Types of Submissions

Theoretical-Methodological Studies and Research. This section is exclusively for the publication of studies conducted by researchers on archival science and records management that meet the expected scientific rigor of academic research, as well as theoretical-methodological studies in the same field. Submissions should be a minimum of fifteen pages and a maximum of thirty pages, double-spaced, including footnotes, images, graphs, and bibliographic references.

Archives Speak. This section is dedicated to the presentation of documents located in various archives throughout Mexico. Priority is given to historical documents, although presentations of archives by their curators are also welcome. Presentations should be up to ten pages long, in addition to the paleographic transcription and/or translation of the presented document.

Book Reviews. This section is dedicated to the presentation of book reviews specializing in archival science and records management. Submissions should be directly related to the areas covered in the undergraduate program: History; Administration; Law and Information Technologies related to the field of archival knowledge. Reviews should be a minimum of five pages and a maximum of seven pages.

Submission Requirements

Theoretical-Methodological Studies and Research

a) Articles may be authored by one or more authors, all of whom must be cited.

b) Articles may be about traditional archives (on paper) or any other type of archive and media (audio, image, film, audiovisual, digital, etc.).

c) Articles must be written in Word, using Times New Roman 12-point font, double-spaced, in a single column. Articles must be a minimum of fifteen (15) pages and a maximum of thirty (30) pages, including notes, references, graphs, or images.

e) There is no maximum length for the title, although it should preferably be less than 20 words.

f) The title must accurately reflect the content. The Editorial Committee reserves the right to suggest title changes.

g) After the title in Spanish and English, include the author's name(s), institutional affiliation, email address, and ORCID ID (if applicable).

h) The author(s) are responsible for the English translation of the title, abstract, and keywords.

i) The proposed article must be accompanied by a 200-word abstract in Spanish and English, as well as five keywords in the same languages ​​that are not part of the title.

j) The article should ideally include the following elements: introduction, body, and conclusions.

k) The introduction should state the text's overall objective and the argumentative structure used to address that objective.

l) Footnotes should not contain bibliographic references; these should be included in the bibliography.

m) Direct quotations of fewer than 40 words should be integrated into the text, enclosed in quotation marks, without altering the font type or size.

n) Direct quotations of more than forty words should be set off in a separate indent. The reference should be in parentheses, citing the author with their last name followed by their first name, the year of publication, and the page number. (Cárdenas, Héctor 1994, 55).

o) In the bibliography, book titles should be in italics.

p) Bibliographic references (only those cited in the text) should be included at the end of the article. For journal articles, if they are open access and have a DOI  should be included.

q) Finally, a brief biographical summary of the author(s) should be included, indicating their education, institution, and research areas.

r) If images are used, they should be submitted in a separate file, clearly indicating their placement within the text.

s) Images must be 300 dpi resolution and submitted in TIFF format; they must be the author's property or the author must have the rights or authorization for their use.

t) The Chicago Manual of Style for the Humanities will be used for the bibliography. We recommend consulting the following website: https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation-guide-2.html

The Archives Speak

a) This section will prioritize the presentation of archival documents that, for various reasons, are of interest to local, regional, or national history. Documents from the 16th to the 20th centuries may be submitted, provided they are properly transcribed.

b) By "properly presented document," we mean one in which a modernized transcription is made, eliminating abbreviations and modifying the punctuation and spelling of the text.

c) Images of the texts may also be submitted.

d) Submissions must be written in Word, using 12-point Times New Roman font and double-spaced.

e) The length of submitted documents and images must be up to 10 pages.

f) Each document submission must include a study of the presented document.

g) The study must include an introduction, an explanation of the document's importance, and the conclusions reached.

h) The Chicago style for the Humanities citations must be used. We recommend visiting the following website: https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation-guide-2.html

Book Reviews

a) Reviews must be written in Spanish or English.

b) Book reviews will be accepted for books published up to five years prior.

c) Reviews must be submitted in Word format, using 12-point Times New Roman font and double-spaced.

d) Reviews should be between 5 and 7 pages long.

Regarding the evaluations:

a) Proposals will be peer-reviewed (double-blind), and any suggestions made should be incorporated into the revised text whenever possible.

b) In case of disagreement, the author should send a letter to the Editorial Committee explaining why the correction suggested by a reviewer was not made. The reasoning must be thoroughly supported.

c) Articles will be reviewed using software to prevent unethical practices.

d) If a situation exceeds the reviewer's responsibilities, the Editorial Committee will take up the case, and its decision will be final.