Format: Word (.doc or .docx), A4 page with 2.5 cm margins, Times New Roman 12 pt, 1.5 line spacing, and page numbers in the bottom right corner of each page.
Languages: the journal accepts manuscripts in Spanish and English.
Length by Type of Contribution
Research articles: between 8,000 and 10,000 words, including references, tables and figures.
Notes or short articles: up to 3,000 words, with a 150-word abstract and 3 to 5 keywords.
Book reviews: between 1,000 and 2,000 words, free structure.
Manuscript Structure
Title: sentence case (initial capital only), up to 15 words. It must be provided in Spanish and English.
Abstract: up to 250 words, in a single paragraph without indentation. It must be provided in Spanish and English.
Keywords: five, in alphabetical order and separated by semicolons (;), in Spanish and English.
Acknowledgements (if applicable): may be included at the end of the manuscript to recognise technical, operational or institutional support that does not constitute authorship.
Funding (if applicable): must be stated in a footnote attached to the article title, giving the project name, funding body, country and year.
About the authors: a brief academic biography of each author, with email address and ORCID iD (mandatory). This section is added only to the final accepted version.
Anonymity
To preserve anonymity during peer review, manuscripts must not contain any information that could identify the authors, such as project names or first-person references to previous publications. Although self-citation should be avoided, it may be made as if citing any other author. Project details and other necessary information will be added at the time of publication.
Authorship
Authors' names must be listed in the order agreed upon by the authors. All authors must provide their institutional affiliation, email address and ORCID iD. The contribution of each author must be clearly stated, indicating the corresponding percentages and roles according to the CRediT taxonomy.
Citation Style and References
The journal uses the Chicago citation style. All direct and indirect quotations must be accompanied by the corresponding in-text citation. References must be listed at the end of the document in alphabetical order by the first author's surname, with a hanging indent.
Examples:
Binder, Amy J., and Jeffrey L. Kidder. The Channels of Student Activism: How the Left and Right Are Winning (and Losing) in Campus Politics Today. University of Chicago Press, 2022.
Tables and figures must be numbered in order of appearance and have descriptive titles. All of them must be referred to in the text and state their source when they are not the authors' own. Tables must follow Chicago style guidelines. Images must be submitted separately in JPEG format, at a minimum resolution of 300 dpi. Any supplementary material, such as additional data or multimedia files, must be submitted as a separate, clearly labelled file.
Plagiarism Check
The journal uses Compilatio software to verify the originality of manuscripts. Submissions must not literally reproduce parts of previous works, including theses. Any significant overlap above 20% will be reviewed by the editorial team and may lead to the rejection of the article.
Publication and License
The journal adheres to a diamond Open Access policy: there are no costs for authors or readers. Articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which allows the articles to be shared, remixed and adapted provided that appropriate credit is given and the content is not used for commercial purposes. In all cases, copyright is retained by the authors.
Submission Preparation Checklist
All submissions must meet the following requirements.
The submission has not been previously published, nor is it under consideration by any other journal.
The submission file is in Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx).
The text follows the required format: A4 page, 2.5 cm margins, Times New Roman 12 pt and 1.5 line spacing.
The manuscript complies with the length set for its type of contribution.
The manuscript includes a title, abstract and keywords in Spanish and English.
Citations and references follow the Chicago style.
All information that could identify the authors has been removed from the text.
All authors provide their institutional affiliation, email address and ORCID iD.
The contribution of each author is stated according to the CRediT taxonomy.
A statement of originality signed by all authors of the manuscript is attached.
Where applicable, ethics approvals and informed consent are attached.
Research Articles
Original, unpublished scientific texts whose main purpose is to provide new knowledge in the journal's disciplinary areas. Manuscripts must be between 8,000 and 10,000 words, including references, tables and figures. They undergo double-blind peer review.
Notes or Short Articles
Scientific documents shorter than an article that seek to provide new knowledge in one or more disciplinary areas through more concise and focused formats. They correspond to the study or review of a problem, an object of analysis, a critical discussion or a state of the art. They do not require a hypothesis, but should preferably raise research or reflection questions, explicitly or implicitly. They must not exceed 3,000 words. They undergo double-blind peer review.
Book Reviews
Reviews discussing recent and relevant publications in the social sciences and humanities. The structure is free. These texts are submitted to the Editorial Committee, which decides on their publication. They must be between 1,000 and 2,000 words long.
Copyright Notice
Authors who publish in Cruces. Revista de Ciencias Religiosas, Filosofía y Ética retain the copyright of their work.
Articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which allows third parties to share, remix and adapt the published content, provided that appropriate credit is given to the authors and to this journal, and that it is not used for commercial purposes.
By submitting a manuscript, the author grants the Universidad Católica de Temuco, without time limit, permission to include the text in the journal and to reproduce, edit, distribute, display and communicate it in full text, in Chile and abroad, in print, electronic or online media, or by any other means now known or yet to be developed.
The journal adheres to a diamond Open Access policy: it charges no article processing charges (APCs) or submission fees, and access to its content is free, immediate and at no cost.
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