Submissions

Author Guidelines

Original manuscripts are welcome for the following sections of the journal:

• Articles: must be 20 pages maximum, including bibliographical references and abstracts and keywords in Spanish and English. Peer review is required.
• Notes: must have a maximum of 20 pages. They do not require peer review. They do not include an abstract.
• Interviews: should not exceed 10 pages; it is suggested that they contain an introductory text.
• Reviews: should not exceed 4 pages maximum.

Articles submitted must adhere to the “Guidelines for publication”. Only those papers that comply with these formal requirements will be submitted to double peer review.

Each author must state in their abbreviated CV the role(s) they have played in the preparation of the work they are submitting for publication, taking into account the taxonomy of academic collaboration roles in the contribution of an article.

1. Submissions

Articles submitted to Cuadernos del CILHA must meet the following conditions, otherwise they cannot be included in the refereeing process.

1.1. Articles must be written in Spanish and reviewed by native speakers of Spanish if the author is not a native speaker.

Articles or papers must be original and unpublished. The article must not be submitted simultaneously to another arbitration or publication process.

1.3. In the bibliographical references of the paper, only the material (articles, books, journals, chapters, web pages, etc.) that have been cited or referenced in the body of the text should be specified. Do not add supplementary or complementary bibliography. Supplementary material will be removed by the editorial team.

1.4. Contributions to the journal should be written single-spaced, without left indentation, on A4 size paper, with normal margins, in Calibri font size 9 for the text and 8 for the textual citation, notes and bibliographical references. The following should be included:

1. a) Title of the paper in Spanish and English.
2. b) Name and surname of author(s).
3. c) Institution to which it belongs, region or province and country of the institution, e-mail and ORCID number.
4. d) Abstract (100 to 250 words) and keywords (three to five).
5. Instructions for the submitted manuscript

2.1. Tables, figures and graphs should be included in the text, duly numbered and with a caption indicating their source.

2.2. Footnotes should be footnotes, with footnotes following the French system.

2.3. Citations and bibliographical references:

2.3.1. Direct quotations included in the text should be marked with double quotation marks and long quotations (more than forty words) should constitute a separate paragraph. These should have a larger left margin than the one used in the text and a smaller font size (8 points).

2.3.2. Reference citations in the text and the final list of references must be presented according to APA format (in its seventh edition): https://normasapa.pro/

Below, we provide concrete examples for constructing the critical apparatus:

Article with DOI or URL

Osorio-Delgado, M. A., Henao-Tamayo, L. J., Velásquez-Cock, J. A., Cañas-Gutiérrez, A. I., Restrepo-Múnera, L. M., Gañán-Rojo, P. F., Zuluaga-Gallego, R. O., Ortiz-Trujillo, I. C., & Castro-Herazo, C. I. (2017). Biomedical applications of polymeric biomaterials. DYNA, 84(201), 241-252. https://...

Combined group and individual authorship

Castrillón, D. J., Riascos, U. L., & National Planning Department. (2019). The predominant production chains in central-eastern Colombia. Panorama Regional, 4(2), 53-70.

Books and Reference Works

Print Book

Shakespeare, W. (2004). Hamlet (J. M. Valverde, ed. and trans.). Planeta; Paidós. (Original published in 1609).

Newspapers or Online News Portals

Carreño, L. (February 9, 2020). The trade union dispute over tariffs on clothing. El Espectador. https://...

Print Newspapers

López, N. (September 23, 2017). Goats and Sheep. La Nación, 10-11.

Audiobook

Rowling, J. K. (2018). Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (G. Monsalve, narrator) [audiobook]. Ivoox. (Original published in 1997).https://...

Dictionaries, thesauri, or encyclopedias

Royal Spanish Academy. (2018). Dictionary of the Spanish Language (Tricentennial Edition). https://...

Reference source entry

Royal Spanish Academy. (2018). Reproduction. In Dictionary of the Spanish Language (Tricentennial Edition) (n.p.). Royal Spanish Academy. https://...

Wikipedia

1939 Chess Olympiad. (September 23, 2019). In Wikipedia. https://es.wikipedia.org/...

Reports and grey literature

Report from a government agency or other organization

Concha, T., Ramírez, J. C., and Acosta, O. (2017). Taxation in Colombia: Reforms, Evasion, and Equity. Study Notes (Studies and Perspectives Series 35). Office of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean in Bogotá. https://...

