About the Journal

Políticas

Focus & Scope

Prohominum, Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanas, is a scientific publication of the Venezuelan Association of Social Research for Humanity. (ACVENISPROH). Prohominum is constituted in a scenario that contributes to the promotion, development and strengthening of the research culture, with regional, national and global projection, in the area of social and human sciences, aimed at providing opportunities for participation to new and consolidated researchers with the desire to show the scientific community their progress and research results.

 Prohominum, is published quarterly. Its four annual publications admit the diffusion of works carried out by national or foreign researchers, productions that constitute a contribution in the field of social and human sciences. They are adjusted to the scientific quality criteria reflected in the publication standards. Articles may be submitted in Spanish, English or Portuguese.

It only publishes unpublished articles related to completed research, bibliographic reviews, technological development reports, scientific essays, proposals for educational models and innovations.  It should be noted that the articles must not have been previously submitted, nor in parallel, to another journal.

Criteria such as originality, social relevance, scientific rigor, timeliness, contribution, among others, are aspects considered for the evaluation of the productions sent to this electronic portal for the dissemination of scientific knowledge. The articles are refereed by experts in their subjects, with ample methodological knowledge, under the Double Blind technique.

One of the purposes of this publication is to:

  • Contribute to the promotion and dissemination of multidisciplinary scientific knowledge, linked to the area of Social and Human Sciences, which serves as a basis for the enrichment of the scientific heritage in Latin America and its contribution to the improvement of the quality of human life, in harmony with the rest of the world and the environment.
  • Promote research in the social field, through the dissemination of subjects of interest that raise awareness among the new, developing and consolidated scientific community, through the exchange of experiences and the collective construction of knowledge.

Prohominum is published in digital format through the OJS platform. Its articles can be submitted in Open Office or Microsoft Word formats. This journal seeks to consolidate a space for dialogue and scientific reflection with inter and multidisciplinary perspective, with emphasis on the Social Sciences intertwined with the legal sciences and economic sciences with a humanistic vision. The articles are focused on social interaction, its components (what systematizes them, the agreements that are formed) and everything related to the coexistence between two or more social groups. Therefore, it can cover different areas of social knowledge, among which are distinguished: Education, Humanities, Economics, Administration, Arts, Law, Literature, Philosophy, Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology, Communication and other related areas.

 

Thematic

This journal has inter and multidisciplinary perspective, with emphasis on Social Sciences. The articles are focused on social interaction, its components (what systematizes them, the agreements that are formed) and everything related to the coexistence between two or more social groups. Therefore, it can cover different areas of social knowledge, among which are distinguished: Education, Humanities, Economics, Administration, Arts, Law, Literature, Philosophy, Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology, Communication and other related areas.

 

Purposes

  • Contribute to the promotion and dissemination of multidisciplinary scientific knowledge, linked to the area of Social and Human Sciences, which serves as a basis for the enrichment of the scientific heritage in Latin America and its contribution to the improvement of the quality of human life, in harmony with the rest of the world and the environment.
  • Promote research in the social field, through the dissemination of subjects of interest that raise awareness among the new, developing and consolidated scientific community, through the exchange of experiences and the collective construction of knowledge.

Periodicity

Prohominum, Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanas tiene u is published quarterly, with one issue published every three months, comprising one volume, with four issues per year, distributed free of charge and disseminated via the Internet. Throughout the year, Prohominum, receives articles for refereeing.

Publication frequency  

The period of publication of the issues is as follows:

  • The first issue corresponds to the months of January-March and is published online the first 10 working days of March of each year.
  • The second issue corresponds to the months of April-June and is published online the first 10 working days of June of each year.
  • The third issue corresponds to the months of July-September and is published online the first 10 working days of September of each year.
  • The fourth issue corresponds to the months of October-December and is published online the first 10 working days of December of each year.

 

Target audience

The journal is open to undergraduate and graduate researchers, new and established researchers in the area of Social and Human Sciences. It is also aimed at all specialists, researchers, students and the public interested in the topics addressed.

