Submissions

Author Guidelines

Guidelines for Authors

Nature of the Articles

MENTOR Revista de Investigación Educativa y Deportiva is an Ecuadorian journal published quarterly in electronic format, edited by the College of Recreation, Physical Activity, and Sports Professionals (COLPRAFYD). The objective of Mentor is to publish and disseminate theoretical and practical research results related to the fields of Education and Sports at national and international levels. The journal continuously accepts articles, meaning that at no time and for no reason will the reception of articles be suspended.

Manuscripts will be accepted in Spanish and English, developed with empirical research article designs, review articles, and theoretical articles. These works undergo a double-blind peer review process.

Articles that meet the journal's objectives and the following requirements will be published:

The work to be published in MENTOR Revista de Investigación Educativa y Deportiva can be framed in any of the following modalities: theoretical reviews, research reports in qualitative and quantitative perspectives (Original Articles), and Essays. Articles oriented to the treatment and deepening of the areas of Education and Sports in a multidisciplinary way will be accepted.

On the Submission and Presentation of Works

Only unpublished (original) articles that have not been published in other journals, or any printed or electronic source, will be published. Authors will submit the article using the system's submission mechanisms. Articles can be published in Spanish, Portuguese, or English.

Composition of Articles
General Aspects
Manuscripts must be structured as follows:

• Title in Spanish and English (max. 15 words), with initial uppercase and lowercase, except for proper names.

• Abstract in Spanish and English (max. 200 words, double-spaced).

• Original articles: brief introduction, objective, methodology, results, and conclusions.

• Review articles: introduction, methodology, development, and conclusions.

• Keywords in Spanish and English (3 to 5 terms).

• Article body: Introduction, Methodology, Development/Results/Discussion, Conclusions, and References.

Article Modalities

• Review: Abstract, Introduction (objective and methodology in the final paragraphs), Development, Methodology, and Conclusions.

• Original: Abstract, Introduction, Methodology, Results, Discussion, and Conclusions (including recommendations, limitations, and final reflections).

• Essay: Abstract, Introduction, Development, and Closing.

The development can be organized into unnumbered sections and subsections. Main titles must be in uppercase and bold; subtitles in lowercase and bold.

Article Preparation
Only Microsoft Word files are accepted.

Manuscripts must be anonymized: remove any identification in file properties and in the text. Self-references should be avoided, unless indispensable, and included only in the references section.

Full authorship will appear in the manuscript but will remain hidden during the review process.

Article Presentation

• Length: between 4,000 and 7,000 words.

• Format: letter size, 2.54 cm margins, Times New Roman 12, justified text. Do not use bold, italics, or underlining.

• Line spacing: single line spacing (1 point), 6-point after spacing. First-line indentation: 1.27 cm.

• Do not include footnotes, annexes, appendices, or acknowledgments.

• Maximum of six (6) illustrations (graphs, tables, photographs, or figures).

• The document must not number its pages.

• All citations, tables, figures, and references must follow APA 7th edition (2019).

Authorship Contribution Statement
In line with the journal’s authorship policy, each author’s contribution must be specified according to the CRediT taxonomy (Contributor Roles Taxonomy), included in the Originality Statement:

• Conceptualization – Ideas; formulation of objectives and goals.

• Data curation – Management, annotation, cleansing, and preservation of data.

• Formal analysis – Statistical, mathematical, or computational techniques.

• Funding acquisition – Obtaining financial support.

• Investigation – Data collection, experiments, or empirical analysis.

• Methodology – Study method design and development.

• Project administration – Coordination and management of the research.

• Resources – Materials, equipment, software, or other inputs.

• Software – Programming, implementation, and code testing.

• Supervision – Direction, mentoring, and project leadership.

• Validation – Verification of replicability and reliability of results.

• Visualization – Preparation of graphics, tables, and figures.

• Writing – original draft – Writing of the initial manuscript.

• Writing – review & editing – Critical review and manuscript adjustments.

Citations and References
Citations and references must follow APA 7th edition:

• Short quotes (<40 words): in-text, within quotation marks.

• Long quotes (≥40 words): in a separate paragraph, indented 1.27 cm.

Direct quote example: (Posso-Pacheco, 2023, p. 14).
Paraphrase example: According to Posso-Pacheco (2023) or (Posso-Pacheco, 2023).

All references must appear in the References section, alphabetically, with hanging indent, including DOI or verified URL.

Examples:

• Printed Books:
  Fernández-Río, J. (2019). Gamificando la Educación Física de la Teoría a la Práctica en Educación Primaria y Secundaria. Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Oviedo.

• E-books:
  Posso, R.; Barba, L.; Paz, B.; Pereira, M.; León, X.; Ortiz, N. & Noroña, L. (2022). Exclusión del ejercicio físico desde la mirada de las TIC. Unidad de Publicaciones de la UPEL IPB. https://doi.org/10.46498/upelipb.lib.0012

• Book Chapter:
  Posso, R. (2022). Adaptación Curricular de las Necesidades Educativas Especiales. In Ávila, E. (Ed.), Necesidades Educativas Especiales en el contexto de la Educación Física (pp. 13-30). Unidad de Publicaciones de la UPEL IPB. https://doi.org/10.46498/upelipb.lib.0015

• Online Journal Articles:
  Posso Pacheco, R. J. & Barba Miranda, L. C. (2023). La Influencia de los Factores Emocionales en la Educación Física Significativa. MENTOR Revista De investigación Educativa Y Deportiva, 2(5), 179–187. https://doi.org/10.56200/mried.v2i5.5985

Note

Acceptance of submissions depends on compliance with the journal’s regulations and blind peer review. Any accepted article will be published in the next issue; if space is unavailable, it will appear in the following one.

*For issue 9, volume 3 (September 2024 publication), the Editorial Quality Improvement Plan will apply. Authors must obligatorily include the DOIs of all references that have one and conduct a search of articles published in the last 5 years, especially in Web of Science and Scopus databases, to be cited in their article.

To identify DOIs, access this link: https://apps.crossref.org/simpleTextQuery. Copy and paste your article’s references into the indicated space. The platform will show which references have a DOI. Then, copy and paste each full DOI at the end of the reference in your article. It is crucial that each reference in your manuscript includes its corresponding DOI if available. This facilitates quick and easy location of cited works by search engines and is a quality requirement of our journal.

No Simultaneous Submission

Submitted works must be unpublished, and their authors must commit not to submit them simultaneously to other publications, so it is necessary to attach the Declaration of Originality and author data.

Anonymity of Authors' Identity

Articles should not include in the body of the article any information that reveals the authors' identity to ensure an anonymous evaluation by the academic peers who will review it. After the manuscript is accepted, all identification information will be included on the article's initial page.