AULA, Humanities and Social Science Magazine is a biannual publication that includes quality works from the different disciplines of the Humanities and Social Sciences. The works must be original, unpublished and not be subject to acceptance or publication process in any other medium at the same time. All contributions will be submitted to the double-blind peer review process. The publication in  AULA, Journal of Humanities and Social Science does not have, for authors, any costs derived from the management, evaluation or publication of the manuscript.

ORIGINALITY

As specified, AULA Journal of Humanities and Social Science only publishes unpublished works. Rare exceptions will be made, when the works are extraordinary or of institutional interest and the Editorial Committee approves it; in that case, a note will be included at the end of the work that specifies its origin: lecture, degree thesis, transcendent discourse, among others. The last ones refer to works considered exhausted or poorly disclosed and that due to their importance, are of special interest for the study of the Humanities and Social Sciences in the Dominican Republic and the Caribbean, or those published abroad that are unknown or scarcely read in the country.

SUBMISSION OF WORK FOR PUBLICATION

Articles and essays sent for publication may reach the Editorial Board of AULA Journal of Humanities and Social Science in three ways: first, direct invitation made to the author by the director of the magazine on behalf of the Council; second, work sent by the dean of the corresponding Faculty and, finally, quality works sent by national and international authors.

SUBMISSION OF ORIGINAL WORKS

If you are a UNPHU academic and wishes to publish in AULA, Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, you must send your publication directly to the dean of the faculty who, together with the corresponding peers of the School in question, will value the work according to our Journal publications policy. If approved, it will be sent with a written report (See form CERA- 01-2017) to the associated editor of AULA Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences with a copy to the editor in chief. The Editorial Board will read it and, if approved, it will be sent for publication. 

The steering committee of AULA Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences will pass the work to the expert peers, to be evaluated. Once approved, and if the case warrants, the peers can make suggestions to improve the text. The author will proceed to make the necessary adjustments. The steering committee is responsible for reporting on the work already approved to the UNPHU Editorial Board.

The works of external authors (national or foreign) will initially be evaluated by the editor in chief and associate editor of Aula magazine. Only those works that meet the scientific and editorial standards and conform to the objectives of the journal will be sent to the double blind review process. In this case, at least to two expert evaluators in the field of research. AULA Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences follows a strict double review process in which neither the author identity nor that of the evaluators is known. Based on the recommendations of the reviewers, the work may be accepted, reviewed or rejected.

External authors may submit their work directly via the Submission link

The works that do not qualify for non-compliance with the requirements of these regulations regarding the subject matter, scientific or grammatical rigor will be rejected and returned to their authors before being evaluated.

Preparation of the manuscript. APA style. Submission, typography and writing

The works will be sent by email in Microsoft Word. The name of the file must be governed by the following format: author's last name, name and the abbreviated title of the work.

The elements of the writing must comply with the following APA regulations: Times New Roman # 12, two spaces.

Use of italics: The names of books, publications and creative works in general (films, songs, paintings, etc.), foreign terms and nicknames are italicized (italic). Quotation marks: Quotations of less than 40 words and ironic or double-meaning words are enclosed in quotes.

Abbreviations: They are not used, except in the case of well-known acronyms (UNPHU, UN, NGO ...). In the plural they do not carry ‘s’.

Numbers: They will be written in letters from zero to nine. From 10; always in figures.

Bold and underline are not used.

1. Presentation or cover page
   

   It includes the job title (header and left), page number (header, top and right); again the title of the work in the center of the page (in upper and lower case) in Spanish and English; the institution that supports the work and the names of the authors. Then the author's note: the author's name, surname and affiliation, mail address and short biography. To guarantee anonymity during the editorial process, it will be the only page of the work where these data will appear. In case of several authors, their names must be in the order in which they wish to appear in the work.

   • Title

     It must be related to the text presented and suggest the content of the work in a concise and explanatory way. It must not be greater than 12 words. The first letter of the first word in uppercase then in lowercase. The capital letters will be used only in case of proper names or according to the rules for capitalization of the Royal Spanish Academy (Royal Spanish Academy Spelling, 2016).

