About the Journal

History

Internacionales. Revista en Ciencias Sociales del Pacífico Mexicano (Internationals. Journal of Social Sciences of the Mexican Pacific) was founded in 2014 at the initiative of Dr. Guillermo Ibarra Escobar, Director of the Faculty of International Studies and Public Policy at the Autonomous University of Sinaloa. The International Studies Academic Group took on the challenge of directing and coordinating the journal with the vision of making it an internationally relevant publication. The first issue of Internationals. Journal of Social Sciences of the Mexican Pacific  was published in June 2015, under the editorship of Dr. Erika Cecilia Montoya Zavala. Over the years, authors from diverses education institutions have contributed with their studies on a wide range of topics. With each edition, this publication is establishing itself as a high-quality journal, both for its content and its reliability as a free and open-access resource for consultation and reference. In this initial phase, it was included in the LATINDEX directory.

In 2022, the journal was relaunched after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This relaunch was supported by an institutional project led by the General Directorate of Libraries at the Autonomous University of Sinaloa (UAS), all under the leadership of Rector Dr. Jesús Madueña Molina. It currently has the electronic ISSN 3061-8940 and is indexed in Latin American databases.

Description: This is a scientific journal aimed at scholars in the social sciences and humanities, focused on publishing research findings. Internationals. Journal of Social Sciences of the Mexican Pacific is a quarterly, open-access, and free publication, edited by the Faculty of International Studies and Public Policy of the Autonomous University of Sinaloa. It undergoes double-blind peer review and is published in Spanish and English.

Objective: Its objective is to offer an alternative for publishing scientific and innovative results focused on global problems that affect different regions. Aimed at the scientific community interested in research and analysis in the social sciences and humanities, it includes articles resulting from original and unpublished research, whose results and findings contribute to the generation of new scientific knowledge. It also includes book reviews of works published within the last two years.

Indexed in: Google Scholar, Latindex, LatinRev, Amelica, LACLI, ROAD

Format: Electronic.

Frequency: Quarterly.

Focus and Scope of the Journal

This is a multidisciplinary journal. The topics covered in the articles include comparative regional studies, territorial studies and local development policies, national and international migration processes, public policies, education, new information technologies, gender and human development, violence, and drug trafficking.

Aimed at academics, students, and professionals interested in social science research and analysis, this journal includes articles resulting from original and unpublished research, whose results and findings contribute to the generation of new scientific knowledge. Publications may be in Spanish or English.

With a broad network of local, national, and international peer reviewers, the Editorial Board, comprised of specialists in the published topics, anonymously evaluates submitted contributions for potential publication. 

Executive Summary of Editorial Policies

  • The journal adopts a Diamond Open Access model, offering immediate, free, and permanent access.
  • Content is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). There are no submission fees (ASC Article Submission Charge) or article processing and publication fees (APC Article Processing Charge).
  • A double-blind peer review process is conducted.
  • Submitted works must be original and unpublished.
  • Authors grant Internationals. Journal of Social Sciences of the Mexican Pacific a license to edit, publish, preserve, disseminate, and publicly communicate their content in any medium or format, without relinquishing their intellectual and moral property rights.
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Inclusive and Non-Sexist Language

Internationals. Journal of Social Sciences of the Mexican Pacific recommends the use of inclusive and non-sexist language to avoid any type of bias, stereotype, and discrimination at any stage of publication and for all groups (authors, reviewers, editorial team) involved with the journal. In this regard, the guidelines provided by the Ministry of the Interior, Manual for the Use of Inclusive and Gender-Sensitive Language, are recommended.

Privacy Statement

The names and email addresses entered in this journal will be used exclusively for the purposes stated herein and will not be provided to third parties or used for any other purpose. We respect and protect the privacy of our authors, reviewers, and readers, and are committed to handling information confidentially and securely.