Submissions

Author Guidelines

1. Submission of Materials for Publication

To submit article proposals, authors must first register as users on the OJS platform. To complete this process, we recommend following these steps:

a) On the Home page, click the "Register" menu located in the main header.

b) Fill out the registration form that appears.

c) At the end of the form, under the section "Register as," check the boxes for "Reader" and "Author."

d) As part of the registration process, each user must choose a username and password. Once registration is complete, return to the homepage to log in.

e) Upon logging in as a registered user, the option "User Home" will appear in the main header.

f) Click on "User Home," which will lead to the "User Home Page" where the word "Author" will appear as a hyperlink. Click on "Author."

g) The "Active Submissions" page will appear. Fill out the form under the "Start a New Submission" submenu.

h) Complete the information for Step 1 of the submission. Under "Journal Section," choose one of the four options (Theoretical Reflection, Social Spaces Under Debate, General Section, Reviews). For a detailed description of each section, please refer to the journal’s main page (“About and Sections”).

i) Select the language of the submission and ensure that your proposal complies with the requirements listed in the editorial policy and the "Submission Checklist" on the same form.

j) Save the information and proceed to Step 2. In this section, upload the corresponding file. Be sure to upload the file you have selected. Once uploaded, click save and continue.

k) Complete the required information for Step 3, "Submission Metadata," necessary for indexing the article.

l) If you have image files to accompany the article, upload them in Step 4. Click save and continue (if no additional files are required, go directly to the Save and Continue tab).

m) Step 5. Click "Finish Submission."

2. General Guidelines

All manuscripts must comply with the following specifications:

a) Submissions must be unpublished and the result of original research. Previously published works or submissions under review elsewhere, either in print or digital format, will not be accepted.

b) Articles may be submitted in either Spanish or English.

c) Text should be in Times New Roman font, size 12, with 1.5 line spacing.

d) Use letter-size paper (21.5 x 28 cm) with 2.5 cm margins on all sides. Pages must be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals.

e) Submit files in Microsoft Word format, any version.

f) Except for reviews, all articles must include a title in both Spanish and English, an abstract in both languages not exceeding 260 words, and between three and five keywords (also in both languages).

g) For the “Theoretical Reflection” section, articles must be between 7,000 and 10,000 words. A maximum of five articles will be published in this section per issue. For the “Social Spaces Under Debate” and “General Section,” articles should be between 7,000 and 10,000 words. A maximum of four and six articles, respectively, will be published per issue. Reviews must be critical essays not exceeding seven pages; a maximum of two reviews will be published per issue.

h) On the first page, centre the title of the article in quotation marks, without underlining or italics. The author's name should be omitted to ensure anonymity. If the article is accepted for publication, the final version should include, two lines below the title and aligned to the right, the author’s name(s) without academic degrees, and directly beneath, the institutional affiliation. The text should begin two lines below this information. A footnote attached to the author’s name should include contact information (email, institutional affiliation, nationality), which will be made available to readers.

i) Once the submission is received and confirmed to meet editorial standards, the originality statement will be sent to the author(s), to be signed and returned. Additionally, authors will receive a form requesting a brief biographical note including key academic achievements, current lines of research, ORCID, and official identification.

j) Co-authored submissions are welcome, but limited to a maximum of three authors. One author must be designated as the corresponding author to maintain communication with the journal.

k) Footnotes should be numbered using Arabic numerals and placed at the bottom of the page. A complete bibliography should be added at the end of the article. Due to formatting requirements, footnotes should be concise and preferably limited to bibliographic references.

l) Figures, tables, and charts must be numbered consecutively. If created using Word or Excel and size permits, they should be embedded within the text; otherwise, they should be appended at the end of the document, with the appropriate location marked in the main text. Figures made with other programs must be treated as images and submitted as separate files, with their placement indicated in the text. Regardless of the software used, all elements should maintain consistency in title positioning (top-centre) and source (bottom-right corner).

m) Images must be submitted separately in TIFF format, with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi, and include proper credit to the photographer, artist, or source. For copyrighted images, reproduction permission must be provided.

n) Authors must comply with all comments and corrections suggested by the Editorial Board and/or the language and style editor.

o) The journal uses anti-plagiarism software (iThenticate) to verify that all submissions are original and unpublished. Violations will be addressed according to the established ethical breach procedure (see relevant section).

q) Authors may not submit more than one article for peer review within a three-year period to avoid practices deemed potentially endogamous.

3. Punctuation Guidelines

Quotation Marks:

• Titles of short stories, poems, articles, or essays within a larger work must be enclosed in quotation marks. Example: ‘Luvina,’ a short story from El llano en llamas by Juan Rulfo.

• Due to modern keyboard layouts, English quotation marks [“...”] are accepted instead of Latin quotation marks [«...»] for direct quotations. Use single quotes [‘...’] within double quotes to denote a quotation within a quotation. Example: “…a way of understanding the world and a world for each ‘style.’”

• Words used to clarify the meaning of a term or phrase should also be in single quotation marks. Example: “Only the displayed items (i.e., ‘the displayed objects’) are for sale.”

• References to individual concepts should also be enclosed in quotation marks (not italics). Example: “The notions of ‘anteriority,’ ‘posteriority,’ and ‘simultaneity’ highlight the relational nature of linguistic time […].”

