Manuscripts must be sent in .doc or .docx format to the email address: gesaal@sociales.uba.ar
Manuscripts must be accompanied by:
- An abstract of no more than 200 words in both the original language and English.
- Five key words in both the original language and English.
- A separate file that includes the name of the author and a short CV stating institutional membership, country of origin, academic background, specialization, relevant publications and email address.
- Also in separate files, the authors must send the copyright waiver, the declaration of originality and the compromise of exclusivity of publication.
Document settings
- Margins: 3 cm.
- Font: Garamond, 12.
- Spacing: single, throughout the entire document, including the article, abstract, footnotes, tables, and appendicess.
- Alignment: justified.
- Orientation: vertical.
- Page size: 19,01 x 26,03.
- Maximum page count: 30.
- Header: the complete data of the article (title and author) must be included on each page in order to facilitate citation in the preparation of the complete issue.
- Footnotes: Footnotes should only be used to provide additional information. Font: Garamond 11, Left alignment.
- In-text citations: citations should follow the guidelines set forth by the American Psychological Association (APA). The reference should be included in the case of direct citation or paraphrasing. All references cited in the text must also be present in the Bibliographic References section (and vice versa).
Bibliographic references should follow the guidelines stipulated by the American Psychological Association (APA). They will be placed at the end of the text. Unpublished results and personal communications will not be included even if they have been mentioned in the text. Citing a reference as “in press” implies that the article has been accepted for publication.
References must follow the alphabetical order of the authors’ last name. If there are two or more references by the same author, they will be sorted by ascending date of publication. Examples:
- Books: Last name, First name initials (year of publication). Title, (edition number, if not the first). Plaza: Editorial. Example: Chesneaux, J. (1976). East Asia in the 19th and 20th centuries. 2nd Edition. Spain: New Clio.
- Book chapters: Surname, initials of the name (year of publication). Chapter title. In initials the name and surname of the editors (Eds.), Book title (pp.xx-xx). place, editorial, pages that the chapter occupies. Example: Motta Veiga, P. (2009). Brazil’s Trade Policy: Moving away from old paradigms?. In L. Brainardy L. Martínez-Díaz (Eds.), Brazil as an Economic Superpower? Understanding Brazil’s Changing Role in the Global Economy (pp. 108-122). Washington D.C.: The Brooking Institutions Press.
- Articles in printed magazines: Last name, First name initials (year of publication). Article title. Title of the serial publication, vol. (number), pp xx-xx. Example: Hopkin, J. (2001). Bringing the members back in? Democratizing candidate selection in Britain and Spain. Party Politics, vol. 7, (3), pp. 81-96.
- Articles in electronic journals: Surname, initials of the name (year of publication). Article title. Title of the serial publication, vol. (number), pp xx-xx. DOI number if you have it. Retrieved from: URL of the publication’s web page.
Asia/LatinAmerica journal criteria regarding the use of Artificial Intelligence tools
Recent advances in large language models—advanced generative artificial intelligence
(AI) algorithms trained on enormous volumes of linguistic data—have given rise to
widely accessible writing tools, such as OpenAI's well-known ChatGPT chatbot. These
applications can analyse texts and generate new content based on user input, which
has significant and immediate implications for both researchers writing academic
articles and the journals that publish them.
However, current AI algorithms cannot reliably distinguish between true and false
information, nor can they identify when they are inventing data rather than
accurately reproducing it, which increases the unreliability of their results.
Although this limitation arises even when authors act with rigor and honesty, the use
of AI also opens up unprecedented potential for scientific malpractice, allowing the
generation of convincingly falsified or fabricated texts. As a result, specific tools
are being developed to detect the use of AI-assisted technologies in academic
publications.
Considering this situation, the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors
(ICMJE) has recently updated its recommendations for academic publishing,
incorporating explicit guidelines on the use of AI-based technologies. In line with
these guidelines, Asia/Latin America adopts several of these criteria, which must be
observed and respected both by authors submitting papers to this journal and by the
reviewers responsible for evaluating them.
- • In article submission, Asia/LatinAmerica requires authors to disclose any use of artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted technologies (e.g., large language models, chatbots, image creators) in any aspect of the creation of the submitted work.
- • Authors should describe the nature of such use in the cover letter as well as in the manuscript itself.
- • Artificial intelligence and AI-assisted technologies should not be listed as an author or co-author of a manuscript.
- • Artificial intelligence and AI-assisted technologies should not be cited as a reference or other primary source or as the author of a reference.
- • Human authors are responsible for any submitted material that includes the use of AI-assisted technologies, including its correctness, completeness and accuracy.
- • Authors must be able to affirm that there is no plagiarism in the article, including text and images produced by AI-assisted technologies, and must ensure proper attribution of all material, including full citations where appropriate.
- • Peer reviewers should not upload manuscripts from this journal into software or other artificial intelligence technologies where confidentiality cannot be guaranteed. Even if AI-assisted technologies are used in a way that confidentiality of the manuscript can be ensured, reviewers who choose to use such technologies to facilitate their review must disclose their use and nature to Izquierdas and are responsible for ensuring that any information generated by AI the content incorporated in the reviews is correct, complete and impartial.
Asia/LatinAmerica uses specialised software to detect the use of artificial intelligence in manuscripts submitted for consideration and reserves the right to cancel the evaluation process at any stage if the use of undeclared artificial intelligence is reliably proven.