Submissions

This journal is not accepting submissions at this time.

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • La petición no ha sido publicada previamente, ni se ha presentado a otra revista (o se ha proporcionado una explicación en Comentarios al editor).
  • El fichero enviado está en formato OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, o WordPerfect.
  • Se han añadido direcciones web para las referencias donde ha sido posible.
  • El texto tiene interlineado simple; el tamaño de fuente es 12 puntos; se usa cursiva en vez de subrayado (exceptuando las direcciones URL); y todas las ilustraciones, figuras y tablas están dentro del texto en el sitio que les corresponde y no al final del todo.
  • El texto cumple con los requisitos bibliográficos y de estilo indicados en las Normas para autoras/es, que se pueden encontrar en Acerca de la revista.
  • Si esta enviando a una sección de la revista que se revisa por pares, tiene que asegurase que las instrucciones en Asegurando de una revisión a ciegas) han sido seguidas.

Author Guidelines

RULES FOR PUBLISHING

A. The Journal “Police and Public Security” publishes original academic and scientific papers that have never been published, or were published once in a limited public medium; and, that have not been simultaneously submitted to any other publication. The author(s) must certify this in a written declaration of originality. Additionally, it includes book reviews, biographical work, official documents, institutional papers and historiographical essays on the theme of each issue.

B. The Objective of the Publication overall, and its specific objectives include the promotion of a culture of research, high quality scientific contributions, frontline proposals, innovation and added value; all conducive to strengthening the institution and the educational process.

C. Supervision of Academic Work. In this regard, submissions of two types are identified, each with its methodology:

  1. Proposed Articles, that is, those that have yet to be prepared, must follow current investigation programs, and the concept that has been defined for each issue of the institutional journal. These will include a 150-word abstract, list of key words, and a 900-word general outline of the content in preparation, which will be submitted to the editorial group at the Scientific Investigation Center for consideration and subsequent rejection or approval.
  2. All academic papers or final studies shall be submitted to a system of assessment based on pairs of reviewers. This is a confidential process, whose resolutions and results will not be revealed, under strict compliance with the publication ethics policy; these will be shared solely and strictly with the author or authors involved. For their part the reviewers will be unaware of the identity of the author whose work is the object of review.
  3. The phases of the aforementioned process include: receiving articles or studies that are candidates for publication, forwarding the documents to peer reviewers with the respective documentation (official invitation letter, document to be evaluated, F-1 form to identify the relevant scientific information, F-3 form to prepare the resolution, and F-6 form to manage the electronic draft); the editorial group receives and consolidates the results, observations and improvements are relayed to the authors, improved documents are received, followed by verification of compliance with the results of the resolution of the editorial group. If the aforementioned has been observed, the document passes to style correction and editing, and is subsequently translated into English.
  4. Academic works or papers with a negative evaluation by both reviewers will not be published. Neither will those papers which, having passed the evaluation phase and enjoying favorable results derived from the respective resolutions, do not comply with the improvements that are established as mandatory in nature.
  5. Another recourse is the figure of a third reviewer, in case there are different results in the resolutions from the first two reviewers. The viability of the document will depend on the new determination and subsequent compliance with the requirements.

D. Coverage of theme. “Police and Public Security” accepts investigations focused on police and security issues in the broadest sense of the concept. It directs its attention to the strategic work that deals with: violence prevention and citizen coexistence, studies regarding the future and management of complex security environments, intelligent design of public policy, and police human resources; these are implemented specifically through research programs that provide the framework for the submissions for each issue.

E. Target audience for Police and Public Security: public officials in general, police and military leadership, accredited diplomats who are active and in the foreign service, security researchers, scholars from different disciplines, political, and business and social leaders.

