About the Journal

History of the Journal

Estudios Rurales was established in 2011 as part of the dissemination projects of the Center for Rural Studies of the National University of Quilmes (CEAR-UNQ). Its purpose is to provide a space for reflection for researchers from different disciplines and perspectives addressing the economic, political, social, and cultural issues of rural areas in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, both in theoretical and methodological aspects.

The members of the Editorial Board hope that Estudios Rurales will become a reference point where an academic debate, demanding and dynamic, about rural issues can be generated, involving a broad, multidisciplinary perspective and being attentive to current academic debates.

Indeed, the discussion focused on these issues has a growing interest in the debates held by various academics involved in rural studies. This makes it necessary, in our view, to sustain a forum for creation and discussion where those who share this concern can meet.

 

Theme and Scope

Estudios Rurales is a multidisciplinary proposal that accepts contributions related to the study of rural issues from broad theoretical and methodological perspectives. The sections aim to allow a wide range of studies of diverse character and nature. Thus, we offer readers a range of thematic possibilities and, at the same time, open a space for the scientific community to channel its production.

 

Peer Review Process

The peer review policy of Estudios Rurales will be as follows. Once the originals sent by the authors are received, the Editorial Board (EB) will review whether the article complies with the editorial standards before starting the evaluation process. The Editorial Board may directly reject the received works without resorting to an external consultation process if they consider them inappropriate for the journal due to lacking the required level of quality, not being suitable for the scientific objectives of the journal, or presenting evidence of scientific fraud. The whole publication process is estimated to take three months.

The articles will be sent to two anonymous and independent reviewers, selected by the ER members, who will judge the suitability of their publication in the Journal within a maximum period of sixty days. These reviewers will establish appropriate recommendations or indications, which may be: publish without modifications; publish with minor modifications, publish with major modifications, or reject the work. In case the two reviewers do not agree on their assessments, the EB may decide based on the two evaluations or request a third one for resolution. The estimated time by ER to complete the process is six months.

The review method employed is double-blind, maintaining both the anonymity of the author and the reviewers. The decision to publish an article may be conditioned on the introduction of modifications to the original text, according to the criteria of the reviewers and the editor. The recommendations made by them will be detailed to the authors by the EB, and the authors will be responsible for responding/complying with the modifications and suggestions made by the reviewers within a maximum period of 30 days from the moment they were notified. The authors must submit a new version with the corrections made, and they may also upload to the system another attached document responding to the reviewers' comments.

The EB will inform the authors about the definitive acceptance for publication in the Journal and, if applicable, the issue in which it will be published. The responsibility for accepting or rejecting a work for publication lies exclusively with the Editorial Board, which must be based on the evaluations of the work.

 

Publication Frequency

Although Estudios Rurales has a biannual frequency (January-June and July-December of each year), the works will be published as soon as they are ready, adding them to the table of contents of the "current" volume. In this way, it is proposed to expedite the dissemination of accepted works. Finally, the closing of each issue will be on July 31 for the first semester and December 31 for the second semester of the year.

 

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate free access to its content under the principle that making research freely available to the public encourages a greater global exchange of knowledge. Estudios Rurales does not charge authors fees for submitting works for consideration or for publication in the journal.

 

Declaration of Originality

The articles must be original, and the author undertakes not to submit them simultaneously to another journal for publication until the evaluation process determines their rejection.

 

Code of Ethics

Estudios Rurales is committed to adhering to the highest standards of quality and integrity in the publication of scientific articles, following the guidelines established in the international ethical standards and codes established by the Committee on Publication Ethics in the document Code of Conduct and Best Practices Guidelines for Journals Editors, COPE; available at: https://publicationethics.org/files/Code_of_conduct_for_journal_editors_Mar11.pdf

For this purpose, the following ethical regulations are specifically established:

1. Publication of articles: The EB of Estudios Rurales is responsible for the final decision on the publication of articles. This decision will be subject to the works meeting the journal's conditions regarding scientific quality, ethical and editorial standards, and based on the evaluations made by the respective article reviewers.

2. Use and Confidentiality of Articles: The CE of Rural Studies commits not to use, without the express authorization of the author(s), the content of the original articles submitted to the journal. The use of the content will be for publication in an open internet system once approved for publication. In case of not being approved, it will be returned to the respective authors without any use of the original contents.

Estudios Rurales undertakes to maintain absolute confidentiality throughout the submission, evaluation, editing, and publication process, protecting the anonymity of authors and evaluators regarding original content, revised content, evaluation guidelines, and any communication carried out by the participants in any phase of the submission, editing, and publication project.

Likewise, the strictest confidentiality rules apply to clarifications, claims, or complaints that authors may present regarding the editorial and article evaluation process.

3. Originality and Plagiarism Policy: Rural Studies is committed to being vigilant in identifying and sanctioning cases of plagiarism. Any manuscript found to have significant similarity to another previously published work, i.e., plagiarism, will be removed from the journal or excluded from publication.

