Submissions

Author Guidelines

The rules for authors when submitting their papers:

1. RES PUBLICA Notebooks in Law and Criminology publishes original research papers in law and criminology.

2. Submission of originals. The originals must be unpublished, and failing that, indicate by footnote citation, the extract or publication from which they derive, always being the contribution to be reproduced, a variation of the same with relevant developments to be published for the interest of the scientific community. Articles will be accepted in Spanish, English, Portuguese and Italian.

3. They will be written and sent in Word or compatible format to the OJS of the journal. They should also be sent, as an attachment, to the following e-mail address: respublica@upo.es

4. Format. Articles must be submitted using the template provided in the following ‘RES PUBLICA template link’. No article will be accepted if it is not included in the template. Most of the journal's style rules are included in the template.

5. The following points are added:

-The length limit is between 6000 and 18000 words for contributions, with the exception of the monograph which will accept between 6000-25000 words and reviews which will not have a minimum number of words, the maximum being 6000.

-Underlining, bold words or phrases within the text should be avoided. Titles of sections/sub-sections in bold and lower case.

-No indentation on the first line.

-Separation between paragraphs before 6 points, after 0 points.

-Italics may be used in text, not underlining or bold (except for headings/subheadings).

6. Notes should be placed at the foot of the page (not at the end of the article), numbered using Arabic characters and in superscript format. No indentation. Italics may be used, not underlining or bold.

7. If the paper is accepted and ready for layout, all authors must include their ORCID, as well as their full name, institution and e-mail address. In case of doubt, you can consult the following guide: guiasbib.upo.es/orcid

8. The system of the UNE-ISO 690:2013 standard will be used in the citations. The guidelines and detailed explanation can be obtained from this link. However, articles will also be accepted using the APA citation system. In this case, when adding parenthetical references within the text, the parentheses must include the author's surname, followed by a space before the year of publication, a colon and a space before the page: (Woolf, 1957: 191-25). If more authors appear: (Woolf, 1957; Gilbert , Gubar, 1985; López, 1991). This information should be placed just after each quotation or at the end of the sentence(s) that paraphrase(s) the reference. The date of publication of the reference should be the date that appears in the publication being handled.

9. A list of references to all works (articles, books, web resources, and book chapters) cited in the article must be included at the end. Do not include any other reference that has not been cited in the text. As for the way to do it, both the author's surname and first name must be cited in full, using the Chicago method.

Incorrect example:

CARUSO FONTÁN, V., (2019). ‘Normalización VS. perversión: a propósito del concepto de pornografía infantil’, in Revista Penal, nº 43.

Correct example:

CARUSO FONTÁN, Viviana, (2019). ‘Normalización VS. perversión: a propósito del concepto de pornografía infantil’, in Revista Penal, nº 43.

9.1. Do not abbreviate even if several works by the same author are referenced. The bibliographic list must include the DOI of the articles that have it.

Incorrect example:

CARUSO FONTÁN, Viviana, (2019). ‘Normalización VS. perversión: a propósito del concepto de pornografía infantil’, in Revista Penal, nº 43.

------------, (2020). ‘La pornografía infantil en la legislación penal española. Apuntes sobre un viaje en retroceso a la superación de concepciones morales’, in Bustos Rubio, Miguel/ Abadías Selma, Alfredo (dir.),Una década de reformas penales. Análisis de diez años de cambios en el Código penal español, JM Bosch Editor.https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv1dv0vh9.20

Correct example:

CARUSO FONTÁN, Viviana, (2019). ‘Normalización VS. perversión: a propósito del concepto de pornografía infantil’, in Revista Penal, nº 43.

CARUSO FONTÁN, Viviana, (2020). ‘La pornografía infantil en la legislación penal española. Apuntes sobre un viaje en retroceso a la superación de concepciones morales’, in Bustos Rubio, Miguel/ Abadías Selma, Alfredo (dir.), Una década de reformas penales. Análisis de diez años de cambios en el Código penal español, JM Bosch Editor.https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv1dv0vh920

9.2. Each reference should be on one line. They should be separated with an “Enter”. See example in the “Citations” tab of this link https://guiasbib.upo.es/publicacion/programar_publicacion

-Separate each reference with 6 points from the previous and following paragraph.

10. How to cite pronouncements of judicial orders or other similar bodies:

(a) Constitutional Court:
STC 140/2018 of December 20, 2018.

b) Supreme Court:
STS (jurisdictional order) of October 20, 2015 (Rec. 2340/2014).

c) High Courts of Justice:
STSJ of Andalusia/Malaga (jurisdictional order) of October 20, 2015 (Rec. 2340/2014).

d) Social Court:
Judgment of the Social/Criminal/Civil Court No. 1 of Seville of March 10, 2015 (Proceeding No. 2340/2016).

e) Court of Justice of the European Union:
CJEU of 21 June 2017, Wolfram Bechtel, Marie-Laure Bechtel and Finanzamt Offenburg, Case C-20/16.

f) European Court of Human Rights:
ECHR of 18 June 2009, Budina v. Russia, no. 37580/05.

11. Publication process. Cuadernos de RES PUBLICA en Derecho y Criminología will acknowledge receipt of all originals within a maximum period of one month from receipt. The Editorial Board will decide on the publication of the papers on the basis of two evaluation reports, issued by specialists outside the editorial organization of the journal. The publication may be conditioned to the introduction of changes with respect to the original version. The decision on publication will not exceed three months. Authors of articles accepted for publication may be requested to correct proofs, which must be returned within 48 hours. Substantial changes in the proofs will not be allowed, being limited to the correction of errors with respect to the accepted version.

12. The Directorate of Cuadernos de RES PUBLICA en Derecho y Criminología reserves the right to publish the papers in a section other than the one selected by the author in the process of submission to the Journal.

13. Copyright. It is a condition for publication that the author(s) assign(s) to Cuadernos de RES PUBLICA en derecho y criminología, exclusively, the rights of first reproduction.

14. Any failure to comply with these Rules will constitute grounds for rejection of the original submitted.

15. Book reviews: RES PUBLICA Notebooks in law and criminology accepts book reviews. They must observe the formal indications established for articles, with the exception of the title, which will be the title of the work, and the maximum length described.

16. Once the articles have been published, those responsible for the journal make the following recommendations available to the authors in order to increase the dissemination and visibility of their contributions.

17. Authors are recommended to use inclusive and non-sexist language in the writing of any contribution to the journal, including the full names of the researchers in the bibliography. Regarding the wording of the contribution, it is advisable to consult the following CSIC Guide for a non-sexist use of language.