F. Regarding frequency. “Police and Public Security” is published twice a year.

G. Editorial guidelines

  1. Papers must be submitted in Spanish.
  2. Papers and proposals are to be sent to the following e-mail: revista. seguridad@ansp.gob.sv to the Main Coordinator of the Scientific Investigation Center at the National Academy of Public Security.
  3. Submissions that are accepted will be made available to the CINC-ANSP editorial group who will authorize or reject them according to the case.
  4. The papers submitted by collaborators must be recent, original and unpublished. This will require a letter signed by the author, a declaration of originality that must be attached to the submitted material.
  5. The editor shall not be responsible for damages or loss of material sent.
  6. It is understood that the mere act of presenting a submission to the ANSP’s Scientific Investigation Center confers the institution authorization to publish, reproduce or publicize it; the former is to be understood as being for academic purposes, not for profit; which will be regulated by Creative Commons license (cc by).
  7. The authors must likewise submit their completed resume, with a mail address, and e-mail, telephones and other pertinent contact data.
  8. The Scientific Investigation Center and the Scientific Editorial Council for the institutional journal “Police and Public Security” will not be responsible for the opinions expressed by the authors in the published work.
  9. Submission length should be no less than 20 nor exceed 40 pages. Longer papers may be accepted prior approval and authorization of the editorial group, as long as the extension does not compromise the number of pages of the journal.
  10. The paper format will be letter-size and single spaced; top and bottom margins: 2.5; and left and right margins: 3.00. Font: Arial, Font Size: 12.
  11. Inner titles will use decimal numbering (1, 1.1…). It is advisable that there be no more than two internal title levels.
  12. You are requested not to use automatic numbering of titles and sections, because the programs for diagramming and layout do not recognize them.
  13. The text may contain tables, but the graphics, diagrams and figures will be presented in separate files (as an image or Excel/spreadsheet template). The text will contain indicators for their placement.
  14. Quotes or transcriptions of texts not written by the author will be in quotes and straight letters (Regular), except any part the author wishes to highlight or when the original is in cursive. If it consists of more than three lines, it is convenient to put them in a separate paragraph.
  15. Bibliographic references will be included in the endnotes, and reference will be made to them in the body of the text using the APA system.
  16. Footnotes and comments may be included, not to exceed 10 lines; the use of the multiple-author form is discouraged due to difficulty in locating the work, which is the purpose of bibliographic references.
  17. All pages are to be consecutively numbered.
  18. Page 1 must contain the following information:
    • Title of the article.
    • Name of the author.
    • Institution to which they belong.
    • Summary not to exceed 150 words (single space, Arial font, size 10).
    • Key words (3 to 8).
    • The author must present a biographical paragraph not to exceed 10 lines, including: principal academic training, relevant institutional affiliations, and most significant research and publishing efforts.
    • E-mail as pertinent, and to facilitate contact.
    • A 20–25 word micro extract, that is to be a qualitative synthesis of the paper.
  19. The texts must be submitted in Word software.
  20. The tables must be prepared and submitted in Excel software.
  21. Pictures or scanned images must have a minimum resolution of 300 dpi.
  22. All of the figures, diagrams and pictures must be submitted in digital form, as JPG or PSD (Photoshop) files. Other formats, including handmade, shall not be considered.

Copyright Notice

Copyright on any research article is transferred in full to Revista Policía y Seguridad Pública upon publication in the journal. The copyright transfer includes the right to reproduce and distribute the article in any form of reproduction (printing, electronic media or any other form).

 

Privacy Statement

Central American Journals Online (CAMJOL) is a member of the Ubiquity Partner Network coordinated by Ubiquity Press. According to the EU definitions, CAMJOL is the data controller, and Ubiquity Press are the service providers and data processors. Ubiquity Press provide the technical platform and some publishing services to CAMJOL and operate under the principle of data minimisation where only the minimal amount of personal data that is required to carry out a task is obtained.

More information on the type of data that is required can be found in Ubiquity Press’ privacy policy below.

Ubiquity Press Privacy Policy

We take seriously our duty to process your personal data in a fair and transparent way. We collect and manage user data according to the following Privacy Policy. This document is part of our Terms of Service, and by using the press portal, affiliated journals, book, conference and repository websites (the “Websites”), you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Service. Please read the Terms of Service in their entirety, and refer to those for definitions and contacts.

