Editorial Policies
I. SECTION POLICY
The journal Meyibó has three permanent sections: unpublished articles, sources for history, and reviews.
Articles
Articles must be unpublished scholarly works, the product of original and recent research. The journal's main thematic lines are the historical construction of borders in general, as well as the history of northern Mexico and the southern United States, and the relations between the two countries, without neglecting the dialogue between the problems of this large region and those of other areas. The timeframe of the research may range from the indigenous peoples before contact with Europeans to the present day.
Articles must be preceded by a page with the following information: 1) title of the work in Spanish and English; 2) name of the author(s), email address, and the name of the institution to which they belong; 3) abstract of the article (between 100 and 150 words) and keywords (between 4 and 6) in Spanish and English. The abstract should clearly state the article's objectives, the nature of the sources, and the most relevant results.
The text should be between 8,000 and 13,000 words (Times New Roman, 12-point font, 1.5 line spacing), including footnotes and references.
Section titles should be in lowercase and bold, and subtitles in lowercase and italics.
Illustrations (tables, graphs, and maps) should be kept to a minimum. They must be submitted separately as grayscale JPG files, indicating their placement within the text. For illustrations not created by the author, the necessary usage rights, previously obtained by the author, must be submitted.
Images should be numbered sequentially using Arabic numerals and accompanied by a title and source.
Footnotes should be numbered (Times New Roman, 10-point font, single-spaced).
Sources for History
This section will publish transcripts of documents, interviews, images, and other sources for history. Each transcript must be preceded by a presentation of the document (its origin or location) and a critical analysis of its content. The relevance of the document and the reasons for its dissemination must be argued. Sources must be unpublished.
Submissions should be between 6,000 and 8,000 words.
After review by the editors and the Editorial Board, the texts in this section will undergo anonymous peer review by a specialist.
Book Reviews
Book reviews will be published for books published no more than three years prior to the date of publication in the journal.
The Editorial Board will select the reviews based on their quality. Reviewers must provide a complete bibliographic reference for the book being reviewed, including the following information: author (last name...), title of the book (in italics), place of publication, publisher, year, total number of pages, and ISBN.
The reviewer's name and institution must appear at the end of the text.
Reviews should be between 1,000 and 3,000 words.
After review by the editors and the Editorial Board, the texts submitted to this section will undergo anonymous peer review by a specialist.
Direct quotations, enclosed in quotation marks, must be followed by parentheses specifying the page(s) referenced.
Reviews must be submitted along with a digital copy of the book cover in JPG format.
II. ORIGINALITY POLICIES
Submissions to the Meyibó journal must be original and unpublished, and not under consideration by any other publication.
Contributions from the same author will not be published in consecutive issues. A two-year waiting period is required before resubmitting.
Meyibó will use the iThenticate similarity detection software, among other human and technological mechanisms, in the preliminary evaluation stage of submissions to ensure that works proposed for publication in the journal are unpublished and original. Works found to contain plagiarism will not be accepted. Any instances of text reuse must be reported via explanatory footnotes. In all cases, the diagnoses provided by the iThenticate software will be qualitatively evaluated by the journal's editorial team. The text similarity percentage will be indicative but will not determine the final evaluation result. If necessary, the diagnostic result can be sent to the authors.
III. POLICY ON THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Meyibó acknowledges that technological tools linked to so-called Artificial Intelligence fulfill certain functions in the drafting, review, and authentication of the historical research texts it publishes. Adhering to national and international conventions on the matter, this policy does not seek to inhibit the use of technological tools and Artificial Intelligence but rather to ensure transparency, with the understanding that their pernicious and harmful use damages the journal's prestige.
The journal's historical profile itself is sufficient proof that technological changes and any benefits that might be derived from the technical application of such computer resources do not replace the processes of authorship and the responsibility that this entails. Recognizing that only humanity creates and is capable of writing history, Meyibó acknowledges that Artificial Intelligence may fulfill instrumental functions in the preparation of submitted manuscripts, and therefore disapproves of plagiarism and any misuse of technological tools to supplant evidence or historical analysis.
The double-blind peer review process will not be disrupted by the influence of Artificial Intelligence, in the sense that the judgment and discernment behind the review and final decision on the publication (or non-publication) of each text remains the responsibility of human beings. The instrumental uses of the tools described here do not exempt users from declaring their names and details of their use. The detection of errors, in short, the work of proofreading and other fine aspects of manuscript preparation are the responsibility of Meyibó and the UABC Editorial Department.
