Author Guidelines
Typology of Articles
Based on the parameters of the Colombian Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation, articles can be classified as follows:
- Scientific and technological research article presents in detail the actual results of research projects. The structure generally used comprises four major sections: introduction, methods, results, and conclusions.
- Reflection paper presents research results from an analytical, interpretive, or critical perspective of the author on a specific topic using various sources.
- Review article, resulting from desk research, analyzes, systematizes, and integrates the results of published or unpublished research on a field of science or technology to account for development breakthroughs and trends. It presents a careful literature review of at least 50 references.
Other types of text are as follows:
- Reviews. They can be of two kinds: a) descriptive, which informs the potential reader of a book about its contents and some of its characteristics, or b) analytical, where the contents of a text are evaluated to point out its scope and limitations. They should not exceed 3,000 words, 12-point Times New Roman, 1.5-spaced, and contain data of the book reviewed (including publisher and number of pages), the author’s name, institutional affiliation, and e-mail. The file must be in .doc or .docx format and submitted through the OJS.
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Interviews. This text typology, a new editorial initiative of the journal, seeks to inform readers of central topics from interpretive or opinion texts. Interviews should be conducted only with prominent researchers, editors, or scholars whose testimony is valuable to geography. It can be between 4,000 and 7,000 words, 12-point Times New Roman, 1.5-spaced. Its structure is not rigid but must be logical and coherent: an approach to the topic, presentation, and argumentation based on a dialogue with questions and answers. Include, if necessary, some bibliography with ten sources as a minimum (not a condition).
On the first page, include a title (maximum 20 words), interviewer’s information at the bottom (name, last degree obtained and institution awarding it, institutional affiliation, city, country, and e-mail), and heading (interviewee’s name, description of his/her contributions and why they are relevant). The file must be in .doc or .docx format and submitted through the OJS.
Title Page
It must contain the title, abstract, and keywords (seven as a maximum, alphabetized); these three elements will ensure that readers find your article on search engines and databases. The title should be in Spanish, English, and Portuguese and be understandable, informative, and brief (20 words as a maximum). Keywords should be found in thesauri. The abstract should not be longer than 250 words and present a synopsis of the study objectives, method, results, and conclusions.
Include the contact information of the author or authors: name, last degree obtained and name of institution awarding it, institutional affiliation, city, country, e-mail, title of project, research group originating the article, and financing entity of project. If so, briefly describe the role of the sponsor, for example, in the design, collection, analysis, and interpretation of data, preparation of the report, and decision to submit the article for publication. If there was no such involvement, omit it.
Structure
The articles must be submitted on letter-size paper, 12-point Times New Roman 1.5-spaced, with 2.54 cm (1”) margins on all sides. The total length should not exceed 9,000 words, including titles, abstracts, tables, and references. The paper must be submitted in a digital file (standard format: .doc, .rtf, .odf) through the OJS only. In all cases, use upper and lower cases appropriately. Do not add extra spaces before or after paragraphs. Use the same font throughout the paper, with the following exceptions:
- Figures: For images, use 8–14-point Times New Roman, 1–1.5-spaced, as appropriate to present the information. Use 1.5-spacing in figure number, title, and notes.
- Tables: For the body of the table (cells), use 10–12-point Times New Roman, 1–1.5-spaced, as appropriate to present the information. Use 1.5-spacing in table number, title, and notes.
- Footnotes: When inserting footnotes, use 10-point Times New Roman, single-spaced.
- Equations: Using 3–4 spacing before and after an equation is allowed.
Text
In general, start each section on a new page. Authors must ensure that the writing is free from prejudice and stereotypes. We advise seeking gender neutrality by using plural nouns whenever possible. In any case, we recommend the use of inclusive language.
For words in languages other than Spanish, use italics. When an acronym is used in a text, spell it out the first time, followed by the relevant acronym in parentheses.
In figures, numbers with four digits or more are separated by commas and decimals by points; for example, 1,202.7. Years do not have points because they are not figures. Spell out figures with whole numbers up to fifteen. Use abbreviations or symbols where appropriate (kilometer: km; meter: m). Use subscripts and superscripts, as appropriate. Leave a thin space between the number and the symbol or abbreviation (2 °C, 100 %).
Figures and Tables
Any illustration, including photos, diagrams, maps, and graphs, are named and referenced as Figures. Insert a double-spaced blank line to separate the table or figure from the text, if on the same page. Both tables and figures must be cited in the text and numbered in order of appearance. Capitalize the first letter (Figure X, Table X).
