Submissions

Author Guidelines

Specific Characteristics of the Articles
The authors of the Magazine Shimmering Words: Pedagogy and Research E - Journal are teachers and expert researchers in some field of education and pedagogy, students accompanied by professors, philosophers, pedagogues, writers, psychologists, psycho - pedagogues; as well as professionals from different areas dedicated to education such as lawyers, singers, business managers, engineers, architects, doctors, biologists among others.

Languages The Magazine receives articles in English, French and Spanish.

The articles should be between 15 and 22 pages with a maximum of 8.000 words, with 1.5 spacing, Arial font, 3 cm margin; they must be on letter paper (21.59 cm x 27.94 cm (8 1/2” x 11”)

Bibliographies, at the beginning of the articles, there should be a summary of the authors biography of no more than 50 words, including full name, professional training, research experience, institutional affiliations, field of study and email.

Abstract and Key Words, all articles should contain an abstract or summary, no less than 100 words, written in the language of the article, and in Spanish and English; if the article is sent in French, it requires the abstract in three languages (Spanish, English and French), five key words, in the same languages of the abstract, and they should describe the essence of the articles theme.

Images. Photographs, illustrations and graphics should be sent as independent files as jpg or tif, numbered and indicated in part of the text with which they should be included, they should have excelled resolution, each one with its respective footer describing its origin.

In case the article involves third person opinions, it should state with authorization; in the case of students who participate in the development of the research, do not mention their names, refer to them as student 1 (S1), student 2 (S2), etcetera.

Citation and Bibliography. The citations inside the text, as in the bibliography should strictly follow the guidelines of APA’s Sixth Edition, below are some examples:

Textual Citation
• When the citations are less than 40 words written within the text, in quotes, the last name of the author and the publication year of the article at the beginning of the citation, and finish with the page number:
Likewise, Schneider (2005) asserts about it: “Most stereotypes have both positive and negative features, and these may vary in terms of how tenaciously they are held and how likely they are to be developed for a given target” (p. 556).
• When articles have 40 words or more, write the text separately, with indentation, without quotation marks and without italics. At the end of the citation, within parenthesis, write the last name of the author, year and page number, separated by commas:
Bringing authentic materials into the classroom can be motivating for the students, as it adds a real-life element to the student’s learning experience. Authentic material is significant since it increases students’ motivation for learning, makes the learner be exposed to the “real” language. (Tamo, 2009, p. 75)
• A paraphrased citation uses the ideas of the author, but in the words of the writer, within the text:
Hattie and Timperley (2007) maintain that an ideal learning environment occurs when both teacher and student work together to overcome learning difficulties
• When there are two authors their last names should be separated by ‘y’ in Spanish, or by “&” if in English:
According to Rothbauer & Paulette (2008), triangulation is seen as a research strategy that can reduce deficiencies caused by using only one method of inquiry.
• Citations with three to five authors, the first time that you cite the article indicate the last names of all the authors. Later cite only the first and add et al, followed by a period (et al.):
-Reimers, Mckemmish, McKenzie & Mark (2009) argued that I could be avoided through time
….(…) Reimers et al. (2009) thinks that it is very important to analyze the results before
giving explanations.
• A citation with six or more authors is cited with the last name of the first author followed by at al, from the first citation:
-Buitrago et al. (2010) points out that the microorganisms are part of the life evolution. (…) - (…), besides it is part of the study of reproduction and changes. (Buitrago, et al., 2010).

Other types of Citations

Corporate Author. In the case of corporate authors put the name of the organization in place of a last name. The first time you cite the complete name and in parenthesis indicate the acronym. From that point forward, cite only the acronym:
The United Nations (UN, 2004)… the UN (2004) affirmed that…

Anonymous Author. When the author is anonymous, cite the first words of the title of the work and the year of publication. If the text is an article, chapter of a book or web page, write the words of the title between double quotations:
The report shows that the level of primary students has increased significantly, relative to the previous year. (“Annual Report,” 2015)

Citation of a Citation. This occurs when you have access to a source of information through another. For example, if you are reading a book by David Nunan and the book cites an opinion by Brown H.D., cite:
Brown (as cited by Nunan, 2003) thinks that the learning of a language (…)

Citation of a publication without a date. In the event that the text does not indicate its date of publication, you must put the acronym “n.d” that indicates without date:
Barnett (n.d) says that knowledge acquisition is relevant in early ages.

Direct Citation of material without pagination. When the text does not include page numbers, you should put the number of the paragraph from which you are citing, accompanied by the abbreviation “par…”
Suggests a new “mark of reference that indicates the characteristics of
learning” (Supplee, 2015, par. 5).

Books

Book with Author:
Brown, G. (2001). Teaching the spoken language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Books with Editor. Last name, A. A. (Ed.). (Year). Title. City, Country: Editorial.
Bandura, A. J. (1986). Social Foundations of Thought and Action: A Social Cognitive: Paris, France: Editorial Katsos

Electronic Books.

Online. Last Name, J.J. (Year). Title. Retrieved from http://www.xxxxxx.xxx
Hubbard M., (1993). Stages to systematize information. Retrieved from http://www.nefstem.org/concept_card.htm.

DOI (Digital Object Identifier). Last Name, A. A. (Year). Title. DOI: xx.xxxxxxxx
McKay, S. C. (2002). Teaching English as an international language. Doi: 20.1007/265-3-321-444889-8

Book Chapter

- Reference a chapter of a book when the book has an editor, meaning, that the book consists of chapters by different authors.
- Last name, A. A., and last name, B.B. (Year). Title of the chapter or the cover. In A.A. Last Name. (Ed.), Title of the book (pp. xx-xx). City, Country: Editorial
- Molina, V. (2008). “…it is that the students do not read or write”: The Challenge of the lecture and the writings in the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Cali. En H.
- Mondragón (Ed.), Leer, comprender, debatir, escribir. The writing of scientific articles by university professors (pp. 53-62). Cali, Valle del Cauca: Sello Editorial Javeriano.

Periodicals (Journals)

Scientific Articles

Buther G. (2013). Discipline-specific versus genetic academic literacy invervention for university education: An issue of impact?. Journal of Language Teaching, 47 (2), 71-88 North - West University. Retrieved from:

Articles with DOI

Huda, M. (2017). The use of authentic materials in teaching English: Indonesia teachers’ perspective in EFL classes. People: International journal of social science. Doi: 2017.32.19071927.

Online Articles
Xhaferi, B. (2010). Teaching and Learning ESP Vocabulary. Revista de Lenguas para Fines Específicos. p. 229-255. Macedonia: South East European University. Retrieved from: file:///C:/Users/USUARIO/Downloads/ DialnetTeachingAndLearnigESPVocabulary-3410918.pdf

Other Publications
Ceballos, M. (2013). Bilingüismo, una ventaja para explorar en Colombia. Empleos, El Tiempo. dición # 193, pp. 10.

Reports:
Ministerio de Educación Nacional (2005). Informe deserción estudiantil Costa Atlántica. Recuperado de http://www.minproteccionsocial.gov.co/

Symposiums and Conferences
Daza, M., y Ardila, L. (Julio de 2014). El bilingüismo en Colombia. En Lombardía (Presidencia), Análisis epistemológico en el contexto latinoamericano. V Congreso Internacional de Lenguas Extranjeras, Cali, Colombia.

Thesis and Graded Works:
Avellaneda, J, y Calderón, C. (2012). Educación y cultura Latinoamericana en el contexto de Emancipación (tesis de pregrado). Universidad del Tolima, Ibagué, Colombia.