Aula

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About the Journal

Focus and scope

The primary objective of this journal is to publish original research papers whose central themes revolve around education, training and educational research.

Double-Blind Peer Review

Before publication, it will be analyzed by two external assessors —Double-Blind Peer Review—, who may make proposed amendments, if necessary. Both assessments must be positive for the definitive approval of an article. If there were any significant disagreements, the article will go through a third assessor.

Open access policy

This journal provides immediate free access to its content under the principle of free and public availability of research, thus promoting a greater exchange of global knowledge.

Frequency of publication

Annual (September-December)

No article submission or open access publication (APC) fees

There are no fees for submitting, editing or publishing articles in open access (APC).

Sections of the journal

Aula is articulated in several sections:

  1. Presentation
  2. Articles: which focus on a monographic subject.
  3. Varia: they do not need to coincide with the “Articles” section, but they must respect the journal’s theme.
  4. Information: about events of interest for the reader.
  5. Reviews: brief content.
  6. In memoriam.
  7. Others.

Committed to the research of new authors, and those coming from developing countries

Aula supports research carried out by authors or research teams from developing countries, especially Latin America, whose texts are presented in scientific languages, preferably in Spanish, English or French.

We also show our compromise with first-time authors from all over the world who send in articles in the aforementioned languages.

Permission for self-archiving and digital preservation

Authors are authorized to publish their work on the Internet (e.g. in institutional repositories or personal web pages) always after editing (in no case before revision, layout or even at the proofreading stage). These measures are taken in order to encourage reading and citation of the article as well as to achieve wider and faster dissemination of the published work (see  The Effect of Open Access).

The journal is kept in the two main University of Salamanca repositories:

This journal uses the LOCKSS system to create a file distributed among the participating libraries, allowing these libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for preservation and restoration purposes.

Open access policy

Aula provides immediate free access to its content under the principle of free and public availability of research, thus promoting a greater exchange of global knowledge.

Published article identifiers

Aula requires authors to be registered in ORCID  to standardize the citation of their publications.

Dissemination in databases

The journal undertakes to provide XML metadata or in other specific formats, immediately after its publication in "eUSAL Revistas" and within three months, in order to promote dissemination in databases (Proquest, Ebsco, Elsevier, DOAJ, CrossRef/DOI).

Golden road to open knowledge (Open Access)

Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca has been following the golden road to Open Access since 2011. The full text of the journal Aula can be downloaded in PDF format, in compliance with Law 14/2011, of 1 June, on Science, Technology and Innovation.

Subject

Original research papers on pedagogy are accepted. 

  • IBIC Educación Pedagogía (JN)
  • BIC: Education (JN)
  • BISAC: Education / General (EDU000000)

Languages, identification of the text, and authorship

Languages

Articles submitted will be published in Spanish, English and Portuguese, but other languages may be exceptionally accepted.

Identification of texts

Texts must always be identified with the following data:

  1. Title, abstract and keywords (separated by semicolons) in Spanish.
  2. Title, abstract and keywords (separated by semicolons) in English.
  3. Title, abstract and keywords (separated by semicolons) in the language in the text will be published.

The ethical basis of the journal

Upon submitting their originals to the journal, authors undertake to accept the usual procedures in the scientific community; only originals that have not been published previously and are not undergoing review by other journals can be accepted. Thus, the originals sent to the journal cannot be sent to other journals while they are still undergoing review by ours.

Authors must respect international norms concerning the copyright of the texts, graphics and other materials included in their contributions submitted to the journal for publication. In turn, the editors, the Editorial Board and the revisers of the journal will ensure the integrity of the research is maintained, which in the first instance is the responsibility of the authors, reminding them of the use of the "Turnitin Ephorus" softwarehttps://moodle2.usal.es/mod/page/view.php?id=260582. Authors are requested not to engage in plagiarism or «self-plagiarism». 

This journal adheres to the principle of transparency and good practices set by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Journal's responsibility

  • The Editorial Board will not be responsible for the ideas and opinions expressed by authors in any articles published in the journal.
  • Once an article has been accepted for publication, it is assumed that all the authors have agreed to it. The right of reproduction in any format belongs to Aula.
  • Once the article has been published, the author will receive a separate PDF format from the journal in which it has been published.

About copyright © and cc by-nc-nd

Authors publishing in Aula accept the following conditions:

Authors retain copyright © and assign to Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca the right of publication, under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license, which allows third parties to distribute, copy and display the article as long as they cite the authorship of the work and publication in Aula, indicating the specific volume and pages. No commercial profit may be made. No derivative works may be made for commercial purposes that are not authorized by the publisher.

Authors may make other independent and additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the version of the article published in the journal, provided that:

  • they clearly state that the work was published in Aula, indicating the specific volume and pages where they found the information.

The journal information will be provided to Sherpa / Romeo, Dulcinea, etc.

DORA

Aula endorses the "San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment” - DORA.

Information on the specific contribution of each of the authors to the published articles

The order of signatures/affiliation in the article should reflect the effort and contribution.

Registration of the funding source of published articles

The funding agency(s) external to the University must be indicated, as well as the reference(s) of the project(s) in the framework of which the research that has given rise to the publication of the article has been carried out. This information should be referenced by the authors in the acknowledgements of the article. The author in charge of submitting the article to “eUSAL Revistas” must include this metadata at the time of the submission in the corresponding section.

Good editorial practices on gender equality

In order to follow good practices on gender equality:

  • Articles will employ inclusive language to the extent possible.
  • Authors must include their full name (not only the initials), at least in the metadata.

Use of interoperability protocols

The OAI-PMH protocol is used with the path <https://revistas.usal.es/tres/index.php/0214-3402/oai/