 

Arbitration process:

Arbitration system

                At Más vita we use double-blind peer review. With an estimated time of 3 to 5 months, developed in five stages or phases of work.

Stages or phases of arbitration

The arbitration for the magazine Más vita is done through five stages or phases of work that are described below:

1-Item Shipping

                Once the author considers that they have complied with all the recommendations described in the For authors section (https://www.acvenisproh.com/revistas/index.php/masvita/information/authors), they must send the document, along with with the Letter of Originality (Letter of Originality) to the following email masvitarevista@gmail.com.

It can also be sent through the OJS of the magazine Más vita, once you have registered as an author.

It is worth noting that Más Vita does not request or receive payments for the reception and/or arbitration of an article.

2-Preliminary review

                During this phase, the editor evaluates whether the manuscript meets the criteria of formality of the text, as well as topicality. If the assessment is favourable, the arbitration process continues. If this is not the case, the manuscript is returned to the author with the observations and recommendations. For this process, the Más Vita Magazine has an estimated time of fifteen working days. In both cases, the editor sends, to the corresponding author, information about the stage or phase of the arbitration in which the manuscript is.

3-Review by peers external to Acvenisproh International

                Once the Editorial Team receives the article, they run the Crossref / Thenticate anti-plagiarism software. The result of this execution according to the acceptance criteria must range between 1% to 5%. Once verified that there is no plagiarism, the scope and theme of the manuscript are determined, to assign the appropriate referees. This process is carried out using a double-blind modality. The arbitrators are made up of external evaluators and in cases where the results are not unanimous, a third arbitrator is incorporated. It is worth mentioning that the final decision of publication, considering the arguments of the evaluators, rests with the Editor of the journal.

                Each evaluator makes use of an evaluation instrument. The referee evaluation scale or instrument (https://www.acvenisproh.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/formato-de-evaluacion-de-la-revista-MasVita.pdf) consists of nine sections , with their respective indicators, which, among other things, evaluate: innovation, originality, precision, quality of the arguments, scientific level, presentation and justification of the results and conclusions, impact of the topic, quality of the discourse, presentation of illustrations and references bibliographical

                This process may take approximately twenty-five business days. The verdict can yield the following results:

*Publishing without modifications.

*Publishing with modifications of form.

*Published with substantive modifications (or in content, or in theoretical framework, or in objectives, or in methodology, or in conclusions, or in references).

*Publishing with background and form modifications.

*Not publishable.

The corresponding author is issued a certificate specifying the verdict of the arbitrators, as well as the guidelines of the arbitration team.

4-Final review

                In the event that it is an article whose result of the evaluation showed publishable with modifications, an email is written to the author to make the correction and send the copy again.

                In the case of a manuscript whose result of the evaluation showed the need for modifications, its authors will have a maximum period of 25 business days to incorporate them. It is suggested that when the manuscript is resubmitted for evaluation, they submit a report of the observations incorporated. Once the modified article has been received, the Editorial Committee will verify that the observations have been incorporated and will deliver it again to the Referees. If it is determined that the incorporated observations do not meet the required criteria, they will be sent again to the authors until the document is completed.

                In the event that the authors have not incorporated the observations and have not submitted a report on the reason for this omission, an email will be sent calling attention. If there is no response from the authors, the article will remain paused for two months and then it will be removed from the journal.

                When the verdicts are favorable to the Publication, the Referees inform the Editorial Group who will continue the editing and publication process.

5-Editing and publication

                the event that the article has a publishable evaluation without modifications, the author or authors are informed of the result by means of a simple email, which specifies the date on which the article will be published in accordance with the periodicity of the journal. If the results imply modifications of form, content or not publishable, a detailed report is sent with the observations generated by the referees.

                Once the article is accepted to be published definitively, since it has already covered the points that accredit it for said publication, the proof of definitive publication is issued, specifying the number and volume where said publication will be carried out. . Finally, when the article is published, the publication certificate is issued specifying the DOI (Digital Object Identifier) ​​assigned to the article and the link to the published journal.

