Author Guidelines

What is expected of submissions?

Manuscripts must meet the highest standards of academic excellence, contribute to theoretical and applied knowledge, discuss current and cutting-edge topics, elicit debate in linguistics and literature, and offer new and original interpretations of issues within the journal’s thematic focus. Authors are expected to demonstrate rigor in the collection and analysis of data; to provide interesting results, discussions, and conclusions; to offer depth in their analysis; and to write clearly, precisely, and concisely, avoiding biased or prejudicial language.

How are submissions reviewed?

Submissions (papers and notes) undergo a two-stage review process:

1. First stage:Each submission undergoes an initial review by the editorial team to assess its subject matter, quality, and compliance with editorial guidelines. This first stage evaluates the content in terms of form and subject matter and is conducted by a member of the Editorial Board. The field editors will contact the author at the email address provided on the platform. Within an average of 30 days of receiving each paper, the author will receive confirmation of receipt, indicating whether the submission is eligible to proceed to the double-blind peer review process. If the submission is not accepted, the editors’ decision is final. BAPL uses specialized software to detect plagiarism. Submitted manuscripts will be screened using this software before being sent for editorial review and peer review. If similarities to previously published works are detected, suggesting possible plagiarism, the editorial team will reject the submitted manuscript.
2. Second stage:The submission undergoes a double-blind peer review process; that is, the authors’ identities are not disclosed to the reviewers, and vice versa. This second stage focuses on content-related aspects. The submission is sent to two experts in the field. In all cases, the preparation of the reviews is conducted independently of the BAPL editorial team. If no response is received from the reviewers, a review invitation will be sent to a third or fourth specialist. The author is notified once two favorable reviews have been received. In the event of conflicting reviews, the text is sent to a third reviewer, whose recommendation determines whether the article is rejected or accepted. The final decision is not subject to appeal.

If the reviews are favorable, the author prepares a new version incorporating the comments provided by the blind reviewers. Once the text is deemed ready, it is sent to the Production Department, which is responsible for preparing the article for publication.

There are four possible peer review decisions: (to align with the review forms for articles and notes).

• Accepted without revisions.
• Accepted with minor revisions.
• Accepted with major revisions.
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Manuscripts that are reviewed and require minor or major revisions shall be returned as soon as possible. All authors will receive the review reports so that they can make the necessary revisions.

Prior to final publication, authors of accepted papers will receive via email (1) the manuscript in Word format with stylistic corrections (editing and APA formatting) and, following their approval, (2) the print proofs in PDF format for review. In both cases, authors have a maximum of two weeks to submit their approval or corrections. No corrections may be made to the content of the original manuscript that has already been reviewed, except for minor, duly justified modifications.

Accepted manuscripts will not be automatically published in the next issue, as the BAPL publishes articles in the order in which they are accepted.

Style editors

Manuscripts are sent to editors to ensure that their structure and format comply with the journal’s guidelines. During this process, editors may suggest changes to enhance the clarity and conciseness of the ideas, standardize terminology and formatting, and improve the writing style. Once authors receive their manuscripts with the suggested changes, they are expected to accept the suggestions and expand upon or clarify the requested information in the clearest and most efficient manner possible. Authors who disagree with the changes will have the opportunity to discuss them. In any case, they are expected to return the manuscript within two weeks at the latest. However, the revisions will be subject to further review by the editors until an acceptable version of the manuscript is achieved. If the revisions are not received by the specified deadline, the paper will be published in a later issue.

Publication

Papers are listed with their dates of receipt, acceptance, and publication.

Post-publication

Once the paper has been published, authors can help promote it through the media, thereby ensuring that their work reaches a wide audience. Authors can upload their articles to ResearchGate, Academia.edu, and other platforms.

Open Access Policy

The BAPL provides open access to its content under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license. This decision is based on the principle of offering the public free access to research to contribute to a greater exchange of knowledge. Manuscripts are available for consultation free of charge starting with the first issue of the journal. The copyright of an academic work grants permission for others to use it through the open license. In this way, the BAPL provides immediate, free access to the publication and allows any user to read, download, copy, distribute, and print it. It also allows users to search for or link to the full texts of papers, track them for indexing, import them as data into software, or use them for any other legal purpose. Requiring users to register in order to read content is not permitted. The BAPL is a nonprofit project.