The authors of articles submitted to Rural Studies commit to ensuring that the manuscript is an original work, that it does not contain excerpts from documents previously published by the authors or by third parties without proper reference. Authors agree to comply with these conditions at the time of manuscript submission through the journal's platform.

When authorship of an article is shared, it must be formally declared that:

a) The participants in the work have contributed intellectually to its elaboration.

b) The participants in the work agree with the content of the manuscript.

c) The work has not been previously published in any print or electronic media, nor is it being simultaneously submitted for evaluation elsewhere.

Use of Data and Statistics: It must be ensured that all information presented in the article is accurate and has not been altered to verify or respond to the hypotheses or assumptions formulated.

Quality and Integrity of Publication: Estudios Rurales is committed to providing the highest quality articles for its authors and readers. For this purpose, manuscripts undergo a rigorous evaluation process (see author guidelines), protecting and respecting the rights to the content of the articles and respecting the integrity of the published works and their authorship. Likewise, it is the responsibility of the authors to provide current works, research, and results, addressing and challenging existing debates on the topics addressed.

Conflict of Interest: Any article resulting from externally funded research must provide a document with permission for publication from the institution to which the publication is affiliated. Any commercial or other association that may cause a conflict of interest regarding the submitted article must be disclosed by the authors at the time of manuscript submission and remains under their sole responsibility.

 

Plagiarism Policies:

The policy of Estudios Rurales is to publish original and unpublished papers. Texts cannot have been previously published in any print or electronic media, nor be submitted elsewhere for evaluation simultaneously. The journal uses three different instances for plagiarism detection:

-At the time of article submission, authors are asked to declare that the article has not been previously published or submitted to other journals for evaluation. They are also asked to declare that they are following the Author Guidelines, which establish that submitted articles must be original.

-When it is received -and before starting the evaluation process-, internet search tools are used, in order to track other works of the authors and compare the title, fragments of the abstract, the methodological section and the results of the article presented for revision, in order to corroborate the originality and avoid plagiarism practices.

-When sending it out to evaluate peer reviewers, evaluators are also asked to pay attention to possible indicators of plagiarism, as they are the ones who know the sources and literature on the subject.

 

The magazine considers the practices listed and explained below as plagiarism:

  1. Direct plagiarism. You commit this type when:
    There is omission of the authorship and what has been taken from another text is not indicated with quotation marks.
    b. Minimal changes are made to the text of another (sentence structure is modified, lower case is substituted by upper case or vice versa, synonyms are used, etc.) and it is presented as original.
  2. Plagiarism for the improper use of paraphrase is commited when:
    Although authorship is noted, the original text is reproduced with a few changes that are not paraphrases.
  3. Complex plagiarism using a reference is committed when:
    The original authorship reference exists, but the pages of the source are indicated with inaccuracy.
    b. Paraphrasing in which long texts are summarized, but with little or no indication that they correspond to paraphrases.
    c. Absence of quotation marks in words and phrases of the original text that are reproduced textually.
  4. Plagiarism with loose quotation marks is performed when:
    A textual quotation continues to be reproduced once quotation marks have been closed or previous sentences have been omitted from the same quotation.
  5. Paraphrasing as plagiarism occurs when:
    There is paraphrasing and the original source reference is not noted.
    b. The paraphrasing is continuous and extensive, no material is added that allows interaction or enriches the information, even though the source is mentioned.
    c. Academic works - which require original thoughts and critical reflections on other people's points of view - become texts that do not surpass the repetition of other academic texts.
    d. Paraphrased passages are not clearly identified as such.
    It's not considered plagiarism when:
    e. It doesn't dominate the work of the writer.
    f. It is used to allow the author to interact critically with another person's views.
    g. The argument of the original text is rewritten in different words.
  6. The "self-plagiarism" or recycling fraud, is committed when:
    The appearance of a job is changed and presented as if it were a different job.
    b. The indication that the work is being recycled is omitted, i.e. that it is a previously published work but with corrections or new additions.
    It's not considered self-plagiarism when:
    a. Previous work is the basis for a new contribution, and key parts must be repeated to explain and defend the new arguments.
    b. The author believes that what he has already said cannot be said in a better way for the new publication.
    c. The repetition does not exceed 30% of the original work.

 

SUBMISSION SECTION

Online Submissions

 

Instructions to Authors (for all sections)

Estudios Rurales does not charge authors any fees for submitting their work for consideration or for publication in the journal.

We remind authors of the utmost importance of keeping their user profile updated in OJS. Additionally, all required fields by the system must be filled out to complete the submission (of the manuscript and author(s) information).

 

Editing Guidelines

We accept manuscripts in Spanish, Portuguese, or English. They must be original and not be in the process of evaluation or publication in another journal or book. Before authors submit the manuscript to the journal, it is necessary to carefully review the spelling, grammar, and syntax of their text, regardless of the language in which it is written. This is essential to facilitate the evaluation by referees and make the review process more efficient.

Rural Studies requires that manuscripts be submitted in MS Office Word® and comply with the latest version of the editorial guidelines disseminated by the American Psychological Association (APA).