Place tables and figures close to the in-text reference and centered. They should have a resolution that allows their proper reproduction. Deliver each figure in a separate file in JPG, TIFF, or GIF format (greater than 400 dpi). Provide Excel figures as a separate file.
Cartography and Graphical Outputs
Maps must contain the title, date, legend, coordinate system, numerical and graphic scale, compass rose, data source, and author. The style, type, or size of the letter is the authors’ choice.
- Map title: It should be short and highlight the intent of the map. The title reference in the article does not replace the title within the map.
- Date: Month, day, and year of creation of the graphical output. It illustrates the temporality of the data and serves as a reference for the reader.
- Thematic legend: It must refer to and explain the meaning of the symbols on the map for its correct interpretation.
- Coordinate system: It can be geographic or projected. The former represents latitude and longitude points in space, and the latter is used for editing and analyzing their equivalence on the ground (meters).
- Numerical scale: It must be expressed in integer powers of ten, using a fraction/ratio and no unit of measurement; for example, 1:10,000 or 1/10,000.
- Graphic scale: It should not exceed 10 cm in length as to the print size of the map and include the units of measurement (kilometer: km; meter: m).
- Compass rose: It should show the four directions.
- Data source: It is the origin of the geographic data. They may belong to secondary open data sources or be compiled by the author. In the case of satellite images, include sensor data.
- Author: It is different from the source of the data. It is the person or institution that creates the map or graphic output.
When the article specifies an area, include a map at the beginning to contextualize the reader. In methods, argue why analysis temporality is chosen.
Citation System and Bibliographic References
The citation and reference system adopted by Perspectiva Geográfica is that of the American Psychological Association (APA), latest edition. This system follows the author-date method of in-text citation, which means that the author’s last name and the year of publication for the source should appear in the text. For direct quotes, include the page number at the end of the parenthetical citation. When citing two or more works by the same author in the same year, use lower-case letters with the year to order the entries in the reference list. For example:
(Prats, 2005)
(Prats, 2005a)
(Prats, 2005, p. 15)
Parenthetical citation: (Author’s last name, year)
Signal phrase: Author’s last name (year)
When citing a work by two authors, use the ampersand in parentheses each time you cite the work, e.g., (Valencia & Gómez, 2009). For the signal phrase, use the word “and” between the authors’ names within the text, e.g., “Valencia and Gómez (2009) stand out...”).
When citing a work by three or more authors, list only the first author’s name followed by “et al.” (in roman typeface) in every citation. To avoid ambiguity in the case of multiple works with similar groups of authors, write out more names followed by “et al.” to differentiate sources. For example, referencing the works of Pérez, García, and Sánchez (2020) and Pérez, Martínez, and Rodríguez (2020) may be confusing since, according to this rule, they would be cited as Pérez et al. (2020) and Pérez et al. (2020). To solve this problem, refer to them as Pérez, García, et al. (2020) and Pérez, Martínez, et al. (2020).
In the reference list, if the cited work has between 2 and 20 authors, name the first 19 and then use an ellipsis in place of the remaining authors. Then, end with the final author’s name.
If available, all bibliographic references must have a DOI, whether print or digital. They must be alphabetized by the last name of the first author of each work with hanging indentation, according to the following examples:
Book
Last name, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of book. Publisher Name. DOI or URL
Chapter in an edited book
Last name, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of chapter. In E. E. Last name (Ed. or Eds.), Title of book (pp. pages of chapter). Publisher. DOI
Article in journal
Last name, A. A. (Year). Title of article. Title of journal, volume number(issue number), pages. DOI
News article
Last name, A. A. (Year, Month Date). Title of article. Title of publication, pages. DOI or URL
Entry in a dictionary, thesaurus, or encyclopedia
Institution or organization name. (Year). Title of entry. In Title of reference work (edition, page numbers). Publisher name. URL
Report by a government agency
Organization Name. (Year). Title of report. URL
Manuscript in preparation
Last name, A. A. (Year of completion). Title of manuscript [Manuscript in preparation]. Publisher name.
Maps
Organization. (Year). Title of map [Map]. Name of website. URL
Page on a website
Author of website. (Year). Title of web page. Name of website. URL
Dissertation or thesis published
Last name, A. A. (Year). Title of dissertation or thesis. [Doctoral dissertation/Master’s thesis, Name of Institution Awarding the Degree]. Database or Archive Name. DOI or URL
Video
Person or group who uploaded the video. (Date of publication). Title of video [Video]. Website host. URL
Tweet
Last name, F. M. or Name of Group [@username]. (Year, Month Date). Content of the post up to the first 20 words[Tweet]. Site Name. URL
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