Authorship Guidelines

CONTENT

The CULTURA, CIENCIA Y DEPORTE journal will consider research studies related to the different areas of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences for publication.
All manuscripts sent to the journal must be unpublished. Those manuscripts that have been partially or fully published or have been in the review process by another journal will not be considered for publication.
Manuscripts must be sent to the Secretary of the journal, either by mail or by electronic mail.
Postal address: Faculty of Health, Physical Activity, and Sport Sciences.  Catholic University San Antonio of Murcia. Campus de Los Jerónimos s/n. Pabellón Docente nº 3;
planta baja. 30107 GUADALUPE (Murcia). Spain.
Electronic address: ccd@pdi.ucam.edu
Manuscripts must be accompanied by a cover letter in which the author expressly states the acceptance of the publication norms and all sworn statements that are indicated herein.

CONDITIONS 

Manuscript selection. Immediate acknowledgement of manuscript reception will be made. All manuscripts received will be examined by the Editorial Committee of the CULTURA, CIENCIA y DEPORTE journal. This Committee will decide whether the conditions for publication are fulfilled sufficiently to send it on for an anonymous peer review by at least two external reviewers who are members of the Editorial Committee. The
manuscripts that are rejected in this first evaluation will be returned to the author with an explanation of the motives for which the paper was not admitted or, in some cases, with a recommendation to send the manuscript to a different journal that would be more related to
the subject matter. Likewise, the authors of those manuscripts that, having passed this first filtering process, do not have the formal requirements presented in these norms, will be required to correct the deficiencies in the manuscript as quickly as possible. If the manuscript adequately fulfills the conditions defined by the Editorial Committee, it will be sent on for the anonymous peer review process by at least two external reviewers, who are Pág 1 Normas de publicación Revista CCD (SIN:1696-5043)  members of the Editorial Committee. Authors may suggest four possible reviewers who belong to the Editorial Committee. The reviews done by the external reviewers will be sent within two to four months. Throughout this process, the manuscript will continue to be in possession of the journal, though the author may request that his/her paper be returned if so
desired. Transfer of author's rights. All manuscripts are subject to editorial review. Both original research articles and review articles may be admitted, as long as they are unpublished. Authors must send a sworn statement affirming that they have not already published the article nor imultaneously sent it to another journal for its review and subsequent publication.

The acceptance of an article for publication in the CULTURA, CIENCIA y DEPORTE journal implies the author's transfer of copyright to the editor, and reproducing or publishing part or all of the article without the written authorization of the editor is prohibited. Likewise, the author must declare that he/she has rightful ownership of the use of all the intellectual and industrial property rights that correspond to the article in question. Any litigation that may arise in relation to this point must be resolved by tribunals of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia. 

Ethic Principles. Manuscripts sent to this journal must be developed from studies that respect the international recommendations for clinical research and research with laboratory animals, when applicable. Specifically, they must respect Royal Decree 944/1978 from April 14 and the Order of international recommendations about clinical research and research with animals from the Ministry of Public Health on August 3, 1982, which regulates Clinical Trials on humans in Spain. These two laws collect the agreements by World Health Assemblies in Helsinki in 1964, Tokyo in 1965, and Venice in 1983 and European Union directives 75/318, 83/570, 83/571; and the Royal Decree 233/88 that develops in Spain the European Union's directive 86/609/UE about the use of animals in experimental research and other scientific purposes. It is understood that the opinions expressed in the articles are the exclusive responsibility of the authors, without compromising the opinion and scientific policy of the journal.

SUBMISSION

 
Manuscripts must be submitted on typewritten DIN A-4 sheets (210 x 297 mm),  completely double-spaced (Times New Roman font, size 12) with 2.5 cm margins on all  four sides. All pages must be numbered consecutively in the bottom right corner.  Manuscripts should be approximately 15 pages in length, including bibliography. If manuscripts are sent by mail, a computer disk or CD that is formatted for PCs with the text  in a Word or similar word processing software file must be included.
Manuscripts must have the following parts: 

1. On the FIRST PAGE of the article, the following data should be present: title, first and
last name(s) of the authors, information about the author's place of work, full name and
address of the center where the work has taken place (when applicable), abbreviated title
(maximum of 30 characters), address, electronic address (e-mail), telephone number, and
fax number for correspondence. 

