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INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE AUTHORS

• Scope and editorial policy
• Guidelines for authors
• Section policies
• Peer review process

The works submitted to Alcance, the Cuban Journal of Information and Communication, must comply with the Rules for Publication described in the Guidelines for Authors section. They describe that:
1. Only unpublished works with content of academic and social relevance are accepted.
2. The sending of articles is done through the website through the user profile of each author.
3. Authors should select the section of the journal for which they wish to submit their work.
4. Authors are required to grant ownership of copyright to Scope, Cuban Journal of Information and Communication.
5. Authors are responsible for recognizing and disclosing conflicts of interest related to the publication of their work.
6. The articles that do not comply with what is established in the previous points will not be submitted to the evaluation process.
7. Each article will be analyzed by the Editorial Board, as well as by a couple of Arbitrators (composed of experts in the subject matter addressed, both national and international) who will decide on its publication or rejection.
The editorial work of Alcance includes two fundamental stages governed by the collaboration rules of the publication and by the conceptual and thematic profiles of it.
Given the refereed nature of the journal, the first part is the reception of the works by the section coordinators, the most responsible and intermediaries among the authors, the arbitrators committee and the editorial direction of the journal; while in a second moment it is passed to the exchange with the authors in order to attend to the most general suggestions by the publication's advisory council, and especially those that condition the publication of their work in the journal.
In this sense, each member of the editorial board knows their functions and their position in the organizational structure of the publication.

The Cuban Journal of Information and Communication is a scientific and academic digital publication whose objective is to address the most current trends in both fields of research from an interdisciplinary and polysemic perspective.
The papers sent to our journal must comply with the following Standards for Publication:
1. The presentation of the papers must comply with the following restrictions: word processor Word 95 or higher, font type Verdana (12 points), line spacing 1.5, APA Bibliographic Standard 6th edition.
2. The papers will be written in third person, with a clear language and preferably using short sentences.
3. The extension of the papers will be at least 12 pages and 20 maximum, without counting the bibliography or the annexes.
4. The Title will be placed in Spanish and English. It must provide the essential information of the content of the article or research report. It will be characterized by the use of a clear, direct, simple and attractive language. In the case of having an explanatory subtitle it will be separated by two points.
5. The Summary will be prepared in Spanish and English. It should not exceed 150 words. The summary of the research work should contain brief references to the objectives of the study, the methodology used, as well as some relevant results. Its wording must be consistent; not an enumeration of epigraphs of the content of the article or research report.
6. Keywords (in Spanish and English).
7. Use of visual resources. It is proposed the use of images, graphics and tables interspersed in the body of the text as appropriate, in order to facilitate reading and understanding of the work. Images and graphics must not weigh more than 1M and have a minimum resolution of 250 dpi. The accepted formats will be: JPG for photographs and GIF for flat color graphics.
8. Related links and information supplements. The author can suggest links related to the topic of work, available on the web, as a complement to their proposals. This option applies to work in general, to its epigraphs and / or terms that the author considers pertinent to expand. In any case, the proposals of the authors will be analyzed attentively by the Editorial Board.
9. Authors can also take advantage of the space in the footnotes to clarify issues related to the topic of collaborations. These should follow a correlative and unique number throughout the work.

Editorial
The positions of Alcance and the School of Communication of the University of Havana regarding the relevant academic problems in the information and communication sciences are presented as an Editorial.
In this section, the magazine's development strategies are also shared and the fundamental contents of those issues dedicated to significant events or issues for the national and international academic community are explained.
Monographic Dossier
The central theme of each Scope issue is addressed in Monographic Dossier seeking multiple and transdisciplinary approaches.
Professors and researchers are invited to collaborate with their scientific papers and to propose, at least six months in advance, the coordination of the section for a number of the journal.
Research Itineraries
Research reports in the field of production of scientific knowledge associated with the academic fields of information and communication constitute the proposals of this permanent section in Scope.
The papers should emphasize the theoretical situation that surrounds the study problems, the assumed methodological strategies, the results of the investigation; as well as to draw conclusions and possible itineraries for future research.
Discussion panel
The scientific debate on contemporary social issues developed in any type of academic event: seminars, panels, round tables, workshops or discussion forums, is presented from the perspective of the information and communication sciences.
Discussion Panel provides a space for professors and researchers who coordinate or participate in debate spaces to share their experiences from the scope platform.
The Invited
Interviews with experts and biographies are the main proposals of the section.
Review
From this space, Alcance proposes critical reviews of scientific production with novel analyzes in the academic field of Information and Communication.

The Cuban Journal of Information and Communication is subject to review processes by academic peers who regularly integrate its Editorial Board and the Academic Evaluators, who are the ones most responsible for endorsing the scientific relevance and originality of the articles put to consideration.
The editorial work of Alcance includes two fundamental stages governed by the collaboration rules of the publication and by the conceptual and thematic profiles of it. Given the refereed nature of the journal, the first part is the reception of the works by the section coordinators, the most responsible and intermediaries among the authors, the arbitrators committee and the editorial direction of the journal; while in a second moment it is passed to the exchange with the authors in order to attend to the most general suggestions by the publication's advisory council, and especially those that condition the publication of their work in the journal.
In this sense, each member of the editorial board knows their functions and their position in the organizational structure of the publication.