                In the case of articles whose evaluation result was not publishable, the author is informed, warning them not to reapply the same article to the journal. If the author or authors omit this opinion, an email will be sent specifying that they will not be able to publish in the journal for a period of one year.

 

Referee Evaluation Instrument

Our referees use the following Referee Evaluation Instrument

 

Good Editorial Practices

In the journal Prohominum. Social and Human Sciences Journal we commit ourselves to comply with the principles emanating from the Committee on Publication Ethics (Comité de Ética para Publicaciones-COPE) for editors of scientific journals, with the purpose of guaranteeing good editorial practices. This Editorial Team has developed a series of guidelines and commitments regarding the activities to be carried out by those entire involved editor, editorial board, authors and referees), which are presented below:

Publisher

  • Confidentiality in the editorial process must be guaranteed, and information about the manuscript must not be disclosed to anyone other than the author(s), reviewers and editor. In addition, it is forbidden to disclose information without authorization of the authors. It is also agreed that articles whose manuscripts show conflicts of interest (relational between the authors or institutions related to the research) cannot be published.
  • Guarantee the transparency of contributions, evaluation processes and publication.
  • Respond in a timely manner to requests and questions from authors, referees and any member of the Scientific Committee.
  • Ensure compliance with research and publication standards in all editorial processes related to the journal.
  • Commit rigorously comply with the time of publication of articles.
  • Guarantee transparency in the submission of referees' decisions.
  • Guarantee transparency in the submission of referees' decisions.
  • To mediate objectively in case of differences between referees and authors, always ensuring that the confidentiality of notifications and the anonymity of those involved is maintained.
  • The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for deciding which of the manuscripts submitted to the journal will be published, a decision that arises from the application of the due editorial process. This decision may be consulted with other editors or reviewers.
  • The editor must guarantee the safeguarding of academic research and ensure permanent access.
  • The editor is responsible for following up on any reported act of unethical behavior, as long as it is well - founded, and may even apply a corrective disciplinary measure if it is discovered after the manuscript has been published.
  • Promote the inclusion of the journal databases and quality indexes.

 

Editorial Board

  • Verify that the articles comply with the necessary elements to go to arbitration.
  • Ensure that the article complies with the editorial line and is within the scope of the journal.
  • Assess its relevance in terms of the journal's objectives.
  • Actively participate in the selection of reviewers/evaluators/referees.
  • Suggest the inclusion of the journal databases and quality indexes.
  • Maintain the confidentiality of the entire editorial process.
  • In the event that one of the members of the Editorial Committee submits an article for review, he/she should refrain from issuing an opinion regarding the appointment of referees and should assume all the rules of the journal.

Authors

  • Submit original and unpublished papers, according to the structure proposed in the journal's publication guidelines.
  • All authors must present a similar percentage of participation in the authorship of a paper. Those who contributed with translation, financial support, proofreading or one or more readings of the paper are not considered authors.
  • Do not submit the same paper simultaneously to another journal.
  • Follow the publication rules of the journal.
  • Do not present manipulated results. In addition, if once the article is published, the author(s) become aware of an error in the published data, the journal should be notified to correct the article in the form of an erratum.
  • The article must contain sufficient references to allow others to reproduce the work. In addition, they must be properly referenced.
  • If there is a conflict of interest, this should be indicated when submitting the article.
  • In the publication guidelines, the sources used in the text must be rigorously cited. If it is not referenced, it should not be cited.
  • Avoid manipulation of citations.
  • Comply with the times indicated for the incorporation of the observations derived from the arbitration.
  • Plagiarism is a reflection of unethical behavior and should be sanctioned in the journal.
  • If a research in Social and Human Sciences involves the participation of individuals, the manuscript must show that the study has the informed consent of the participants and, at the same time, which it complies with the laws and institutional guidelines.
  • In the event that one of the members of the Editorial Committee submits an article for review, he/she must refrain from expressing an opinion regarding the appointment of referees and must comply with all the rules of the journal.
  • Follow the code of conduct and good editorial practices issued by COPE. It is suggested to review this link: international standards for authors

Referees

The Scientific Committee will normally suggest them.

