The Paideia Surcolombiana journal is a scientific peer reviewed journal, aimed at pedagogical and education specialists interested in the production and distribution of scientific knowledge. The Paideia Surcolombiana journal is a multidisciplinary journal, which with a preference for publishing original and unpublished research articles, whether they be in Spanish, French, English or Portuguese.
The Paideia Surcolombiana journal offers to professionals articles that have as study objective issues related to all the fields of knowledge. There are also included into its readers: technicians, teachers and students from Latin America, United States and Europe.
Innovation and research articles: Document presenting in detail the original results of completed research projects. The used structure contains four important aspects: introduction, methodology, results and conclusions.
Reflective article: Documents which set out the results of investigations, from an analytical, interpretative or critical perspective, about a specific topic, using original sources.
Review article: A document resulting from an investigation which analyses, organises and integrates the results of published or unpublished investigations in order to report on advances and developing trends. Documents of this type are characterised by a bibliography of at least 50 references.
Short article: A short article which presents preliminary or partial original results of a scientific or technological investigation, which generally require prompt distribution.
Case report: Documents which present the results of a study about a particular situation with the aim of sharing the technical and methodological experiences evaluated in a specific case. This type of document includes a commented systematic revision of literature on similar cases.
Review: A critical review of the literature about a particular topic.
Letters to the Editor: Critical, analytical or interpretative opinions about the documents published in the journal which, in the opinion of the Editorial committee, constitutes a significant contribution to the discussion of topics by the scientific reference community.
Editorial: Documents written by the Editor, a member of the editorial committee or guest researcher about positions related to the topics dealt with in the journal.
Translations: Translations of classic or current texts or transcriptions of historical documents or of particular interest related to the topics dealt with in the journal.
Reflective article that is not the result of an investigation.
Bibliographic review.
When the evaluation concepts of the specialists are opposed, the Editor may use a third evaluator to define the possibility of their correction for the sake of publication or to decide not to publish the article.
Editorial Decision:Taking into account the concepts of the evaluation made by the specialists, finally the Editor will determine if he publishes the article informing the authors in a timely manner the decision that he makes in this regard. In the case that is necessary, the author must be able to verify the veracity of the statements of the text.
“Paideia Surcolombiana Journal establishes, within its policy of plagiarism prevention, that the authors of manuscripts postulated to the editorial process are directly responsible for the content and guarantee that these are original and unpublished." Paideia Surcolombiana journal, in its objective of preventing plagiarism, reserves the right to review all manuscripts received through the use of anti-plagiarism technological tools, using “Plagiarism Detector”, based on standard practices established by the COPE."
Given the case of detecting a practice of plagiarism, the editor of Paideia journal will inform the author about the editorial decision.
The journal is published annually.
In Universidad Surcolombiana's scientific journals, citations and references must follow the American Psychological Association (APA) system. The referencing of consulted texts is obligatory. The citation provides information about the author and year of publication, which then directs readers to the references section found at the end of the document. All authors cited in an article must coincide with the list of references at the end; authors who have not been cited in the text must not be included in the references section and vice versa. The first page of the article must include the full title and subtitle if applicable, the full names of all authors and their respective institutions, academic titles and university email addresses. The article must also include an abstract and five key words.
The Paideia Surcolombiana journal follows the guidelines for scientific journals of Universidad Surcolombiana and publishes articles that comply with the ethical principles of the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its subsequent revisions. Similarly, articles are subject to the specific legalisation of the country where the investigation took place and must indicate the name of the institution which endorsed the investigation.
The Paideia Surcolombiana journal is the cultural and scientific outlet of Universidad Surcolombiana's School of Education. It publishes articles, which deal with subjects such as research in education, teaching and learning processes, pedagogy, didactics and educational administration. Like the other scientific journals produced at this university, the Paideia Surcolombiana journal is a scientific publication, which endeavours to promote the accumulation of knowledge and cultural identity, with the aim of fostering a sense of citizenship and a civil society.
The Paideia Surcolombiana journal, in accordance with the editorial policies of the Surcolombian University, seeks to promote science in a constructive manner at the service of the community and never to its detriment; approaches science with an attitude of respect for human life and morality seeking the welfare and improvement of the living conditions of the whole society.
By publishing the results of investigations, the Paideia Surcolombiana journal encourages excellence and the accumulation of knowledge.
