Submissions

Author Guidelines

All original texts should be submitted as follows: the text must be sent in an ANONYMOUS version. All conctact information (full name, institutional affiliation, address, telephone number and e-mail) must be sent separately in a complementary Word document.

In word processor or compatible, double spacing, Times New Roman 12 and in letter-size (21.5 x 28 cm), top and bottom margins of 2.5 cm and left and right margins of 3 cm. Single spaced footnotes at 10 points.

If tables, charts and/or graphs are included in the article, they should be sent in separate files in the original format in which they were worked (Excel, Word), duly numbered and indicating their place in the text. Additionally, each item will take title and as a footnote the source consulted (bibliographic, document, electronic).

Articles should range between 30 and 50 pages, including charts, tables, citations and bibliography; bibliographic essays and research notes, between 20 and 30. In no case the articles should have more than 12,000 words, while the notes more than 9,000 words (including footnotes, tables, graphs and bibliography). 

A letter in which the author expresses their interest to publish the article in Política y gobierno, where they state that the study is not under consideration by another journal or editorial.

All texts must have at the beginning:

An abstract in English and Spanish, no longer than 120 words and in direct style (avoid phrases such as "In this article…" or "The author points out…"). In addition, the abstract must summarize the objectives and methodology of the research, as well as its main conclusion.

A short list of key words in Spanish and English (between three and five).

Criticisms to the material published in the journal are welcome. 

For quotations and references, the following system will be used:

In parentheses: authors’ last name, edition year, no. of corresponding page or section. All quotations or references must be in the text.

Examples:

• It is not possible to detach politics from economic dynamics, since somehow "the State is the power to be able to have to the economy at hand" (González Casanova, 1995, p 18).

• … but also in the changes at systemic level (Miller, 1991, p 558).

When an element of the reference is mentioned in the text, only supplementary data shall be added in the bibliography.

Examples:

• Beginning with Downs (1957), the scholars have argued.

• Among others, González Casanova (1995) has insisted on the interdependence of politics and economy.

Footnotes will be exclusively explanatory notes.

At the end of the text a complete listing of the bibliography used has to be included in alphabetical order, under the following criteria (including punctuation):

Book: Last name(s), Name(s) (year of publication), Title of the book in italics, city of publication, publisher(s) or publishing institution(s).

Examples:

• Moreno, Alejandro (2003), El votante mexicano: democracia, actitudes políticas y conducta electoral, Mexico, Fondo de Cultura Económica.

• González Casanova, Pablo (1965), La democracia en México, Mexico, Ediciones Era.

In the case of two authors:

• Martí i Puig, Salvador and Carlos Figueroa (eds.) (2006), La izquierda revolucionaria en Centroamérica. De la lucha armada a la participación electoral, Madrid, Libros de la Catarata.

• Shleifer, Andrei and Daniel Treisman (2000), Without a Map: Political Tactics and Economic Reform in Russia, Cambridge, MIT Press.

In the case of three or more authors, only the name of the first should appear and must be followed by et al.

Example:

• Rokkan, Stein et al. (1970), Citizen, Elections, Parties; Approaches to the Comparative Study of the Processes of Development, New York, McKay.

Article in a book: Last name(s), Name(s) (publication year), "Article title in quotation marks", 'in' Name(s) and Last name(s) (ed. or eds./ comp. or comps.), Book title in italics, city of publication, publisher(s) or publishing institution(s), pages the article covers or section.

Examples:

• González Casanova, Pablo (1995), "La crisis del Estado y la lucha por la democracia en América Latina", in Pablo González Casanova and Marcos Roitman Rosenmann (comps.), La democracia en América Latina, Mexico, UNAM, pp 17-38.

• Lawson, Chapell and Joseph L. Klesner (2004), "Political Reform, Electoral Participation and the Campaing of 2000", in Chapell Lawson and Jorge I. Domínguez (eds.), Mexico's Pivotal Democratic Election: Candidates, Voters and the Presidential Campaign of 2000, Stanford and La Jolla , Stanford University Press/ Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, pp 67-87.

