https://doi.org/10.25058/issn.2011-2742

  2. Publication Guidelines and Criteria

Publication Guidelines and Criteria

Statement of Publication Criteria

Tabula Rasa is a scientific journal sponsored by Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca (Bogotá, Colombia), in the field of social sciences published four times a year (quarterly). Tabula Rasa is devoted to the fields of anthropology, history, sociology, human geography, and cultural studies. Therefore, our target audience is anyone interested in the aforementioned fields. This journal publishes scientific research articles, reflection articles on a specific area or topic, and literature reviews within the disciplines of our field.

General criteria for manuscripts to be considered for review include conceptual accuracy, thorough development of the topic, clarity in the exposition, coherence of argument, and thematic relevance to Tabula Rasa’s aims and scope. Works submitted for review shall not exceed 10,000 words of extension and shall strictly adhere to the APA Guidelines in its seventh edition.

Manuscript Submission

All submissions shall be sent directly to the Editor, who will deliver them to the Editorial Committee, which will conduct a preliminary screening and will choose suitable peer reviewers to conduct the evaluation process under a double-blind system. Tabula Rasa uses academic peers who are external to both the journal and Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca.

Upon receiving a manuscript, a receipt confirmation will be sent and the document will enter the aforementioned process.

Manuscript shall be submitted to the e-mail: tabularasa@universidadmayor.edu.co

Recommendations and Clarifications

  • Tabula Rasa is committed to allow free reproduction of all documents published therein (in whole or in part), provided that the source is properly attributed and content is used for academic purposes. Tabula Rasa is protected under Creative Commons License Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International.
  • All authors shall state in written (via digital or printed means) their authorization to publish their work in the journal as well as their acknowledgement and agreement with our editorial policies. This involves free reproduction from databases or our digital version.
  • Tabula Rasa journal does not request transfer of copyright —these are kept by their respective authors.
  • Tabula Rasa journal assumes no responsibility for any conflicts of interest arising from the authorship of the works published.
  • Tabula Rasa journal requests that authors and reviewers disclose any commercial or other associations that may pose a conflict of interest in connection with the article under review.
  • Tabula Rasa journal does not charge any fees for the evaluation and/or processing of articles, materials, or any documents published therein.
  • Submissions must be unpublished and originally written by the contributor. Additionally, contributing authors must state that they comply with third-party copyright or intellectual property rights. They must not have been simultaneously submitted to any other journal while under review by Tabula Rasa.
  • Authors are fully accountable for their statements and proper use of sources in their article.
  • Submissions should be sent via e-mail to:
    tabularasa@universidadmayor.edu.co in Microsoft Word in a clean format, complete with all supplementary material that may be needed for reviewing and publication.

Submission Guidelines

The text of the articles—including citations, footnotes, tables, figure captions, and bibliographic references—should not exceed 10,000 (ten thousand) words. All pages must be consecutively numbered.

Tables and Figures

All graphic material must be referenced in the text, either directly or in parentheses. It must be presented separately from the text and numbered consecutively (Figure 1, Map 1, Table 1, etc.). It must include the title and source of the information or graphic material. The material must be submitted in TIF format (only) with a resolution of at least 300 dpi, rather than pasted in a MSWord document. In the event that authorization is required for the publication of the material, the author of the article is responsible for obtaining it.

Headings and Subheadings

The headline should summarize the main idea and avoid words that serve no useful purpose, increase its length, or confuse the reader. APA recommends limiting the length to 12 words. Subheadings indicate the main subdivisions of the text and should guide the reader through the topics covered in the paper. There should be no more than three levels of subheadings, and they should accurately reflect the organization of the document.

HEADLINE (IN SMALL CAPS)
First subheading
First section of subheading
Second section of subheading

Footnotes and citations

Footnotes should always be placed at the bottom of the page. These should be used to comment on, supplement, or expand on important information within the text. They should not be bibliographic notes, unless they are citations from newspapers, magazines, or court rulings—such as those from the Constitutional Court, the Council of State, etc. Citations exceeding three lines (or 40 words) or those that need to are to be highlighted should be written in a separate paragraph left-indented. Those included within the text should be enclosed by quotation marks.

Citation style (author’s last name, year of publication, page number)

Bibliographic citations will be added in the body text including the author’s last name, year of publication, and—for verbatim citations— page number(s). Example:

(Rodríguez, 1978, p. 427). Other examples: in the case of two authors, their last names shall appear separated by &: (López & Arango, 1970, p. 33); for more than two authors, the “et al.” locution shall be added after the first author’s last name: (Gómez et al., 1997, p. 66); to cite over two works from the same author(s) published in the same year: (Díaz, 1998a, 1998b): for several works by different authors in the same citation: (Rodríguez, 1978; López & Arango, 1970, p. 33; Gómez et al., 1997).

Bibliographic References

The list of references shall contain only the works effectively cited throughout the text. No bibliographic lists will be included. The list of references shall be added at the end of any submission in strict alphabetical order. Do not write last and first names in uppercase letters.

Next, we present examples for specific cases. Please do not reference any author/work that is not cited within the text.