  • To guarantee an objective peer review.
  • Guarantee the quality and scientific rigor of the evaluation of an article.
  • Adhere to the journal's evaluation process.
  • Maintain the confidentiality of the entire process related to the evaluation of the article.
  • Maintain objectivity, reflecting in their observations supporting arguments that guide, the authors to improve their manuscript.
  • Send the evaluations within the estimated time.
  • Declare if there is a conflict of interest once the article has been received.
  • Not to make use of the information, data or ideas obtained through the manuscript of an article for personal publication.
  • The referees may propose the incorporation of published works relevant to the subject matter addressed and the authors have not cited that.
  • A reviewer may never use the information provided in a manuscript to nurture his or her personal research.
  • Contribute to editorial decisions.

Unacceptable editorial practices:

Having consulted the different documents of COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) in order to organize a Code of Ethics and Good Editorial Practices, we have established that the following practices will not be accepted in the journal: multiple publications, repetitive publication, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, use of ghostwriters, manipulation of quotations and self-citations.

Conflict resolution

Actions to be taken in case of detection of any of these undesirable practices:

  • Multiple publications/Repetitive publication: as soon as multiple publication is detected (in more than one journal or as part of event proceedings), an explanation will be requested from the authors. If the arguments do not satisfy the Scientific Committee and the Editor, the article will be withdrawn and the authors will be sanctioned by not being allowed to publish another article in this journal for a period of two years.
  • Plagiarism and self-plagiarism: When it is detected that a manuscript presents coincidences -in 70%- with an already published work or there is self-plagiarism (the author takes verbatim what has already been published but does not cite it.  Which leads to think that his contribution is unpublished and original). A detailed report will be prepared in which all the sources (web pages of journals or pdf of articles) that certify the plagiarism or self-plagiarism will be specified and the authors will be asked for explanations in order to define if these practices actually exist or if it is only the product of an error. If no response is received within two weeks, the article will be withdrawn from the editorial process.
  • E Ghostwriter: although it is a difficult practice to detect, the Editor has the power to remove the article from the journal. If detected once the article has been published, it will be removed from the journal's website and a clarifying note will be made in the Editorial.

In case the article has been published, two paths will be followed:

  • Correction: if the authors provide an explanation satisfactory to the Editor and the Editorial Committee, a new version will be received from the authors with the changes made and an attached note specifying these changes. It will be immediately incorporated into the journal's OJS.
  • Withdrawal: the article will be withdrawn from the journal's website and other pages where it is available, accompanied by a communiqué with a note in the Editorial informing the details of the case. In this case, the anonymity of the authors will not be maintained.

Note: if the article is not yet published and is in some editorial processes (layout, style correction, proofreading) a detailed report will be sent to the authors about the reasons for the rejection and withdrawal of the article. The anonymity of the authors will be maintained.

 

In any of the above cases, the decision will be communicated in writing to the authors.

Other aspects:

Once the article has been accepted, the authors commit themselves to include all the observations derived from the peer review that they consider pertinent in their work. They must justify in writing the observations not incorporated.

Authors should be aware that once the observations have been evaluated and integrated and the manuscript has been accepted, the Editorial Committee or the Editor might request another modification with the purpose of improving the quality of the article. If the authors refuse, the article will be withdrawn from publication. It should be remembered that they signed a letter of commitment emphasizing this aspect.

Papers by the same author(s) will not be published in consecutive issues.

References

COPE. (2018). Basic Practices. Retrieved from https://publicationethics.org/core-practices

 

Open Access Policies

Prohominum, Social and Human Sciences Journal subscribes and declares that we are an Open Access journal and will allow free, immediate and free access to its content to any user.

From Prohominum, Social and Human Sciences Journal it is possible to access, through the Internet, to the content of its articles in a free and universal way, without any cost for the reader.

