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The REJ publishes articles, notes, legislative or jurisprudential comments, and reviews according to the editorial, acceptance, and review criteria indicated below. Without prejudice to the above procedure, you can also submit it to revista-rej@ujaen.es.
The texts must be unpublished, although the Editorial Board may evaluate the appropriateness of accepting previously published works, especially in the case of translations or articles whose dissemination in Spain is of particular interest.
In the case of two or more authors, the chosen criterion for deciding the order of signature must be indicated, as well as the specific contribution of each author regarding the submitted work.
The deadlines for their review will occur within a maximum of two months following the receipt of the article. After this period, acceptance will be communicated, along with the evaluation reports. Authors will have 15 days to submit the work in its final form.
The Journal's Secretariat will acknowledge receipt of the submitted works to the authors.
The works, after being subjected to plagiarism review (TURNITIN) and editing by Artificial Intelligence, are admitted for review by the Editorial Team and/or the Editorial Board.
Evaluation of Submitted Works
Accepted works will undergo a double-blind peer review process conducted by an internal and an external evaluator. Among other criteria, factors such as originality, depth of research conducted, and relevance and timeliness of the topic will be assessed. This process will conclude with the acceptance, rejection, or recommendation for modifications of the work.
In the event of acceptance of the work, the author(s) exclusively grant the REJ reproduction rights to their works and agree to sign a rights transfer agreement. However, the authors are solely responsible for the content of the works.
Publication
The works will be published continuously in electronic format and open access, without prejudice to the possibility of their incorporation into public or private electronic databases.
Length
- Articles: between 15 and 35 pages (maximum 25,000 characters including spaces)
- Notes: between 10 and 15 pages (maximum 10,000 characters including spaces)
- Legislative or jurisprudential comments: should not exceed 12 pages
- Reviews: should not exceed 6 pages. Please include a photo of the cover of the book being reviewed. For style, see below.
NOTE: The Editorial Team may exceptionally authorize the publication of works that exceed the aforementioned limits.
Language of Submission
Papers may be submitted in Spanish and in any other official language of the Spanish State, as well as in English, French, Italian, or Portuguese.
Editing Criteria
Font: Times New Roman, in body text size 12, and in footnotes size 10.
Line spacing: single spacing and justified in both cases.
Title: Times New Roman, uppercase and bold, size 14, in Spanish and English.
Author: Below the title, the author's name and surname, academic or professional position, university or research center of origin, email address, ORCID code, and specification if the work is linked to a national or international research project or structure must be provided. Font: Times New Roman, size 12.
Summary/Index: Always mandatory in Spanish. In case the article is written in another language, it will also be included in that language.
Abstract and keywords: A summary/abstract in Spanish and English with a maximum of 10 lines or 150 words and keywords (maximum five) must be included.
If the submission is in French, Italian, or Portuguese, both the title of the work and the summary, abstract, and keywords will also be provided in that other language.
Sections and Subheadings: the following numbering and lettering scheme will be followed, in uppercase or lowercase, bold or normal font (all in font size 12); headings should not end with a period; the text starting the section or subheading will begin on the next line. Example:
I. SECTION ONE
I am the author of this...
1. Subheading One
You are the author of the note
1. A) First Subsection
We and you are the authors
1. a) Other classifications
Those were the authors
Citations: Mention of Authors and Citations in Text or Footnotes Following APA 7th Ed. Style
BOOK Reference schema
Author's Last Name, Initials. (Year of Publication). Title of the Book in Italics. Publisher.
Example: Reference in the Bibliography at the End (should be alphabetically ordered by last name)
Mankiw, N. G. (2014). Macroeconomics. Antoni Bosch.
Example: Citation in the text of the article
(Mankiw, 2014); if citing a page: (Mankiw, 2014, p. 345)
BOOK CHAPTER Reference schema
Author's Last Name, Initials. (Year of Publication). Title of the Chapter. In Editor's Initials Last Name (Ed./Dir./Coord./...), Title of the Book in Italics. Publisher.
