ISSN 0379-9123 printed version
ISSN 2617-4731 online version

INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

• Scope and policy
• General Criteria
• Review process
• Form and preparation of manuscripts
• Sending of manuscripts

The Journal of the Scientific Society is a biannual scientific and peer-reviewed publication, with free and open access that includes essays and results of scientific research. It is aimed at researchers, academics, professionals and scholars of science. The factual and formal sciences are considered. Contributions that carry out a critical review of articles already published in the journal are also of interest.

The works submitted to be published must be unpublished and original, either in theoretical aspects, techniques or applications in any of the scientific fields. Works published or submitted at the same time to another journal will not be accepted. The Journal accepts works published on preprint servers.

The works are the responsibility of the authors and do not reflect the opinion of the Journal of the Scientific Society of Paraguay.

Papers written in Spanish, Portuguese or English are received. Articles must have a title (concise and informative). Abstract in Spanish or Portuguese, depending on the original language and abstract in English and include keywords.  In the case of manuscripts in an English language, it must have an abstract in Spanish and keywords.

The editorial staff of the journal reserves the right to accept or reject the articles submitted for publication, as well as to make the adjustments it deems necessary to the texts that require it, respecting their original meaning. The Journal of the Scientific Society of Paraguay is not responsible for articles and reviews published with the authors' signatures, as well as for rejected material, once the authors have been informed.

Articles submitted to the journal will be submitted to a preliminary review by the Editorial Board to determine the importance, relevance and depth of the work, if the manuscript corresponds to the editorial line, if it adheres to the rules of the journal and meets the general criteria for publication.

Once the preliminary review has been carried out, the Editorial Board will submit them to an external peer review, who will make the pertinent recommendations. The review is double-blind: both authors and reviewers are anonymous.

Authors must respect ethical standards, avoiding plagiarism and self-plagiarism. At this stage, a similarity check will be carried out through anti-plagiarism software. The journal will accept up to a maximum of five percent similarity.

Peer review: the manuscript will be evaluated by experts in the area through the double-blind method and following guidelines indicated by the journal. In case their decisions are contrary, the manuscript will be submitted to a second round of review with other peer reviewers.
The final opinion may be:

1. Accepted without modification
2. Accepted with modifications
3. Not accepted

Guide for authors
Read this guide carefully and in its entirety to start writing your material.
Use the template provided to craft your article. (Template for articles)
Articles of originals, revisions, reflections, short notes, letters to the editor, and articles of collaboration are accepted. Papers written in Spanish, Portuguese or English are accepted.
Articles submitted for publication must be unpublished, not submitted at the same time to any other printed or digital publication. Authors are responsible for the opinions and ideas stated in the manuscript. The accuracy of the information in the manuscripts including figures, tables and bibliographic citations is the sole responsibility of the author(s).
Each article must be submitted in two versions in separate files:

1. A version with all the requested identification data in the requested format (Microsoft Office Word: docx)(content and save file)
2. Another version where only the article and its content appear. All identification data must be erased from the body of the material and from the storage properties.

The length of the articles to be published may not exceed 5,000 words, including tables, figures and bibliographies. If the article exceeds the allowed number of words, it will be returned to the corresponding author for adjustment.
The material must exactly comply with all RSCPY format requirements. Otherwise, it will be returned to the corresponding author.
Once the formal requirements have been met, the submitted material will be submitted to our similarity detection analysis platform (anti-plagiarism). In case of exceeding 5% similarity it will be returned to the corresponding author.
Review articles: these are articles that record the current state of knowledge on a particular topic where the author establishes his or her contribution and criteria.
Original articles: these are articles that present research results of original works.
Opinion articles: these are articles in which the authors present a certain position on a particular topic, and base their argument on the results of their work and on relevant literature consulted.
Brief notes: these are concise and critical writings that record an original result of a topic. The text is written in a row without dividing it into introduction, materials and methods.
Letters to the Editor: these are notes on certain topics, which can be written at the request of the Editor, which does not respond to the IMRD structure.
Special collaborations: these are articles written at the request of the editor, on a topic of interest to the scientific community.
General Features
Articles must be written in Microsoft Office Word format (docx.), Calibri typeface, line spacing 1, size 11 for the main body and size 10 for: the abstract, table titles, photo captions, figures, footnotes and bibliographic references.
The page configuration must comply with the following characteristics: Paper size: A4, Narrow margin (Upper Info left and right 1.27)
The entire document goes to a single column,

Bibliographic citations must be clearly indicated in the text by successive numbers placed in parentheses and superscript on the same line and will be recorded at the end of the work following the Vancouver standards.

