The journal “A3manos” is a scientific journal published in digital format and continuous construction with biannual frequency that publishes under an open access policy through the automated system OJS (Open Journal Systems) operating under a Creative Commons Reconocimiento-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional (CC BY-NC)
Access to the contents of the journal is completely free, as well as the reception, evaluation, processing and publication of the manuscripts received. A3manos aims to disseminate both theoretical and application results related to national and foreign scientific production in the branches of Industrial Design, Visual Communication Design and other related areas in their relationship with design.
The journal publishes the following types of documents:

• Editorial. Document written by the editor, a member of the Editorial Committee or an invited researcher about the content present in the journal and an event or activity of national or  international impact or relevance, on the date the issue of the journal is published.
• Scientific research articles, design projects, professional practice and university training of designers. They are documents that present, in detail, the original results of completed investigations.

The journal is aimed primarily at design researchers, professors and university students, as well as professionals in design, architecture, photography and the arts. Works are published on the themes: Industrial design, Visual communication design, Design and its relationship with other professional areas, Theory and pedagogy of design, Sustainable design, Design and society, Design history, Design projects, National design awards, New technologies for design and the designer and his work.
It is a publication in the open access system. The authors of the articles retain the copyright of their works under the Creative Commons Reconocimiento-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional (CC BY-NC), that allows sharing (copying and redistributing the material in any medium or format) and adapting (remixing, transforming and building upon the material) on the condition that that authorship is acknowledged and no commercial use is made of the materials..
This journal does not pay an Article Processing Charge (APC) for manuscripts accepted after peer review, and there is no charge for rejected articles with no submission fee. There are also no surcharges based on the length of an article, figures or supplementary data. All review, research or editorial articles (editorials, corrections, additions, retractions, letters, comments, etc.) are published free of charge.
Authors are obliged to check that their article meets all the elements shown below. Works that do not meet these guidelines will be returned to the authors.
Shipping instructions
The article submission process will be carried out online, for which you must follow the following steps:

- Register / Enter

- Make a new shipment (follow the steps)

Mandatory documents

1. Letter of rights session in the name of A3manos magazine signed by all authors, stating that the work has not been published before, nor has it been sent for evaluation to another publication at the same time.<
2. Brief curriculum synthesis (maximum 100 words) of the author (s).
3. ORCID number. https://orcid.org/
4. Title: no more than 15 words.
5. Summary: no more than 120 words. It should include a brief introduction on the topic, objective of the work, materials and research methods used (depending on the type of article), results and conclusions (in present tense).
6. Keywords (4 to 6). Written in lowercase and separated by commas (,).
7. Items 2 to 6 must be delivered in Spanish and English.

 

Rules for submitting articles

General

• The document must contain a heading on the first page specifying the subject in which the article is framed, of those defined by the magazine A3manos.
• The article must be written in Spanish or English, indicating in italics the terms in another language. The writing will be done in the third person, using clear, direct and precise language; as well as avoiding repetitions, terms not recognized in scientific language, idioms, regionalisms and colloquial language.
• Abbreviations must be dispensed with and acronyms must appear with their meaning duly clarified, from the first time they are used in the text. For units of measurements, only the use of the International System of Units (SI) is allowed. Decimal numbers must be separated by commas and not periods.
• The article will be delivered as Microsoft Word text, extension .doc in Arial (12 points), and 1.5 spacing justified to the left. Title and subtitles must be highlighted in bold.
• Images in JPG, size 321 x 241 pixels x inch and 72 dpi resolution. Tables, graphics and figures located in the place of the text that corresponds to them. In the case of images and tables, they must have a title and an source, where it is taken (in this case, reference).
• References will be numbered consecutively at the end of the text and will be made according to APA standards, publication style manual of the American Psychological Association., 7th. edition.

 

Specific for each type of collaboration

In all types and exceptionally, the Editorial Committee can accept proposals that exceed the maximum declared length.
Editorial.
Brief Contributions where communications are made that reflect the opinions or positions of the Journal's Editorial Committee in relation to general scientific or methodological issues, scientific events or scientific policy considerations that must be taken into account by the scientific community. You can debate on topics covered in A3manos or in another scientific journal with a maximum length of 2 pages.

Original article.
Article that communicates for the first time the results of an original research conducted by the authors with a maximum length of 5000 words or 15 pages of text, including images, tables, graphs, figures and references.
Exceptionally and due to its importance, an article with a maximum of 7,000 words or 20 pages in length will be accepted

Review article.
Article that does not present original research results, but narrative and analytical essays summarized from the existing information on the state.of the art on a particular topic. They are compendiums of information on specific topics that are of interest to a wide spectrum of specialists.
All the text must be supported by citations and its maximum length is 5000 words or 15 pages. It may include images, tables, graphs, illustrations and figures. The sections in which the material will be divided will depend on the topic.
Exceptionally and due to its importance, an article with a maximum of 7,000 words or 20 pages in length will be accepted

Other communications.
Short papers on the results of ongoing research or other contributions that deserve rapid dissemination. It includes reflections, essays, interviews and project descriptions on different problems of professional interest. Its maximum length is 3000 words or 10 pages that include texts, tables, graphics and images, if necessary.
Exceptionally and due to its importance, an article with a maximum of 5,000 words or 15 pages in length will be accepted

 

Structure of articles.
The article must be presented following the basic structure of a scientific article:

