ARTICLE SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
1. Article presentation format
Extension. The article must comply with the following parameters: (i) the text must contain between 40.000 and 55.000 characters, including charts, illustrations and appendixes (if they apply); (ii) the abstract or summary must contain a maximum of 120 words, and (iii) the writer must choose three or four keywords that summarize the article’s content and include 2 or 3 JEL codes that are consistent with the chosen keywords.
Abstract. It must be written in present tense using the impersonal form. It must present the question that is answered within the text, the theoretical context or perspective used, as well as the methodology employed, the main findings and conclusions and the future lines of research.
Footnotes. These must only be used to make clarifications and/or to give additional data.
Charts. The charts must be numbered in the order in which they appear in the text. If the article contains appendixes with charts, these must be identified with capital letters and numbers like the following: chart A1 will be the first chart of appendix A. In regards to format, the charts must not have vertical lines, only horizontal to separate the names of outlined categories. For amounts in numbers: separate three-digit numbers with a period (e.g. 1.000), the decimals with commas and unify them if you are going to use one or two decimal numbers in all its digits. Consult the chapter on charts and illustrations of the APA Manual in detail.
Figures. Figures may include bar graphs, graphics, organization charts or diagrams, and these must have a simple design. If the use of colors is desired, these must be in grey scale, and if lines are used there must be a clear distinction between dotted lines vs. straight lines. Figures must be numbered in the order in which they appear in the text. Consult the chapter on charts and diagrams of the APA Manual in detail.
Bibliographical references. Should be in the text, in parenthesis: (Last name, year). Example: (Rodríguez, 2005). On quote: (Last name, year, page; for example: Rodríguez, 2005, p. 23).
Bibliography. Cuadernos de Administración uses ISO standards supported by APA standards. Should be included at the end of the article, in alphabetical order, using the following format:
Books. Last Name, Name (year). Title. City: Publishing Company.
Senge, P. (1992). The Fifth Discipline. Buenos Aires: Granica.
Essays in Collections. Last Name, Name (year). Essay Title. In Full Name (Eds.)/(Comps.), Book Title (range of pages cited). City: Publishing Company.
González, F. (1998). Political violence and difficulties in building a public conscience in Colombia: An Indepth look. In F. Arocha and M. Jimeno (Eds.), Violence: Growing Inclusion (pp. 309-330). Bogotá: Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
Articles in Journals. Last Name, First Name (year). Article title. Journal Name, volume (number), range of pages cited.
Gartner, W. B. (1985). A conceptual framework for describing the phenomenon of new venture creation. The Academy of Management Review, 10 (4), 1290-1315.
Lectures and communiqués during congresses
Last Name, First Name (year). Lecture or Communiqué Title. In First Name Last Name (Ed.), Title of the Event (range of pages cited). City: Publishing Company.
Rocha, A. (1999). Business Innovation: A New Development Focus. In A. Balbuena (Ed.), Memoirs of the IV Financial integration Symposium (pp. 50-75). Bogotá: Panamericana.
Conferences. Last Name, First Name (year, month).
Title. Document presented during … City, Country.
Garzón, J. C. (2000, March). Beyond Economic Decisions. Document presented during the II Economic Analysis Meet, Havana, Cuba.
Published and Unpublished Reports
Published. Last Name, Name (year). Title. City: Entity in Charge, Number of Pages.
Irragori, F. and Rodríguez, M. (2004). Internal Auditing Reports. Seville: National Registration Office, 56 p.
Unpublished. Last Name, First Name (year). Title. Unpublished Manuscript, Number of Pages.
Irragori, F. and Rodríguez, M. (2004). Internal Auditing Reports. Unpublished Manuscript, 80 p.
Internet. Last Name, First Name (year). Title. Downloaded on day, month, year, from web site.
Semana.com (2004, 15 February). Colombians today. Downloaded from http://www.semana.com/opencms/opencms/ Semana/articuloImpresion.html?id =76491.
Banking Analysis Procedure (no date). Downloaded on 8 August 2000, fromhttp://www.cc.ilt.columbia.edu/ publications/papers/newwinel.htm.
2. Information on the author(s) and on the origin of the article
An additional file should be submitted with the following information: (i) Author’s/Authors’ full name (for several authors, in the order in which they wish to appear); (ii) updated résumé also including address, city, telephone number and e-mail address, identification number, and date of birth; (iii) list of four potential peer evaluators, their e-mail addresses, and a brief résumé.
Academic information. Author’s/Authors’ under-graduate and graduate degrees, universities that conferred them, city and country of the institution, and dates on which the degrees were obtained (degrees in the original language).
Institutional information. Name of the institution where the author/authors currently works/work, city and country of the institution of which the author(s) is/are members and position that the author/the authors hold, research group or center to which he/she/they belongs/belong.
Nature of the article. Specify if the article is the result of research, a graduation thesis, an essay or critique. If it is the result of research, indicate the project title, the financing source, the date of completion, and the registration code (if any).
Acknowledgements. Indicate any clarification regarding the work (acknowledgements, collaborators, etc...) with an asterisk after the title and insert it in a foot-note.
3. General conditions
Article delivery. The author(s) must send his/her/their article by OJS, dividing it into three files:
• One, a Word file, containing the text with its graphs, tables, and annexes (if any); an abstract in two versions, one in Spanish and the other in English; and a list of the key words in the article.
• The other will contain the tables (in Word or in Excel) and the graphs or diagrams (in Excel, Word, Power Point, jpeg or tiff), in scales of gray.
• Three, formats with the information of the authors and the article.
Reception of the articles will be con-firmed by the journal’s Administration in maximum eight business days. Under no circumstances will original texts be returned.
The articles received are remitted to the Editorial Committee that will decide which to send to the respective peer evaluators and, afterwards, based on the evaluation results, it will make the decision on which articles to publish.
Review process. Cuadernos de Administración is an arbitrated journal. All articles are subject to anonymous evaluation, the results of which will be communicated to author(s), for them to reflect the observations and recommendations.
Priority will be given to articles that: (i) are the product of theoretical reflection; (ii) are the result of empirical research with solid theoretical guiding references; (iii) are critical reviews of the current status of the topic at hand; and (iv) are conceptually and methodologically rigorous.
The articles must treat economic and administrative science topics or other disciplines that represent relevant contributions to them.
Intellectual property. Cuadernos de Administración understands that, when the author/authors remits/remit an article, such author(s) is (are) certifying and accepting that: (i) the article has not been previously published or accepted for publication in another journal; (ii) the publication of a prior version has not been reported as a working paper (or “gray literature”) or on a web site, and that if the article is accepted for publication in Cuadernos de Administración, the author(s) will remove it from such web site(s) and will only leave the title, the abstract, the key words, and the hyperlink to the Journal.
Upon remitting the articles for evaluation, the author/authors further accepts/accept that he/she/they is/are transferring the copyrights to the journal Cuadernos de Administración, for publication in print or electronically.
