Sending procedure

Those who opt to publish their work in the CENTRA Journal of Social Sciences should submit their original manuscripts at the following link: https://centracs.es/revista/envios and follow the instructions indicated.

Depending on the section for which the original is proposed, the Publishable Version should include, in addition to the text of the original, the following elements:

Elements of the Publishable Version (by Section):

The text should be submitted in Word format in two ways: in its Publishable Version, as the authors initially wish the manuscript to be published. This version should include the following elements:
- Title (Spanish/English)
- Author-Organisation-ORCID e-mail address
- Brief curriculum vitae (maximum 100 words)
- Abstract/abstract (150 words) (Spanish/English)
- Keywords (5) (Spanish/English), in lower case and separated by semicolon.
- Text of the article
- Bibliography

On the other hand, an Anonymised Version of the same file, which will be used in the evaluation process of the original, and which must comply with the following conditions:
- Eliminate "Author-Organisation-Email-ORCID".
- Remove "Brief curricular reference".
- Remove any identifying element in the header/footer or elsewhere in the document.
- When quotations from the author(s) are used in the text, replace with "Author" or "Author 1".
(Lazarsfeld and Reitz, 1975) > (Author, 1975)
- In the bibliography, author references should be replaced in full:
Lazarsfeld, P. F. and Reitz, J. G. (1975). An Introduction to Applied Sociology. Elsevier.

For the Bibliographical Essays and Reviews sections, only the Publishable Version is required.
The lengths of the originals for the different collections will be revised in the Publishable Version according to the following indications:
- Article: maximum length of 9,000 words.
- Research note: maximum length of 5,000 words.
- Bibliographic review: maximum length of 5,000 words.
- Bibliographic essay: maximum length of 5,000 words.
- Discussions:
o Introduction: between 2,000-5,000 words.
o Text-Debate: between 5,000-9,000 words.
- Reviews: maximum length of 2,500 words.

Authors are recommended to always sign with the same pattern. In the case of signing with both surnames, it is advisable to join both surnames with a hyphen and not to use initials in the first name. In this sense, it is advisable to register the signature format chosen by the author in ORCID, so that the author's contribution is perfectly identified.
The funding, if any, that has enabled the research to be carried out and the text to be written should also be included.
In the case of joint authorship, the order in the list of names sent will be that which appears in the final printout. Correspondence regarding evaluation and editing will be maintained only with the first signatory and, preferably, by e-mail.
Authors are obliged to follow and respect in the original text the ethical principles of research and scientific publication, avoiding dishonest practices such as fraud involving falsification or invention of data, repeated publication, plagiarism in its different modes and variants or co-authorship conflicts. During the evaluation process, the text may not be submitted to another journal or publisher. In any of these situations, authors will be held responsible for the consequences of any kind arising from such unseemly conduct.

In accordance with the provisions of the Intellectual Property Law, authors must inform the CENTRA Foundation in advance of the unpublished and original nature of the text and the full availability of the rights of the author(s). The publication of a manuscript that infringes the rights of the aforementioned law due to this omission will be the responsibility of the author(s).
Authors will enjoy the support of the Research Department of the CENTRA Foundation throughout the process of evaluation and editing of the manuscript, which will respond to their doubts and editorial needs. The CENTRA Foundation undertakes to maintain the anonymity of authorship and not to disseminate the text to persons not involved in the evaluation. At the request of the authors, a certificate will be issued when the text has been approved but is still in the process of preparation for publication.