About the Journal

GENERAL INFORMATION

The Latin American Journal of Inclusive Education is an open access journal edited by the Center for Development and Innovation in Inclusive Education of the Central University of Chile in collaboration with the Ibero-American Research Network on School Change and Effectiveness, RINACE. All content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution.

Since 2007, Latin American Journal of Inclusive Education has published articles referring to studies, research projects, proposals, experiences and reflections related to inclusive education. Currently, 2 issues a year are published in digital format in the months of July and December. Only unpublished works are accepted and works in the process of publication in other journals are not accepted. The articles submitted must comply with the publication standards and, in the case of monographic issues, the delivery dates.

All articles are submitted to a first review by the editorial committee. If accepted, they are sent for double blind peer evaluation. This considers: the relevance of the topic; the quality and solidity of the theoretical framework; the relevance of the approach and methodological rigor of the work; the contribution to innovation and advances in perspectives in terms of inclusive education; the implications of the findings obtained for policy, culture, and educational practice; the clarity of the writing and the appropriateness of the structure of the article; and the relevance and timeliness of the bibliographic sources, in accordance with the evaluation criteria. Special attention must be paid to the use of inclusive and non-discriminatory language. It is recommended to consult the following document on Suggestions for writing a good scientific article in Education.

AIM AND SCOPE

The main objectives of the journal are:

1. To create a space for dialogue and academic reflection on the major dilemmas and challenges posed by inclusive education in the areas of policy, culture, and educational practices.
2. To collect and disseminate studies, research, programs, and innovative experiences that contribute to the knowledge and development of schools that welcome and respond to the diverse characteristics and needs of students and their sociocultural contexts.
3. To promote proposals and strategies aimed at improving the quality and equity of education systems, with special attention to the most vulnerable sectors and groups.

EDITORIAL AND ARBITRATION PROCESS

All articles submitted to the journal for eventual publication are subject to a double-blind review process. The priority for the assignment of external reviewers depends strictly on the date of receipt of the article. The evaluation process considers that:

• The selection of external reviewers is carried out according to standards and principles based on both their qualifications and the quality of their scientific output.
• The articles are evaluated by experts in the subject or discipline addressed by the work in accordance with previously established evaluation criteria.
• The review process is completely anonymous for both authors and reviewers. The articles and their reviews are treated confidentially.
• The reviewers consider, among their evaluation criteria, respect for the essential ethical principles in scientific research.
• The judgments expressed in the reviews must be objective.
• Both authors and reviewers must disclose the relationships and sources of funding that may generate potential conflicts of interest.
• The result of the opinion is communicated in writing to the main author of the article, indicating acceptance with or without corrections, or inadmissibility of the article.
• In the appropriate cases, observations and suggestions for improvement are sent, specifying the deadlines for delivery of the corrections requested for final review.
• The editorial committee has the responsibility and authority to accept or reject an article based on the results of external reviews. Only articles that have certain evidence of compliance with editorial standards are accepted.
• The editor of the journal has the power to publish, in collaboration with the Ibero-American Research Network on School Change and Effectiveness RINACE, the accepted article in electronic version, which is communicated to the author, indicating location information: volume and number of the publication, free thematic section or monograph of the journal.

SPECIAL ISSUES

Extraordinary publications follow the journal's editorial line and adhere to the same publication standards as regular issues and the quality criteria of open access scientific publications. The editor-in-chief, who is responsible for the content of the entire journal, including special issues, selects the guest editors and verifies and approves their credentials. Accepted articles are the result of a blind peer review process carried out by external reviewers, following the same selection procedures as regular issues and safeguarding the criterion of endogamy.

PUBLICACTION ETHICAL PRINCIPLES

The code of ethics for the journal's authors, reviewers and editors follows the basic practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Along these lines, all works must be free of plagiarism or scientific fraud, as expressed in a non-exhaustive manner below:

• Plagiarism: literal unquoted copy without citing the source; substantial copy (research materials, processes, tables ...); paraphrasing or reproducing ideas without citing the source and/or changing the original meaning; reusing and sending already published own texts without indicating the source and abusive paraphrasing even citing the source.
• Scientific fraud: non-acknowledgment of all researchers participating in the work preparation, simultaneous sending to several publishers, division of the work in different parts that share the same hypothesis, population and methods, as well as the use of false or unproven data. Finally, when submitting work, authors should declare to the journal the potential conflicts of interest.

As mentioned above, authors must sign a statement of responsibility for authorship and, if applicable, indicate whether they have any type of relationship with a financial, economic, personal or any other group that directly or indirectly affects the content of the submitted article.

External peer reviewers must disclose the existence of conflicts of interest or alleged scientific fraud when evaluating an article.

For its part, the editorial committee will disclose, where appropriate, any relationships or sources of funding that may potentially be considered as conflicts of interest with respect to the articles it rejects or accepts, as well as any alleged scientific fraud it may detect.    

APPEALS AND COMPLAINTS

To request reconsideration of a rejected manuscript or to file a complaint regarding the journal's publication processes or ethics, please send an email to inclusiva@ucentral.cl, including the article title, author information, and a description of the case. The journal's editor will review the case, and the final decision on appeals and complaints will rest with the editorial team.

DIGITAL PRESERVATION POLICY

Revista Latinoamericana de Educación Inclusiva is committed to the permanent and secure preservation of its digital content. By participating in LOCKSS, it ensures that its content is automatically collected and stored, to guarantee the existence of a backup copy and access in case the journal ceases to be published. Access to LOCKSS for Revista Latinoamericana de Educación Inclusiva.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

The works published in this magazine are subject to the following terms:

1. The Latin American Journal of Inclusive Education preserves the economic rights (copyright) of the published works, and encourages and allows their reuse under the use license indicated in point 2.
2. The works are published under the Creative Commons Attribution (by) license. This license allows the exploitation of the work, as well as the creation of derivative works, the distribution of which is also permitted, on the condition that express reference is made to the author, that is, that his/her name appears in any use or act of exploitation made of the work.
3. The journal allows authors to share an article submitted for review on personal websites, social media, or via email, provided it is explicitly stated that the manuscript is under review. A manuscript submitted for review must not be included in other journals, books, or institutional repositories.

GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (GAI) USE POLICY

To facilitate the integration of technological tools into editorial work, while preserving responsible authorship and transparency in scientific contributions, Revista Latinoamericana de Educación Inclusiva authorizes the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence tools only as auxiliary support, specifically to improve the clarity, wording, and style of the text, as well as to verify or standardize citation and reference formats. Presenting content generated through GAI as one’s own is not permitted, nor is its use for the creation of research data. The use of GAI tools must be declared in the article, indicating the name and version of the GAI used, and cited in the final references. Responsibility for the validity of the manuscript’s content rests exclusively with the authors, who must verify and update, when appropriate, the information provided by the GAI.

Revista Latinoamericana de Educación Inclusiva adheres to the Guidelines for the Use of AI in Academic Activities of the Central University of Chile.