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Guidelines for Authors Edit Guidelines for Authors

1.-SUBJECT MATTER.

The International Journal in support of inclusion, speech therapy, society and multiculturalism accepts original and unpublished scientific contributions on RIAI themes. RIAI's thematic coverage aims to cover those reflections and researches that deal with -Inclusive education, speech therapy, phonoaudiology, society and multiculturalism.

2. CONTRIBUTIONS.

RIAI publishes papers written in Spanish, Portuguese or English and will be sent in Microsoft Word (DOCX) format. The article must be original. This means that it must not have been previously published in any written medium, magazine article, part of a book or in the minutes of any scientific meeting (congress, colloquium, symposium, conference...).

3.-TYPES OF MANUSCRIPTS.

RIAI publishes reflective articles, scientific and technological research articles, review articles, essays and contexts.
-Reflection articles: meta-research documents that present theoretical elaborations, critical interpretations, conceptualizations related to epistemological aspects or methodological constructions, derived from research completed by the authors.
-Scientific and technological research articles: documents that present, in a detailed way, the original results of finished research projects. In general, the structure should contain six basic sections: introduction, conceptual references, methodology, results, discussion of results and conclusions.
-Review articles: documents that present state of the art or exhaustive reviews that give an account of the advances and trends in a field of knowledge, a theme or a particular problem. They are characterized by presenting a careful bibliographic review and have an important and relevant amount of references to research and theoretical works
-Academic essays: of a high level in which reflections not derived from research processes are presented.
-Contexts: Written as interviews, conferences, lectures, translations, book reviews, opening lessons, among others

4.-PRESENTATION AND STRUCTURE.

The article must comply with the guidelines for authors proposed by the journal. It should be presented according to the formal structures presented in the template for articles. It is very important to fill in the letter of assignment of rights before sending the article.

a) Manuscripts will be uploaded through the OJS platform. The computer support must be a convertible word processor (preferably Microsoft Word for Windows). The maximum length of the manuscripts will be:
Reflection articles (in no case exceeding 6000 words).
Scientific and technological research articles: (in no case will they exceed 8000 words).
Review articles: (in no case will they exceed 6000 words).
Academic essays: (in no case will they exceed 4000 words).
Contexts: (in no case will they exceed 1000 words).
b) The title of the manuscript should be as concise and striking as possible, it is recommended not to exceed 15 words.
c) The article should include an analytical summary, between 150 and 200 words, which presents in a synthetic way the introduction, objectives, methodology, results and conclusions. Scrupulously following the downloadable template, a maximum of 5 key words and a minimum of three, which condense the subject matter of the manuscript, should be introduced. An abstract in English should be added.
d) The font, spacing, and margins will respect the template that is available for authors. Figures, tables and graphs should have a title and be numbered; in addition, it should be indicated whether they are self-made sources or taken from other authors, according to APA standards. They should preferably be inserted into the text in JPEG format.

Articles should follow the guidelines of the American Psychological Association publications manual (APA 6th edition).

5.-AUTHORS' COMMITMENTS:

The authors of the originals sent to RIAI attest that the work is original and unpublished, that it does not contain parts of other authors or other fragments of works already published by the authors. They also confirm the veracity of the data, that is, that the empirical data have not been altered to verify hypotheses. Multiple and/or repetitive publications: The author should not publish articles in which the same results are repeated in more than one scientific journal or any other publication of an academic or non-academic nature. Simultaneous publication in different scientific journals will be considered an ethically incorrect and reprehensible practice: The author must always provide the correct indication of the sources and contributions mentioned in the article. Authorship: The authors guarantee the inclusion of those persons who have made a significant scientific and intellectual contribution in the conceptualization and planning of the work as well as in the interpretation of the results and in the writing of the same. Access and retention: If the members of the Editorial Board consider it appropriate, the authors of the articles must also make available the sources or data on which the research is based, which may be kept for a reasonable period of time after publication and possibly made accessible. Authors must also indicate any funding from agencies and/or projects from which the research article arises.-Errors in published articles: When an author identifies a major error or inaccuracy in his or her article, he or she must immediately inform the journal's editors and provide them with all the information necessary to list the relevant corrections at the bottom of the same article (always in the margin, so as not to alter the publication).-Responsibility: Responsibility for the content of articles published in RIAI is exclusive to the authors. The authors are also committed to reviewing the most current and relevant scientific literature on the subject under analysis, taking into account the different currents of knowledge in a pluralistic way.

6.-REVIEWERS' COMMITMENTS

- Respect for review times: The editor must inform the author about the evaluation process of his or her article. He/she will inform him/her from the beginning (in the editorial policies) that the process may take from 2 to 3 months, in the case of articles with an open theme. If the deadline is extended, the author will be informed of the reason for the delay and it will be up to the author to continue the review process or to cancel his/her participation. Reviewers are required to explain and reason their assessments, always guided by the review template. The reviewers will deliver a complete critical report with appropriate references according to the RIAI review protocol and public regulations for reviewers: Reviewers undertake to indicate precisely the bibliographic references of fundamental works that may have been forgotten by the author. The reviewer must also inform the editors of any plagiarism of the manuscript with other published works.-Anonymity: To ensure that the review process is as objective, impartial, and transparent as possible, the identity of authors is suppressed before papers are submitted for peer review.

7.-EDITORS' COMMITMENT

- Publication Decision: The editors will ensure the selection of the most qualified and expert reviewers to provide critical appraisal of the work, with as little bias as possible. RIAI decides that each manuscript will be reviewed by two editors. Honesty: The editors evaluate articles submitted for publication on the scientific merit of the content, without discrimination: The editors commit not to use any of the manuscripts submitted for their own use, nor for oral or written disclosure (confidentiality). To comply with the estimated time of publication.

8.-COMPLAINT PROCESS: Complaints will be received from authors as long as they are well founded. Complaints will be attended to as much as possible and according to the COPE flow, as well as the internal rules of the journal. In no case will the complaint resolution process involve revealing the identity of the Reviewers and/or Editors. If necessary, the Editor will seek the support of the Editorial Board or one of its members who is an expert in the subject matter of the article in question.