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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Author Guidelines

Types of Works or Contributions

The Journal of Legal and Social Philosophy will accept unpublished works in the field of Law, in all its branches and from all perspectives.

Works must be original, reflect a solid and up-to-date understanding of the state of the art, represent a genuine contribution to knowledge, and demonstrate rigorous methodological development.


Language

Works must be written in Spanish. A summary and an abstract, in Spanish and English respectively, of between 200 and 250 words each, are required. Three to six keywords must also be provided in both languages.


Submission Format

Works must be submitted electronically, in Microsoft Word format, version 7 or higher. Submission Procedure: The work must be submitted through the platform. To do so, you must log in or register if you have not done so previously.

The submissions should be organized as follows:

Page 1: Title of the work (all capital letters), Abstract (200-250 words), full name of all authors (surnames in all capital letters; in footnotes, use an asterisk to indicate place of work or institution, postal address, telephone number, and email address).

Abstract (200-250 words), Keywords (3-6), Abstract (English version of the abstract), Keywords (English version of the keywords).

Keywords (3-6), Abstract (English version of the abstract), Keywords (English version of the keywords).


Page 2: Title of the work (all capital letters), Abstract (200-250 words), Abstract (200-250 words), Keywords (3-6), Abstract (English version of the abstract), Keywords (English version of the keywords).


Keywords (3 to 6), Abstract (English version of the abstract), Keywords (English version of the keywords).

Page 3: Start of the main body of the work.


Remaining pages: Tables and figures will be included at the end of the work, numbered sequentially according to their corresponding reference in the text.

Under no circumstances should any information appear on pages two and following that could identify the authors.

A4 paper, single-spaced, and Times New Roman 12-point font will be used.

Submission of a work for publication implies authorization from the authors for its free reproduction by the journal in any medium, format, and at any time deemed appropriate.


Citations

Footnotes should be numbered with Arabic numerals, in Times New Roman 10-point font, following these guidelines:


a- Journal Article

Example: BENTOLILA, Juan José, “Interpretive Complexities: The Lack of Coincidence Between Real and Expressed Will,” in Revista del Centro de Investigaciones de Filosofía Jurídica y Filosofía Social, No. 32, Rosario, Fundación para las Investigaciones Jurídicas, 2009, pp. 9-16.

For articles with two authors, both should be listed, joined by a hyphen (-). For articles with more than two authors, the first author should be listed, followed by “and.” "others."


b- Books

Example: GOLDSCHMIDT, Werner, Philosophical Introduction to Law, 6th ed., 4th reprint, Buenos Aires, Depalma, 1987.

If there are several authors, the same criteria as for articles will be followed.

 


c- Book Chapter

Example: CHAUMET, Mario, "Trialism (The Relevance of a Theory of Law Developed by a Visionary Precursor)," in CIURO CALDANI, Miguel Angel (coord.), NOVELLI, Mariano H. and PEZZETTA, Silvina (comp.), Two Anticipatory Argentine Philosophies of Law: Homage to Werner Goldschmidt and Carlos Cossio, Rosario, Foundation for Legal Research, 2007, pp. ....


d- Repeated Citations

The following procedure will be followed: Method:

I) If the citation is a repetition of a work cited in the immediately preceding note, with the same page number, use "Idem."

II) If the citation is a repetition of a work cited in the immediately preceding note, use "Ibidem." followed by the page number(s).

III) If the citation is a repetition of a work cited in a note other than the immediately preceding one, use the author's last name (without the first name), followed by "op. cit." and the page number(s).

IV) If the citation is a repetition of a work by an author whose work has already been cited in two or more previous works, use the author's last name (without the first name), then the first word of the title (in quotation marks and followed by an ellipsis), followed by "cit." and the page number(s). If the first word of the title coincides with that of another cited work, the necessary words will be added to differentiate them.

Evaluation of the Works

The double-blind peer review method is used, that is, maintaining the anonymity of the authors and the reviewers. The final results of the evaluation may in being:

1) Work Accepted.

2) Work Accepted, subject to modifications.

3) Work Rejected.

Doctrina

Main section of the journal, devoted to original and unpublished research articles in legal philosophy and social philosophy. Submitted works are subject to double-blind peer review and must comply with the journal's editorial standards. Preference is given to contributions that address legal issues from integrative, three-dimensional, and trialist perspectives, without excluding other legal-philosophical approaches.

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