Submissions

Author Guidelines

General Requirements

Only editable files such as Microsoft Word or Open Office will be accepted. PDF files will not be accepted for review.
Authors must ensure the accuracy of citations, graphs, tables, and maps.
Spelling may vary according to national usage but must be internally consistent.
Keywords are very important for search engine ranking. To achieve better dissemination of your work, ensure that your keywords are clear and precise.

Types of Contributions

(1) Research Articles

(2) Review Articles

Articles must be submitted in Word format (maximum size 16MB) following the template provided.

Supplementary Files:

Letter of Originality (signed and in PDF format).
Figures (in JPG format and no larger than 300 dpi).
Graphs and Tables (Excel format).

Formatting Requirements

The manuscript must be written in Book Antiqua, 11 pt font size, single-spaced.
Graphs and images must be clear and easy to view. We are not responsible for improving image quality.
All images, graphs, and tables must be accompanied by a title and a source.
All images, graphs, and tables must be placed where they are to appear in the text.
Avoid using advanced Word functions such as:

a) Colored fonts and backgrounds.
b) Drawing objects.
c) Automatic tables of contents and indexes.
d) Fields.
e) Bookmarks.
f) Highlights, embossing, shadows, and other complex Word functions.
g) Forms.

Structure

EPSIR maintains mandatory structures for articles. Optional elements include acknowledgments to individuals or institutions that supported the article (see the article template for their placement).

INTRODUCTION: This section will present the purpose of the research and define the research problem, its significance, and the current state of the topic under study. It will outline the contributions of other relevant studies, emphasizing those that provide the foundation for defining the research objectives and hypothesis, presented with reasoned arguments. Acronyms should be in uppercase, and upon first mention, followed by their full form in parentheses. Subheadings are permitted.

OBJECTIVES: In this section, authors must clearly and concisely identify the objectives of the research presented in the article. Subheadings are permitted.

METHODOLOGY: This section should describe the methods/techniques/procedures/approaches/models considered for obtaining the research results. The selection and design of the methodological tool used should be explained. If statistical tools are employed, their appropriateness and functionality should be justified. The population and sample selected, as well as the system used to define the units of analysis, should be specified. The instrument used for sampling should be referenced, and its scientific rigor and validity ensured, with justification for its selection. If an original system is used, its characteristics must be explained. Subheadings are permitted.

DISCUSSION/RESULTS: This section will present, analyze, and discuss the results obtained, indicating how the hypotheses were tested in relation to the research objectives. It should reflect the relationships, consequences, and generalizations indicated by the results. Results will be compared with similar research in the scientific community, regardless of what was stated in the introduction. Methodological limitations of the current study should be addressed. Subheadings are permitted.

CONCLUSIONS: Concise and conclusive. Conclusions must directly relate to the objectives and results of the study and should represent a set of deductions derived from the analysis of the research. Avoid drafting conclusions not directly related to the article's approach or results.

RECOMMENDATIONS: (OPTIONAL) Recommendations may be provided if they directly relate to the research results, especially in the case of limitations that prevented deeper exploration of certain aspects.

REFERENCES: The American Psychological Association (APA), 7th Edition style, will be used to organize and format the references. All references must be listed alphabetically, regardless of type (book, article, thesis, etc.). Use Calibri font, 12 pt, 0.5 cm hanging indent, justified, and single-spaced. If an author appears more than once, their name must be repeated—do not use dashes.

References

In-text references must follow an abbreviated format (Author, Year, pp.). The full list of references should appear at the end of the article in accordance with APA 7th Edition. Footnotes may be used for clarifications or elaborations. They must be numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals and justified. The number of footnotes should be minimized.

Whenever possible, include the DOI for each article in the references and provide a URL if the cited work is open access. The chosen citation style for this journal is APA 7th Edition (American Psychological Association).

The reference list should appear at the end, in 11 pt font, single-spaced, with no blank lines between entries. References should follow this format:

Single-Author Book:

Toulmin, S. E. (1958). The Uses of Argument. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Multi-Author Book:

Blanché, R., & Dubucs, J. (1970). La logique et son histoire. Armand Colin.

Edited or Coordinated Book:

Meerhoff, K., & Moisan, J. C. (Eds.). (1997). Autour de Ramus: texte, théorie, commentaire. Nuit Blanche éditeur.

Journal Article:

Benoit, W. L. (1989). Attorney argumentation and Supreme Court opinions. Argumentation and Advocacy, 26(2), 22–38.

Book Chapter:

van Eemeren, F. H., & Grootendorst, R. (1993). The history of the argumentum ad hominem since the seventeenth century. In E. C. W. Krabbe, R. J. Dalitz, & P. A. Smit (Eds.), Empirical logic and public debate: Essays in honour of Else M. Barth (Chapter 4, pp. 49–68). Rodopi.

Multiple Works by the Same Author:

Walton, D. N. (1991a). Begging the Question: Circular Reasoning as a Tactic of Argumentation. Greenwood.
Walton, D. N. (1991b). One-Sided Arguments: A Dialectical Analysis of Bias. State University of New York Press.
Walton, D. N. (2001). Enthymemes, common knowledge, and plausible inference. Philosophy and Rhetoric, 34(2), 93–112.

Important Note

Some manuscripts may be of excellent quality but written in incorrect English, as may be the case for authors whose native language is not English. When a negative review regarding communicative quality is received, the author may be asked to submit a revised version of the article; however, the journal is not responsible for helping authors rewrite the content.

AUTHOR CONTRIBUTIONS, FUNDING, AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

To ensure transparency in the publication of scientific work and meet editorial quality standards, EPSIR requires all authors to specify the order of authorship and detail their individual contributions to the published work. This section will describe the specific responsibilities of each author. These contributions must be detailed in the article using the Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT). See the template for placement and required types of contributions.

Funding: If the research was funded, information on the agencies or institutions must be disclosed both in the article and in the submission metadata.

Acknowledgments: You may include acknowledgments in this section if desired.

CURRICULUM VITAE: After the references, a summary of the professional curriculum of each author must be included, not exceeding 120 words per author. It must include at least the following identifying links: ORCID and Google Scholar. Optionally, we recommend including links to: ResearchGate, Academia.edu, Scopus ID, Dialnet, and/or Redalyc.

APPENDICES/ANNEXES: (OPTIONAL) Include documents whose length makes their inclusion in the main text impractical but are important for understanding the article. They should appear after the main text, under this heading, and be numbered with Arabic numerals if there is more than one.