Authors shall retain their copyrights and grant the journal the right of first publication of their work, which shall be simultaneously subject to the CreativeCommons 4.0

Consequently:

You are free to:

  • Share, copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.
  • Adapt, remix, transform and build upon the material.
  • The license may not revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the terms of the license.

Under the following terms:

  • Attribution - You must give proper credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes have been made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in such a way as to suggest that you, or your use, is endorsed by the licensor.
  • Non-Commercial - You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
  • Share Alike - If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contribution under the same license as the original.
  • No Additional Restrictions - You may not apply legal terms, or technological measures that legally restrict others from making any use permitted by the license.

Authors may adopt other non-exclusive license agreements for distribution of the published version of the work (e.g., deposit it in an institutional telematics archive or publish it in a monographic volume) as long as initial publication in this journal is indicated.

Authors are allowed and encouraged to disseminate their work through the Internet (e.g., in institutional telematics archives or on their web page) before and during the submission process, which may produce interesting exchanges and increase citations of the published work.

We also subscribe, as a journal, to the Budapest Declaration (2002) and share the principles of Open Access present in the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Scientific Literature (2003), Bethesda Declaration on Open Access Publishing (2003) and the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (Dora, 2012).

 

Licensing

E This work is distributed under a license CreativeCommons Reconocimiento-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).

In this sense, you are free to:

  • Share: copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.
  • Adapt: remix, transform and build upon the material.

Under the following terms:

  • Attribution: you must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made.
  • Non-commercial: you may not use the material for commercial purposes.
  • ShareAlike: if you remix, transform or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original.

Sources of financing

The economic resources required to guarantee the activities associated with the editorial process, layout, publication and indexing of the issues of Prohominum are obtained from Acvenisproh, Venezuelan Civil Association of Social Research for Humanity, in conjunction with ACVENSIPROH®-Ecuador.

 

Property rights

The ownership of the patrimonial rights of Prohominum corresponds to Acvenisproh, Venezuelan Civil Association of Social Research for Humanity. The author, when submitting his article for publication, assigns the rights, in accordance with the licenses foreseen for this type of publication, described in https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.es

 

Archival preservation policy

The technical team of Prohominum's digital publication follows three policies:

  1. Policies Open Journal Systems supports the. LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep StuffSafe) system that guarantees the journal a permanent and secure archive. LOCKSS is an open source program developed by the Stanford University Library that allows libraries to preserve selected web journals by regularly searching registered journals to collect new published content and archive it. Each file is continuously validated against records from other libraries, so any damaged or lost content can be restored using those records or the journal itself. CLOCKSS Open Journal Systems also supports the CLOCKSS (Controlled Lots of Copies Keep StuffSafe) to ensure a permanent and secure archive for the journal. CLOCKSS is based on the open source LOCKSS software developed at Stanford University Library, which allows libraries to preserve selected web journals by regularly checking registered journal websites for recently published content and archiving it. Each archive is constantly validated against other library caches and, if it is detected that content has been corrupted or lost, the other caches or the journal are used to restore it.
  2. The policies of the storage hosting company: In addition to the advantages offered by the servicioshosting.com
  3. Policies for the safeguarding of equipment and work servers: with respect to the local work equipment we have the following guidelines:

               -  Control of environmental factors (humidity, temperature, contamination).

               - The place where the server is located complies with optimal conditions to avoid equipment deterioration.

               - There is a discipline of handling and backup: the equipment is configured to alert and make backups automatically.

               -  With respect to the storage of articles, there is a two-year storage policy. This policy applies to files received for arbitration as well as to those that are published. Likewise, the evaluation forms of the articles submitted for arbitration are stored (minimum of two years).

                - Article versions are stored in the following way: preprint (non-evaluated version), post print (editorial) and post print (author's corrected version).

                - The server is checked periodically (predictive maintenance plan) to avoid possible damage.

   4. In the same way, an agreement has been formalized with the Galileo Foundation for the advancement of science in Ecuador (FUNDAGACEC) in which this organization undertakes to offer ACVENISPROH a space on its server to safeguard files of the magazine, based on the policies that govern the matter: See Agreement