Submissions

Author Guidelines

1) The journal Alcores publishes articles, bibliographic essays, and sources related to Contemporary History. Within these parameters, the journal also invites proposals for thematic dossiers to the Editorial Board. These dossiers may include 4 to 6 articles, preceded by an introduction by the coordinators.

2) Authors commit to submitting original articles that have not been previously published and are not under consideration elsewhere. Texts must be uploaded to the platform without using any template. Authors must submit a file that excludes personal information and is anonymized in the document properties (the text must not contain any references revealing authorship). Personal data will be included in the final version once its publication is accepted by the journal.

3) The maximum length of articles must not exceed 10,000 words, with a minimum of 8,000. Texts must include a summary of approximately 100 words in English and Spanish, as well as the title and five keywords in both languages, plus a brief author bio of about 1,000 characters (excluding spaces). Articles must comply with all guidelines outlined here. In the case of dossiers, coordinators are responsible for ensuring compliance with these standards.

4) For publication, submitted texts must receive favorable evaluations from at least two external experts in the field and subsequent approval from the journal's Editorial Board. Final acceptance is contingent on the incorporation of any improvements or corrections recommended by the evaluations or the Board. Authors will receive a response regarding the acceptance of their article within six months.

5) Authors must submit the document in Word format. The main text should use Times New Roman font, size 12, with 1.5 line spacing. No blank spaces should be left between paragraphs.

6) References must be cited in footnotes according to the following format:

Books: Last name, full first name, Title in italics, Place of publication, Publisher, year, p./pp. for the reference.
Zubiaurre, Maite, Culturas del erotismo en España, 1898-1939, Madrid, Cátedra, 2014, pp. 17-18.

Articles: Last name, full first name, “Title of the article in quotation marks”, Journal in italics, volume (if applicable), issue (year), p./pp. for the reference. DOI or URL of the resource.
Canal, Jordi, “El historiador y la literatura”, Ayer, 97 (2015), p. 13.

Book chapters: Last name, full first name, “Title of the chapter in quotation marks”, in Full name of the editor(s) (coord. / ed.), Title of the work in italics, Place of publication, Publisher, year, p./pp. for the reference.
Gutiérrez Lloret, Rosa Ana, “Isabel II, de símbolo de la libertad a deshonra de España”, in Emilio La Parra López (coord.), La imagen del poder: reyes y regentes en la España del siglo XIX, Madrid, Síntesis, 2011, p. 224.

Non-academic periodicals: Last name, full first name (if applicable), “Title in quotation marks” (if applicable), Title of the newspaper or jpurnal in italics, Place of publication, abbreviated date (months in Roman numerals).
Castelar, Emilio, “Bellezas de Suiza”, El Globo, Madrid, 5-VIII-1875.

Archival and documentary sources: Last name, full first name (if applicable), “Title of the document in quotation marks” (if applicable), Date, Name of the collection or fund, file number or box/folio (or p./pp. if applicable), Archive or Institution where it is located.
Ordinary session, 12-II-1884, Municipal record book, p. 112, Municipal Archive of Oviedo.

Oral sources: Last name, full first name of the interviewee, Interview conducted by full name, Date and place or medium.
Bolado, José Manuel, Interview conducted by Jorge Muñiz Sánchez, 1-XII-2006, Madrid.

Other online resources (webpage, blog, etc.): Last name, full first name (if applicable), “Title in quotation marks” (if applicable), Name of the page (if applicable), URL (accessed date).
Escudero, Antonio, “Salarios y nivel de vida en los barrios obreros británicos durante la revolución industrial”, Conversación sobre Historia, https://conversacionsobrehistoria.info/2019/01/12/salarios-y-nivel-de-vida-en-los-barrios-obreros-britanicos-durante-la-revolucion-industrial/ (accessed 14-III-2020).

7) Subsequent references to previously cited works should use an abbreviated format: Last name, first name, first words of the reference (in italics or quotation marks as applicable), op. cit., p./pp. Use Ibid., p./pp. when the same source is repeated immediately.

8) All articles must include a bibliography at the end, listing the works cited in the text in alphabetical order by the authors' last names. Each reference must appear on a single line, and the full citation must include last name and first name, even if mentioned in a previous citation. For journal articles and book chapters, the full page range must be indicated, along with the DOI or URL of the resource at the end of the citation.

9) Punctuation marks must always appear after quotation marks or footnote numbers [“the agreement seemed preferable to isolated action”1.]. For footnotes, as in the previous example, the number must appear after the quotation marks and before the punctuation mark. Footnote numbers must also appear outside parentheses or after question marks [(despite the government’s decision)1 Was it a conscious decision?2]

10) Direct quotations longer than four lines should appear in a separate paragraph, with a left indentation of 2 cm and font size two points smaller.

11) If images or maps are included, they should be embedded in the text at the location proposed by the author. Additionally, they must be submitted in a separate document in JPG or equivalent format, in high resolution, and numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals, accompanied by captions and sources. Graphs must include the statistical data used for their creation. Images must be copyright-free. Statistical tables must be inserted in the text, numbered consecutively, and accompanied by captions and sources.

12) Accepted texts that do not comply with these guidelines will be returned to authors for revision.

13) The Editorial Board of Alcores is committed to gender equality and respect for diversity. Accordingly, articles must avoid any assertion of superiority based on gender, class, culture, ethnicity, or any other differences. Authors must strive to use inclusive language in their texts.

14) The journal Alcores will use software to detect potential plagiarism or equivalent dishonest practices.

15) Once accepted, the final version of the article must mention the sources of funding or the research project under which the work was conducted, if applicable. This must be referenced in the first footnote, along with any acknowledgments. No such information should appear in the initial version.