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Author Guidelines

Guidelines for authors

Starting with Volume 7 (2019), authors are required to provide their ORCID code along with their manuscript. To access the registration page, visit https://orcid.org/.

For more details about ORCID, visit: https://info.orcid.org/es/what-is-orcid/services/orcid-registry/

Types of Manuscripts

Updated, September 2025.

Research

Section for scientific articles that describe an empirical research process with a theoretical and methodological basis and its analysis. Articles should be between 20 and 25 pages long, letter size (A4), with 1½ spacing.

Essays

Section for reflective works on topics and issues of various kinds. Its structure consists of an introduction, main body (including subheadings), conclusions or final considerations, and references. It should be between 20 and 25 pages long, letter size (A4), with 1½ spacing.

The essays and articles are peer-reviewed by experts in the field and are freely accessible to anyone interested in their content.

Reviews

Critical reviews of bibliographies and scientific journals. These should be up to four letter-size (A4) pages long, double-spaced (content not arbitrated).

Gallery

A collection of artwork produced by professors and students of the Decanato Experimental de Humanidades y Artes of the Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado, as well as renowned artists from within and outside Venezuela (content not arbitrated).

Scientific and cultural information

This section contains reviews of conferences, events, successful experiences, research advances, community outreach activities, and other educational, scientific, or cultural information from the Decanato Experimental de Humanidades y Artes at the Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado and other scientific institutions.

Style

Manuscripts are evaluated using a double-blind system. The criteria for acceptance by referees are defined by the quality of the content, the proper presentation of the material, and compliance with the journal's standards. Reproduction of works is authorized provided that the author's intellectual property and the journal's credits are respected. The content of the articles is the sole responsibility of the authors.

Mayéutica revista científica de humanidades y artes, publishes unpublished works. Authors must provide written proof of compliance with this requirement by sending a letter to the journal's editorial board in a separate file from the manuscript (Form 1). They must also certify the authorship of the text with their signature. (See Form 1 at the end).

Manuscripts should be submitted via email to: mayeutica@ucla.edu.ve  and mayeuticaucla@gmail.com

The language of Mayéutica revista científica de humanidades y artes, is Spanish, although works in English are also published. The translation of abstracts into English will be the responsibility of the author of the manuscript, but the Editorial Board will review the translation to ensure it has been done correctly before sending the work to the peer review process. In manuscripts in the Research section, the author(s) (maximum three) will present the results of unpublished empirical research in the field of humanities and social sciences with a summary and abstract accompanied by descriptors or keywords. At the end of the manuscript, before the references, they must provide a link to Drive or another platform that shows the files, surveys, interview transcripts, observations, or any other type of source used in the research.

Authors of manuscripts should not cite themselves or refer to their own previous work in the text.

The texts for the Research section are empirical in nature, while the Essays consist of works based on the discussion of a specific topic related to the humanities and social sciences, although they may contain empirical components. Reviews publish contributions related to the analysis of books on science and technology, the humanities, social sciences, education, and related topics. The Gallery section publishes works of pictorial art, sculptures, murals, digital creations, and visual arts in general.

Considerations regarding format

Texts must be submitted in Word format, Arial font size 12, duly justified. Titles and subtitles should be written in upper and lower case, highlighted in bold, and centered.

Manuscripts must meet the following conditions: the title must not exceed twenty (20) words. The following line should include the first and last names of the author(s), followed by the name of the university, section, department, observatory, institution, etc., to which they belong or belonged during the preparation of the work, the city, and the country. The address or email address must be provided. The main author must appear first, if there is more than one.  

Example:

                                                                                 Trascendencia del mercadeo social en la Venezuela del siglo XXI

                                                                                                                                                     María José Pérez Fernández                                                                                                                                         Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado                                                                                                                                                                                       Venezuela                                                                                                                                                         mariaperez@ucla.edu.ve

The abstract should contain up to 250 words and provide information on the main objective and relevance of the topic, the theory and methodology used, and the conclusions. The abstract should be followed by keywords or descriptors, which should be up to five (5) words long. Keywords should be separated by commas. The same applies to abstracts and key words.

Manuscripts for the Research section (quantitative or qualitative studies) should begin with an Introduction that includes the theoretical basis and methodology, followed by the analysis, discussion, conclusions, and references. The list of references must be complete and organized alphabetically, following the APA model (7th edition) (see APA Style). All direct quotations and paraphrases must appear in the references, and there must be correspondence between the authors' last names and the dates.

Ways to cite in the text

Quotations longer than 40 words (in block format) should be separated from the body of the text, indented on the left (1.27 cm) and without quotation marks. Quotations shorter than 40 words should be written in the body of the text between quotation marks and with the same spacing as the text. In Mayéutica revista científica de humanidades y artes, we follow the surname, year, page number model for quotations, in APA style (7th edition) (see APA Style). The same applies to paraphrases, tables, charts, graphs, and reference lists.

In this regard, for citations and paraphrases, for example: Pérez (1997) states that “xx xxx xxxx” (p. 12)... Pérez and García (1996) consider that xxx xxx xxxx... If the same author has published more than one work in the same year, use lowercase letters (a, b, c....) after the year of publication: (Pérez, 2015 a) (Pérez, 2015 b).

Other examples: According to González (2010), “Good intentions are not enough in moral matters” (p. 15). The following model can also be used at the end of the quotation, whether textual or paraphrased: “During the colonial period, there were those who took it upon themselves to cultivate trees that helped maintain or feign the prestige of nobility” (Briceño Guerrero, 1998, p. 9).

Images and paintings

Images must be sent separately in 120 dpi resolution. All digital photos (maximum six) must be sent in JPG or PNG files, properly identified and referenced in the same message to the magazine's email addresses.

Guidelines or specifications for compiling the list of References

Regarding the list of References:

Books: Write the full surname(s) and the initial capital letter of the first name. Year of publication in parentheses. Title of the book in italics. Edition number, if any, and publisher. For scientific journals or other periodicals: last name(s) and initial of first name, year of publication in parentheses, full title of the article, name of the journal in italics, volume, issue, and page range. Preferably add the DOI. If the link address is very long, shorten it using Bitly or another platform.

Examples:

González, G., Ramírez, C., and Cárdenas, J. (1997). Education for Development. Fundación Buría.

González, G., Ramírez, C., and Cárdenas, J. (1997). Education for Development. https://doi.org/10.1037/000010000

Cornejo, A. (2018). The paradoxes of globalization. Aula Abierta. 2 (2), 32-61. https://doi.org/10.1037/000010000

Cornejo, A. (2018). The paradoxes of globalization. Aula Abierta. 2 (2), 32-61. http://xxxxxxxxx

Remember to review the APA guide (7th edition) (see APA Style) for the proper treatment of citations, authors' works, references, and other related aspects.

Once the manuscript has been organized, send it to the journal's email addresses mayeutica@ucla.edu.ve and mayeuticaucla@gmail.com, accompanied by the communication in accordance with forms 1 and 2 below. In a third file, include the author's curriculum vitae in no more than six lines and the ORCID code.

Form 1

Form 2