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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.
  • References include active links to DOIs, URLs, or other persistent identifiers whenever available.
  • The text complies with the Author Guidelines, including the use of APA 7 style, the IMRaD structure, and the inclusion of persistent identifiers such as ORCID
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or PDF format.

Artículos

This section publishes original and unpublished articles that analyze and strengthen Open Science in Higher Education, from a multidisciplinary and global perspective.

Expected topics

Open access, responsible research assessment, data management.

Artificial intelligence, emerging technologies, scientific infrastructure.

Reproducible science, knowledge governance, academic collaboration.

Formal requirements

Length: 4,000 to 8,000 words (excluding abstract and references).
Abstract: up to 250 words.
Keywords: minimum of 4.
Structure: IMRaD (Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion).

Peer review and editorial ethics

Double-blind peer review.
Compliance with: ORCID, CRediT taxonomy, FAIR principles.

Open data

Authors are encouraged to deposit datasets in trusted repositories, including a link or DOI in the manuscript.

License

Articles are published on a rolling basis under the CC BY 4.0 license, allowing free use with attribution.

Revisiones Sistematicas

his section publishes systematic and scoping reviews that critically synthesize the current state of knowledge on topics related to Open Science and Higher Education.

Types of reviews

  • Systematic reviews, with or without meta-analysis.

  • Scoping reviews.

  • Integrative reviews, only when the methodological approach is clearly justified.

Formal requirements

Length: 5,000 to 9,000 words (excluding abstract and references).
Structured abstract: up to 250 words.
Keywords: minimum of 4.
Guidelines: Reviews must follow PRISMA or an equivalent methodology.

Peer review and editorial ethics

Double-blind peer review.
Compliance with: ORCID, CRediT taxonomy, FAIR principles.

Open data

Authors are encouraged to publish data extraction matrices and analysis datasets in trusted repositories, including a DOI or persistent link.

License

Published on a rolling basis under the CC BY 4.0 license, allowing free use with proper attribution.

Experiences

This section welcomes texts that document, from a critical and reflective perspective, significant experiences in the implementation, management, or promotion of Open Science—whether within higher education institutions, scientific networks, technical communities, social organizations, or public knowledge environments.

Submissions may address experiences such as:

  • Development or adaptation of institutional or data repositories.

  • Design and implementation of open access or FAIR data policies.

  • Open science literacy or training processes.

  • Funded projects or institutional pilot programs.

  • Formation of communities of practice, regional networks, or collaborative strategies.

The approach may be narrative, essayistic, or descriptive-analytical, as long as it contributes to critical reflection on the process, lessons learned, challenges faced, and the institutional or epistemological implications.

Formal Requirements

  • Length: 3,000 to 6,000 words.

  • Abstract: up to 200 words.

  • Keywords: minimum of 4.

  • Suggested structure:

    • Title

    • Abstract

    • Introduction (context and objectives)

    • Narrative body or process analysis

    • Conclusions and key lessons

    • References (if applicable)

Peer Review and Editorial Ethics

Submissions will be evaluated through a single-blind peer review process, with emphasis on reflective quality, narrative clarity, and the institutional or social relevance of the experience.

License

Texts are published on a rolling basis under a CC BY 4.0 license, allowing free use with proper attribution.

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