About the Journal
Focus and scope
The Revista Prácticum is an international scientific publication dedicated to research, innovation and evaluation of learning processes in professional contexts. The journal focuses specifically on the study of practicum and external placements for students from all areas of knowledge (health sciences, sciences, engineering, social sciences and humanities) in the field of higher education and professional training.
Strategic Objectives
- To consolidate a global scientific community that analyses the connection between academic theory and professional practice.
- To promote the transfer of knowledge through the publication of original research in Spanish, English and Portuguese.
- To promote international debate on models of supervision, evaluation and tutoring in practical contexts.
Quality and Editorial Policy As part of its commitment to scientific excellence and indexing in high-impact databases (Scopus, WoS), the journal prioritises the publication of empirical research articles. The editorial process guarantees the complete independence of authors from the publishing entity and the REPPE Association. All contributions are subject to a double-blind peer review system carried out by international external experts, ensuring the objectivity and quality of the content according to COPE standards.
Thematic Lines and Keywords The journal accepts original manuscripts, systematic reviews and case studies based on:
- Structure and Management: Organisation of internships, network of centres, dual and alternating teaching.
- Training Processes: Tutoring, supervision, service learning and professional skills.
- Assessment and Innovation: Evidence portfolios, ICT applied to external placements, learning assessment and clinical placements.
- Academic Results: Research linked to practice-focused Final Degree Projects (TFG) and Final Master's Projects (TFM).
Peer review process
The review process has two phases: A first phase, review and evaluation by the editor with a quick response to inform whether the work is in line with the objectives and nature of the journal, as well as with formal and substantive aspects (quality of narration, logical structure, argumentation, documentation, methodological rigour, results according to objectives and methods). It is an essential requirement that manuscripts comply with the journal's official template in order to begin the evaluation process. Second phase: if positive, the editor sends a response to the authors, immediately proceeding to an evaluation by two reviewers who are experts in the subject matter and in a completely anonymous process (peer review) using the platform's double-blind system. If the manuscript does not receive a positive evaluation from both reviewers, it will be sent to a third reviewer who will decide whether to accept, modify or reject the contribution.
Open access policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content, based on the principle that offering the public free access to research helps to promote a greater global exchange of knowledge. Practicum Journal does not charge article processing charges (APC).
Anti-plagiarism system
Practicum Journal maintains an anti-plagiarism policy that ensures that all published works are original, through the professional application of Ithenticate's Crossref Similarity Check services to scan all submissions. We use the service on all documents that have passed the editorial classification process and are eligible for blind peer review.
The Journal reserves the right to reject articles with an inappropriate similarity percentage. We also have specific plagiarism detection tools such as Unicheck, an open-access platform that monitors originality and controls plagiarism.
Functions of the editorial team
Director/Editor
Responsible for the final decision on publication, ensuring editorial independence and compliance with quality standards.
Associate Editors.
The associate editors establish editorial policy, which consists of deciding, among other things, on the areas of interest, peer review, the journal's audience, advisors or individuals who can provide guidance and advice at a specific time, the scientific committee, and the production team. Assists the Management in the process of supporting all tasks related to the publication of issues, technological support and maintenance of the platform, as well as all tasks related to author management, emails and communication, dissemination of the journal, creation of materials, etc.
International Scientific Committee
Internationally renowned researchers who endorse the journal's academic line, with experience in the field covered by the journal who can contribute knowledge about the best editorial practices. As well as their different aspects of quality, design, and linguistics.
Reviewers or peer reviewers
Researchers who may or may not belong to the scientific and advisory committee, and whose judgement and evaluation of the articles is necessary or valuable.
Linguistics and Quality Editors
Ensure that titles, abstracts, keywords in English and Portuguese are of native quality.
Research ethics and data protection
The Revista Prácticum is committed to ensuring that all published research has been conducted under rigorous ethical principles. To this end, the following requirements are established:
- Informed consent: In studies involving the participation of individuals (students, tutors, teachers, etc.), authors must ensure that participants were informed about the nature of the research and gave their consent voluntarily.
- Anonymity and Confidentiality: It is the responsibility of the authors to ensure the anonymity of the participants and the institutions involved (unless the research design justifies otherwise). Any data that could identify the subjects beyond what is strictly necessary for the research must be avoided.
- Ethics Committees: Whenever required by the legislation of the authors' country of origin or institution, studies must be approved by a Research Ethics Committee (REC). The journal may request authors to provide proof of such approval if it deems it necessary.
- Data Protection: The processing of participants' personal data must comply with current regulations (in Europe, the General Data Protection Regulation - GDPR).
Digital Preservation Policy
All our electronic content (website, manuscripts, etc.) is stored in various sources. The content of a server that is online and accessible to readers. A copy of this content is stored as an additional backup, as the OJS software makes weekly copies using the LOCKSS and CLOCKS systems. The journal has a DOI, which also ensures long-term access through Crossref. The journal's information is also available in open access in various databases such as REBID and DIALNET, which guarantees the preservation of content by more than one source of information.
History of the journal
Founded in 2015 after the International Symposium on Practicum, the journal was created to fill the scientific gap in the area of external practices. Since 2016, it has been the official publication of the REPPE Association, maintaining an uninterrupted record of biannual publication.
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