Preprints

What are pre-print texts? Why is it important to disseminate and make them accessible?

Pre-prints are preliminary versions of papers and other academic texts that have not yet undergone peer review or been formally published in a scientific journal. In accordance with UNESCO’s (2021) Open Science recommendations, incorporating a pre-print section seeks to accelerate access to scientific knowledge at all stages, including the initial stages of research. This enables researchers to share their findings promptly and transparently while the peer review process is ongoing. Our journal thus contributes to the early sharing of knowledge, which can lead to improved versions of submitted papers.

Where and how are pre-prints hosted?

In the Revista Perspectivas: Estudios Sociales y Educación Cívica, only the papers that pass the Turnitin citation similarity check and meet the basic submission guidelines are accepted as pre-prints, that is, authors who wish to submit their preliminary versions as pre-prints in the repositories we offer must incorporate any necessary corrections or comments suggested by the editor.

The management of pre-print submissions will be carried out as follows:

1. Authors affiliated with the Universidad Nacional (UNA) of Costa Rica must deposit their papers in the Institutional Academic Repository (RAI). Instructions are available at the following link. Once the pre-print is deposited, they must send the corresponding URL to the email of Revista Perspectivas: Estudios Sociales y Educación Cívica (perspectivas@una.cr).
2. International authors or researchers unaffiliated with UNA: Revista Perspectivas: Estudios Sociales y Educación Cívica will be responsible for depositing the preprints in their Zenodo repository profile.

 

If I agree to have the preliminary version of my paper hosted or deposited as a pre-print in an open-access repository, does this affect the paper’s review process?

Depositing a pre-print is entirely optional and does not entail transferring the copyrights of the manuscript; these are held by the author. Thus, authors can request at any time that the pre-print be withdrawn or removed from the repository.

However, if the author(s) agree to deposit their preliminary work as a pre-print, the review process will change from double-blind to single-blind. This means that the reviewer will know the author’s identity, but the author will not know who conducted the review. If the researcher does not agree to the deposit of the pre-print, the evaluation will remain double-blind.

If I have accepted the hosting of the preliminary version of my paper as a pre-print, what happens if the paper is rejected after peer review?

If, after peer review, the paper is rejected, the authors who agreed to the deposit of their pre-print may request that the manuscript be withdrawn or removed from the corresponding repository.