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All submissions must meet the following requirements.
  • The contents of the article are the product of the work of the author(s) and all references are duly referenced or included in the final bibliographical list.
  • The subject developed in the article belongs to the educational field and tends to the understanding and improvement of education.
  • In the metadata specified after uploading the file, the following information will be included in the section Biographical summary: full name of the author(s), academic degree and discipline, institution and department in which he/she works, duties he/she performs and lines of investigation. In addition to: mailing address, phone number, e-mail, and preferably: Twitter, Facebook account and blog.
  • The file submitted must be in Word.
  • Images or graphics are included in the article, but they must also be sent as separate files (in .jpg), so that the image quality can be preserved.
  • The article has not been previously published (fully or partially) nor has it been submitted for consideration with any other magazine in parallel, nor does it appear online as part of the records of any congress; therefore, it is an original and unpublished collaboration.
  • The text complies with the stylistic and bibliographical requirements summarized in the Author guidelines that appear in the section About the magazine.
  • By sending the article to a section evaluated by peers of the magazine, the author commits to following the instructions of the section Ensure an anonymous evaluation.
  • Whenever possible, URL addresses will be provided in the article for the references.
  • For the purposes of dissemination of the article on the Web and in order to broaden communication between the author and readers, Sinéctica shall include in the article the e-mail of the author and shall post information on the document in social media, tagging the contact of the author. In case the author does not agree with this, it must be notified to the publisher.

		

	
			                        

                
Thematic research

                
We receive papers that report the results of educational research projects that make a better comprehension of the studied phenomenon possible, in a manner that is consistent with the methodology employed, and with the theoretical-conceptual bases that support it. These must be undisclosed academic documents.


The texts must comply with the thematic call guidelines published in this site.


The minimum length of the articles is of 18 pages with a maximum of 25 pages, not counting graphs, figures, tables and bibliographical references. The papers, in addition to complying with the Author guidelines, must have the following elements:


a) Introduction, contextualization and problematization of the subject.


b) Theoretical and conceptual framework on the subject or phenomenon.


c) Methodological framework that describes in detail the approaches, methods, techniques and instruments used in the gathering of empirical information and its analysis.


d) Results of the project, the argumentation and the contribution of the author to the subject of study. All empirical information must have its source and theoretical referent.


e) Conclusions and implications for the educational practice. These represent the final proposal reached after the analysis of evidence, discussions or premises, and must be a reflective reprocessing of the results with a high level of abstraction and not a repetition of the results.


f) Correctly cited bibliographical references.

                            

                                

                
Thematic essays

                
We accept submissions of papers that deal with some educational aspect or subject from a substantiated and propositional perspective and which are not strictly the result of a research project.


These essays must comply with the guidelines of the thematic calls, published in this site.


The essays must be characterized for exploring and problematizing the educational reality in a clear, systematic and coherent manner. They are free constructions that, nevertheless, must comply with the Author guidelines and comprise the following elements:


a) An introductory part that includes real problems, as well as problems of knowledge about the object of study, which justify the creation of the article.


b) Theoretical aspects when these are not discussed in a separate section.


c) Development of the argumentation and contribution of the author to the subject of study.


d) Conclusions and final proposal reached after the analysis of the evidence. This is a reflective reprocessing of the results with a high abstraction level.


e) Correctly cited bibliographic references based on the APA (American Psychological Association) criteria manual.

                            

                                

                
Research articles (open section)

                
We receive papers that, without responding to the thematic of the current calls, report the results of educational research projects that allow a better comprehension of the studied phenomenon in a consistent manner with the methodology employed and with the theoretical-conceptual bases that support it. They must be undisclosed academic documents.


The minimum length of the articles is of 18 pages with a maximum of 25 pages, not counting graphs, figures, tables and bibliographical references. The papers, in addition to complying with the Author guidelines, must have the following elements:


a) Introduction, contextualization and problematization of the subject.


b) Theoretical and conceptual framework on the subject or phenomenon.


c) Methodological framework that describes in detail the approaches, methods, techniques and instruments used in the gathering of empirical information and its analysis.


d) Results of the project, the argumentation and the contribution of the author to the subject of study. All empirical information must have its source and theoretical referent.


e) Conclusions and implications for the educational practice. These represent the final proposal reached after the analysis of evidence, discussions or premises, and must be a reflective reprocessing of the results with a high level of abstraction and not a repetition of the results.


f) Correctly cited bibliographical references.

                            

                                

                
Essays (open section)

                
We accept papers that deal with some educational aspect or subject from a substantiated and propositional perspective and which is not strictly the result of a research project.


These essays cover various themes different from those referred to in the current calls.


We expect texts that explore and problematize the educational reality in a clear, systematic and coherent manner. Due to its inherent characteristics, the essays are free constructions that, nevertheless, must comply with the Author guidelines and comprise the following elements:


a) An introductory part that includes real problems, as well as problems of knowledge about the object of study, which justify the creation of the article.


b) Theoretical aspects when these are not discussed in a separate section.


c) Development of the argumentation and contribution of the author to the subject of study.


d) Conclusions and final proposal reached after the analysis of the evidence, discussions of premises. This is a reflective reprocessing of the results with a high abstraction level.

                            

                                

                
Reviews

                
Discussion contributions, thematic, methodological and book reviews, whose own characteristics require introduction, development of the text, presentation of concepts and evidence, as well as conclusions that show internal consistency and argumentative clarity. The minimum length is of 3 pages with a maximum of 4 pages.

                            

            
	
			

			

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