Example: Reference in the bibliography at the end (should be alphabetically ordered by last name)
Pedrós Esteban, A. (2008). Sostenibilidad ciudadana. In J. Llaveria (Ed.), Diálogos urbanos. Universidad Politécnica de Valencia.
Example: citation in the text of the article
(Pedrós Esteban, 2008); if citing a page: (Pedrós Esteban, 2008, p. 345)
ARTICLE IN SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL Reference schema
Author's Last Name, Initials. (Year of Publication). Title of the Article. Title of the Journal in Italics, Volume of the Journal (Issue of the Journal). DOI or URL of the Resource (If it does not have a DOI, put the URL; if it has a DOI, the URL is not necessary; put one or the other, not both)
Example: reference in the bibliography at the end (should be alphabetically ordered by last name)
Giachi, S. (2014). Dimensiones sociales del fraude fiscal: confianza y moral fiscal en la España contemporánea. Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas, 145.
https://doi.org/10.5477/cis/reis.145.73
Example: citation in the text
(Giachi, 2014); if citing a page: (Giachi, 2014, p. 34)
ARTICLE IN PRESS/NEWSPAPER Reference schema
Author's Last Name, Initials. (Publication Date). Title of the Article. Title of the Newspaper in Italics. URL of the Resource.
Example: reference in the bibliography at the end (should be alphabetically ordered by last name)
Escudero, J. (August 2, 2017). Sin transparencia ni control externo: así gastan los diputados 3 M al año en viajes. El Confidencial. https://www.elconfidencial.com/espana/2017-08-02/gastos-viajes-nacionales-congreso-diputados_1419078/.
Citation in the text
(Escudero, 2017); if citing a page: (Escudero, 2017, p. 4)
ARTICLE IN WEB/BLOG (material consulted on the internet) Reference schema
Author's Last Name, Initials. (Publication Date). Title of the Article/Post. Name of the Blog/Web in Italics. URL of the Resource.
Example: reference in the bibliography at the end (should be alphabetically ordered by last name)
Medina, O. (September 26, 2014). Anarquismo y leyes justas. Jot Down. http://www.jotdown.es/2014/09/anarquismo-leyes-justas/.
Citation in the text
(Medina, 2014)
Final bibliography list Example:
1. BIBLIOGRAPHY
Escudero, J. (August 2, 2017). Sin transparencia ni control externo: así gastan los diputados 3 M al año en viajes. El Confidencial. https://www.elconfidencial.com/espana/2017-08-02/gastos-viajes-nacionales-congreso-diputados_1419078/.
Giachi, S. (2014). Social dimensions of tax fraud: trust and fiscal morality in contemporary Spain. Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas, 145.
https://doi.org/10.5477/cis/reis.145.73
Mankiw, N. G. (2014). Macroeconomics. Antoni Bosch.
Medina, O. (September 26, 2014). Anarchism and just laws. Jot Down. http://www.jotdown.es/2014/09/anarquismo-leyes-justas/.
Pedrós Esteban, A. (2008). Citizen sustainability. In J. Llaveria (Ed.), Urban dialogues. Universidad Politécnica de Valencia.
Queries:
The previous examples were obtained from:
https://uc3m.libguides.com/c.php?g=463901&p=4890505#s-lg-box-wrapper-18135555
updated in November 2023
Guidelines for Book Reviews:
Manuscripts submitted for publication in the BOOK REVIEWS section of the REJ should follow the following format:
Author's last name, initials (of the reviewed work) (year of publication). Title of the book, Publisher, Place of publication, number of pages.
Next, the name of the author who writes the review and affiliation. Example:
Zapater Espí. L. T. (2022). Teoría del Estado. Ed. Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur (UABCS), La Paz, México, 383 pp.
José Luis López González
Autonomous University of Madrid
Chair Professor of Constitutional Law
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