Style Guide

Style Guide

To streamline the editorial process, all work sent to PASOS. Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural | PASOS. Journal of Tourism and Cultural Heritage should follow this style guide closely.
The journal contains several sections, and you should make it clear to which section you are submitting your work:

Section	Content	Length (number of words)
Articles	Show research results. Although not compulsory, it is recommended that texts follow this structure: Introduction, Literature review or Theoretical framework, Method and Case study, Results, Analysis, Discussion and Conclusions.	Between 5000 and 9000.
Opinions and essays	Original papers on theory or methods that do not directly demonstrate the results of empirical research but make a specific contribution to tourism knowledge.	Between 3000 and 5000.
Research notes	Ongoing research projects with (non-definitive) partial results.	Between 3000 and 5000
From the company	Texts that present the evolution of a business initiative or deployment of a product. This section is aimed at business people or institutional agents who discuss their experiences in texts.	Between 2000 and 3000
Event reports	Reports that present the development of a tourism event (conferences, seminars, fairs, strategy and product presentations, etc.).	Between 2000 and 3000.
Book review	Reviews of books of interest to knowledge on tourism. They    should    include    all    the    book’s publication information and an image of the cover.	Between 2000 and 3000.

For all types:

It is important that texts are written using inclusive and non-sexist language (examples and guidance can be found at https://www.un.org/es/gender-inclusive-language/guidelines.shtml).

Files must be anonymous, in other words, no data on the authors or authors’ affiliations can be included. This information should only be given on the management system at ojs.pasosonline.org. Authors should fill in all the fields, not using abbreviations for institutions.
File format: The uploaded file should be in Microsoft Word format (*.doc; *.docx) or OpenOffice Writer format (*.odt).
Language: Papers will be published in the language used for submission (Spanish, Portuguese, English, Italian or French).
Margins: Three centimetres along all edges of the page.
Font: Texts should use Times New Roman or Arial in 10 point size (or similar). Notes should use the same font but in 9 point size. Fonts and font size should not vary. Italics (of the same font) should be used to emphasise a certain word or paragraph in the text. Line spacing should be set at 1.5.

Notes: Notes should always take the form of endnotes, using the same font as the rest of the text (Times New Roman or Arial) in 9-point size.

Title and data of the author or authors: The work must be headed by its title in lowercase and bold, and it should not be written in upper case. THE NAME AND AFFILIATION OF THE AUTHORS SHOULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE FILE. This data, together with the biography, will be included in the metadata requested by the system when uploading the file. The Title captures attention and briefly (+/- 100 characters) describes the content. It should be specific, eliminating words that do not contribute clearly. Preferably interrogative or descriptive. Not conclusive. Faithful translation but expressing the same meaning.

Abstract: an abstract of the article (150 words) should be inserted in the language in which it is written and its translation into English. For articles written in English, a Spanish translation will be provided. It must arouse interest in reading the text. It should summarise all the relevant aspects of the work presented.Although it is not generally required, it should follow the order (i) Importance of the subject, (ii) Objectives, (iii) Case, (iv) Methodology, (v) Relevant results, (vi) Discussion and (vi) Discussion and (vii) Conclusions.No semi-colons. No bibliographical references, tables, graphs, ... The abstract is a text in itself, not containing references to what will be done (... as follows ...; ... will be discussed ...; ... will be presented ...). The translation must be legible and proofread (no use of automatic translators).

Keywords: 5 key words on the main topic should be indicated. Existing words/concepts/terms, never constructions or phrases. Include the main theme and methodological approach. If applicable, geographical identification (country, or region, state, country).

Text: The text should be written at 1.5 spacing and with a length of 5,000 to 9,000 words for articles and 3,000 to 5,000 words for both opinions and essays and for research notes, including Title, Abstract, Introduction, the sections that are deemed appropriate, Conclusion, Acknowledgements (if applicable) and Bibliography (APA format).

Tables, charts, illustrations, graphs and images: Articles can include any graphics deemed necessary. They should be referred to in the text and/or placed in a suitable location and accompanied by a description underneath. As well as being included in the original file, they should be uploaded onto the management system as additional documents at a resolution of no less than 300 x 300 pixels.

Abbreviations and acronyms: These should be properly spelled out and clearly defined when first used in the text.

Quotations and bibliography: APA style should be followed.

A practical guide in Spanish can be found at https://ull-es.libguides.com/c.php?g=674761&p=4808121. A practical guide in English can be found at https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/.

Originality: Authors are required to commit to the originality of their work and not to submit their text simultaneously to other media for publication. Papers accepted for publication will be checked by anti-plagiarism software, and those in which a percentage of similarity of more than 25% is verified (after consultation with authors and careful review of citations) will be withdrawn.

Copyright and liability: It important to read the “Statement on ethics” section on the journal’s website. The authors will be the only people responsible for the statements and declarations made in their text. The PASOS editorial team reserves the right to use published articles in later compilation publications. Texts are published under a Creative Commons BY NC ND licence, so they can be reproduced in full and without changes as pdf files, citing PASOS. Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural | PASOS. Journal of Tourism and Cultural Heritage as the source (www.pasosonline.org). Inclusion in publications that involves changing the original file will require express permission from the author(s) and the PASOS Editorial Board.

Once authors have been notified of ACCEPTANCE of their text for publication, they should complete the form available on the “Copyright Agreement” section of the website and send it by email to derechos@pasosonline.org.

Review process: It important to read the “Review process” section on the journal’s website. All papers will be subject to double-blind peer review by people outside the journal. Authors will be notified of the review result by email from the management system with a summary sheet of the review.

Please carry out a thorough check before uploading the text to the management system.