Submissions

Author Guidelines

PUBLICATION GUIDELINES FOR STOA

To submit an article, authors must register as Stoa users.
With their username and password, they will be able to access the submission platform, which will guide them step by step through the process.

A. SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS

Texts submitted to Stoa must meet the following conditions. If they do not, they will not be included in the peer review process.

1. Manuscripts must be submitted in duplicate. One copy must be submitted anonymously during the review process, without any identifying information within the text and ensuring that the file contains no hidden personal data. (Information on how to remove personal information in Word can be found here.) A separate document must also contain the manuscript with the author's name, institutional affiliation, email address, country, and ORCID number.
2. Texts must be written in Spanish or English.
3. They must be unpublished and not in the process of being published elsewhere.
4. The journal publishes research articles, book reviews, translations of original works, and documents.
5. The length should not exceed 12,000 words or be less than 4,000 words, including bibliographical references and notes.
6. The maximum period between receipt of manuscripts and notification to the author of the decision regarding their acceptance is six months.

B. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE MANUSCRIPT TEXT

1. We assume that the files submitted contain the final texts, perfectly corrected and free of errors.
2. We understand that authors are familiar with the journal's submission guidelines and have followed them closely.
3. The format of the work will be letter-size paper, in 12-point Times New Roman font, with one-and-a-half spacing and a wide margin of 3 cm on both sides and 3 cm above and below the text. For extensive direct quotations, the font size will be 11, and 10 for footnotes. The text will be paginated with Arabic numerals in the location preferred by the author.
4. It is very important that authors ensure that their work has the following structure:
1. First, the header, which will include the title of the article in Spanish and English, must be explicit and precise, clearly reflecting its content. Below the title will be the name of the author and the center where they work (or, failing that, their city of residence).
2. Next, there should be an abstract of no more than 150 words in Spanish and another of the same length in English. Along with this, a maximum of 5 keywords should be included in both Spanish and English.
3. Then comes the body of the work.
4. The writing should be clear and concise. For texts in Spanish, the rules and recommendations of the Royal Spanish Academy and the Association of Spanish Language Academies should be followed with regard to grammar and spelling. Stoa reserves the right to make stylistic corrections to the texts to bring them into line with its editing standards and the general character of the journal. In the event of disagreement with the author, the journal's criteria shall prevail.
5. The document must contain the minimum essential formatting elements, avoiding the use of justifications, indents, different fonts, or multiple Word styles.
6. A copy of the original text shall also be sent to the reviewers, but this copy shall omit the name and affiliation of the author or authors.
5. The document may contain headings and subheadings, but no other type of subdivisions (sub-headings, etc.), with titles in bold and the following type of numbering: “1. Leibniz 1.1. His precursors 2. Early writings.”

1. But no other alternatives (e.g.: / A) / b) / II., etc.)
2. No special paragraph formatting, indentation, margins, etc. should be used. A blank space should be included between paragraphs.
3. To highlight words or texts, always use italics and/or quotation marks; never bold, capital letters, small caps, etc.
4. Authors should refrain from using any formatting codes in footnotes. The editorial team will format the footnotes in the final edition.
5. The number of tables and figures should be limited to what is strictly necessary to develop the argument of the study. Text elements (tables) should be as simple as possible, without bold type, shading, or ornamental elements. Each of them should also be sent in separate Word files with the following titles: table_1, table_2, etc. In the text of the article, the place where each table should appear should be indicated by placing, between two blank lines, the table number and title, followed by a period and the source, origin, etc.
6. The editors are not responsible for any errors that may have crept in due to failure to follow these instructions. In the event of difficulties in deciphering, interpreting, formatting, etc., clarification will be requested from the author via email so that a new file can be sent. If no response is received within one week, it will be understood that the author has withdrawn the work from publication.

B. CITATION METHOD

In intertextual citations or footnotes:

Example 1 (intertextual):...

as can be demonstrated through the theory of categorical closure (Bueno 1998, p. 1244).

Example 2 (intertextual):

Faye (2009) has demonstrated that there is... (p. 202).

Example 3: (footnote): As Bueno 1988, p. 1244, said.

When the quotation is long, it will be indented and not enclosed in quotation marks.

Example:

The first spiritual act, first in logical order, is for Rosmini that of the intellect, that is, the original intuition of being, which is defined as the active and formative presence of the object in the subject. Now, according to Rosmini, this intellectual act gives rise to a new feeling, precisely the intellectual one, which does not annul or destroy the corporeal feeling (Franchi 1954, p. 320).

C. GUIDE FOR WRITING REVIEWS

1. Reviews should be headed with the complete details of the work, including page numbers and ISBN.
2. Each review should be between 2,000 and 2,300 words long and must be unpublished.
3. The text of the review will be evaluative and will express the author's position on the work reviewed.
4. It will begin by presenting the theme and the issue addressed in the text reviewed.
5. The structure (chapters and parts) of the work will be presented with a complete summary of the content.
6. The author's full name, email address, telephone and/or fax number, postal address, and the institution where they work, whether as a student, professor, or researcher, should be included.

D. FINAL BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES.

Only references that have been mentioned or cited in the text of the submission should be included in the final bibliographic references.

Examples of bibliographic references:

Journal article:

Vigo, A., (1990), “Ontological priority and logical priority in Aristotle's doctrine of substance,” Philosophica, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. l75-198.

Book:

Zubiri, X., (1980), Cinco lecciones de filosofía, Editorial Alianza, Madrid.

Section or chapter of a book:

Price, D., (1980), “A general theory of bibliometric and other cumulative advantage processes,” in B.C. Griffith 1980, pp. 177-191. In these cases, the reference to the compiled book should be added in its lexicographical place:

Griffith, B.C., (1980), Key paper information science, Knowledge Industry Publications, New York.

Electronic document:

Author., (date of last update), “Title in quotation marks.” Available at: Website name https://www.xxxxxxxx.com

Example:

Bilbao, A., (2005), “El grado cero de la herencia.” Available at: http://www.rv.philosophica.ucv.cl/abs27Bilbao.pdf

Note: when citing web pages or websites, do not use the copyright date or footer date, as these may not refer to the publication date of the content you wish to reference. Write the “last update” date when it appears, if it matches the publication date of the cited page. If you cannot find a publication date, treat the work as “undated” (n.d.).

Social media:

Author [@username]. (year). Post content in italics up to 20 words [Content description]. Site name. https://xxxxxx.com

Tweet

APA Education [@APAEducation], (June 29, 2018), “College students are forming mental-health clubs-and they're making a difference @washingtonpost” [Thumbnail with attached link] [Tweet].

Twitter. https://twitter.com/apaeducation/status/1012810490530140161

Twitter profile

APA Style [@APA_Style], (n.d.), “Tweets” [Twitter profile], Twitter, Retrieved November 1, 2019, from https://twitter.com/APA_Style

Note: the date of consultation is included because the content of the page changes constantly.

All submissions are subject to the anti-plagiarism system.

Arbitration system:

The evaluation of the works received is carried out by the blind peer review system.