About the Journal

Focus and Scope

Quaestiones Disputatae–Temas en Debate is a continuing journal published by the Department of Humanities at the Santo Tomás University, Tunja Campus, which aims to contribute to the dissemination and advancement of scientific knowledge in the fields of the humanities and social sciences. It publishes unpublished works of research, reflection, and review by national and international researchers and scholars, whose topics fall within the fields of Philosophy, Theology, Sociology, Anthropology, Pedagogy, Education, Art, and other related disciplines.

Peer Review Process

a) Submission. Upon receiving a submission, the editorial team will inform the author of the evaluation process to which the text will be subjected. It should be noted that submitting an article does not incur any costs, nor does its receipt automatically imply publication.

b) Acceptance. The article will first be reviewed by the Editorial Committee, which will also verify compliance with the journal’s editorial guidelines. If the article meets these criteria, the Committee will accept it and proceed to the peer review stage.

c) Peer Review. In the second stage, the article will be submitted for evaluation by two expert reviewers in the specific subject area of the contribution. The review process will be conducted on a “double-blind” basis; that is, neither the author nor the reviewers will know the identity of the other party involved in the process. In their evaluation, reviewers will consider aspects such as the article’s relevance to readers, its structure and content, and the style and originality of the text, and will also provide specific recommendations.

The peer reviewers will have the authority to rate the article as 1) publishable; 2) publishable with revisions, which will be indicated on the evaluation form; 3) not publishable. If the article is rated as option 1), it will proceed to the editing process. If the article is rated as option 2), the author will be immediately informed of the corrections to be made within a period of no more than 15 days. Finally, if the article is deemed unpublishable (option 3), the author will be informed and provided with the relevant arguments supporting the peer reviewers’ decision. It should be noted that the author may appeal the reviewers’ decision by submitting a formal letter outlining their reasons. This letter will be submitted to the editorial committee, which will determine whether or not to appoint a third reviewer. Another instance in which a third peer reviewer is appointed is when one of the reviewers, after the time allotted for their evaluation (3 weeks), fails to submit their verdict on time.

d) Approval. Once the evaluation verdict has been issued and communicated, and the author has made the necessary revisions, the Editorial Board will review compliance with the corrections and observations made to the articles that required them. If the outcome of the process is satisfactory, the article will enter the phase of stylistic editing, layout, and digital publication. In this final phase, the author will have the right to review the results of the stylistic editing to ensure that the meaning of their text has not been altered in any way.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides open access to its content, based on the principle that offering the public free access to research contributes to a greater global exchange of knowledge. However, this policy must comply with the parameters established by the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Consequently, readers are authorized to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles, provided that credit is given to the authors of the texts and to the journal Quaestiones Disputatae: temas en debate as the source of the original publication. Commercial use, copying, or distribution of content is not permitted, nor is any adaptation, derivation, or transformation thereof without the prior authorization of the authors and the management of Quaestiones Disputatae: temas en debate. For more information on the terms of this license, please consult:

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Code of Ethics

1.1 Ethical considerations

Quaestiones Disputatae-Temas en debate adheres to the “Code of Conduct and Guide to Good Practice for Editors of Scientific Journals” (http://publicationethics.org/files/Code%20of%20Conduct_2.pdf), as well as the provisions of the Hábeas Data-Statutory Law 1266 of 2008 regarding the handling of personal information in databases.

Some of the guidelines for authors, editors, and peer reviewers are outlined below:

 

For Authors:

- Manuscripts submitted by authors must not be sent simultaneously to other journals, as this compromises the originality of the articles and the rights to their publication.

- It is considered unacceptable to reproduce, in whole or in part, texts by other authors without clearly indicating their source.

- It is considered unacceptable to incorporate, in whole or in part, one’s own previously published texts without clearly indicating their original place of publication.

- Authors agree to carry out the tasks arising from the peer review process

- Authors agree to carry out the tasks arising from the peer review and publication process, such as: revising and incorporating corrections suggested by the reviewer, responding to comments and questions resulting from the editing of the document (stylistic corrections and adherence to editorial guidelines), and completing these tasks within the deadlines agreed upon between the author and the editor.

- Authors must provide the following information when submitting the article: institutional affiliation, field of specialization, highest degree obtained, and ORCID code.

 

For Peer Reviewers:

- Respect the confidentiality required by your role as a peer reviewer and do not disclose details of the article or your review, during or after the evaluation, to anyone associated with the journal. Likewise, commit to submitting the review within 30 calendar days.

- Disclose any potential conflicts of interest they may have regarding the article or the research involved that could affect the impartiality of their evaluation.

- Be objective and constructive in their comments, avoiding hostile remarks or prejudiced comments that could affect the impartiality of their evaluation.

- Article evaluation is performed on a volunteer basis. However, the editorial director will issue a certificate of article evaluation.

Costs

The journal does not provide payment for submission, evaluation, or publication activities.