The text of the articles must be concise and clear in style. The colloquial style should be avoided.
Title of the article: The title of the article must be written without a full stop, without abbreviations, the first letter of the initial word must be written with a capital letter. The title should be as concise as possible without exceeding 18 words. Calibri surveying, line spacing 1, size 12, bold
Authors: In any of the modalities that the work is presented, the names of the authors will be written below the title of the article. The first full name and then the surname, with the first capital letter and the other lowercase letters, with a super index the filiation of each author will be indicated. If there is more than one author, they must be written on the same line, separated by a comma. The contact email of the corresponding author must be included.
- Institutional affiliation: full name of the institution and agency to which it belongs (from highest to lowest hierarchy), city and country.
- Email address of each author,
- All authors must include the ORCID digital identifier in the initial submission of the manuscript to be considered (https://orcid.org).
Abstract in Spanish and English with a maximum of 200 words, written in a single paragraph, without bibliographic references. It should include the method used, relevant results, and conclusions. Contents: Line spacing 1, Calibri typeface, body 11, white. Continuous text without subtitles, or paragraphs. Title in Calibri typeface, size 11, bold.
Keywords: three to six words should be written that identify the topic of the article, ordered alphabetically and separated by commas, using specific or disciplinary thesauri according to the content of the topic of the manuscript and that are not included in the title of the work (common and scientific name, concepts).
Please note: machine translations made with applications or online must be revised to express as faithfully as possible what is described in the summary in Spanish.
Accepted thesauri or keywords can be consulted by the United States National Library of Medicine, The CAB thesaurs, Descriptors in Health Sciences (DeCS), National Agricultural Library (USDA), Animal Biology Thesaurus (IEDCYT), AGROVOC (AIMS) or similar.
http://decses.bvsalud.org/E/homepagee.htm
http://decs.bvs.br/E/DocumentosDeCS_e.htm
General Text.  it is recommended to organize the text into the following sections: Introduction; Methodology; Results; Discussion; Conclusions; Funding Statement; Declaration of no conflict of interest; Authors' Contribution Statement; Declaration of Conformity to Publication, Acknowledgements (optional); and Bibliographic References.
Section titles: Typography: Calibri, size 12, bold.
Spaced sections spacing: 2
Subtitles: Typography: Calibri, size 11, bold.
Contents: line spacing 1, typography: Calibri, size 11, white.
Introduction:  The purpose of the study should be determined and a literature review should be carried out, justifying the study. The bibliography used must be updated. 
Methodology: the materials used should be mentioned and described in full, to allow other researchers to repeat the experience. Review articles should describe in a summarized and structured manner the methods used to locate, select, extract and synthesize information. Where appropriate, statistical methods should be described in sufficient detail to allow readers to access the original information and verify the results.

Results: the results obtained will be described in a logical way. The text will include the Tables and Figures. The photos must be original copies. In addition to being included in the body of the article in the corresponding place, the tables, graphs and figures must be submitted in an independent file and format.
The tables must be processed in Microsoft Office Word, in separate files. They shall include: a) numbering of the table in Arabic and consecutive numerals; b) corresponding statement (title) at the top, and c) at the bottom of the table the source and, if applicable, clarification of the acronyms and abbreviations.
The graphs must be submitted in Microsoft Office Excel file. They shall include: (a) numbering of the chart with Arabic numerals and consecutive; b) corresponding statement (title) at the bottom, and c) at the bottom of the graph the source and, if applicable, for clarification of data.
Photos in usual JPG HD formats will be accepted. Black and white photographs will have a minimum resolution of 300 dots per inch with a maximum of 2 MB. The figures must be original or have the written authorization of the author of the figure if it was published in another magazine or other means of dissemination.
Discussion: the new and relevant aspects of the study will be mentioned, the information mentioned in any of the previous sections should not be repeated. The results will be analyzed and discussed in the light of the keys to readings according to the updated bibliographic references.
Conclusions: It should be short and concise, linked to the objectives set in the work, avoiding statements that are not supported by the data presented. Do not place single sentences.
Acknowledgements: (optional) mention the support of people who collaborated in the realization either intellectual or fieldwork.
Sources of funding: list sources of funding, if any
Contribution of the Authors: the contribution made by each of the authors must be mentioned.
Conflict of Interest: The existence or not of any conflict of interest in the performance of the work must be mentioned.
Publication Statement: Authors' consent to publication must be expressed
Bibliographic References
The Vancouver format should be used for citations and bibliographic references. Bibliographic citations should be mentioned with Arabic numerals in parentheses and in superscript, in order of appearance in the article, separated by commas or hyphen in case of covering very long consecutive references.
For articles published in journals, the author(s), title, abbreviated name of the journal, Year, vol. (N°): pp. For books and conference proceedings: author(s), title, (publisher when applicable), city, publishing house; year. For maps: Title and type, authors. Institution/institutions, city; year.
For online magazine: author, title, abbreviation journal [internet]. Year (date of consultation); volume (N°): pp. Available: Article URL. DOI identifier.
For book or monograph on the Internet: author, title[internet] vol. edition. City. Editorial. Year. Last updated date and access date. Examples

• Halpern SD, Ubel PA, Caplan AL. Solid-organtransplantation in HIVinfectedpatients. N Engl J Med. 2002; 347:284-7.
• Dawes J, Rowley J. Enhancing the customer experience: contributions from information technology, J Business Res. 2005; 36(5):350-7.
• Murray PR, Rosenthal KS, Kobayashi GS, Pfaller MA. Medical microbiology. 4th ed.St. Louis: Mosby; 2002. Accessed January 25, 2023.

To gain clarity, authors are asked to pay careful attention to the following points: a) the length of the article must be in accordance with the results suitably presented and the discussion of these. b) Introductory sections should be brief. (c) the techniques shall be described in detail in the points that deviate from the usual methods; in another case, the method is mentioned by references. Only when the methods used are original, the technical descriptions of them will be given in detail. d) Bibliographic references must be updated.
Assignment of Copyright
The authors transfer to the RSCPY the ownership of their copyright so that the articles are published and disseminated in any form or medium. However, if the author wishes to publish his work in other scientific spaces, he must mention in a note the corresponding data of the publication in the Journal of the Scientific Society of Paraguay.
Authors' integrity and ethics
Authors are obliged to declare the existence or not of a conflict of interest in the manuscript submitted to the journal.

To submit an article, the corresponding author must register as a user on the journal's web platform, indicate their institutional affiliation and email.