What type of personal data do we handle?

There are four main categories of personal data stored by our journal platform, our press platform, and our book management system; Website User data, Author data, Reviewer data and Editor data.

The minimum personal data that are stored are:

  • full name
  • email address
  • affiliation (department, and institution)
  • country of residence

Optionally, the user can provide:

  • salutation
  • gender
  • associated URL
  • phone number
  • fax number
  • reviewing interests
  • mailing address
  • ORCiD
  • a short biography
  • interests
  • Twitter profile
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  • profile picture

The data subjects have complete control of this data through their profile, and can request for it to be removed by contacting info@ubiquitypress.com

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How do we use the data?

Personal information is only used to deliver the services provided by the publisher. Personal data is not shared externally except for author names, affiliations, emails, and links to ORCiD and social media accounts (if provided) in published articles and books which are displayed as part of the article/book and shared externally to indexes and databases. If a journal operates under open peer review then the reviewer details are published alongside the reviewer details.

How we collect and use your data:

1. When using the website

1.1 what data we collect

  • When you browse our website, we collect anonymised data about your use of the website; for example, we collect information about which pages you view, which files you download, what browser you are using, and when you were using the site.
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1.2 why we collect the data

  • We use anonymised website usage data to monitor traffic, help fix bugs, and see overall patterns that inform future redesigns of the website, and provide reports on how frequently the publications on our site have been accessed from within their IP ranges.

1.3 what we do (and don’t do) with the data

  • We do not collect personal information that can be used to identify you when you browse the website.
  • We currently use Google Analytics for publication reports, and to improve the website and services through traffic analysis, but no personal identifying data is shared with Google (for example your computer’s IP is anonymised before transmission).

1.4 what to do if you want to get a copy of your data, or want your data to be removed

  • Please contact info@ubiquitypress.com to request a copy of your data, or for your data to be removed/anonymised.

2. When registering as an author, and submitting an article or book

2.1 what data we collect

  • When registering an account we ask you to log in and provide certain personal information (such as your name and email address), and there is the option to register using an ORCiD which will pre-fill the registration form.
  • As part of submitting an article for publication, you will need to provide personally identifying information which will be used for the peer review process, and will be published. This can include ‘Affiliation’, ‘Competing interests’, ‘Acknowledgements’.

2.2 why we collect the data

  • Registering an account allows you to log in, manage your profile, and participate as an author/reviewer/editor. We use cookies and session information to streamline your use of the website (for example in order for you to remain logged-in when you return to a journal). You can block or delete cookies and still be able to use the websites, although if you do you will then need to enter your username and password to login. In order to take advantage of certain features of the websites, you may also choose to provide us with other personal information, such as your ORCiD, but your decision to utilize these features and provide such data will always be voluntary.
  • Personal data submitted with the article or book is collected to allow follow good publication ethics during the review process, and will form part of the official published record in order for the provenance of the work to be established, and for the work to be correctly attributed.

2.3 what we do (and don’t do) with the data

  • We do not share your personal information with third parties, other than as part of providing the publishing service.
  • As a registered author in the system you may be contacted by the journal editor to submit another article.
  • Any books published on the platform are freely available to download from the publisher website in PDF, EPUB and MOBI formats on the publisher’s site.
  • Any personal data accompanying an article or a book (that will have been added by the submitting author) is published alongside it. The published data includes the names, affiliations and email addresses of all authors.
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2.4 why we store the data

  • We store the account data so that you may choose to become a reviewer and be able to perform those tasks, or to become an author and submit an article and then track progress of that article.
  • Published personal data that accompanies an article or a book forms part of the official published record in order for the provenance of the work to be established, and for the work to be correctly attributed.

