Submissions

This journal is not accepting submissions at this time.

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 text has not been published or submitted previously to another periodical.

  • The submitted file is formatted in Microsoft Word or Open Office.

  • The text adheres to the bibliographic requirements and the style rules indicated in the Instructions for Authors, which can be found in the “About” section of the journal.

  • If I am submitting a document for peer review, I guarantee the instructions outlined in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.

  • I will accept and sign the Declaration of Originality, which will be sent by email to: pensamiento.cultura@unisabana.edu.co

     

  • Graphs and tables are included pursuant to the journal’s specifications, as outlined in the Instructions for Authors.

  • I guarantee the bibliography is complete, according to the indications on citation and the requirements outlined in the Instructions for Authors.

Author Guidelines

1. Description

Pensamiento y Cultura is a biannual philosophy journal published by the Universidad de La Sabana. Its goal is to serve as a specialized vehicle for circulating information on the progress and findings of research on philosophy. It accepts original articles for publication on topics relative to the history of philosophy and on philosophy and on issues concerning ongoing debates in the different fields of philosophical research.  The Editorial Board accepts articles in English, Spanish or French. All articles submitted for publication are subject to a double-blind peer review.

 

2. On material submitted for publication

In terms of length, articles should contain between 5,000 and 8,000 words. Priority will be given to the following types of articles submitted for publication:

a. Articles on research findings that include an introduction and a description of the methodology used, the results and conclusions;

b. Articles that reflect on the results of research from an analytical, interpretive or critical perspective on the part of the author;

c. Review articles that show results, systemization and progress in a particular field of study and offer a careful and exhaustive bibliographic review; and

d. Bibliographic reviews containing between 800 and 1,200 words may also be submitted for publication.

 

3. Review

All material submitted for publication is subject to a formal, academic review.

a. First, the Editorial Board verifies whether or not the material complies with the formal criteria established by the journal. These criteria are listed in the paper edition and on our website.

b. If the material passes this initial review, it is sent to at least two outside reviewers who are not members of the Editorial Board and are recognized experts on the topic in question. They examine the material to determine its scientific and methodological rigor. The journal has adopted a double-blind review method; consequently, neither the author nor the reviewer is aware of the other’s identity.

c. The reviewers may decide to accept an article or text, to accept it with changes, or to reject it. The author will be notified accordingly within a period of no more than 90 days from the date the material was received.

d. If the peer review results in a decision to “accept with changes,” the respective suggestions and indications are sent to the author to be included in the text, which may be resubmitted for publication. It is understood the material will be published once the relevant changes have been made.

e. Finally, all articles and texts are subject to copy editing for corrections and suggestions with respect to form.  No changes are made in substance or content, and the author’s personal style is respected. The edited text is sent to the author for approval prior to publication.

 

4. How to submit articles and other material for publication

a. Authors should register on our online submission site at http://pensamientoycultura.unisabana.edu.co/index.php/pyc/user/register to submit manuscripts.

b. All submitted material is to be accompanied by a letter requesting its publication and specifying the material is entirely new and unpublished, and shall not be submitted to any other medium for publication prior to knowing the decision of the journal. If the material is accepted for publication, the author must send another duly signed original letter assigning all rights, title and interest in the material to Pensamiento y Cultura.

c. Articles and other material submitted for publication must be double-spaced. The required font is Times New Roman, 12 points, and the material must be accompanied by a five-line abstract (approximately 80 words) and three to five key words.  The abstract and key words must be in Spanish, English and Portuguese. Bibliographic notes are to be presented in Chicago citation style (See Point e for a link to the specifics of this style). Explanatory notes are to be brief and located at the bottom of the page (in Times New Roman, 10 points, single spaced). Tables and graphs should follow the format of the text in terms of height and width.

d. The title of the article or text, the author’s name, academic affiliation, address and a summary of the author’s curriculum (no more than 80 words) must be provided on a separate sheet.

e. Bibliographic citations and references must be in Chicago citation style (Author-Date).  See the following link for information on those specifications:

http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html

NOTE: Journal Pensamiento & Cultura does not charge authors for submitting or processing  articles  for publication.  It is a non-profit scientific journal with an interest in publishing articles of value to the community.   Consequently, there is no cost for publication, nor are readers charged  for consultation.

 

 

Copyright Notice

1. Proposed Policy for Journals That Offer Open Access

 

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

  1. This journal and its papers are published with the Creative Commons License Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). You are free to share copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format if you: give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made; don’t use our material for commercial purposes; don’t remix, transform, or build upon the material.

Privacy Statement

This journal and its contents are the property of Universidad de La Sabana and, therefore, may be accessed solely for reading or printing, as a personal copy, but not for profit. Prior authorization from Universidad de La Sabana is required for any other use, such as the reproduction, transformation, public communication or distribution of said material for a profit.

The names and email addresses included in this jorunal shall be used solely for the declared purposes of this journal and shall not be made available for any other purpose or to any other person.

The articles published in this journal represent the opinions of their authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of Universidad de La Sabana.