Submissions
Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
- Send, in a Word file, the academic curriculum of each of the authors in the form of a paragraph with a maximum length of five lines.
- The article follows the official template provided by the Revista Costarricense de Orientación.
- The manuscript complies with the journal’s publication guidelines.
- The Declaration of Originality, Authorship, and Conflict of Interest is attached and duly signed by all authors.
Author Guidelines
TYPES OF MANUSCRIPTS AND STRUCTURE
The journal publishes scientific articles (from a basic investigation, an applied investigation, a bibliographic review, a systematization of experiences), essays and reviews. Donwload the "Norms for the preparation of an article" to kwown the specifications, which must be followed for the preparation of the articles.
Scientific article derived from basic research
1. The maximum length is 25 pages.
2. Tables and figures must be incorporated within the text.
3. Title (in Spanish, English, and Portuguese).
4. Abstract (in Spanish, English, and Portuguese), should include: objective, methodology, results and conclusions.
5. Keywords (in Spanish, English, and Portuguese), use the UNESCO Thesaurus.
6. Theoretical reference.
7. Results and Discussion.
Scientific article derived from applied research
1. The maximum length is 25 pages.
2. Tables and figures must be incorporated within the text.
3. Title (in Spanish, English, and Portuguese).
4. Abstract (in Spanish, English, and Portuguese), should include: objective, methodology, results and conclusions.
5. Keywords (in Spanish, English, and Portuguese), use the UNESCO Thesaurus.
6. Theoretical reference.
7. Results and Discussion.
Scientific article derived from an experience systematization
1. The maximum length is 25 pages.
2. Tables and figures must be incorporated within the text.
3. Title (in Spanish, English, and Portuguese).
4. Abstract (in Spanish, English, and Portuguese), should include: objective, methodology, results and conclusions.
5. Keywords (in Spanish, English, and Portuguese), use the UNESCO Thesaurus.
Scientific article derived from a bibliographic review
1. The maximum length is 25 pages.
2. Tables and figures must be incorporated within the text.
3. Title (in Spanish, English, and Portuguese).
4. Abstract (in Spanish, English, and Portuguese), should include: objective, methodology, results and conclusions.
5. Keywords (in Spanish, English, and Portuguese), use the UNESCO Thesaurus.
Essay
1. The maximum length is 25 pages.
2. Tables and figures must be incorporated within the text.
3. Title (in Spanish, English, and Portuguese).
4. Abstract (in Spanish, English, and Portuguese), should include: objective, methodology, results and conclusions.
5. Keywords (in Spanish, English, and Portuguese), use the UNESCO Thesaurus.
Review
1. The maximum length is 3 pages.
2. Tables and figures must be incorporated within the text.
3. Title (in Spanish, English, and Portuguese).
4. Presentation of the reviewed work.
5. Commented synthesis of the content of the work or cultural product.
6. Evaluative and critical judgment.
NORMS FOR THE ELABORATION OF CITATIONS AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES
The citation and referencing model in the publications of the Revista Costarricense de Orientación (RCO, by its acronym in Spanish), is the one used by the American Psychological Association (APA), seventh edition in English.
There are two citation formats: paraphrasing and direct citation. Each of these is characterized below:
- Paraphrasing: A paraphrase restates another's idea (or your own previously published idea) in your own words.
- Direct citation: This type of citation reproduces words literally from another work or from your own previously published work (American Psychological Association, 2020). Here are some specifications about this citation format:
- Short citation (less than 40 words).
- Long citation (more than 40 words).
In the case of personal communications, such as: interviews, emails, text messages, telephone conversations, letters, classroom, or recorded conferences, among others; they should be cited only in the text and will not be included in the list of bibliographical references.
The Editorial Committee of the journal invites you to download the norms for the elaboration of citations and bibliographical references for the preparation of articles.
Copyright Notice
The authors offer the free, exclusive assignment of the patrimonial rights of their articles to the Colegio de Profesionales en Orientación (Bar Association of Guidance Professionals) to carry out the following activities:
- Graphic and style editing of the article or part of it, as established in the journal's editorial policies.
- Adjust the wording to incorporate gender-inclusive language, as established in the journal's editorial policies.
- The publication and reproduction of the article or part of it in print and electronic media (promotional publications of the article in the newsletter of the Colegio de Profesionales en Orientación (Bar Association of Guidance Professionals), academic-professional networks, among others).
- Adapt the article to reading, sound, or voice formats that ensure the accessibility of the information by people with disabilities.
- The possibility of translating the article or part of it into other languages.
The Colegio de Profesionales en Orientación (Bar Association of Guidance Professionals) grants the authors the right to reuse the articles for self-archiving or dissemination of the final versions published in the journal, on the Internet or an electronic website, as long as this is not done for commercial purposes, no derivative works are created without prior permission, and the source of the authors is respected.
The publication and distribution of articles will be carried out through the principles of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivatives 3.0 Costa Rica license (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 CR).
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