Journal article: Last name(s), Name(s) (publication year), "Article title in quotation marks", Title of the publication in italics, vol. no., month or period of edition, pages the article covers or section.

Examples:

• O’Donnell, Guillermo (1996), "Illusions about Consolidation", Journal of Democracy, vol. 7, no. 2, April, pp 34-51.

• Miller, Arthur et al. (2000), "Emerging Party Systems in Post-Soviet Societies: Fact or Fiction", Journal of Politics, vol. 62, no. 2, pp 455-490.

• Navia, Patricio (2005b), "Transformando votos en escaños: leyes electorales en Chile, 1833-2003", Política y gobierno, vol. XII, no. 2, second semester, pp 233-276.

Websites: They will be recorded as a regular publication. Date of consultation, which in no case shall be omitted, in brackets, after the web address:

Examples:

• Rodríguez Alonso, Jesús A. and Samuel F. Velarde, "Cultura y democracia en México hacia el siglo XXI", Sincronía, summer 2001, at http://sincronia.cucsh.udg.mx/cultdem.htm [January 20^th, 2007].

• Senado de la República (2006), Gaceta Parlamentaria¸ no. 25, LX Legislatura, Primer Periodo Ordinario, November 23^rd, at  www.senado.gob.mx/sgsp/gaceta/?sesion=2006/11/23/1documento=10 [March 31^st, 2007].

Interviews: open with the phrase 'Interview(s) with' Name and Last name of the interviewee, position or activity, city or country in which the interview took place, full date.

Examples:

• Interview with Klaus Boker, president of AASCA, Mexico City, June 8^th, 1998. 

• Interview with Ulrich Buchenau, Jülich, Germany, May 16^th 1996.

Thesis: Last Name, Name(s) (year), "Thesis title in quotation marks", Thesis (bachelor's, master's or doctoral), educational institution, pages or section consulted.

Examples:

• Palma Mora, Mónica (1999), "Inmigrantes extranjeros en México, 1950-1980", doctoral thesis, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, pp 83-132.

• Takanikos Quiñónez, John (1989), "The Men of Queretaro", doctoral thesis, University of California (Davis), p 387.

Lectures: Last name(s), Name(s) (presentation year), "Title of the paper in quotation marks", 'Lecture presented at' event name, city or country, pages or section consulted.

Example:

• Corral, Margarita and Patricia Otero (2005), "El desempeño de la izquierda centroamericana: los casos de Nicaragua y El Salvador", lecture presented at XI Encuentro de Latinoamericanistas Españoles, Tordesillas, pp 344-374.

Spanish speaking authors who submit material written in any language other than Spanish shall be asked to make their own translation.

The texts will not be submitted for reviews until they comply with the requirements set forth here.

Requirements for manuscript submission

Submissions for possible publication in Política y gobierno have to include the following documentation, in their entirety and final version, via the Open Journal System interface. Submission sent through other channels will not be accepted:

1. Application for: Available at journal’s OJS interface, where specific information about the author(s) and articles is requested.
2. Letter of originality and non-duplicity, this letter has to be filled in with information about the author(s) and, in the case of articles with two or more authors, the data of each and every author must be provided. The responsible and corresponding authors have to be identified.
3. Form of transfer of rights, it must be filled in with the author’s data. In the case of articles with two or more authors, the data of each and every author must be provided, and the responsible and corresponding authors have to be identified.
4. Attach the full content of the article and additional files in their final version. Changes will not be accepted once the process begins. 

Requirements for manuscript submission

The following criteria have to be taken into account for the delivery of materials:

1. To deliver the text in electronic format files for word processor, without a password (PDF format is not suitable for the editorial process).
2. To deliver the pictures and images as electronic files in JPG format (or compatible) with a resolution of at least 300 dpi. It is essential to attach graphs, charts or tables in a separate spreadsheet. Images of graphs, charts or tables are not suitable for the editorial process.
3. Hold the reproduction rights of graphic material, images, photographs, artwork, et cetera, either from the very author (authors), or third parties.

Once all the submission requirements are met, the text will be sent to Editorial Review.