Author Guidelines
Guidelines for AUTHORS
1. GENERAL RULES
Convergence of Sciences
publishes original research from different disciplines, but prioritizes studies that integrate two or more scientific fields, with special interest in works that address complex problems through innovative approaches.
Manuscripts must be submitted in Word format (DOC or DOCX). We provide Word article templates that we recommend using to speed up the review and publication process. If you have any questions about suitable file formats, you may contact us (journal email).
In addition to scientific quality standards, Convergence of Sciences seeks to maintain high standards of writing quality, not accepting articles with spelling, grammatical, or other errors. Therefore, it is mandatory that authors who are not native speakers of the publication language request prior review/correction of the document through our translation service.
Manuscripts containing significant linguistic errors will not be accepted for peer review; editors will contact the authors to correct the errors so they may resubmit. Authors are requested to always check the quality of writing before submission and during the different stages of review to avoid delays in the process.
### Types of publications:
**Original Research Articles**
Research articles must present original findings, such as results from basic and translational research, clinical and epidemiological studies, or clinical trials, as well as qualitative and observational research. The inclusion of null and negative findings is encouraged, as well as reanalyses and replications of previous studies that lead to new results.
**Systematic Reviews**
They must address a clearly formulated question and use systematic and explicit methods to identify, select, and critically evaluate relevant research. They must be written following PRISMA reporting guidelines.
**Case Reports**
A case report must be original and provide adequate details of a single case. It should describe a particularly novel or unusual case, since collecting details is beneficial. The novelty may lie in the disease or situation itself, the treatment, diagnosis, or unusual resolution method.
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## Ethical Standards and Author Responsibilities
1. **Originality of the work:** Authors must ensure that the submitted manuscript is an original work. The journal will automatically reject any text with a similarity index equal to or greater than 15% (excluding references), detected by specialized software during the evaluation process.
2. **Use of Artificial Intelligence:** If AI tools were used in preparing the manuscript, authors must explicitly declare which applications were used and in which specific sections of the work. Any omission will result in immediate withdrawal of the article once detected. Authors must ensure proper use of AI; articles with more than 10% suspicion of AI-generated content will not be accepted.
3. **Publication exclusivity:** Authors certify that the work has not been previously published in any other medium, either in full or in substantial parts.
4. **Commitment to non-simultaneity:** The manuscript must not be under consideration in any other journal or editorial platform during the evaluation process.
5. **Participation in peer review:** Authors commit to actively collaborating in the review process, responding fully and promptly to all comments and suggestions from reviewers.
6. **Error correction:** If significant errors are detected in the published work, authors are obliged to immediately notify the editorial team to proceed with corrections or necessary retractions.
7. **Authorship attribution:** All signatories must have substantially contributed to the research. No changes in authorship will be allowed once the manuscript is submitted. Each author must have an ORCID identifier (https://orcid.org/signin).
8. **Data integrity:** Authors guarantee the truthfulness and authenticity of all information presented in the study.
9. **Conflict of interest declaration:** Any possible conflict of interest, whether personal, financial, or institutional, must be declared at the time of submission.
10. **Citations and references:** Complete identification of all sources consulted and used in the preparation of the work is mandatory.
11. **Post-publication error notification:** Authors must promptly inform the editorial team of any inaccuracies identified in their already published article.
12. **Professional translation service:** *Convergence of Sciences* is an open-access (OA) journal that does not charge subscriptions, ensuring that all its content is freely available to the academic community and the general public. To cover costs associated with editorial production—including editing, hosting, technology, memberships, and promotion—authors or funding institutions must pay an Article Processing Charge (APC) once the manuscript is accepted for publication. The fee also includes simultaneous translation of the article into English for bilingual publication.
**Important note:** Failure to comply with any of these rules may result in rejection of the manuscript or, in serious cases, retraction of the already published article. The journal reserves the right to take appropriate measures in cases of academic misconduct.
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## 2. Manuscript Preparation
Articles must be submitted in Spanish or English, with a maximum length of 8,000 words (including references). Meta-analyses are exempt, with a maximum length of 12,000 words including references, not exceeding 30 pages. The basic structure must include: a clear title reflecting the interdisciplinary nature, short title, structured abstract (250 words), and keywords (4–6), all in both languages. The structure must contain an introduction with theoretical justification, hypothesis and objective at the end of the introduction, detailed methodology, results, discussion highlighting disciplinary convergence, conclusions, and references in APA format (7th edition) (https://normas-apa.org/). Figures must have a minimum resolution of 300 dpi and tables must be in Excel format (no more than six figures/tables). Case reports up to 3,000 words including references.
Templates are provided according to article type to facilitate writing.
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## 3. Submission Process
Manuscripts are submitted exclusively through the OJS platform. Authors must include a cover letter explicitly stating the interdisciplinary contribution of the work. The process includes double-blind peer review, with an estimated response time of 12 weeks.
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## 4. Open Access Policy
The journal operates under the Gold Open Access model: no charges for authors or readers. Accepted works are published under the Creative Commons CC BY-NC-SA license, allowing free use with attribution.
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## 5. Key Recommendations
- Avoid excessive disciplinary jargon to facilitate interdisciplinary understanding.
- Clearly justify methodological/conceptual integration.
- Include practical implications for multiple fields.
- Highlight how convergence addresses knowledge gaps.
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## 6. Contact
For specific inquiries, contact the editorial team at [email address], indicating in the subject line “Author Inquiry.”