2. The SECOND PAGE must include: title, an abstract (English and Spanish) of no
more than 250 words each, and between three and six key words in each language. The date
in which the paper was finished must be included. If the study comes from a project with
financial support, the name and code of the project should be included. The name of the
author(s) should appear only on the first page in order to carry out an impartial evaluation
of the paper. The manuscript and the name(s) of the author(s) will be kept completely
confidential until the article is published. 

3. Text of the manuscript, starting on the THIRD PAGE. If abbreviations are used, they
should be explained within parentheses the first time that they appear in the text. Footnotes
should be avoided whenever possible. If absolutely necessary, they must appear on the
corresponding page with a font size of 10, and Arabic enumeration in superscript must be
used (1, 2, 3, etc.). 

4. Reference citations in the text and bibliographic references. They must follow the
norms set forth by the American Psychological Association in its Publication Manual (5th
edition). The use of cites and references of indexed journals and books published with
ISBN is recommend. Unpublished documents will not be accepted for use as cites or
references. The references must be placed at the end of the manuscript in alphabetical order.

Examples:
http://www.monografias.com/apa.shtml 

1.- Journals
Journal articles
Sprey, J. (1988). Current theorizing on the family: An appraisal. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 50, 875-890.
Ambrosini, P. J., Metz, C., Bianchi, M. D., Rabinovich, H. & Undie, A. (1991). Concurrent validity and psychometric properties of the Beck Depression Inventory in outpatients adolescents.  Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 30, 51-57.
Walker, L. (1989). Psychology and violence against women. American Psychologist, 44, 695-702.

2.- Books and other monographs  
Personal author(s)
Jiménez, G. F. (1990). Introducción al Psicodiagnóstico de Rorschach y láminas proyectivas.  Salamanca: Amarú Ediciones.
Undurraga, C., Maureira, F., Santibañez, E. & Zuleta, J. (1990). Investigación en educación popular. Santiago: CIDE.
When there are seven or more authors, the first six are written followed by et al.

Book without author
The insanity defense. (s.f.). Extraido el 22 enero 2002 de http://www.psych.org/public_info/
insanity.cfm

Book chapter
Garrison, C., Schoenbach, V. & Kaplan, B. (1985). Depressive symptoms in early adolescence. En A. Dean (Ed.), Depression in multidisciplinary perspective (pp. 60-82). New York, NY: Brunner/Mazel.

Shinn, M. (1990). Mixing and matching: Levels of conceptualization, measurement, and statistical analysis in community research. En P. Tolan, C. Keys, F. Chertok & L. Jason (Eds.), Researching community psychology: Issues of theory, research, and methods (pp. 111-126). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Book or report from an institution
American Psychiatric Association. (1994). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (4ª ed.). Washington, DC: Autor.

Dictionary or encyclopedia
Sadie, S. (Ed.). (1980). The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians (6ª ed., Vol 15). Londres: Macmillan.

When citing a dictionary or encyclopedia with an extensive editorial team, only the first
editor is cited followed by et al.
Technical reports or research reports from universities or research centers Ravazzola, M. C. (1992). La violencia familiar: una dimensión ética de su tratramiento (Publicación interna). Montevideo: Red de Salud Mental y Mujeres.

3.- Electronic media in Internet
Article that is a duplicate of a journal's print version
Maller, S. J. (2001). Differential item functioning in the WISC-III: Item parameters for boys
and girls in the national standardization sample [Versión electrónica]. Educational and
Psychological Measurement, 61, 793-817.