No APC

In line with the Budapest Open Access Initiative, the BAPL upholds the belief that scientific and academic knowledge should be made available to the public. In accordance with this principle, the BAPL supports the NO APC (No Article Processing Charges) policy, which provides free access to its academic research publications. This is a good publishing practice that is also promoted by organizations such as DOAJ for scientific journals. The BAPL does not charge authors any fees for submitting manuscripts, nor does it charge fees for the publication of papers.

Conflict of Interest

The Editorial Board, authors, and reviewers declare that they adhere to ethical research principles and are free from any conflict of interest. Authors must disclose any funding for their research, if applicable.

Ethical Commitment

The BAPL adheres to international ethical standards and codes established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (Code of Conduct and Best Practices Guidelines for Journal Editors, COPE). It also endorses the SciELO Guide to Good Practices for Strengthening Ethics in Scientific Publishing. Furthermore, it upholds an ethical commitment from all parties involved in the management and publication of papers: the Editorial Board, authors, and reviewers of submitted manuscripts.

About the editorial team

The editorial team ensures the academic quality of the content published in the journal. It is supported by a Scientific Advisory Board, which actively endorses its work. This responsibility entails adhering to the following principles: 

• Impartiality: The editorial team must remain impartial when handling manuscripts submitted for publication and must respect the intellectual independence of the authors.
• Confidentiality: The editorial team is obliged to maintain confidentiality regarding the manuscripts received and their content until they have been accepted for publication. Only then may the title and authorship be disclosed.
• Acceptance or rejection of manuscripts: The editorial team decides whether to accept or reject a manuscript for publication based on its own evaluation, the reports received from external reviewers, and the manuscript’s alignment with the objectives of the BAPL. A form, available to authors, summarizes the assessment of the manuscript’s quality, taking into account its relevance, originality, and clarity. The following issues are considered inappropriate for the journal and will result in the rejection of the manuscript: failing to meet the required standard of quality, not aligning with the academic objectives of the BAPL, lacking originality, and containing evidence of plagiarism or the improper use of artificial intelligence. Regarding the use of AI (Scopus offers some guidance in the Generative AI policies section: https://www.elsevier.com/es-es/products/scopus/content/content-policy-and-selection#1-journals%E2%80%AF-
• Author guidelines: The editorial board ensures that the guidelines for authorship and submission of manuscripts are made public.
• Conflict of interest: It is recommended that members of the editorial board refrain from publishing papers in the BAPL.

About the authorship of papers

• Publication guidelines: Manuscripts submitted for publication must be the result of original, unpublished research. They must include the data obtained and used, as well as an objective discussion of the results. Authors must properly cite the sources of the ideas presented and follow the specific guidelines for authors. Authors shall not submit manuscripts proposed for publication in another journal, nor shall they submit their manuscript to another journal until they receive notification of rejection or voluntarily withdraw their contribution.
• Dual or multiple authorship: The person listed as the corresponding author for the journal must ensure that all individuals who have made significant contributions to the conception, planning, design, execution, data collection, interpretation, and discussion of the study’s results are properly acknowledged.
• Terms of authorship: BAPL authors agree to publish under a Creative Commons license. Works published in the BAPL may be copied, used, distributed, transmitted, displayed, etc., provided that the source is properly cited. Authors may enter into additional agreements regarding the distribution of the published work (for example, placing it in an institutional repository or publishing it in a book), provided the original source is acknowledged.
• Conflicts of interest: Any commercial, financial, or personal ties that could influence the results and conclusions of a study must be disclosed in a note within the text of the study, to be included in the final draft (before it goes to production). It is mandatory to disclose all sources of funding related to the study.

About the Reviewers

The individuals involved in the review process—expert peers in various fields of linguistics and literature—play an essential role in ensuring the quality of the publication. They assist the editors in making decisions and help improve the papers.

• Confidentiality: Anyone evaluating a paper should treat the work they are reviewing as a confidential document until it is published.
• Objectivity: The reviewer must objectively assess the quality of the work, the academic nature of the research, the relevance of the problem, the scope of the literature review, the methodology, the depth of the analysis, the coherence of the conclusions, and the clarity of the text’s structure and organization. Reviewers use a form to prepare their report. Criticism must be substantiated and constructive, and must respect the author’s intellectual independence in an appropriate tone.
• Acknowledgment of sources of information: Reviewers are expected to be able to verify that relevant previously published works on the subject have been properly acknowledged. To that end, they will review the bibliography included in the text and recommend the inclusion of works that have not been cited.
• Conflicts of interest: Reviewers must decline to review a manuscript if they have a professional or personal relationship with any of the authors that could bias their judgment.

