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The Journal ACANITS Redes Temáticas en Trabajo Social is a biannual publication edited by the Academia Nacional de Investigación en Trabajo Social A. C. ACANITS. Street 49C by 108A and 112 No. 912, Fraccionamiento Las Américas II, Mérida, Yucatán, C.P. 97302. Reservation of Exclusive Use Rights No: 04-2022-021510462000-102, ISSN: 2992- 6947, granted by the Instituto Nacional del Derecho de Autor (INDAUTOR).

 

a. Subject Matter

The Journal ACANITS Redes Temáticas en Trabajo Social. It is a Journal edited by the Academia Nacional de Investigación en Trabajo Social, focused on promoting the development of the disciplinary field of Social Work from the dissemination of research results, systematization of social intervention processes, as well as theoretical reflections on issues related to social policy, human development, gender, aging, families, migration, violence, insecurity, among others; which are considered as key issues of social work.

In this sense, the discipline is conceived as a field of professional action, training and research focused on social problems and policies, which provides perspectives and ways of intervention different from other professions and knowledge of action. The journal adopts, as a guideline, the definition of social work approved by the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) and the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW), at the meeting in Melbourne (Australia) in 2014:

Social work is a practice-based profession and an academic discipline that promotes social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of people. The principles of social justice, human rights, collective responsibility, and respect for diversity are central to social work. Supported by social work theories, social sciences, humanities, and indigenous knowledge, social work engages people and structures to address life challenges and enhance well-being.

It also provides a space for the dissemination of professional experiences, relevant debates among professionals -not always related to academic debates-, professional development movements, and original and rigorous works by trainees in social work-social intervention (university students in undergraduate and graduate programs in Social Work and related fields). The journal will also publish reviews of books, proceedings of scientific meetings and/or doctoral theses, among others. This journal is aimed at researchers in these areas, professionals in social work and, in general, in social, educational and cultural intervention, people with responsibilities in the design, management and evaluation of social policies who wish to base their work on scientific evidence, values and philosophies of social justice, professionals in the training of social professions, and students at higher levels of professional training or research programs.

b. Frequency of publication:

The Journal ACANITS Redes Temáticas en Trabajo Social, will have a biannual publication frequency, covering the periods January-June and July-December, the publication periods are in the month of January and July.

Free Journal

The content of this journal is archived in the PKP PN system of the OJS platform in addition to being associated with Crossref for DOI management for each article.

c. Open acces

One of the purposes of the Journal ACANITS Redes Temáticas en Trabajo Social, is to provide researchers, teachers, students and literary, a space to publish results of scientific research, educational, academic contributions, documentaries, related to the discipline of social work and social sciences.

The Journal ACANITS Redes Temáticas en Trabajo Social participates in the initiatives in favor of open access to scientific information, provides open access through the OJS digital platform to its content, in accordance with the provisions of the Declaration of Mexico in favor of the Latin American ecosystem of non-commercial open access. The Law of Science and Technology of Mexico (Art. 65, 66 and 67) defines open access as access to academic and scientific information through a digital platform and without subscription, registration or payment requirements, which allows “strengthening universal knowledge... in full text and in digital formats...” (Art. 67). This Journal provides immediate free access to its content under the principle of making research freely available to the public and fostering a greater exchange of global knowledge. However, each author may socialize his or her works by his or her own decision, through institutional repositories, virtual or collective libraries.

The Journal ACANITS Redes Temáticas en Trabajo Social © 2022- is licensed CC BY-NC 4.0; therefore, it makes publications freely available to the scientific community as long as credit is given to the author, the initial publication in Revista ACANITS Redes Temáticas en Trabajo Social is acknowledged; you can also read, download, share, copy and redistribute the material.

The Journal ACANITS Redes Temáticas en Trabajo Social is free of charge and does not charge authors any APC (Article Processing Charge) or fees for manuscript submission, editorial processing and/or publication.

Interoperability Protocol

The Journal ACANITS Redes Temáticas en Trabajo Social uses the interoperability protocol OAI-PMH (Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting) which allows the transfer of digital resources, mainly of a scientific nature and open access.

d. Code of ethics

The Journal ACANITS Redes Temáticas en Trabajo Social is governed by the guidelines established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), which promotes integrity in academic research and publication through policies of transparency in the editorial process.

Authors are requested to declare their interests, in addition to ethical considerations that may be relevant and pertinent to know. The Journal ACANITS Redes Temáticas en Trabajo Social prevents plagiarism and promotes the integrity of research and publication.

The evaluation of each article is double-blind by the Editorial Board composed of researchers attached to the National System of Researchers (SNI-CONAHCYT).

e. Peer review process

After receiving an article, the Editorial Committee performs an initial evaluation to determine whether the article complies with the guidelines established by the journal (subject matter, methodological process, writing style).

Should the requirements be met, two referees are assigned for the double-blind peer review. The time allotted for the review is four weeks; if there is a difference between the opinions, the participation of a third party is requested.

The publication decision will be governed by the editorial committee and the recommendation of the evaluators. In case of observations, the author will have three weeks to make the necessary adjustments and send the new version of the paper. The content of the paper is the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily express the position of the editor of the publication or of the Journal ACANITS Redes Temáticas en Trabajo Social.

Finally, accepted articles are typeset and published.

f. Plagiarism detection

All articles submitted to the ACANITS Journal Redes Temáticas en Trabajo Social are analyzed with tools such as Plagiarism and/or Turniting to detect plagiarism. In case of plagiarism, articles will be immediately rejected.

g. Languages of publication

The Journal ACANITS ACANITS Redes Temáticas en Trabajo Social is a bilingual journal that accepts papers submitted in Spanish and English.

The first language, Spanish, is a language spoken in the cultural space not only in Mexico, but also in Latin America, where the journal has centered its area of irradiation; likewise, English, for its will of international openness and “global” interaction in the field of knowledge of the social and human sciences, and of Social Work as a discipline and professional practice.

The Journal of the Academia Nacional de Investigación en Trabajo Social is structurally composed of the following types of articles:

  • Articles referring to the discipline of Social Work
  • Research articles
  • Intervention Articles (Systematization)
  • Book Reviews

h. Article Characteristics 

  • Original research based on empirical evidence.
  • Original research of historical character.
  • Theoretical research, based on research reviews, critical studies of scientific or professional documentation.
  • Ethical and political philosophy research and reflections relevant to Social Work and Social Policy.
  • Empirical research and/or theoretical reflections on training methodologies for social work, relevant training experiences, etc.
  • Evaluation of social policies, social intervention programs and professional practices, systematically and methodologically elaborated.

i. Journal Structure

 

Preliminary evaluation of the documents received in the Journal ACANITS Redes Temáticas en Trabajo Social, is structurally composed of the following types of articles:

  • Articles referring to the discipline of Social Work
  • Research articles
  • Intervention articles
  • Book Reviews

Digital preservation policies:

The journal employs LOCKSS and CLOCKSS to create a distributed archiving system among collaborating libraries, to which it allows new content published and to be continuously validated for preservation and damage/loss restoration purposes.