Article that is similar to a journal's print version
Hudson, J. L. & Rapee, M. R. (2001). Parent¯child interactions and anxiety disorders: An observational study. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 39, 1411-1427. Extraido el 23
Enero, 2002, de http://www.sibuc.puc.cl/ sibuc.html

Audiovisual media
Scorsese, M. (Productor) & Lonergan, K. (Escritor/Director). (2000)). You can count on me [Película]. Estados Unidos: Paramount Pictures.

5. Tables and figures. These should be presented separately, with one table or figure per sheet, with its corresponding number and title. If using abbreviations, they should be clarified below the table or figure. Tables should have their number and title above the table, while figures should have their number and title below the figure. If they are not original, and even though they may belong to the same author, they should be cited accordingly. Tables and figures must be numbered consecutively in the text according to their placement (Table 1 or Fig. 1), and they must follow their respective enumeration.

6.  Photographs. It is recommended that photographs be originals and sent on photography paper or transparency, since there can be problems with publishing images obtained from Internet or turned in on image files that are not high enough quality for printing. If there are problems of this type, the photograph will not be published. Photographs are treated as figures; thus, authors should abide by the norms established for figures. Photographs should be accompanied on a separate sheet by the text and numbering that will appear below it. When there are people in the photographs, appropriate measures should be taken so that they cannot be identified. The Editorial Committee reserves the right to reduce the number of tables and figures proposed by the author if they believe that they are irrelevant for the understanding of the text. When this occurs, the author will be notified of the decision.

7. Units of measurement. The measurements of length, height, weight, and volume should be expressed in metric units (meter, kilogram, liter) or its decimal multiples. Temperatures must be given in degrees Celsius and arterial pressure in millimeters mercury. All hematological and biochemical parameters should be presented in decimal metric system units, in agreement with the International System of Units (SI).

ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLES
Original research articles must contain the following sections: Introduction, Method, Results,  Discussion,  Conclusions,  Practical  applications  (if  appropriate), Acknowledgments, and References.

REVIEW ARTICLES
Review articles should use the following sections as a reference: Introduction, Previous
research, Current state of subject matter, Conclusions, Practical applications, Future lines
of research, Acknowledgments, References, and Tables/Graphs. Those articles that analyze,
from a historical perspective, the state or level of scientific development of a specific
subject matter are considered review articles. 

BREAKLINE
This section of the CULTURA, CIENCIA y DEPORTE journal is dedicated to critiques and constructive evaluations of any current subject matter in the knowledge area encompassed by the journal. 

BOOK REVIEWS
This section of the CULTURA, CIENCIA y DEPORTE journal is dedicated to offering a critique of recently published works that are relevant to our knowledge area. In general, the structure of the review could be the following: Presentation of the book, Introduction, Book content, Important contributions, Reviewer's comments, General conclusions, Bibliography. Book review manuscripts should have a maximum length of three pages adapted to the recommendations set forth in the SUBMISSION section. 

DISSERTATIONS
The aim of the CULTURA, CIENCIA y DEPORTE journal is to be a platform for the transmission of knowledge. Therefore, in the Dissertation section, dissertations that have been defended in the last few years are presented. Authors should send the same brief report that they send to the Teseo database.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
The intent of the CULTURA, CIENCIA y DEPORTE journal is to be a means for opinion and discussion in the science community in the area of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences. In this section, letters that are directed to the Director of the journal that critique articles that were published in previous issues of the journal will be published. The document will also be forwarded to the author of the article so that they can likewise respond to the letter. Both will be published in the same issue. The length of the letters may not exceed two pages, including references, and the norms are the same as those mentioned in the SUBMISSION section. Each letter to the editor should include a summary of 100 words or less at the beginning. The Writing Committee reserves the right to not publish those letters that are offensive or that do not focus on the article's subject matter. Authors will be notified of this decision.

TREATMENT OF PERSONAL DATA
In virtue of what was established in article 17 of Royal Decree 994/1999, in which the Regulation for Security Measures Pertaining to Automated Files That Contain Personal Data was approved, as well as Constitutional Law 15/1999 for Personal Data Protection, the editorial committee of the CULTURA, CIENCIA y DEPORTE journal guarantees adequate treatment of personal data.