Brackets:

• Use brackets [...] to indicate omitted text within a quotation. Example: “[...] the ongoing interplay between increasing massification and the development of those micro-groups I call ‘tribes.’ [...] The tribe metaphor allows [...]”

Italics:

1. Titles of books, works, films, exhibitions, journals, and newspapers must be italicised. Example: El llano en llamas by Juan Rulfo. Capitalisation rules must be observed.

2. Italics may also be used for foreign words, idiomatic expressions, or for emphasis.

Em Dash [ — ]:

• Use em dashes to insert parenthetical remarks within the text, distinguishing them from hyphens [-]. Example: Thus, "persons," according to their varied "identifications" — defined by their affinities and aversions — may belong to multiple "tribes."

Small Capitals:

• Use small caps for Roman numerals indicating centuries. Example: 21st century → siglo xxi (lowercase with small caps), instead of siglo XXI (uppercase).

• Use small caps for institutional acronyms (e.g., fce, ciesas). The full institutional name should be provided in parentheses at first mention.

Acronyms:

• Acronyms formed from several words should use capital and lowercase letters. Example: Conaculta (Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes), Infonavit (Instituto del Fondo Nacional de la Vivienda para los Trabajadores).

• The full name must be provided in parentheses upon first use.

4. Citations and References

Articles and reviews submitted to Intersticios Sociales must adhere to the ‘footnote’ or ‘humanities style’ of citation from The Chicago Manual of Style.

For detailed citation and reference guidelines, see: http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html.

In general, submissions should follow this format:

First Citation:

BOOK: Author's first name and last name, Title of the Book (City: Publisher, Year), page number(s). Example: Samuel Villela and Silvia Gastélum, Los cholos: transculturación chicana en bandas juveniles de Sinaloa (Culiacán: UAS, 1981), 62.

BOOK CHAPTER: Author's name, “Chapter Title,” in Book Title, ed./coord. Editor's Name (City: Publisher, Year), page number(s). Example: Andrés Lira, “La consolidación nacional (1853–1887),” in Historia de México, coord. Gisela Von Wobeser (Mexico City: Academia Mexicana de la Historia – SEP – Fondo de Cultura Económica, 2010), 185–207.

PRINT JOURNAL ARTICLE: Author's name, “Article Title,” Journal Title Volume (Month Year): page range. Example: Robert A. Potash, “Historiografía del México independiente,” Historia Mexicana 39 (January–March 1961): 361–413.

ONLINE JOURNAL ARTICLE: Author’s name, “Article Title,” Journal Title Volume (Month Year), URL (accessed Day Month Year). Example: Louis Cardaillac, “Erotismo y santidad,” Intersticios Sociales 3 (March–August 2012), http://148.202.248.171/colegiojal/index.php/is/article/view/25 (accessed 1 March 2012).

THESIS: Author's name, “Title of Thesis” (Degree, City, University, Year), page range. Example: Alma Dorantes, “Protestantes de ayer y hoy en una sociedad católica: el caso jalisciense” (PhD thesis, Guadalajara, CIESAS Occidente, 2004), 35–45.

Subsequent Citations: Villela and Gastélum, Los cholos, 61. Lira, “La consolidación,” 188. Potash, “Historiografía,” 370–398. Dorantes, “Protestantes,” 56.

ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS: In the absence of precise Chicago guidelines, Intersticios Sociales uses the following format: Author. Title or heading of document, place and date of issuance. Archive or repository and classification system.

If the document lacks a title, only the archive and classification details should be listed.

The first reference to an archive must use its full name (e.g., Archivo General de Indias / Archivo Histórico de Jalisco), followed by standard abbreviations (AGI / AHJ) for subsequent mentions.

WEBSITES: Name of site manager, title of document or consulted section, followed by ‘en:’ and the underlined URL, and access date in parentheses. Example: Coordinación General Académica, “Programa de formación, actualización y capacitación docente,” en: www.cga.udg.mx/?q=formacion-docente/evaluación-acreditacion-y-certificacion (accessed 13 May 2016).

PEER REVIEW PROCESS

Article proposals that comply with the editorial guidelines of Intersticios Sociales and are accepted for review will undergo a double-blind peer review process involving external referees with no institutional affiliation to El Colegio de Jalisco and no conflicts of interest. Submission does not guarantee publication.

Each submission will be reviewed by two referees. If there is disagreement between them, a third opinion may be solicited.

The review process may take between three to six months, depending on the availability of referees.

Possible review outcomes: a) Accepted without changes. b) Conditional acceptance pending revisions. c) Rejected.

Authors will be notified by email, with a formal review report issued by the Editorial Directorate on behalf of the Editorial Committee.

If an article is recommended for publication, authors will have three weeks to submit a revised version addressing reviewers' comments. If the revised version is not received within this timeframe, the article will be considered withdrawn. Future submissions will be treated as new proposals.

Once the revised article is submitted via OJS and email, and if it satisfies reviewer recommendations, the "Letter of Acceptance" will be issued, concluding the evaluation process. If accepted, each author must sign a copyright transfer agreement using the journal’s official form.

Decisions to reject a submission are final.

By submitting to Intersticios Sociales, contributors agree to the review process as outlined. The journal is committed to impartial peer review by external scholars unaffiliated with El Colegio de Jalisco, and aims to avoid assigning reviewers from the same state as the author.