Author Guidelines
Directrices para autores
Instructions for preparing and submitting original manuscripts in law,
socio-legal studies and the broader social sciences.
Instrucciones para la preparación y presentación de manuscritos originales
en derecho, estudios sociojurídicos y ciencias sociales.
Subject Areas / Áreas temáticas
Socio Debate primarily welcomes original legal and socio-legal research.
Interdisciplinary contributions addressing contemporary social,
institutional and political problems are also considered.
La revista recibe principalmente investigaciones jurídicas y
sociojurídicas originales. También se consideran contribuciones
interdisciplinarias sobre problemáticas sociales, institucionales y
políticas contemporáneas.
Derecho constitucional y administrativo
Derechos humanos y ciudadanía
Derecho público e internacional
Sociología y política social
Estudios políticos e institucionales
Justicia, democracia y gobernanza
Accepted Manuscripts / Manuscritos aceptados
Original Research Article
Artículo original de investigación
Review Article
Artículo de revisión
Legal and Jurisprudential Analysis
Análisis jurídico y jurisprudencial
Academic Essay
Ensayo académico
Preparation Standards / Normas de preparación
| Element / Elemento | Requirement / Requisito |
|---|---|
| Title / Título | Concise and informative; preferably 7–18 words |
| Abstract / Resumen | 200–250 words / palabras |
| Keywords / Palabras clave | 4–6 keywords / palabras clave |
| Length / Extensión | 5,000–10,000 words, including references |
| File format / Formato | Microsoft Word: .doc or .docx |
| References / Referencias | APA 7th edition / séptima edición |
| Languages / Idiomas | Spanish, English and Portuguese |
Recommended Organization
- Title / Título
- Author information and institutional affiliation
- Abstract and keywords / Resumen y palabras clave
- Introduction / Introducción
- Theoretical or legal framework / Marco teórico o jurídico
- Methodology / Metodología
- Results and discussion / Resultados y discusión
- Conclusions / Conclusiones
- References / Referencias bibliográficas
Author Information
Each author must provide their full name, academic degree,
institutional affiliation, country, email address and ORCID identifier.
Anonymous Manuscript
The manuscript submitted for peer review must not contain names,
affiliations or other information that could identify the authors.
Originality and Academic Integrity
Submissions must be original, unpublished and not simultaneously under
consideration by another journal. Plagiarism, data fabrication,
inappropriate authorship and duplicate publication are prohibited.
Los trabajos deberán ser originales e inéditos y no podrán encontrarse
simultáneamente en evaluación por otra revista. El plagio, la fabricación
de datos y la atribución indebida de autoría constituyen faltas graves.
Artificial Intelligence Policy
Artificial intelligence tools cannot be listed as authors. Authors must
disclose any use of AI-assisted technologies in the preparation of the
manuscript. Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy,
originality and integrity of the submitted work.
Copyright and Licensing
Authors retain copyright. Published articles are distributed under the
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
No Publication Fees
Socio Debate does not charge submission, evaluation, publication or
article processing fees.
Submission Checklist
- The manuscript is original and has not been published elsewhere.
- The file is submitted in Microsoft Word format.
- The manuscript has been anonymized for double-blind review.
- Abstract and keywords are included.
- All references have been checked and formatted according to APA 7.
- Tables and figures are numbered and properly cited in the text.
- Author names, affiliations, emails and ORCID identifiers are complete.
- Any use of artificial intelligence has been transparently disclosed.
Submit Your Research
Before submitting, please ensure that the manuscript fully complies with
the editorial, ethical and formatting requirements described above.
Antes de realizar el envío, las personas autoras deberán verificar que el
manuscrito cumpla con todos los requisitos editoriales y éticos.