Author Guidelines
Before preparing your manuscript, we recommend carefully reading the Focus and Scope of the journal to verify that your work falls within the thematic areas of AJEL.
1. Article Types
| Type | Length | Abstract | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research Article | 4,000–8,000 words | 250 words | No limit |
| Review Article | 6,000–10,000 words | 300 words | No limit |
| Case Study | 3,000–6,000 words | 200 words | Max 50 |
| Perspective | 1,500–3,000 words | 150 words | Max 30 |
| Policy Analysis | 3,000–6,000 words | 200 words | Max 50 |
2. Accepted Languages
Manuscripts may be written in Spanish or English. The title, abstract, and keywords must be provided in both languages regardless of the manuscript's primary language.
3. Manuscript Structure
Research articles must follow this structure:
- Title: concise and informative, maximum 20 words.
- Abstract: structured in Introduction, Methods, Results and Conclusions. Maximum 200 words.
- Keywords: between 4 and 8, separated by semicolons.
- Introduction: problem contextualization, relevant literature review, and study objective.
- Methodology: detailed description of the methodological approach — quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods.
- Results: objective presentation of findings.
- Discussion: interpretation of results and implications for educational practice.
- Conclusions: synthesis of contributions and future research directions.
- Conflict of interest statement: mandatory.
- Funding: indicate sources or declare absence.
- References: APA 7th edition style.
4. File Format
- Main file: Microsoft Word (.docx).
- Font: Times New Roman 12pt, double line spacing.
- Margins: 2.5 cm on all sides.
- Figures: embedded in the text and also submitted as separate TIFF or PNG files with minimum resolution of 300 dpi.
- Tables: created in Word, not as images.
5. Citation Style
AJEL uses APA 7th edition citation style. In-text citations use author-date format in parentheses. Examples:
- Journal article: Lastname, A., & Lastname, B. (2026). Article title. Journal Name, 1(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/xxxxx
- Book: Lastname, A. (2026). Book title. Publisher.
- Book chapter: Lastname, A. (2026). Chapter title. In A. Editor (Ed.), Book title (pp. 1-10). Publisher.
6. Ethical Considerations
By submitting a manuscript to AJES, authors agree to comply with the following ethical requirements. For a full description of Andean Journals' scientific integrity policies, please refer to the Ethics Statement.
Originality and plagiarism. The manuscript must be original, must not have been previously published, and must not be under simultaneous consideration at another journal. All manuscripts are verified using plagiarism detection software. The acceptable similarity threshold is 10%, excluding references and appropriate citations.
Authorship. Only those who have made a substantial contribution to the work and have approved the final version of the manuscript should be listed as authors. The corresponding author is responsible for confirming the agreement of all co-authors prior to submission.
Conflicts of interest. All financial, institutional, or personal conflicts of interest must be declared. If none exist, the following statement must be included: "The authors declare no conflict of interest".
Data availability. All articles must include a Data Availability Statement. This statement is mandatory even when no new data were generated or when data are unavailable due to ethical or privacy restrictions.
Studies involving humans or animals. Approval from the relevant institutional ethics committee is required. The approval number must be stated in the Materials and Methods section. Studies involving humans must comply with the Declaration of Helsinki; studies involving animals must comply with the 3Rs principles and the ARRIVE guidelines.
Use of generative artificial intelligence. The use of GenAI tools in writing, analysis, or data generation must be declared in the Acknowledgements section. Use exclusively for spelling or grammar correction does not require declaration. GenAI tools cannot be listed as authors.
Image manipulation. Selective manipulation of images that distorts results is not permitted. Brightness or contrast adjustments must be applied uniformly and declared.
7. Data Availability Statement
All articles published in AJEL must include a Data Availability Statement indicating where data supporting the reported results can be found. When data is unavailable due to ethical or privacy restrictions, an explicit statement is still required.
8. Submission Process
Manuscripts must be submitted exclusively through the AJEL online portal. The corresponding author must register with their own account — credentials are not valid in other Andean Journals publications. A confirmation email will be sent upon submission.
For inquiries: editorial@andeanjournals.org