2.5 what to do if you want to get a copy of your data, or want your data to be removed

  • You are able to view, change and remove your data associated with your profile. Should you choose to completely delete your account, please contact us at support@ubiquitypress.com and we will follow up with your request as soon as possible.
  • To conform to publication ethics and best practice any personal data that is published alongside an article or book cannot be removed. If you have a query about a publication to which you are attributed please contact info@ubiquitypress.com

3. When registering as a reviewer

3.1 what data we collect

  • To become a reviewer you must first register as a user on the website, and set your preference that you would like to be considered as a reviewer. No new personal data is collected when a registered user elects to become a reviewer.
  • When registering an account we ask you to log in and provide certain personal information (such as your name and email address), and there is the option to register using an ORCiD which will pre-fill the registration form.
  • Reviewers can also be registered by editors who invite them to review a specific article. This requires the editor to provide the reviewer’s First Name, Last Name, and Email address. Normally this will be done as part of the process of inviting you to review the article or book.
  • On submitting a review, the reviewer includes a competing interest statement, they may answer questions about the quality of the article, and they will submit their recommendation.

3.2 why we collect the data

  • The data entered is used to invite the reviewer to peer review the article or book, and to contact the reviewer during and the review process.
  • If you submit a review then the details of your review, including your recommendation, your responses to any review form, your free-form responses, your competing interests statement, and any cover letter are recorded.

3.3 what we do (and don’t do) with the data

  • This data is not shared publicly and is only accessible by the Editor and system administrators of that journal or press.
  • The data will only be used in connection with that journal or press.
  • Data that is retained post final decision is kept to conform to publication ethics and best practice, to provide evidence of peer review, and to resolve any disputes relating to the peer review of the article or book.
  • For journals or presses that publish the peer reviews, you will be asked to give consent to your review being published, and a subset of the data you have submitted will become part of the published record.

3.4 what to do if you want to get a copy of your data, or want your data to be removed

  • If you would no longer like to be registered as a reviewer you can edit your profile and tick the box ‘stop being a reviewer’. This will remove you from the reviewer database, however any existing reviews you may have carried out will remain.
  • If you have been contacted by an editor to peer review an article this means that you have been registered in the system. If you would not like to be contacted for peer review you can reply to the email requesting that your data be deleted.

4. When being registered as a co-author

4.1 what data we collect

  • Co-author data is entered by the submitting author. The submitting author will already have a user account. According to standard publishing practice, the submitting author is responsible for obtaining the consent of their co-authors to be included (including having their personal data included) in the article/book being submitted to the journal/press.
  • The requested personal data for co-authors are at the bare minimum; first name, last name, institution, country, email address. This can also include; ORCID ID, Title, Middle Name, Biographical Statement, Department, Twitter Handle, Linkedin Profile Name or ImpactStory ID.

4.2 why we collect the data

  • Assuming that it is accepted for publication, this data forms part of the official published record in order for the provenance of the work to be established, and for the work to be correctly attributed.
  • Author names, affiliations and emails are required for publication and will become part of the permanent cited record.

4.3 what we do (and don’t do) with the data

  • The co-author’s personal data is stored in the author database. This personal data is only used in relation to the publication of the associated article.
  • Any co-author data collected is added to the author database and is only used in association with the article the user is co-author on.

4.5 what to do if you want to get a copy of your data, or want your data to be removed

  • To receive a copy of your data, please contact info@ubiquitypress.com
  • To conform to publication ethics and best practice any personal data that is published alongside an article or book cannot be removed. If you have a query about a publication to which you are attributed please contact info@ubiquitypress.com

5. When signing-up to receive newsletters

5.1 what data we collect

  • We require you to include your name and email address

5.2 why we collect and store the data, and for how long

  • This data would be collected to keep you updated with any news about the platform or specific journal

5.3 what we do (and don’t do) with the data

  • We use mailchimp to provide our mailing list services. Their privacy policy can be found here

5.4 what to do if you want to get a copy of your data or want your data to be removed

  • All emails sent via our newsletter client will include a link that will allow you to unsubscribe from the mailing list

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(Updated: 10 September 2025)