APA guidelines for authors

Citations: The APA (American Psychological Association) style, seventh edition, is used. Paraphrased citations are written in the authors' own words and are incorporated into the text.

Short direct quotations of up to 40 words are also permitted. These quotations are incorporated into the text and enclosed in double quotation marks at the beginning and end. Longer quotations (more than 40 words) should be presented in a separate paragraph, without quotation marks, and the page number must be included in both cases. For example: (Cedeño, 2023, p. 10).

When the citation is attributed to a single person or institution, the following format is used: (Cedeño, 2023); (UNICEF, 2023).

When the citation is attributed to two authors, the following format is used: (García & Parrales, 2023).

In the case of three or more authors, the surname(s) of the first author are listed followed by "et al." and the publication date, according to the following model: (Mera et al., 2023).

*All citations must be referenced in the References section.

References: References must conform to the APA (American Psychological Association) style, seventh edition, following the guidelines in the Publication Manual (https://apastyle.apa.org/) outlined below:

Scientific Article
Author, A. & Author, B. (Year). Title of article. Journal Name, Volume (Number), #-#. https://doi.org/xx

Last name of first author, First initial of first author. & Last name of second author, First initial of second author. (Year of publication). Title of article. Journal Name, Volume and Issue Number in which the article was published, Initial and final page numbers where the article is located. Link to the article using its DOI.

Book
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year of publication). Book Title (# ed.). Editor's Name. DOI or URL.

First author's last name, first initial of first author. & Second author's last name, first initial of second author. (Year of publication). Book Title in italics (edition number). Editor's Name(s). Link to the book using its DOI or URL.

Book Chapter
Author, A. A., Author, B. B. & Author, C. C. (Year of publication). Chapter Title. In A. A. Editor & B. B. Editor (Eds.), Book Title (# ed., pp. #-#). Editor's Name. DOI or URL.

First author's last name, First author's first initial, Second author's last name, Second author's first initial, Third author's last name, Third author's first initial. (Year of publication). Title of the book chapter. In Editor 1's first initial, Editor 1's last name, Editor 2's first initial, Editor 2's last name (Eds). Book title in italics (edition number, initial and final page numbers where the chapter is located). Name of the editor(s). Link to the book using its DOI or URL.