Submissions

Author Guidelines

Author Guidelines

Authors affirm that their submission is original, unpublished, and not under consideration for publication by any other journal at the time of submission. If, during the peer review process, a reviewer determines that the manuscript contains either total or partial plagiarism, the editorial process will be terminated immediately.

Types of Contributions

The journal accepts four types of submissions:

Type 1. Research Article

Presents the results of original research following a structured format that includes: Introduction, Research Problem, Theoretical and Conceptual Framework, Methodology, Results, and Conclusions. Authors must acknowledge the funding institution(s), when applicable.

Type 2. Reflection Article

Presents research findings from an analytical, interpretative, or critical perspective developed by the author(s), focusing on specific research problems, historical debates, or historiographical discussions.

Type 3. Review Article

Presents the results of primary and bibliographic research aimed at assessing advances in historical scholarship, as well as recurring research problems, methodological approaches, and emerging trends within the discipline. Review articles must include a minimum of 50 bibliographic references.

Type 4. Book Review

Provides a critical and historiographical assessment of recently published works that are relevant to the discipline of history and offer significant thematic, methodological, empirical, or analytical contributions. Books selected for review must have been published within the previous three years.

Information Required on the First Page

Submissions must include the following information on the first page:

• The title of the manuscript in both Spanish and English, not exceeding 25 words, clearly reflecting the content of the work and, where applicable, indicating the geographical setting and approximate time period covered.
• An abstract in both Spanish and English, not exceeding 120 words, highlighting the manuscript’s contributions, main findings, hypothesis, methodology, and results.
• Keywords in both Spanish and English (minimum of 4 and maximum of 5).
• Full name(s) of the author(s), institutional affiliation, highest academic degree obtained, ORCID iD, and email address.

Manuscript Preparation and Formatting

• Articles and book reviews must be submitted electronically in Microsoft Word format, using Times New Roman 12-point font, 1.5 line spacing. Footnotes should be formatted in 10-point font and single-spaced.
• Research articles should be between 18 and 25 pages in length (approximately 8,000–12,000 words), including references, bibliography, tables, figures, charts, and illustrations.
• Book reviews must include, at the top of the first page, the complete bibliographic reference of the work under review, as well as the reviewer's name, email address, and institutional affiliation. Reviews should be between 3 and 5 pages in length (maximum 2,000 words).
• All tables, figures, images, charts, and illustrations, regardless of whether they are embedded in the manuscript, must also be submitted as separate files. Each item must clearly indicate its title, source, and intended location within the text. All visual materials should be prepared for publication and numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals.
• Images must be submitted in JPG or TIFF format, at a resolution of 300 dpi, and no larger than half-letter size. Whenever possible, authors should provide original image files. Authors are responsible for obtaining and submitting any permissions required for the publication of copyrighted images or other protected visual materials.
• Tables and charts created in Microsoft Excel must be submitted as separate Excel files, with their intended placement clearly indicated within the manuscript.

Citation Style

Beginning with Volume 7, Issue 13, Escripta adopted the Chicago Manual of Style, 17th Edition, as its official citation system. Previously, the journal used the American Psychological Association (APA) Style from Volume 1, Issue 1 through Volume 6, Issue 12.

The Editorial Team of Escripta adopted the Chicago style because it is more closely aligned with the scholarly practices of the historical discipline, particularly in its capacity to provide greater precision in the citation of primary historical sources.

Accordingly, all submissions must follow the Chicago Manual of Style, 17th Edition (Notes and Bibliography System).

References should be provided in footnotes and must include the author’s full name, title of the work, place of publication, publisher, year of publication, and relevant page number(s). A complete bibliography listing all sources cited in the manuscript must be included at the end of the text. Bibliographic entries should be arranged alphabetically by the authors’ surnames.

The following examples illustrate the citation format required by the journal:

Books

Footnotes

1. Héctor Díaz Polanco, El gran incendio, la rebelión de Tehuantepec (Mexico City: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 2023), 52.
2. Díaz Polanco, El gran incendio, 179.

Bibliography

Díaz Polanco, Héctor. El gran incendio, la rebelión de Tehuantepec. Mexico City: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 2023.

