, 4, jul./dez., pp. 63-74.

Items in collective volume:

Cebrián, Inmaculada (2000). “Women and part-time work in Spain.” In: Paula Rodríguez Madroño and Carlos Román del Río (Eds.). Women in the labor market. Málaga: Institute of Regional Development, pp. 209-232.

Journals articles:

Miguélez Lobo, Fausto (1995). “Strategies and ideologies of flexibility.” In: Meanwhile, 2 (60), pp.71-83.

If there is volume and number, always before the volume and the number in parentheses.

Newspaper articles:

Pérez Royo, Javier (2010). “Equality cannot wait.” In: El País, April 16, no. 11,985, p. 23.

Anonymous articles:

Name of the newspaper (year): “article title”, date, no., page (s).

Mundo Obrero (1978): “Divorce Law Project”, June 18 to 24, no. 21, p. 4.

Digital newspaper articles:

Serra, Catalina (2011): "Arco, still a feminine matter." In: El País, February 20. Available at: http://cultura.elpais.com/cultura/2011/02/20/actualidad/1298156401_850215.html [03/01/2012].

Digital items:

Serra, Inmaculada (2011): “The female prostitution market. “An approach from the Valencian case.” In: Politics and Society Journal, 48 (1), pp. 175-192. Available at: http://revistas.ucm.es/cps/11308001/articulos/POSO1111130175A.PDF [01-04-2011].

Digital documents:

United Nations (2005): “Results on women and gender equality.” Available at: http://www.un.org/es/development/devagenda/gender.shtml [04-06-2011].

Internet pages:

Feminist Collections A Quarterly of Women's Studies Resources. Available at: http://womenst.library.wisc.edu/fcmain.htm [05-09-2002].

Oral Sources:

López Díez, Pilar [Conference], Santander, 06-30-2011.