1. Title: The title will appear on the first page, in Spanish and English. It should be descriptive short (not to exceed 15 words) and precise to catch the reader's interest. It should not contain abbreviations, acronyms, jargon, references, or start with question marks. The excessive use of prepositions and articles should be avoided, as well as not using repetitive exposures, such as: "Study on", "Research on", "Analysis of the results of", "Observations on", etc. Subtitles should be avoided, as much as possible.
2. Authors: Only works by up to 4 authors are admitted, who must have contributed substantially to the research. The order of appearance must correspond with the order of contribution to the work, recognizing the first as the main author. The names and surnames of all authors must be properly identified, as well as the institutions of affiliation (full name, organization, city and country), postal addresses (including postal code) and emails. A brief curriculum review (maximum 100 words) that contains the highest academic title obtained, specialties, teaching or research category and professional occupation must also be included.
3. Summary: Its content should reflect the most important aspects of the work, including briefly concise information about: objectives, methods, main results and conclusions. The Abstract should not present any information or conclusion that does not appear in the article. It must be written in Spanish and English (abstract), with a maximum length of 120 words and must not contain citations, tables, references or mathematical expressions. It must be written in the past tense, because it refers to a work already done. Unless a long expression is used multiple times in the Summary, it should not be abbreviated. It is best to wait and present the appropriate abbreviation the first time the term is used in the text.
4. Keywords: You can present between 4 and 6 words (usually nouns) linked to the problem, method and / or result of the article. They can be compound nouns, but never phrases. Written in lowercase and separated by commas (,) and in Spanish and English (key words).
5. Body of the document:

   It should follow a structure of subtitles and headings that evidences the following elements:

   • Introduction: Provides the reader with the necessary background information that allows them to understand and evaluate the study carried out, without having to consult other works or materials on the subject. A large part of the Introduction should be written in the present tense, because it will refer mainly to the problem posed and the knowledge admitted in the matter at the time of starting the work.
     This section should include a brief and concise explanation of the need and importance of the subject studied, the object of study, the nature and scope of the problem analyzed, as well as a clear definition of the purposes or objectives that are pursued with the work (the which should be related to the conclusions).
     The statement of the problem should include the state of the research in this regard (antecedents), the identification of the contradictions (analytical, methodological, theoretical or empirical) that give rise to the beginning of the research, the critical analysis of similar works, the method of research and advance the contribution of the article, mentioning the main results and conclusions derived from them.
     The use of absolute statements should be avoided due to possible ethical conflicts associated with it. The analysis method and strategy that allow the investigation to occur will be explained.
   • Development: The principles, relationships and generalizations reached must be presented. Compare and interpret the results obtained directly, clearly and precisely, contrasting them with the proposed objectives. Authors should present their own opinions on the subject, highlighting the novel and relevant aspects of the study, indicating how the results refer to expectations and cited literature, as well as mentioning the limitations of the research. Avoid repeating the concepts that have appeared in the Introduction. Its writing in the present tense is recommended, because the findings of the work are already considered scientific evidence.

    

6. Conclusions: They should refer to the objectives of the study and the main contribution of the research. They are presented in a concise form, independent of each other and numbered. Do not extend your conclusions beyond what is directly supported by your results, avoid speculation.
7. Bibliographic references: In this section the previous works that the author cites as precedents of his own work are collected. First, only important and published works should be listed. References to the following sources should not be included in this section:
   • Postgraduate courses. Preparation or any other unpublished document.
   • Course manuals, software, equipment, instruments.
   • Unpublished books and Monographs.
   • Software and software sites.
   • Unregistered journals, without ISSN or non-scientific journals.
   • Unrecognized sites, such as: Wikipedia, monographs.com, elrincondelvago.com, social networks, .com sites.
   • Unrecognized events: forums, national workshops, etc.
   Use as many up- to-date and quality references as possible, mainly those published in the last 5 years and from scientific journals, both national and international. Avoid self-citations, both by the author and A3manos magazine.

 

Guidelines for making Bibliographic References from the APA Style Manual standards publications of the American Psychological Association, 7th Edition.
Mentions of any type of document consulted must be included in parentheses within the text, not at the foot of the page.
If the citation is textual, it is inserted between quotation marks, followed by a parenthesis where the last name of the author or authors, the date of publication of the text and the page (Author, date, page) are specified.
If the work has more than two authors, the first time they are all included, in subsequent times only the surname of the first author is written, followed by et al. (1st author et al., Year of publication, page).
If the citation does not have an author, then the title and then the date are included. In the case of internet pages, the name of the page or its electronic address must appear.
If the quote has more than 40 words, it is located in a block, independent of the text (without quotation marks).
Examples:

• “xxxx xxxxx xxxxx xx xxxxxx xxxxx” (Author, year, p.)
• “xxxx xxxxx xxxxx xx xxxxxx xxxxx” (1st author et al., Year, p.)
• Author states that “xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx” (year, p.)

 

In the case of indirect citations (paraphrased) of the revised text, the data is inserted in the same way within the parentheses (without page number), but the location of this depends on the wording of the text.
Examples:

• xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxxxxxxx xx xxxx (Author, year)
• Author (year) comments that xxxxxx xx xxxxxx…

 

The references (only of the cited texts) must appear at the end of the document, numbered consecutively and in alphabetical order, starting with the last names of the author (s) or editor (s). If it is necessary to reference several texts by the same author, they must appear from the oldest to the most recent, if they have the same publication date, in alphabetical order according to the title of the work.
Examples:

Book
Author, A. A. (year of publication). Title of the book. Place. Editorial.
Chapter
Author, A. A. (year of publication). Title of chapter or article. In Compiler or Editor, A. A. Book title. Place. Editorial.
Serial publications Author
A. A. (date). "Article title". Name of publication. p.-p. Thesis Author A. A. (date). Qualification. (Thesis…). University. City.

 

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