Cultura Científica welcomes full-length manuscripts and concise reports presenting original, high-quality work from the basic, social, human, and applied sciences, with a clear contribution to scientific culture and regional well-being. The journal follows Diamond Open Access (no submission or publication fees) and publishes under CC BY 4.0.
Print ISSN: 1657-463X; e-ISSN: 2389-9638
Publication model: Continuous publication; Annual (one volume containing one issue)
1) Before you submit
Originality and exclusivity
Submissions must be original and not under review elsewhere.
If your work builds on prior outputs (conference paper, thesis, preprint), disclose this and clearly explain what is new.
Language
Manuscripts should be written in clear, professional English (or the language required by the journal, if applicable).
If language editing is needed, authors are encouraged to revise before peer review to avoid delays.
Ethical compliance
Where applicable, include:
Human research: ethics approval (committee name + approval code) and informed consent statement.
Animal research: ethics approval and welfare compliance statement.
Sensitive data: describe privacy protection and anonymization practices.
Conflicts of interest and funding declarations (see Section 6).
2) What we publish (article types)
You may submit the following:
Original Research Articles – full studies with complete methods and analysis.
Review Articles – systematic, scoping, or narrative reviews with clear methodology.
Reflection / Perspective Articles – critical discussion, conceptual analysis, or policy-relevant insights.
Short Reports / Brief Communications – concise, high-impact findings, methods, or datasets.
Technical / Methodological Notes – new tools, protocols, software, or validated procedures.
Editorials – typically commissioned; proposals may be considered.
There are no strict length limits; however, manuscripts should be focused, well-structured, and readable.
3) How to submit
Submit your manuscript by email as an attachment to: culturacientifica@revistasjdc.com
Include in your submission email
Manuscript title
Article type (e.g., Research Article, Review)
Full names, affiliations, and emails of all authors
Clearly identify the corresponding author
A brief statement of novelty and relevance (3–6 lines)
Ethics approval details (if applicable)
Optional: suggested reviewers (name, affiliation, email) and/or reviewers to avoid (with reason)
Files to attach
Main manuscript (DOCX or LaTeX source)
PDF version (recommended)
Figures as separate files (if possible)
Supplementary material (optional)
4) Manuscript preparation
General formatting (recommended)
Page size: A4 or Letter
Font: Times New Roman or similar, 11–12 pt
Line spacing: 1.15–1.5
Number pages and (optionally) line numbers
Use clear section headings and consistent formatting
Manuscript structure
Title page
Title (concise and informative)
Author names and affiliations
Corresponding author email
ORCID iDs (recommended)
Abstract
150–250 words recommended (unless a different format is required)
Avoid citations if possible
State objective, methods, key results, and conclusion
Keywords
4–6 keywords
Main text
Recommended sections (adapt as appropriate by discipline):
Introduction
Materials and Methods / Methodology
Results
Discussion
Conclusion / Implications
Limitations (recommended when relevant)
Acknowledgements (optional)
Funding statement
Conflicts of interest statement
Data availability statement (recommended)
References
5) Tables, figures, and supplementary files
Figures
Provide high resolution: 300 dpi (photos) or 600 dpi (line art)
Accepted formats: PNG, JPG, TIFF, PDF, EPS
Label axes clearly; ensure text is readable
Any image enhancement must be applied to the entire image and described if significant
Tables
Create tables using the table function (not as images)
Include a short, descriptive caption
Define abbreviations in table notes
Supplementary material
You may submit additional datasets, appendices, questionnaires, code, multimedia, etc. Clearly label each item (e.g., “Supplementary File S1”).
6) Required statements (where applicable)
Authorship and contributions
All listed authors must have made a real scholarly contribution. We recommend adding a brief author contributions note (CRediT-style is welcome), e.g., conceptualization, methodology, analysis, writing, supervision.
Conflicts of interest
Authors must declare any financial or non-financial conflicts. If none, state:
“The authors declare no conflicts of interest.”
Funding
List all sources of funding with grant numbers. If none, state:
“This research received no external funding.”
Data availability
Recommended examples:
“Data are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.”
“Data/code are available at: [repository name] (link/DOI).”
“Data are not publicly available due to privacy/ethical restrictions.”
7) References and citations
Use any standard citation style (APA, IEEE, Vancouver, Chicago, etc.) at submission as long as it is consistent.
Include DOIs (or URLs) whenever available.
Ensure every reference is cited in the text and vice versa.
Reference quality checklist
Full author list (or consistent truncation rule)
Correct journal/book title
Year, volume(issue), pages
DOI when available
8) Research integrity and publication ethics
Cultura Científica does not accept:
plagiarism or self-plagiarism without proper citation,
fabricated or falsified data,
manipulated images that mislead,
duplicate submissions,
inappropriate authorship (gift/ghost authorship).
If ethical concerns arise, the editorial team may request clarifications, supporting documentation, or raw data, and may reject or retract as necessary to protect the scholarly record.
9) Peer review and decision process
Review model
Single-blind peer review: reviewers know author identities; authors do not know reviewer identities.
Typical timelines (reasonable targets)
Initial screening: 3–5 business days
Editorial assessment: 7–10 days
External review: 14–21 days
First decision: typically 4–6 weeks, depending on reviewer availability
Minor revision window: 7–14 days
Major revision window: 21–45 days
10) After acceptance: copyediting and immediate publication
After acceptance, the manuscript enters production (copyediting + layout + author proof). Publication is immediate once copyediting is complete and final proofs are approved, under the journal’s continuous publication model. The article is then assigned to the journal’s annual volume/issue.
11) Open access and licensing
Diamond Open Access: no APCs, no submission fees.
License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) — sharing and reuse are permitted with proper attribution.
12) Contact
For submissions and inquiries: culturacientifica@revistasjdc.com and info@revistasjdc.com