Books with Two Authors

Footnotes

1. Pilar Gonzalbo Aizpuru and Elisa Speckman Guerra, Historia de la vida cotidiana en México, Vol. 5: Siglo XX (Mexico City: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 2019), 87.
2. Gonzalbo Aizpuru and Speckman Guerra, Historia de la vida cotidiana, 205.

Bibliography

Gonzalbo Aizpuru, Pilar, and Elisa Speckman Guerra. Historia de la vida cotidiana en México, Vol. 5: Siglo XX. Mexico City: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 2019.

Books with Three or More Authors

Footnotes

1. Gustavo Aguilar Aguilar et al., Historias de Sinaloa y otras regiones. Memoria del XII Congreso Nacional de Historia Regional (Culiacán: Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, 2002), 135–145.
2. Aguilar et al., Historias de Sinaloa, 142.

Bibliography

Aguilar Aguilar, Gustavo, et al. Historias de Sinaloa y otras regiones. Memoria del XII Congreso Nacional de Historia Regional. Culiacán: Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, 2002.

Chapters in Edited Volumes

Footnotes

1. José Carlos Chiaramonte, “Nación y poder en el siglo XIX latinoamericano,” in Naciones y nacionalismo en América Latina, ed. Hilda Sabato (Buenos Aires: Siglo XXI Editores, 2021), 78.
2. Chiaramonte, “Nación y poder,” 95–97.

Bibliography

Chiaramonte, José Carlos. “Nación y poder en el siglo XIX latinoamericano.” In Naciones y nacionalismo en América Latina, edited by Hilda Sabato, 65–90. Buenos Aires: Siglo XXI Editores, 2021.

Journal Articles

Footnotes

1. Pablo Yankelevich, “Exilios y expulsiones: Los destierros como práctica política en México, 1821–1940,” Revista de Indias 82, no. 284 (2022): 78.
2. Yankelevich, “Exilios y expulsiones,” 79.

Bibliography

Yankelevich, Pablo. “Exilios y expulsiones: Los destierros como práctica política en México, 1821–1940.” Revista de Indias 82, no. 284 (2022): 65–92.

Periodicals

Newspapers and Magazines

Footnotes

1. El Pacífico (Second Series), Wednesday, October 13, 1868, 4.
2. La Nación, no. 240, May 18, 1946, 5.
3. El Pacífico, October 13, 1868, 9.
4. La Nación, May 18, 1946, 2.

Bibliography

La Nación Magazine, 1941–1965.

El Pacífico, 1868.

Electronic Journal Articles

Footnotes

1. Nadia López, “Fábricas de ángeles: Género e ideales de maternidad en los informes de las trabajadoras sociales de la asistencia pública de Quito en el periodo 1940–1952,” Historia Mexicana 73 (2024): 1759–1802. Available at: https://doi.org/10.24201/hm.v73i4.4764.
2. López, “Fábricas de ángeles,” 1765.

Bibliography

López, Nadia. “Fábricas de ángeles: Género e ideales de maternidad en los informes de las trabajadoras sociales de la asistencia pública de Quito en el periodo 1940–1952.” Historia Mexicana 73 (2024): 1759–1802. Available at: https://doi.org/10.24201/hm.v73i4.4764.

Theses and Dissertations

Footnotes

1. Reymundo Dario Velarde Camacho, “Flujos migratorios y dinámicas de la población de Sinaloa durante la Revolución Mexicana,” PhD diss., Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Mexico, 2024.
2. Velarde Camacho, “Flujos migratorios y dinámicas de la población de Sinaloa,” 203.

Bibliography

Velarde Camacho, Reymundo Dario. “Flujos migratorios y dinámicas de la población de Sinaloa durante la Revolución Mexicana.” PhD diss., Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Mexico, 2024.

Historical Archives

Footnotes

1. Acción Nacional. Estatutos (Mexico: Partido Acción Nacional, 1939), Archivo Histórico del Partido Acción Nacional, Cliserio Cardoso Eguiluz Collection, Partido Acción Nacional Section, Activities Series, 1939–1940.
2. Acción Nacional, Estatutos, 1939, 12.

Bibliography

Archivo Histórico del Partido Acción Nacional (CEDISPAN).