The length of manuscripts submitted for publication cannot exceed, including annexes and bibliography:

  • Articles: 8,000 words (total)
  • Essays: 4,000 words (total)

 

Presentation Configuration for Evaluation

  • Texts submitted for the articles and dossier sections must be sent without personal data or any reference in the text that allows identification of the authorship, to ensure blind evaluation. Failure to comply with this requirement will result in the text being returned before being sent for peer review.

  • The data of the manuscripts submitted in the rest of the sections must comply with the requirements expressed by each one.

 

Order of Presentation

  • Title of the article: According to APA standards, latest edition. All works must have a title (in lowercase, with only the corresponding capital letters) in Spanish, English, and Portuguese.
  • Abstract: Manuscripts must have an abstract in Spanish, English, and Portuguese with an extension of between 150 and 250 words.
  • Keywords: Works must include 3 to 5 keywords (in lowercase) in Spanish, English, and Portuguese, separated by semicolons (;).
  • Body of the article: Times New Roman font, size 12, double-spaced, without indentation or formatting.

 

Aspects to Consider

  1. Titles: According to APA standards, latest edition.
  2. Footnotes: All notes must go at the bottom of the page inserted from the Word® function, and the indication must be included before the punctuation mark. We suggest using as few explanatory notes as possible.
  3. Acknowledgments and subsidies: They must be included in a separate paragraph before the bibliography.
  4. Quotations: A quotation of less than 40 words must be enclosed in double quotation marks and must be incorporated into the formal structure of the sentence. A quotation of 40 words or more must appear: in a separate paragraph, with double tabulation spacing, double-spaced, and without quotation marks.
  5. Bibliography: References must be located at the end of the article, without indentation or bullets, and in alphabetical order. Only those cited in the body of the text should appear, according to APAstandards, latest edition.
  6. Tables, charts and imagess: They must be incorporated into the document using Word®'s traditional functions.

In the case of tables, charts, and graphics from Excel®, they should be included as an attached file with clear reference in the tabs. That is, each table, chart, or graph should be included in an individual tab so that, if necessary, it can be used in the manuscript editing phase.

Images (maps, photos, diagrams, etc.) should also be sent as an attached file with the highest possible definition (.png, .jpg), keeping in mind that the file cannot weigh more than 1 MB.

        7. Formulas: must be inserted using the Word® formula processor.

 

Submission Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors agree to comply with all the criteria listed below. Additionally, they accept that submissions that do not meet these guidelines may be returned and/or rejected by the Editorial Committee of the journal:

  1. Manuscripts from all sections must be original, and authors undertake not to submit them simultaneously to another journal for publication or any other form of publication until the evaluation process determines their rejection.
  2. All authors are responsible for the content of their work.
  3. All authors declare whether or not there was a conflict of interest.
  4. All sources of external funding are detailed.
  5. Abstract: according to the detailed instructions in the Order of Presentation section.
  6. All works must have a title according to the detailed instructions in the Order of Presentation section.
  7. The manuscript complies with APA style guidelines, latest edition.
  8. The submission checklist has been completed before sending the material.

 

Copyright Note

Rural Studies does not charge authors any fees for submitting their work for consideration or for publication in the journal. Authors who publish in this journal agree to the following terms: Authors retain the rights to the work and guarantee the journal the right to be the first publication of the work as well as licensed under a Creative Commons Atribución-No Comercial-Sin Obra Derivada 2.5 Argentina, which allows others to share the work with author acknowledgment and initial publication in this journal.

 

Privacy Statement

The names and email addresses entered in this journal will be used exclusively for the purposes declared by this journal and will not be available for any other purpose or person.

 

Journal Sponsorship

Editor

Centro de Estudios de la Argentina Rural, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes

Financing

2022: Grants for Publications 2021 - Scientific Research Commission (CIC)

 

Digital Preservation Policy

Estudios Rurales is a fully free open-access scientific journal, both for readers and authors, which preserves the publication rights of works with the commitment to favor archiving of its articles in databases, repositories, directories, and free information systems. In this sense, the materials published in the journal are deposited in the Institutional Digital Open Access Repository (RIDA), a space for storage, management, preservation, and dissemination of scientific, academic, artistic, and cultural production of the National University of Quilmes. A permanent URL provided by Handleis assigned to them.

Additionally, Estudios Rurales is hosted in other national and international open-access directories and repositories, with the commitment to promote and disseminate knowledge exchange.

The journal integrates:

LATINDEX  | Regional Online Information System for Scientific Journals from Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain, and Portugal

AMELI.CA | Communication Infrastructure for Academic Publishing and Open Science

DIALNET | Bibliographic Portal of the University of La Rioja (Spain)

DOAJ| Directory of Open Access Journals

REDIB | Ibero-American Network of Innovation and Scientific Knowledge

ERIHPlus | European Reference Index for the Humanities and Social Sciences

NB | Basic Core of Scientific Journals (CONICET-CAICyT)

LatinREV | Latin American Network of Academic Journals in Social Sciences and Humanities (FLACSO Argentina)

BASE | Bielefeld Academic Search Engine