Directrices para envíos

Research Article Format (IMRaD Format)

Title and Authors: Include a clear and concise title, followed by the full names of the authors, their institutional affiliations, emails, and ORCID.

Abstract: Provide an abstract of no more than 150 words, describing the objective, methodology, results, and main conclusions.

Keywords: Include 3 to 5 keywords relevant to the content of the article.

Manuscript Structure:

  • Introduction
  • Methodology
  • Results
  • Discussion
  • Conclusions
  • References

APA Guidelines: All texts must follow the citation and formatting guidelines of the seventh edition of the APA Publication Manual.

Length: 4000-9000 words, excluding references, tables, and figures.

Literature Review Article Format

Title and Authors: Include a clear and concise title, followed by the full names of the authors, their institutional affiliations, emails, and ORCID.

Abstract: Provide an abstract of no more than 150 words that describes the purpose, scope, and main findings of the review.

Keywords: Include 3 to 5 keywords relevant to the content of the review article.

Manuscript Structure:

  • Introduction
  • Body
  • Conclusions
  • References

APA Guidelines: All texts must follow the citation and formatting guidelines of the seventh edition of the APA Publication Manual.

Length: 5000-9000 words, excluding references, tables, and figures.

Science Outreach Article Format

Title and Authors: Include a clear and concise title, followed by the full names of the authors, their institutional affiliations, emails, and ORCID.

Abstract: Provide an abstract of no more than 150 words that summarizes the topic and perspective of the essay.

Keywords: Include 3 to 5 keywords relevant to the content of the essay.

Manuscript Structure:

  • Introduction
  • Development of Arguments
  • Conclusions
  • References

APA Guidelines: All texts must follow the citation and formatting guidelines of the seventh edition of the APA Publication Manual.

Length: Maximum of 4000 words, excluding references.

Review Format

Title and Authors: Include a clear and concise title, followed by the full names of the authors, their institutional affiliations, emails, and ORCID.

Abstract: Provide an abstract of no more than 150 words that summarizes the reviewed work and the focus of the review.

Keywords: Include 3 to 5 keywords relevant to the content of the review.

Manuscript Structure:

  • Introduction
  • Summary of the Reviewed Work
  • Critical Analysis
  • Conclusions
  • References

APA Guidelines: All texts must follow the citation and formatting guidelines of the seventh edition of the APA Publication Manual.

Length: Maximum of 3000 words, excluding references.

Conflict of Interest Declaration

All authors must declare any potential conflict of interest that could influence the research, analysis, or interpretation of the results. This includes financial, personal, or professional relationships with other people or organizations that could bias the work.

Authorship Roles

  • Authors must clearly specify their contributions to the work according to the criteria established in CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) https://credit.niso.org/
  • All authors must have read and approved the final version of the manuscript and agree with its submission for publication.

Manuscript Submission

Manuscripts must be submitted through the journal's online management system and indicate their category. Each submission must include the following documents:

  • Conflict of Interest Declaration
  • Authorship Roles of Each Contributor
  • Manuscript without Authors
  • Authors, Academic Affiliations, and Email

Personal data of the authors should be provided in a separate document. Otherwise, the review will be single-blind.

Authors are directly and absolutely responsible for everything mentioned in the published articles.

Research Lines

  • Astrobiocentrism

    • Origin of life in the universe
    • Exoplanets and habitability
    • Extremophilic environments
    • Evolution of planetary systems
    • Detection of biosignatures and technosignatures
    • Extremophilic organisms
    • Philosophy of life and extraterrestrial existence
    • History of space exploration
    • Cultural representations of extraterrestrial life

  • Astroethics

    • Narratives and myths about life on other planets
    • Astrotheology
    • Social and psychological impact of space exploration
    • Ethics and regulation of space exploration
    • Space law
    • Space warfare
    • Education, astrobiology, and space sciences
    • Psychology of isolation in space
    • Astrobiosemiotics
    • Scientific communication in astrobiology
    • Scientific and academic research on UAPs
    • Cultural and religious implications of the discovery of extraterrestrial life
    • General scientific outreach of astrobiology