Contributions should be sent by e-mail, enclosed to the message, with the extensions .doc, .docx, .rtf to the Director of the International Journal of Education for Social Justice: F. Javier Murillo (javier.murillo@uam.es).

• Along with the manuscript it is necessary to send the Letter of originality, conflict of interest and transfer of copyright signed.
• Submissions must comply with the publication standards, and in case of monographic issues follow the deadline schedule for submissions.
• All the articles have to pass a blind peer process according with the internationals standars: relevance of the topic, methodological rigor, coherence and clarity of text and others, as they are shown in the evaluation criteria.
• The journal uses the TURNITIN anti-plagiarism tool to guarantee the originality of the manuscripts.
• The authors will adhere to the Code of Good Practice and Ethical Principles in Research prepared by the Research Ethics Committee of the Autonomous University of Madrid and approved by the Governing Council on February 8th, 2013.
• Manuscripts will not have been postulated simultaneously with other publications.
• International Journal of Education for Social Justice recommend the authors to consult the following document on Suggestions for writing a good scientific article in Education.

1. It only be accepted non-published and original manuscripts.

2. The originals may be submitted in Spanish, Portuguese or English.

3. The articles will have an extension between 6,000 and 8,000 words.

4. Descriptive works with little statistical value are not accepted.

5. Manuscript will be submitted as the following order and structure:

• Title of the article, as illustrative and concise as possible, written first in Spanish or Portuguese and then in English, containing a between 8 and 12 words.


• Name and Surname of the authors, considering the signature form for indexing in international databases.


• Professional affiliation of each of the authors, and the country in which it is located. Your reference will be identified next to the author's name with Arabic numerals in parentheses.


• Abstract (in English and Spanish/Portuguese), it will have 200 words. The abstract will follow the IMRD structure (Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion). In the case of literature reviews (specially meta-analysis), the work will be summarized without dividing it into these four sections.


• Keywords (in English and Spanish/Portuguese), below the abstract will be specified 5 key words.


• Text of the manuscript: In case of empirical articles they should adjust as far as possible to the following sections: Introduction, Review of the literature, Method, Results, Discussion, Conclusions and References.


• Introduction: It is the general presentation of the article, there will justify the importance of the research problem addressed.


• Review of the literature:: It must collect a review of the literature on the aspect studied, using the bibliographic citations strictly necessary. It will not include data or conclusions of the work presented. Presents the objective of the investigation.


• Method: It will be presented with the precision that is convenient for the readers to understand and confirm the development of the research. In the case of using quantitative methodology, the Method section will be organized in the following subsections: methodological approach, variables, sample and sampling, instruments for obtaining information, field work and data analysis. In the case of qualitative methodology, the contents will be: methodological approach, categories of analysis, participants, instruments for obtaining information, field work and data analysis.


• Results: They will appear in a logical sequence in the text, tables or figures, and the same data should not be repeated in all of them. Efforts will be made to highlight important observations. The observations made with the material and methods used will be described, without interpreting or making value judgments.


• Discussion and Conclusions: They will summarize the findings, relating the observations themselves with other studies of interest and pointing out the contributions, limitations of both. The data or other material already mentioned in other sections should not be repeated in detail. Mention the inferences of the findings and their limitations, including deductions for future research. Link the conclusions with the objectives of the study, avoiding free statements and conclusions not supported completely by the work data.


• References: The references that have DOI (Digital Object Identifier System) must appear with their corresponding link. The rules of the APA must be followed obligatorily (APA 7ª ed). Examples of references:

Journal articles:

Murillo, F. J. (2016). Midiendo la segregación escolar en América Latina. Un análisis metodológico utilizando el TERCE [Measuring school segregation in Latin America. A methodological analysis using the TERCE]. REICE. Revista Iberoamericana sobre Calidad, Eficacia y Cambio en Educación, 14(4), 33-60. https://doi.org/10.15366/reice2016.14.4.002

Books:

Murillo, F. J. (Coord.). (2017). Avances en liderazgo y mejora de la educación. Actas del I Congreso Internacional de Liderazgo y Mejora de la Educación [Advances in leadership and improvement of education. Proceedings of the I International Congress of Leadership and Improvement of Education]. RILME.

Chapters:

Bolivar, A. y Murillo, F. J. (2017). La escuela importa. Los efectos diferenciales de la escuela y el liderazgo en la equidad [School matters. The differential effects of school and leadership on equity]. In J. Weinstein y G. Muñoz (Eds.), Mejoramiento y liderazgo en la escuela. Once miradas [Improvement and leadership in the school. Eleven looks] (pp. 71-112). CEDLES.

• Other aspects to consider:


• Acknowledgments: Scholarships, grants or financial support that has been counted (Research Projects) for the subsidy of work and other specifications, when appropriate.


• Bibliographic citations should be extracted from the original documents, always indicating the initial and final page of the work from which they come. In order to ensure consistency, at any time during the editorial process, the journal's management may require the authors to send the first page (photocopy) of each of the articles cited in the bibliography.


• Tables: Should be numbered in order of appearance in the text with Arabic numbers. It will be used to clarify important point not accepting the double documentation in the form of tables and figures. The titles or footnotes that accompany them should explain completely the contents of it.


• Figures: Should be numbered in order of appearance in the text with Arabic numeral. It will be considered figures all kind of photography, graphics or draws. It will be assigned an Arabic numeral in order of appearance in the text being identified by the abbreviated term fig.(s). Footnotes or legends of each one must be typed with the correspondent number in a separated sheet.


• Abbreviations: Only internationally accepted standard abbreviation should be used. When it is pretended to shorten a frequently used term in the text, the correspondent abbreviation, in parenthesis, the first time it appears should be accompanied. Roman numerals will not be used in the text, using for the decimal the point to the right of the zero and not a comma. The commercial names will not be used unless is necessary, in which case the first time will be accompanied by the symbol.

6. The reviews of a book, article or other type of document related to the topics of the journal should indicate: Title of the document and its author, ISBN, number of pages. In addition to, data of the author of the review, his/her professional affiliation and email. There is no prefixed extension.