Interoperability Protocols

The journal has implemented the OAI-PMH (Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting) interoperability protocol; to access it, visit the following URL: http://revistas.apl.org.pe/index.php/boletinapl/oai

Digital Preservation Policies

The BAPL uses the LOCKSS digital preservation system developed by Stanford University. This open-source digital preservation system aims to provide and permanently preserve access to digital content generated through publication. It also enables the secure sharing of digital content among participating libraries.

Languages

The text is written in Spanish. For papers and notes, abstracts and keywords are provided in Spanish and English.

Metrics

See profile on Google Scholars.

Exemption policy

Under no circumstances is the BAPL liable for the opinions expressed or for the credibility or authenticity of the published research papers.

Funding sources for the journal

The Peruvian Ministry of Education provides financial support for the publication of the BAPL, pursuant to Decree-Law No. 17768 of August 12, 1969.

Copyright 

The BAPL grants recognition and academic credit to the author or authors, which implies their full responsibility for the published content. In the case of collective works, all authors are equally responsible for the manuscript.

Checklist for Submission Preparation 

Authors must ensure that their submission meets all the requirements listed below. Submissions that do not comply with these guidelines will be returned to the authors.

• The author submits his paper anonymously in a Word file. In a separate Word file, he provides his personal information (full name, institutional email address, ORCID number, and a brief biographical note of no more than 10 lines). In another file, he includes the declaration of originality, and in yet another, the open access statement. In short, he uploads four files to the platform.
• The submission must not have been previously published or submitted to any other journal.
• The file is in Microsoft Word format.
• The author must provide the DOI or, if unavailable, the URL for the references.
• The text is formatted with 1.5 line spacing and a 12-point Times New Roman font.
• All illustrations, figures, and tables must be placed within the text where they belong, not at the end. Tables and figures must be numbered and follow the same principles of originality and citation applied to the text.
• Direct quotations must be set off with an indentation greater than that of the paragraph. Short quotations of 40 words or fewer should be included within the paragraph and placed in quotation marks, in regular typeface rather than italics.
• Words from other languages should be written in italics. Latin terms and expressions should follow the rules of the Spanish Spelling Guide[https://www.rae.es/ortograf%C3%ADa/cgi-bin/buscar.cgi].
• Authors indicating that they belong to an academic institution must provide the email address associated with that institution.
• Authors must provide their ORCID identifier (if they do not have one, they can create it here).
• An author may not submit more than one contribution to the same issue, even if they are not listed as the first author. 
• The citation and reference format is APA7 style. The following guide may be used as a model.
• Submitted manuscripts must cite and reference all databases, software, and other materials used in the research.

Submissions of articles, notes, and reviews

• To submit your contribution, you must log in. If you do not have an account, you must register on the platform. There, you must provide your first and last names, your academic affiliation, your country, your email address, your username (a short name by which you can be identified: we suggest using your first name and first last name), your password, and your consent to data collection, notifications, and contact information.
• Alignment with open science communication practices.
• The editorial team informs authors about the alignment of their articles with open science communication practices. Authors complete the Open Science Compliance Form and submit it as a supplementary file with the manuscript.

 

TYPES OF SUBMISSIONS

The journal accepts three types of submissions: papers, short notes, and reviews.

• Papers present research findings and contribute to academic knowledge and the understanding of the phenomenon under study. They should be between 8,000 and 12,000 words in length.
• Notes are brief summaries of research findings or reflections. They should be between 4,000 and 8,000 words in length.
• Book reviews explain the structure of a book, outline its main content, and assess its contribution to the field. They should be between 3,000 and 5,000 words in length.
• Editors can recommend the appropriate type of submission for the content of a manuscript.

 

RESOURCES FOR AUTHORS AND REVIEWERS

Please review the following tutorials specifically for authors and reviewers:

• User registration
• Creating an anonymous account
• Uploading a submission and using the author portal
• Using the reviewer portal