Given the principle of publishing a generation and innovation of knowledge, it is assumed that Artificial Intelligence will increase in the coming years, and therefore the journal's editorial committee will become the guarantor of the ethical use of non-human resources in the development of historical discourse.
IV. REVIEW POLICY
Submitted articles undergo an initial screening where the editors and the Editorial Board determine whether they meet the journal's formal requirements. Articles that do not meet these requirements may be returned to their authors.
After this initial review, articles will be subjected to double-blind peer review.
Once manuscripts are received, reviewers will have an estimated four weeks to issue their evaluation.
Reviewers will assess:
● The theoretical, methodological, and/or analytical framework.
● Clarity, analysis, and coherence.
● Significant contributions to the discipline of history, the humanities, or the social sciences that contribute to the generation of knowledge.
● The use of primary and/or secondary sources, and the relationship between these sources and the arguments presented in the proposal. In case of discrepancies between the two reviews, the text will be sent to a third reviewer.
When the review is favorable, the authors must submit the revised version, incorporating the reviewers' comments, within 45 days. This revised version of the article must include explanations of the changes made and the points that were discarded, along with a change request form that will be sent to the authors.
No changes will be permitted after the text has been approved for publication.
V. OPEN ACCESS POLICY
The contents of Meyibó are available for consultation and download under open access, free of charge and without registration, in accordance with the UABC Press Open Access Policy. The journal edits and publishes on a non-profit basis and does not charge authors for processing articles, sources for historical research, or reviews at any stage of its editorial processes. The journal adheres to the Berlin Declaration and the Open Access Diamond framework, based on UNESCO's Open Science principles. In doing so, it promotes the principles of academic integrity, transparency, collaboration, and global dissemination of knowledge. Meyibó publishes all of its content under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
VI. CODE OF ETHICS
Meyibó is a peer-reviewed academic journal that, in addition to placing evaluation and continuous improvement at the heart of its identity, adheres to a code of ethics appropriate for all those involved in its development (authors, reviewers, advisors, designers, editors, programmers, and ultimately, readers). As a publication of historical nature, open to the humanities and social sciences, each issue has been published under standards of quality and objectivity, ensuring the confidentiality of information. During each phase, the journal's editorial team manages the submission of each text professionally, incorporating all available knowledge, both human and technological, to maintain the publication's academic prestige. The journal also subscribes to the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
From the Director and Editorial Board:
● The editorial direction of Meyibó is entrusted to a researcher from the IIH-UABC, whose performance will correspond to the objectives and requirements of the position.
● In addition to being comprised of sufficient IIH-UABC staff, the editorial board is composed with gender parity and a balanced number of national and international academics.
● The commitment of the journal's advisors is to hold a meeting at least once during each UABC academic year. The procedure for extraordinary cases will be carried out through various asynchronous means.
● The Director of Meyibó, in coordination with the Editorial Board, will utilize a network of contacts and academic contacts to ensure that no conflicts of interest arose in any review process. ● Unforeseen cases involving irregularities in the submission of each text will also be subject to the discretion and reasoned decision of the editor, or to a collective deliberation by the journal's Editorial Board.
Regarding authors and reviewers:
● When submitting and ultimately publishing a text in the various formats offered by Meyibó, authors must guarantee the authenticity of the work in question with a signed letter.
● In accordance with the standards of research and historical knowledge, authors must at all times provide evidence of the different sources, indications, and evidence that influenced the preparation of their work.
● Although they are not the only ones, authors and reviewers are the first line of defense against plagiarism or other dubious attempts to submit a text with an incorrect scientific validation. From the Editors and Advisory Committee:
● Meyibó is a journal published by the IIH-UABC (Institute of Historical Research of the Autonomous University of Baja California). In addition to having a director of the academic unit and of the journal itself, it is affiliated with several editorial bodies and scientific quality indexes.
● Working closely with the director of Meyibó, the journal's editor ensures that quality standards are met in each published issue. Given that this is a publication on academic history, editing is one of the steps following peer review that defines the journal's excellence.
● The editor will supervise compliance with publication guidelines at all times and, above all, ensure that anti-plagiarism tests, both human and technological, have been completed before submitting each text to press.