   • Biographical data of the author (s)
     

     Include the main data: current position or function, university degrees and main publications. No more than 100 words

   • Epigraphs and dedications
     

     These works do not have epigraphs or dedications.

2. ABSTRACT
   

   It is placed on a separate page. It is a brief summary or description of the essential content of the source document. It is related to the priority content of the text, should seek to capture the reader, be concise and precise and with a minimum of 180 and a maximum of 350 words. It will be written in two languages first in Spanish and then in English. Although the abstract is written in both languages, the work is presented in Spanish. It must be informative enough to be judged critically and will contain the problem being investigated or addressed and its objectives; In addition, the method used to address it and the results obtained.

3. KEYWORDS
   

   They are the words that guide on the vital topics dealt with in the work, and are separated by commas and italics; describe the content of the fundamental themes of the text and facilitate its recovery in digital environments or catalogs. They must be written in Spanish and English. They are located just two spaces below the abstract, in italics, and it is indented. They help in the search and finding of the topics that interest us. It is a powerful tool for your article or essay to be selected and read in its digital version on the web. About six keywords are to be included.

4. CONTENT (ARTICLE OR ENSSAY)
   
   • Text introduction.
     

     With a length of approximately one to two paragraphs, it must include the thesis, premise, vital question or rationale of the work.

   • Body
     

     The body will have the length required by the type of work and its content.

   • Conclusion
     

     It should include, without identifying them, the reflections that close the work and validate the thesis, premise or answer the main question

5. GRAPHICS, PHOTOS, TABLES, DIAGRAMS AND PLANS
   

   Non-argumentative essays and articles may carry pictures, photos, graphs, diagrams or plans. They must be included in the text and attached, in addition, in MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint or Adobe Illustrator. Within the text the reference to that graphic is clearly established so it can be placed in an orderly way when diagramming it.

   It is important to keep in mind that the tables or diagrams do not duplicate the information that has been developed at work, but complement it. The tables under the APA Standards model do not have vertical margins and the horizontal ones they contain are the upper and lower ones. Likewise, the title of the table is written in capital and bold letters (Axis: Table 4). Subsequently, without leaving free space, the name of the table is written in italics, the first letter in uppercase and without an endpoint.

   As for photos, the resolution quality must be taken care of. High resolution is sought and for this you have to take into account the size of the photograph (in general approx. 300dpi). The images must show the source or references with the photographer's data. You must ensure that you have permission from the author's license. The letters at the bottom of these photos are in Times New Roman, 8.

6. BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES (ACCORDING TO APA CITATION STYLE)
   

   See APA manual or visit APA.org. Remember that there is a slight difference when using a reference compared to a bibliography: Bibliographic references are listed in alphabetical order of authors, and in case several works by the same authors are found, in chronological order. Axis of references:

   For books (and creative works in general): Author's last name, initial of the name (year of publication). Title in italics. Place of publication: Name of the publisher.

   For magazine articles: Author's last name, initial letter of the name (year of publication). "Article title". Title of the magazine in italics, number of the magazine, pages.

   For writings without an author or where an institution prevails as a corporate author: Entity, (year of publication), “article title”. Place of publication: editorial.

   For Internet sources: Author's last name, initial of the name. (year of publication). Title in italics, recovered from: http…

   If the cited article carries DOI (digital object identifier = digital object indentifier) it will be included after the page number. For other types of sources, search APA.org.

7. Conflict of interests
   

   In accordance with the provisions of the conflict of interest section of the AULA Publication Rules, it is necessary to communicate in writing the existence of any relationship between the authors of the article and any public or private entity from which a possible conflict of interest could arise.

   A potential conflict of interest may arise from different types of relationships, past or present, such as hiring, consulting, investment, research funding, family relationship, and others, which could cause an unintended bias in the work of the signatories of this manuscript.