The journal accepts the following types of manuscripts, each with specific structure and length requirements:

Original articles: Original research studies, including observational, experimental or theoretical research, are considered for publication.

The structure of these articles should include: Introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion and conclusions. The maximum length is six thousand (9000) words, excluding references and metadata.

Abstracts should be structured, following the format: Introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion and conclusions, and should not exceed 250 words, excluding title, structure and keywords.

Systematization articles: these articles present the recovery, analysis and critical interpretation of an experience, privileging the viewpoint of the actors. The ultimate goal is the qualification of social practices.

The structure must include: introduction, context, description of the experience, methodology, findings and critical interpretation and conclusions. The maximum length is nine thousand (9000) words.

The abstract should follow the same structure, with a maximum of 250 words, excluding the title, structure and keywords.

Review articles: These articles present a comprehensive and critical analysis of the existing literature on a specific topic.

The structure includes: Introduction (context and importance of the topic), development of the review (with subsections according to the author's approach) and conclusions. The limit is eight thousand (9000) words, excluding references and their metadata.

The abstract must follow the same structure and not exceed 250 words, excluding the title, structure and keywords.

Discussion articles: These papers offer an in-depth theoretical discussion or reflection on a particular topic, based on relevant literature.

The structure should Include: introduction (context and purpose), development of the reflection (with sections at the author's discretion) and conclusions. The maximum length is six thousand (9000) words, excluding references and metadata.

The abstract should follow the same structure, with a maximum of 250 words, excluding the title, structure and keywords.

Letters to the Editor: These are short texts that discuss or comment on works published in the journal or that present a current issue of interest to the scientific community in the journal's area. Their maximum length is one thousand five hundred (1500) words, and they do not require an abstract.

Keywords. Manuscripts requiring an abstract must include between 6 and 12 keywords, selected using an appropriate tool, such as DeCS/Mesh, available at the following link: DeCS/Mesh.

UNESCO Thesaurus, available at the following link: https://vocabularies.unesco.org/browser/thesaurus/es/

Manuscript languages. The journal accepts full articles in Spanish and English.

Graphic elements of manuscripts

Authors should consider the following guidelines for graphic elements included in their manuscripts:

Titles, sources and permission for use. All tables and figures must include a clear title and specify their source. In addition, any table, figure or image that comes from a copyrighted source must have the corresponding authorisation for its use, as the right of quotation cannot be applied to these graphic elements. The right of quotation only covers fragments of works and not the whole work, and a figure, image or photograph is considered a work in its own right. If this rule is infringed or graphic elements are included without proper authorisation, the manuscript may be rejected.

On the other hand, any image, illustration or graphic component that is not a table will be referred to as a ‘figure’. Furthermore, it is mandatory that each table or figure is explicitly referred to in the body of the text. If it is not mentioned, it will be considered an error and will be removed from the manuscript.

Creation of tables and figures. Authors are encouraged to design their own tables and figures for inclusion in the manuscript. If graphic elements from other sources are used, we reiterate, authors must manage the necessary permissions and provide them together with detailed information on the restrictions for their use or reproduction, understanding that the journal publishes under a specific Creative Commons licence.

Number of tables and figures. The recommended maximum number of tables and figures per manuscript is one dozen (12), in the proportion required. If a higher number is required, authors should submit a justification to the editor explaining the relevance of such material to the work in question. It is important for authors to bear in mind that the inclusion of figures or tables serves to explain, reinforce the evidence or arguments of the manuscript; the incorporation of merely decorative images is not permitted.

Citation style

The journal follows the Psychological Association (APA) 7^th edition citation style for references within the body of the text and for the citation structure in the reference list at the end of the manuscript. All sources cited in the text should be reflected in the reference list, and vice versa: each source listed should be cited in the body of the text.

The full citation style can be found here: https://apastyle.apa.org/

Examples of citation for different types of sources are given below:

Book

Aguilar, M., y Ander-Egg, E. (1999). Diagnóstico social. Conceptos y metodología. Hvmanitas.

Book chapter

Aquín, N. (2003). Movimientos sociales, conflicto y Trabajo Social. En S. Fernández (Comp.), El Trabajo Social y la cuestión social: crisis, movimientos sociales y ciudadanía (pp. 97-105). Espacio.

Journal Article

Zurita-Castillo, R., Yáñez Pereira, V., Jiménez-Albornoz, J., y Contreras-Vera, V. (2024). Sistematización, una metodología de generación de conocimientos en Ciencias Sociales y Humanas: análisis bibliométrico a la literatura científica de Web of Science. Prospectiva. Revista de Trabajo Social e intervención social, (38), e20513437. https://doi.org/10.25100/prts.v0i38.13437

Congress

Cuevas, M. C. (2019, del 1 al 2 de octubre). Conexión moral en la intimidación escolar [Conferencia]. IV Simposio Internacional sobre Acoso Escolar (bullying). Desafíos contemporáneos en torno a la convivencia en la escuela, Medellín, Colombia. https://sitios.ces.edu.co/simposiobullying/index.php

Website

Hoyos, C., y Benjumea, A.  M.  (2016).  Medidas de protección a mujeres víctimas de violencia:  análisis de la ley 1257 de 2008 y recomendaciones para su efectividad.  https://humanas.org.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2.Analisis_ley__1257_2008_recomendaciones2016.pdf

Thesis and graduate work

Becerra-Betancourt, D. C., y Romero-Montaña, E. D. (2018). Fundamentos epistemológicos en el ejercicio del Trabajo Social en la ciudad de Cali [Trabajo de pregrado, Universidad del Valle]. Archivo digital. https://bibliotecadigital.univalle.edu.co/handle/10893/14139

NATIONAL LEGAL SOURCES

Constitution

Constitución Política de Colombia [Const]. Art. 6. 7 de julio de 1991 (Colombia).

Laws

Ley 1060 de 2006. Por la cual se modifican las normas que regulan la impugnación de la paternidad y la maternidad. Julio 26 de 2006. DO: 46341.

Code

Código Penal Colombiano [CPC]. Ley 599 de 2000. Julio 24 de 2000 (Colombia).

Decrees with force of law

Decreto 2811 de 1974 [con fuerza de ley]. Por medio del cual se expide el Código de Recursos Naturales Renovables y de Protección al Medio Ambiente. 27 de enero de 1974. DO: 34243.

Decrees

Decreto 1477 de 1995. [Ministerio del Interior]. Por la cual se reglamenta la Ley

190 de 1995, en materia de publicación de contratos en el Diario Único de Contratación Pública. Septiembre 5 de 1995.

Ordinances

Ordenanza 406 de 2016. [Gobernación del Valle]. Por medio de la cual se da el nombre Rodrigo Lloreda a la manzana del saber. Enero 5 de 2016.

Agreements

Acuerdo 003 de 2013. [Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje SENA]. Por el cual se adopta la Política Nacional de Calidad en el SENA. Mayo 10 de 2013.

Resolutions

Resolución 1401 de 2007. [Ministerio de la Protección Social]. Por la cual se reglamenta la investigación de incidentes y accidentes de trabajo. Mayo 14 de 2007.

Jurisprudence issued by courts and tribunals

Corte Suprema de Justicia. Sala de Casación Civil. Proceso 2347 (M.P. José María Esguerra; marzo 21 de 1977).

Corte Constitucional, Sala octava de revisión. Sentencia T-344/16 (M.P. Alberto Rojas Ríos; 30 de junio de 2016).

Consejo de Estado. Sala de lo Contencioso Administrativo. Sección Tercera. Proceso 26103. (C.P. Ramiro Saavedra Becerra; Julio 2 de 2007)