● ● The advisory committee is made up of prestigious academics, and the balanced number of people commissioned for this purpose will include enough members from within and outside of UABC, and from Mexican and foreign institutions, to ensure the integrity of Meyibó.
VII. CITATION GUIDELINES
Bibliographic references in footnotes should use the Chicago style, according to the following guidelines:
a) Books: First and Last Name(s), Title (Publisher, year), page numbers.
Example:
Footnote: Gabriel Torres Puga, Public Opinion and Censorship in New Spain: Evidence of an Impossible Silence (1765-1794) (El Colegio de México, 2010), 326-331.
Abbreviated note: Torres Puga, Public Opinion and Censorship, 326-331.
Bibliography: Torres Puga, Gabriel. Public Opinion and Censorship in New Spain: Evidence of an Impossible Silence (1765-1794). El Colegio de México, 2010.
b) Book Chapters: First and Last Name(s), "The title of the contribution," in Book Title, ed. First and Last Name(s) (Publisher, Year).
Example:
Footnote: Diego Pulido Esteva, “Las meseras en la Ciudad de México, 1875-1919,” in <i>Vicio, prostitución y delito: mujeres transgresoras en los siglos XI y XX</i>, edited by Elisa Speckman and Fabiola Bailón. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2016. 29-35.
Abbreviated footnote: Pulido Esteva, “Las meseras en la ciudad de México,” 29-35.
Bibliography: Pulido Esteva, Diego. “Las meseras en la Ciudad de México, 1875-1919.” In <i>Vicio, prostitución y delito: mujeres transgresoras en los siglos XI y XX</i>, edited by Elisa Speckman and Fabiola Bailón. National Autonomous University of Mexico, 2016.
c) Journal Articles: First and Last Name(s), "Title of the article", Journal Name, volume, issue (year): page numbers.
Example:
Footnote: Astrid Erll, “Re-Writing as Re-Visioning”, European Journal of English Studies 10, no. 2 (2006): 163-185.
Abbreviated note: Erll, “Re-Writing as Re-Visioning”, 163-185.
Bibliography: Erll, Astrid. “Re-Writing as Re-Visioning”, European Journal of English Studies 10, no. 2 (2006): 163-185. https://doi.org/10.1080/13825570600753485
d) Newspapers or periodical sources: First and Last Name(s), "Article Title," Newspaper Name, Date, Page Numbers.
Example:
Footnote: Efraín Huerta, “Cinema and the Landscape of Mexico,” Supplement to El Nacional, January 2, 1949, 31.
Abbreviated Note: Huerta, “Cinema and the Landscape,” 31.
Bibliography: Huerta, Efraín. “Cinema and the Landscape of Mexico,” Supplement to El Nacional, January 2, 1949, 31-32.
e) Web pages: Content Author, "Page Title," Website Title or Owner, Date Accessed, URL.
Footnote: César Cubero, “Hugo Valdés Presents Book on Vidaurri,” Milenio, February 20, 2018. Accessed August 12, 2023. https://www.milenio.com/cultura/presenta-hugo-valdes-libro-sobre-vidaurri.
Abbreviated note: Cubero, “Hugo Valdés Presents Book.”
Bibliography: Cubero, César. “Hugo Valdés Presents Book on Vidaurri,” Milenio, February 20, 2018. Accessed August 12, 2023. https://www.milenio.com/cultura/presenta-hugo-valdes-libro-sobre-vidaurri.
f) Documentary references: Archive, branch or collection, section, series, volume (abbreviated), folder or file (abbreviated), document title, date, and page numbers. Archive acronyms must be given in full the first time they are cited and should not be separated by periods.
Example: Documentary Collection of the Institute of Historical Research of the UABC, AGN Collection (IIH-AGN), Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs Archive, Vol. 3, File 6, Canonical Process of Father Juan Francisco Escalante, May 14, 1853, folio 8.
Abbreviated Note: IIH-AGN, Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs, 3.6, Canonical Process, folio 8.
g) References to interviews and personal communications: Interviewee, Interviewer, date and place of the interview.
Example: López Martínez, Carmen. Interview conducted by Carlos Moreno, April 24, 2010, in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.
If direct quotations are included, they must be enclosed in quotation marks and in regular font. If the quote exceeds three full lines, it should be included as a separate paragraph (Times New Roman font, 11 points, 1.5 spacing).