Examples:

  • Books:
    Last name, A. A. (Year of publication). Title. Publisher name. Aisenson, A. (1989). Corporalidad y persona. México: Fondo de Cultura Económica.
    Bonfil, G. (Comp.). (1976). Etnocidio y desarrollo en América Latina. México: Clacso.
    Bonfil, G. (Comp.). (1976a). México profundo. México: Grijalbo.
    Montenegro, L. (Ed.). (2011). Cultura y Naturaleza. Bogotá: Jardín Botánico de Bogotá.
  • Chapters in a collective volume:
    Last name, A. A. & Last name, B. B. (Year of publication). Title of chapter or article. In A. A. Last name. (Ed.), Title of volume (pp. xx-xx). Publisher’s location Publisher name.
    Chaumeil, J. P. (1991). El poder vegetal. In G. Reichel-Dolmatoff (Ed.), Rituales y fiestas de las Américas. (pp. 121-177). Bogotá: Uniandes.
    Niño, S. (1994). Tres barrios populares de diferente origen. In J. Arturo (comp.), Pobladores urbanos, vol. I. (pp. 317-341). Bogotá: Tercer Mundo Editores-ICAN.
  • Periodic publications:
    Last name, A. A., Last name, B. B. & Last name, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Journal, volume(issue number), pp–pp. Le Mouël, J. (1997). Lo eficaz es justo. Cuadernos de Economía, 26, 17-29.
    Mahecha, D. & Franky, C. E. (1997). Los makú del noroeste amazónico. Revista Colombiana de Antropología, 35(1), 85–133.

    • Articles with a DOI (Digital Object Identifier):
      Last name, A. A., Last name, B. B. & Last name, C. C. (Year). Title of the article. Journal’s name, volume(issue), pp-pp. doi: xx.xxxxxxx
      Kay, C. (2011). A tribute to Willem Assies (1954-2010): Reflections on his contribution to peasant and indigenous studies. The Journal of Peasant Studies, 38(2), 459-477, DOI: 10.1080/03066150.2011.559017
    • (When the article was retrieved from a web page or electronic version and has a DOI, there is no need of a URL or retrieval date).
      For articles in electronic journals:
      Last name, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of article. >Title of the journal, volume(issue), pp-pp. Retrieved from: URL
      Limic, T. (2015). Para un diálogo interepistémico y decolonial entre feministas occidentales y no occidentales. Tabula Rasa, 23, 133-156. Retrieved from: http://www.revistatabularasa.org/numero-23/07Limic.pdf
    • For feature articles in newspapers:
      (including the author’s name): Last name, A. A. (Year, month, day). Title of the article. Title of newspaper, pp-pp.
      Coronell, D. (2016, August 7). El sorpresivo heredero de Rodríguez Gacha. Semana, p. 20.
      (With no author visible): Title of the article. (Year, month, day). Title of newspaper, pp-pp.
      El facilitador. (2016, 7 de agosto). Semana, pp. 42-43.
    • For articles in digital news outlets:
      Last name, A. A. (Year, month, day). Title of the article. Title of newspaper. Retrieved from: URL
      Londoño, J. (2016, September 05). Virgilio Barco, el valiente y último radical. Semana. Retrieved from http://www.semana.com/opinion/articulo/julio-londono-paredes-virgilio-barco-el-valiente-y-ultimo-radical/492531
  • Theses, reports, and written pieces unpublished or presented at seminars, symposia, conferences:
    Last name, A.A. & Last name, A.A. (Year of publication). Title of thesis. (Undergraduate, Graduate, or PhD Thesis). Name of the institution awarding the degree, City.
    Hernández, E. & M. López. (1993). El Th’wala y sus plantas medicinales: etnobotánica de la medicina páez en el Cabuyo, Tierradentro. Undergraduate Thesis, Department of Biology, Universidad del Cauca, Popayán, Colombia.

    • Gray literature: Institutional or Corporate Reports:
      Last name, A.A. & Last name, A.A. (Year of publication). Title of the report. (Report number, if applicable) Retrieved from (name of agency, company, university): URL
      Name of institution. (Year of publication). Title of report. (Report number, if applicable) Retrieved from: URL
      Unesco. (2016). La educación al servicio de los pueblos y el planeta: creación de futuros sostenibles para todos. Retrieved from: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0024/002457/245745s.pdf
    • For Conference Sessions and Presentations: Last name, A.A. & Last name, A.A. (Year of publication). Title of presentation. In A. Last name (of Symposium or Conference President or Organizer), Title of Conference or Symposium. Conference or symposium held in Conference (name), Name of organization, venue.
      Ochoa, Ana María. (2000). Expediciones nacionales, sistemas planetarios: conocimiento y modernidad en la historia de Colombia. In H. Portela, Host, Symposium Global/Local, IX Conference of Anthropology in Colombia. Universidad del Cauca, Popayán, Colombia.
  • Electronic Sources:
    • For webpages:
      Title of web page. (Date). Name of organization. Retrieved from: URL
    • For audiovisual materials:
      Last name, A. (Date). Title of work (edition) [Media CD or DVD]. Publication location: Publishing house.
    • Entries in online encyclopedias:
      Last name, A. (Year of publication) Title of the article. Title of encyclopedia [Description of audiovisual work]. Publisher’s location: Publisher, URL
    • Films:
      Director’s Last name, A. (director). (Year of publication). Name of film [description]. Country: Production company.
    • T.V. Shows:
      Producer’s last name, A. (Producer). (Year of publication). Name of T.V. Show [description]. Publisher’s location Production company.
    • Audio works:
      Last name, A. (Copyright year). Title of audio piece. In Title of album. [Description: compact disc, cassette, etc.]. Production place: Production company.
    • When referencing materials from a database, use the form appropriate to the type of material obtained and add a statement specifying the date of retrieval and the full name of the database.

Please submit any doubt or concern to Tabula Rasa’s e-mail address: tabularasa@universidadmayor.edu.co

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