Submissions

Author Guidelines

Authors interested in publishing in the Revista Mexicana de Investigación e Intervención Educativa may send their contributions to: revista.digital@pablolatapisarre.edu.mx

The journal will only accept papers that are the results of unpublished educational research and that are not linked to other serial publications. The publication language will be Spanish; Articles in English and Portuguese will be accepted if one of the authors comes from a country where that language is spoken, or if they have been translated by a professional translator.

The types of contributions that will be accepted are: Scientific articles, results of educational research, essays with a reflective and critical approach, reviews and bibliographic reviews.

Contributions may be written in Microsoft Office Word (“.doc” or “.docx”), using Verdana font, 10 points, single spaced. The sheet will have the dimensions 21.59 cm x 27.94 cm (letter format). The upper and lower margins will be 2.5 cm and 2 cm will be left for the right and left.

Structure of the manuscripts

Contributions sent to the editorial staff of the journal will have the following structure:

• Extension between 15 and 20 pages.

• Title in English and Spanish (15 words maximum).

• Full name of each of the authors.

• Email, ORCID identifier and Institution. Authors without an ORCID must register at https://orcid.org/register

• Abstract in English and Spanish (not to exceed 200 words) and keywords (three to ten iin English and Spanish).

• Introduction; Materials and methods; Results and discussion, for research articles. The rest of the contributions will have instead of these two sections Methodology and Development. Next, Conclusions, never listed; and References. In case of having Annexes, they will be included at the end of the document.

Other formal aspects

• The pages will be numbered in the lower right corner.

• The tables will be numbered in their order of appearance consecutively and their title will be placed at the top.

• The figures will not exceed 100 Kb, nor will they have a width greater than 10 cm. They will be delivered in a separate folder in image format: .jpg or .png. In the text they must be numbered, according to their order and their name will be placed at the bottom.

• The initials will accompany the text that defines it the first time, between parentheses and will not be conjugated in the plural.

• The notes will be located at the bottom of the page and will be numbered with Arabic numbers. They will have an extension of up to 60 words.• The annexes will support ideas raised in the work and will be mentioned in the text in the manner: see annex 1 or (annex 1).

Quotes and references

The citations and references will follow the style of the American Psychological Association (APA), 7th edition, 2019. The veracity of the citations and references will be the responsibility of the author or authors of the article. Up to 25 sources must be used and they must be from the last five years, with the exception of the classics. In the case of sources that are scientific articles, those that come from scientific journals indexed in SciELO and SCOPUS should preferably be used.

In the text, the citations will be indicated in the form: Surname (year), if the sentence includes the surname(s) of the author(s). If these data are not included, the variant will be used: (Surname, year). Only the page number will be included in the textual citations. Only those cited in the text will be mentioned at the end of the article, arranged alphabetically with French indentation.

Conflict of Interest Statement

All authors are required to declare in writing any financial, professional, or other personal relationships with public or private institutions or organizations that could influence their work in terms of development, results, or interpretation. Likewise, they must disclose possible non-financial conflicts of interest, including but not limited to personal, academic, ideological, intellectual, political, or religious relationships. When submitting manuscripts, this must be documented in the “Conflict of Interest” section within the editorial management system. Transparency in this declaration is of fundamental value to the journal in order to maintain scientific integrity, objectivity, and trust in the publication process.

If there is no conflict of interest, authors must include the following statement at the end of their manuscript:

Statement: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

Authorship Statement

Authorship of a manuscript should reflect only the substantial participation of those who have directly and integrally contributed to the development of the study. At the end of the article, an authorship contribution statement may be included, describing the specific participation of each author in the preparation of the manuscript. This information aims to ensure transparency and individual accountability in scientific production. For each submitted manuscript, authors must clearly indicate who participated in each of the following activities: 1) Study conception and design; 2) Data acquisition; 3) Data analysis and interpretation; 4) Manuscript drafting; 5) Critical revision of the intellectual content; 6) Statistical analysis; 7) Administrative, technical, or material support; and 8) Overall supervision of the study.

Note: The Editorial Board reserves the right to make stylistic corrections and any modifications it deems necessary to improve the quality of the article.

Authorship Statement

Authorship of a manuscript should reflect only the substantial participation of those who have directly and integrally contributed to the development of the study. At the end of the article, an authorship contribution statement may be included, describing the specific participation of each author in the preparation of the manuscript. This information aims to ensure transparency and individual accountability in scientific production. For each submitted manuscript, authors must clearly indicate who participated in each of the following activities: 1) Study conception and design; 2) Data acquisition; 3) Data analysis and interpretation; 4) Manuscript drafting; 5) Critical revision of the intellectual content; 6) Statistical analysis; 7) Administrative, technical, or material support; and 8) Overall supervision of the study.

Note: The Editorial Board reserves the right to make stylistic corrections and any modifications it deems necessary to improve the quality of the article.

Policy on Errata and Retractions

The journal states in its Instructions for Authors that it allows the publication of errata, corrections, and clarifications when errors are identified after publication that do not invalidate the results or conclusions of the article. Such corrections will be properly issued and linked to the original document to ensure transparency and academic integrity.

Furthermore, the editorial team assumes responsibility for the retraction of articles in cases where serious breaches of research ethics are identified, including substantial errors that compromise the validity of the findings, plagiarism, data manipulation, or other forms of academic misconduct. In such cases, a formal procedure will be followed, guaranteeing the authors’ right of response and acting in accordance with principles of integrity, transparency, and best editorial practices.