Conference Papers

Footnotes

1. Ernesto Alonso Montoya Sandoval, “Los orígenes del PAN en Mazatlán,” paper presented at the 39th International Congress of Regional History: Seas, Coasts, and Ports in History, Faculty of History, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, December 5–8, 2023.
2. Montoya Sandoval, “Los orígenes del PAN en Mazatlán.”

Bibliography

Montoya Sandoval, Ernesto Alonso. “Los orígenes del PAN en Mazatlán.” Paper presented at the 39th International Congress of Regional History: Seas, Coasts, and Ports in History, Faculty of History, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, December 5–8, 2023.

E-Books

Footnotes

1. Han Byung-Chul, La sociedad de la transparencia (Barcelona: Herder Editorial, 2013), online edition, consulted September 10, 2024, https://discovery.biblioteca.uoc.edu/permalink/34CSUC_UOC/1asfcbc/alma991058471095006706.
2. Han, La sociedad de la transparencia, 67–69.

If the electronic version does not provide fixed page numbers, chapter numbers, sections, or electronic locations may be cited instead.

1. Han, La sociedad de la transparencia, chap. 2.

Bibliography

Han, Byung-Chul. La sociedad de la transparencia. Barcelona: Herder Editorial, 2013. Online edition. Accessed September 10, 2024. https://discovery.biblioteca.uoc.edu/permalink/34CSUC_UOC/1asfcbc/alma991058471095006706.

Unpublished Interviews

Footnotes

1. María Eva, interview by Ernesto Alonso Montoya Sandoval, July 26, 2024.
2. María Eva, interview, July 26, 2024.

Published Interviews

Footnotes

1. Rosendo García Leyva, “Alejandro Avilés: el viento nos remonta al origen,” Proceso: Los Escritores (1981): 41–47.
2. García Leyva, “Alejandro Avilés,” 43.

Websites

Footnotes

1. “Historia de la Revolución Mexicana,” Instituto Nacional de Estudios Históricos de las Revoluciones de México, last modified February 5, 2023, https://www.inehrm.gob.mx/historia-revolucion-mexicana.
2. Instituto Nacional de Estudios Históricos de las Revoluciones de México, “Historia de la Revolución Mexicana.”

Bibliography

“Historia de la Revolución Mexicana.” Instituto Nacional de Estudios Históricos de las Revoluciones de México. Last modified February 5, 2023. https://www.inehrm.gob.mx/historia-revolucion-mexicana.

Podcasts

Footnotes

1. Blog Atarraya, “¡A las urnas! Historia de las elecciones en México,” Atarraya: Historia Política y Social Iberoamericana, recorded September 14, 2021, in Mexico City, 21:01, https://blogatarraya.com/2021/09/14/episodio-10-un-siglo-de-elecciones-el-mexico-del-siglo-xix/#respond.
2. “¡A las urnas!,” 10:35.

For works with three, four, or five authors, all authors should be cited the first time the work is referenced. Subsequent citations should include only the surname of the first author followed by et al.

Short quotations (up to 40 words) should be incorporated into the main text and enclosed within quotation marks. Longer quotations (more than 40 words) should be presented as block quotations, separated from the main text, indented from the left margin, and without quotation marks.

Footnotes

Footnotes should be numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals and formatted with single spacing. Superscript note numbers should always appear at the end of the sentence or paragraph, immediately following the period.

Footnotes must be used whenever the text refers to official documents and/or archival sources. For archival materials, the full name of the archive should be provided the first time it is cited, followed by its acronym in parentheses. Subsequent references may use only the acronym. This follows standard practice within the historical profession, moving from the general repository to the specific document classification. All archival citations must include both the archive acronym and the corresponding classification of the cited document.

Footnotes containing bibliographic references must also follow the Chicago Notes and Bibliography system.

Footnotes may additionally be used to clarify aspects of the main text and facilitate readers’ understanding.

Bibliography and Sources

The bibliography should include only works cited in the manuscript and should be arranged alphabetically by authors’ surnames. When an author has two or more works published in the same year, lowercase letters should be added after the year (e.g., 2005a, 2005b, 2005c).

The names of coordinators, directors, compilers, or editors should be followed by the corresponding abbreviation—(coord.), (dir.), (comp.), or (ed.)—as appropriate.

For co-published works, the names of all publishing institutions should be listed and separated by commas, omitting institutional acronyms (e.g., Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California).