Grant

Coll-Barreu, J. (Principal Investigator). (2018-2019). Use of connectivity through Instagram as a tool for the real-time internationalization of architectural design teaching (code IE1819.0301) [grant]. Polytechnic University of Madrid. https://...

Press Release

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. (October 16, 2016). Official statement from the Regional Office for Southern Latin America of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees [press release]. Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. https://...

Gómez, F. (2025). New Dreams, Old Dreams [Unpublished].

Personal Communications

Not included in the list of bibliographic references. In direct quotes, they should be formatted as follows: D.M. Sánchez, personal communication, September 28, 2016.

Software, Applications, and Devices

Software

Borenstein, M., Hedges, L., Higgins, J., & Rothstein, H. (2014). Comprehensive meta-analysis (version 3.3.070) [software]. Biostat. https://...

Mobile Application

National Civil Registry. (2019). SGCPV - Polling Station Control (version 1.0.4) [mobile application]. National Development. https://...

Audiovisual Media

Film

Zemeckis, R. (1994). Forrest Gump [film]. Paramount Pictures.

Series Episode

McClaren, M. (director). (May 4, 2014). The First of His Name (Season 4, Episode 5) [TV series episode]. In D. Benioff, D. B. Weiss, C. Strauss, F. Doelger, B. Caulfield, and G. R. R. Martin (executive producers), Game of Thrones. Television 360; Grok! Television; Generator Entertainment; Startling Television; Bighead Littlehead.

YouTube Video

La Pulla. (October 28, 2019). Elections: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly [video]. YouTube. https://...

Works of Art

Giacometti, A. (1961). Caroline on a White Background [painting]. Botero Museum, Bogotá, Colombia. https://...

Maps

Agustín Codazzi Geographic Institute. (2012). Official Physical-Political Map [map]. Geoportal. https://...

Slides

Reyes, J. (October 23, 2014). Population Geography: Current Demographic Trends [slideshow]. Slideshare. https://...

Podcast Episode

Uribe, D. (host). (August 20, 2019). What Was the Junta Movement? [podcast episode]. In Diana Uribe's Stories. National Radio of Colombia. https://...

Song

Totó La Momposina. (2015). The End [song]. In Tambolero. MTM Ltda.

Online Media

Social Media Posts

Specific Publication (tweet, graphic posts, videos, etc.):

Angulo, R. [@RobertoAnguloS]. (October 25, 2019). Inclusion Index for People with Disabilities of @SaldarriagaConc. Social and Productive Exclusion (% of people with disabilities): Chocó: 55% [graphic and hyperlink] [tweet]. Twitter. https://...

Gold Museum [@museodeloro]. (May 5, 2020). While the doors of the @MuseoDelOro are closed, its objects will continue to speak and will not stop telling us about our past [Photograph]. Instagram. https://...

Websites

Website (news and similar):

Herrera, E. (October 28, 2019). The economy isn't doing badly, but agriculture is. Razón Pública. https://...

Regional Center for the Promotion of Books in Latin America and the Caribbean. (n.d.). Technical Program. https://...

Citation of Research Data

If the author of the article has generated data for their work, such as surveys, interviews, statistical data, etc., they must include in the bibliography the repository where this information has been stored so that it is open access. Example:

Mazarrasa, Inés; Marbá, Nuria; Hendriks, Iris E.; Losada, I.J.; Duarte, Carlos M. 2013. Sediment accretion and soil elevation rates of vegetated coastal sediments [Dataset] https://digital.csic.es/handle/10261/77396

3. Writing Reviews

3.1. The text structure of a review is as follows:

a) Bibliographic references: title of the reviewed work and the introduction, which provides further information about the author's work;

b) Reviewer's identity: name and surname of the reviewer, their email address, the institution and region where they work, and their ORCID ID;

c) Commentary: the book's content, sources, author's background, purpose, organization, methodology, intended audience, potential readers, relationship to other works on the same topic, context, and place of publication are all addressed;

d) Evaluation: with its two optional categories, negative criticism and positive criticism.