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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 10-point font Lora; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Author Guidelines

Author Guidelines Revista de Desobediencia Comunitaria

Journal Focus and Scope

Revista de Desobediencia Comunitaria is an interdisciplinary scholarly journal dedicated to critical studies, community resistance, collective action, decolonial thought, and emancipatory social practices.

The journal welcomes original contributions related to:

  • Community disobedience and collective resistance
  • Social movements and grassroots organizing
  • Decoloniality and critical epistemologies
  • Human rights and marginalized communities
  • Political ecology and environmental justice
  • Critical pedagogy and alternative education
  • Feminist and gender-based community practices
  • Cultural resistance, arts, and activism
  • Participatory democracy and autonomous organization
  • Indigenous knowledge and local wisdom
  • Community-based methodologies and action research

The journal accepts manuscripts in English and Spanish

Types of Manuscripts

  1. Research Articles (Original empirical or theoretical research paperr)
  2. Critical literature reviews or theoretical syntheses.
  3. Critical Essays (Analytical or reflective essays based on community praxis, activism, or critical theory)
  4. Case Studies and Community Reports (Documentation and analysis of collective experiences, social innovation, or community practices)

Minimum length 6000 words. Word count includes references, footnotes, tables, and appendices.

General Submission Requirements

  1. Manuscripts must be original and unpublished.
  2. Submissions must not be under consideration by another journal simultaneously.
  3. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of all citations, references, and data.
  4. Manuscripts must be free from plagiarism.
  5. Similarity index must not exceed 20%.
  6. All listed authors must have made significant scholarly contributions.
  7. Authors must comply with ethical research standards.

Manuscript Format

Document Format

  • File type: Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx)
  • Paper size: A4
  • Margins: 2.5 cm on all sides
  • Font: Lora
  • Font size: 10pt
  • Line spacing: 1 (single)
  • Text alignment: Justified
  • Page numbers: Bottom right

Manuscript Structure

Title

  • Maximum 18 words
  • Clear, concise, and relevant
  • Provided in both the manuscript language and English

Author Information

Include:

  • Full name
  • Institutional affiliation
  • Email address
  • ORCID ID (if available)

Abstract

  • 150–250 words
  • Written in English and the manuscript language
  • Must include objectives, methods, findings, and conclusions

Keywords

  • 3–5 keywords
  • Separated by semicolons (;)

Main Text

Recommended structure for research articles:

  1. Introduction
  2. Literature Review
  3. Methodology
  4. Results and Discussion
  5. Conclusion
  6. Acknowledgements (optional)
  7. References

Citation and Referencing Style

The journal uses the Chicago Manual of Style, 17th Edition (Full Note). Authors must use footnotes for citations and provide a complete bibliography at the end of the manuscript.

Footnote Examples

Book

  1. Arturo Escobar, Designs for the Pluriverse (Durham: Duke University Press, 2018), 45.

Journal Article

Paulo Freire, “Critical Pedagogy and Liberation,” Journal of Social Praxis 5, no. 2 (1970): 15–28.

Chapter in an Edited Book

Maria Rivera, “Community Resistance in Urban Spaces,” in Collective Actions and Social Transformation, ed. Juan Lopez (London: Routledge, 2020), 45–67.

Bibliography Examples

Book

Escobar, Arturo. Designs for the Pluriverse. Durham: Duke University Press, 2018.

Journal Article

Freire, Paulo. “Critical Pedagogy and Liberation.” Journal of Social Praxis 5, no. 2 (1970): 15–28.

Book Chapter

Rivera, Maria. “Community Resistance in Urban Spaces.” In Collective Actions and Social Transformation, edited by Juan Lopez, 45–67. London: Routledge, 2020.

Authors are encouraged to use citation management software such as Zotero, Mendeley, or EndNote.

Tables, Figures, and Illustrations

  1. Tables and figures must be numbered consecutively.
  2. Table titles should appear above the table.
  3. Figure captions should appear below the figure.
  4. Images must be high resolution.
  5. Authors are responsible for obtaining copyright permissions when necessary.

Publication Ethics

The journal follows international publication ethics standards.

Authors must:

  • Ensure originality of the manuscript
  • Avoid fabrication or falsification of data
  • Disclose conflicts of interest
  • Acknowledge research funding sources
  • Respect the rights and dignity of research participants

Research involving human subjects must comply with applicable ethical standards and approvals.

 Peer Review Process

  1. All submissions undergo an initial editorial screening.
  2. Suitable manuscripts proceed to peer review.
  3. The journal uses a double-blind peer review system.
  4. Editorial decisions may include:
    • Accept
    • Minor revisions
    • Major revisions
    • Reject
  5. Average review time: 4–8 weeks.

Open Access Policy

Revista de Desobediencia Comunitaria applies an open access policy. All published articles are freely accessible for reading, downloading, and sharing with proper attribution. The journal may use a Creative Commons license CC BY 4.0

Publication Fees

Revista de Desobediencia Comunitaria does not charge any article processing or publication fees (APCs). The journal is completely open access and free of charge, committed to removing financial barriers for both authors and readers. This model aims to encourage diverse and equitable participation from researchers across various contexts, ensuring that academic quality and integrity remain the sole criteria for publication. Operational and editorial costs are covered by the Sociedad Civil de Derecho y Políticas Públicas (SOCIPOL) and other institutional funding sources. Updated information regarding publication fees is available on the journal website.

Submission Procedure

Manuscripts must be submitted through the journal’s Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform.

Submission steps:

  1. Register as an author
  2. Log in to the journal system
  3. Select “New Submission”
  4. Upload manuscript files
  5. Complete article metadata
  6. Confirm submission

Copyright Statement

Copyright remains with the author(s). Authors grant the journal the right of first publication. By submitting a manuscript, authors agree to the journal’s editorial and ethical policies.

Editorial Contact

Revista de Desobediencia Comunitaria

Email: comunitaria@publications.socipol.org

Website: https://publications.socipol.org/index.php/rdc/index

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Copyright Notice

Authors who publish in Revista de Desobediencia Comunitaria retain the copyright of their work without restrictions. By submitting and publishing their manuscripts in the journal, authors grant Revista de Desobediencia Comunitaria the right of first publication.

All published articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This license permits anyone to read, download, copy, distribute, print, share, adapt, and build upon the published material for any lawful purpose, including commercial use, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and the journal as the initial place of publication.

Authors are encouraged to disseminate and archive their published work in institutional repositories, personal websites, academic networks, or other platforms, with acknowledgment of its original publication in Revista de Desobediencia Comunitaria.

The views and opinions expressed in published articles are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the editorial board or the publisher.

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