Instrucciones

Authors submitting manuscripts for evaluation for publication in the Digital Publishing House of the University of Panama must ACCEPT the terms of No conflict of interest between the authors of the work.

The ACCEPTANCE of terms will be carried out within the portal, through the acceptance of terms boxes, as an essential tool to ensure compliance with Law 81 of Panama and to protect the rights of authors.

All authors must be registered within the book portal from the moment they submit their manuscript in order to be included in the process.

 

  1. About the authorship, originality and submission of the Manuscript (Book)
  2. Only unpublished/original topics will be accepted.
  3. All authors must have a Digital Open Research and Contributor ID (ORCID). Obtaining the ORCID is free of charge; link: https://orcid.org/signin.
  4. The author must submit the manuscript in editable format (World), letter size, double-spaced and in 12-point Arial font, with top, bottom and side margins of 2.5 cm.
  5. The main author or corresponding author has the right to withdraw the manuscript from the editorial process, provided that he/she formally informs the author of the reason for withdrawing the manuscript before it is refereed and awaits the editor's response.

 

  1. Structure of the Manuscript (Book)

2.1. Preliminary Section

o Full title of the book.

o Name of the author(s).

o Orcid of the author(s).

o Institutional affiliation (under each author's name).

2.2. Preliminary Section

  1. Dedication (optional):

o Dedicated to persons or institutions.

  1. Acknowledgements (optional):

o Acknowledgement to those who contributed to the work.

  1. Foreword (optional):

o Forms an integral part of the work, often written in the first person and relating directly to the story.

  1. Preface (optional):

o Note by the author or another person that provides information about the work, but is not necessarily part of the story.

  1. Summary / Abstract:

o Brief description of the content of the book, including objectives, methodology and main findings.

  1. Keywords: 3 to 5

o Key terms that describe the content of the book to facilitate the search.

 

Table of contents (all tables of contents go here, but they are not inserted in the menu)

o Alphabetical list of the topics covered in the book.

 

2.3. Internal section of the book

  1. Introduction:

o Introduces the research topic.

o Reviews the existing literature.

o Justifies the importance of the study.

o State the research objectives.

 

  1. Body of the text: separated by chapters

o Methodology: Describes the methods used to collect and analyse the data.

o Results presents the findings of the research in a clear and concise way.

o Discussion: Interprets the results, relates them to the existing literature and discusses the implications.

 

2.4. Final Sections

  1. Conclusions:

o Summarises the main findings.

o Answers the research questions posed.

o Suggests future lines of research.

  1. References: 10 to 15 minimum per chapter.

o Complete list of all sources cited in the text, following APA format (latest version).

 

  1. Appendices (optional):

o Supplementary information that is not essential to the understanding of the text, such as raw data, questionnaires, or extensive tables.

 

  1. Annexes (optional):

o Legal documents, permits or any other relevant material.

 

NOTE: Manuscript evaluation process

The submitted texts (manuscripts) will undergo a double evaluation process: editorial evaluation and content evaluation. 

 Step 1: Editorial evaluation: the editorial committee will evaluate the editorial criteria of the manuscript (book categories, authorship requirements, sections of the work, format of tables, images, citation style format).

Step 2: If the manuscript meets the editorial criteria, it will undergo a content evaluation or refereeing process; otherwise, it will be returned to the author.

Step 3: The evaluation of content or arbitration will be carried out by a system of peers or evaluators, who are experts in the area of knowledge of the work, in addition, they meet an academic and scientific profile to issue an opinion on the originality, academic and scientific quality of the text.

Step 4: If both evaluations are favourable (approved as is or approved with minor corrections), the author will be notified of the results. If there are differences in the opinion, the editorial board will request a third opinion defining the status of the text. With two negative opinions, the author will be notified of the results, expressing the rejection of the text and suggestions for possible compliance with the conditions.

Step 5: If the manuscript requires minor corrections, the author will be notified of the results of the evaluation and will be given a deadline for the delivery of the adjustments, determined by the publisher. This deadline may vary according to the number of corrections required.

Step 6: If the manuscript is accepted, the author will be notified of the decision and the editorial production process will continue.

 

  1. Book Marking and Publication Process

This phase will start when the text is PROVEN, and includes the following stages:

Proofreading: The material will be intervened by a proofreader, selected by the publisher, who will guarantee the orthographic, syntactic and grammatical quality of the text.

Design and layout: The publisher will select a designer, who will be in charge of executing the process of elaborating the cover and layout of the texts.

Publication of the book. The book will be assigned a persistent identifier (ISBN or DOI), as well as the Creative Commons 4.0 licence.

NOTE 2: A galley proof of the work will be presented to the author prior to publication.

Additional considerations:

- APA format: Be sure to strictly follow APA standards for citations, references, formatting of tables and figures, and writing style.

- Clear and logical structure: Organise the content in a coherent way, using headings and subheadings to facilitate reading.