Submissions

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

Types of Contributions 

• Author Guidelines

Completed research papers are accepted from undergraduate and graduate students, both from UNAD and other Higher Education Institutions, on topics related to: (i) Law, human rights, and information management; (ii) Political studies, government, and international relations; (iii) Conflict analysis, resolution, and transformation; (iv) Environmental management; (v) Rural development; among others. 

Research Articles

Structure: Title in Spanish and English, abstract (200 words), and keywords (5 terms) in Spanish and English; introduction, methodology, results, discussion, conclusions, and references.
Length: 4,000–5,000 words, including references.
Format: Times New Roman, 12-point font, 1.5 line spacing, justified paragraphs, and APA style for citations and references. 

Interviews

Structure: Introduction of the interviewee and justification for inclusion in the journal; questions posed by the interviewer and responses from the interviewee.
Length: 2,000–2,500 words, including references.
Format: Times New Roman, 12-point font, 1.5 line spacing, justified paragraphs, and APA style for citations and references. 

Reviews

Structure: Presentation of the work under review, theoretical discussion, chapters or sections of the work, and conclusions.
Length: 1,000–1,250 words, including references.
Format: Times New Roman, 12-point font, 1.5 line spacing, justified paragraphs, and APA style for citations and references. 

Other Formats

Structure: Synopsis or presentation of the product, and a link to where the product can be accessed (video, cartoon, photo essay, chronicle).
Length: 800–1,000 pages. (Note: This likely refers to words; confirm if needed.)
Format: Times New Roman, 12-point font, 1.5 line spacing, justified paragraphs, and APA style for citations and references. 

Author Guidelines

As stated, Revista Arista Jurídico-Política is an educational (formative) publication issued on an annual basis by the School of Legal and Political Sciences of the Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia. It aims to disseminate, give visibility to, and share the results of academic and research processes carried out by students, professionals, and members of various higher education institutions, both nationally and internationally. 

Manuscript Preparation

The submission and acceptance guidelines have been developed based on quality criteria established by recognized indexing and abstracting systems. Articles must be submitted through the OJS platform, hosted in the repository of the Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia (UNAD), available at the following link:
https://hemeroteca.unad.edu.co/index.php/arista-juridico-politica/about

Along with the article, each author must register on the platform, upload their CV, and attach the duly completed originality statement form.

As part of the submission process and the upload of the manuscript to the platform, authors must ensure that it complies with all the listed requirements. Submissions that do not adhere to these guidelines will be returned to the authors.

These guidelines complement—but do not replace—those available on the journal’s website, which detail the instructions for article submission.

Ethical Statement and Editorial Best Practices for Journals Published by the Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia (UNAD)

UNAD promotes the publication of open-access digital journals and is committed to the dissemination of high-quality, rigorous scientific knowledge. It also ensures the ethical integrity of the articles it publishes, taking as a reference the Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

In this regard, the editorial team must:

• Meet twice a year to make decisions regarding the annual issue and the journal’s sections.
• Screen submissions and select the most relevant works according to the focus of each issue.

The Editor:

• Manage the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform and the journal’s email account.
• Receive submissions and forward them for review by the Editorial Committee.
• Screen all submissions using Turnitin.
• Ensure double-blind peer review, involving one internal and one external reviewer from outside UNAD.
• Create evaluation forms within OJS.
• Maintain and update the database of reviewers and faculty profiles according to the journal’s research lines.

The Co-editor:

• Support the process of receiving and assigning submitted manuscripts.
• Monitor each submission in OJS, from submission to publication.
• Communicate with reviewers and authors.
• Compile all documentation for each issue and issue the corresponding certifications when applicable.
• Update the database of reviewers and faculty profiles according to the journal’s research lines.

Reviewers:

• Review and evaluate assigned manuscripts in OJS within the required timeframes.
• Complete evaluation forms and provide personal information necessary for their inclusion in the issue and journal records.

Authors:

• Submit manuscripts properly through OJS, both initially and when revisions or corrections are requested.
• Provide personal information required for their inclusion in the issue and journal records. 

Journal Sponsors

The Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia (UNAD), through its Research Management System (SIGI), promotes the institutional development and advancement of science, technology, and innovation through research aimed at the development of Colombian society. This has led to the need to strengthen a scientific publishing industry within academia, with the purpose of highlighting the values and dedication of the institution’s scientific and research talent, as well as fostering collaboration with other institutions, researchers, and scientists to broaden the global perspective of knowledge and promote open access to it. 

Requirements for Article Publication

Each article submitted for consideration must comply with the following requirements.

Submission of Original Manuscripts

To be accepted for publication, submitted manuscripts must meet the requirement of originality, meaning that the article has not been previously published in other journals. Authors must not submit the manuscript to another journal simultaneously while it is under evaluation by Revista Arista Jurídico-Política.

 Copyright Notice

Authors agree that the publication of their work is free of charge and that no financial or in-kind compensation will be provided for its publication, distribution, or any other use. All content in this journal, unless otherwise indicated, is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

 Responsibility

The journal is not responsible for the ideas and opinions expressed in published works. Full responsibility rests with the authors. 

Privacy Statement

In accordance with the Personal Data Protection Law (Law 1581 of 2012), the names and email addresses provided in this journal will be used exclusively for the stated purposes and will not be made available for any other use or to third parties. 

Intellectual Property Policies (Open Access Journal)

This is an open-access journal. All content is freely available at no cost to users or institutions. Users are permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles without prior permission from the editor or the author.