About the Journal

The word Arjé, of Greek origin (archê), means principle, origin, or foundation, and has been used throughout the history of philosophical thought to designate that which gives rise or support to all that exists. In our journal, Arjé represents the constant search for the foundations of knowledge in our thematic areas.

The Arjé Academic Journal belongs to the Pedagogical Training area of the Center for Pedagogical Training and Educational Technology (CFPTE) at the National Technical University of Costa Rica. It is a diamond open-access, non-commercial academic electronic journal.

Online ISSN: 2215-5538

Thematic Areas

The Arjé Academic Journal focuses on the dissemination of research, reflections, and innovative proposals related to Pedagogy and Technical and Technological Education. This includes academic and professional training processes aimed at developing technical competencies, incorporating technologies into educational processes, and generating knowledge that responds to the needs of the productive and social sectors, from a humanistic scientific paradigm with a holistic approach.

Objective

The journal aims to promote academic and cultural dissemination through the publication of various types of articles, manuscripts, photographs, and videos to foster a culture of research, engagement, artistic expression, and innovation.

Reader Interaction Services

To share your opinion on the journal’s publications, you may:

Types of Publications

Peer-reviewed sections:

  • Scientific article
  • Academic essay
  • Literature review
  • Extended poster

Non-peer-reviewed sections:

  • Editorial
  • Huellas talentosas: stories, reflective essays, poems, audiovisual material
  • Life and Learning Stories: a biopedagogical approach

Author Guidelines

Authors may submit manuscripts via the OJS system at the following link: Submission, or by email to: ajporras@utn.ac.cr / aihernandezg@utn.ac.cr

The journal follows the latest edition of APA style for citations and references.

Guides by type of manuscript:

Submissions for Huellas talentosas can be sent to: ajporras@utn.ac.cr / aihernandezg@utn.ac.cr

Languages: Spanish, English, and Portuguese.

Target Audience

The journal is aimed at researchers, academics, professionals, students, and key national and international stakeholders related to the thematic areas.

Publication Frequency

The journal follows a continuous publication model with a biannual closing. One issue covers January–June, and the other July–December.

Authorship Requirements

Each author must be identified with their ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID). In group works, authors are listed based on contribution level. A corresponding author must be designated.

More info: https://orcid.org/

Digital Preservation Policy

The journal’s content is backed up on UTN’s institutional servers, which host and support the Open Journal Systems platform. Permanent and secure archiving is ensured through LOCKSS and CLOCKSS.

Backups are also stored on Google Drive and a local computer, updated monthly.

Peer Review System

The journal uses a single-blind review system: the author does not know the reviewer, but the reviewer knows the author. More details: Peer Review System

Originality Requirement

All peer-reviewed manuscripts must be original and unpublished. Authors must sign a Publication Rights Agreement declaring the manuscript is their own intellectual work and has not been publicly disclosed.

Plagiarism Detection Policy

The journal uses Turnitin to detect plagiarism. Manuscripts with significant unreferenced copied content will be rejected. Editors may request corrections if citation issues are found.

Interoperability Protocols

The journal uses the Dublin Core standard and the OAI-PMH protocol to facilitate content dissemination and metadata harvesting.

Code of Ethics

To consult our Code of Ethics and Best Practices, visit: Code of Ethics and Best Practices

Interoperability Protocols

This journal uses the Dublin Core standard to develop and promote interoperability standards and facilitate the efficient dissemination of content on the Internet. It also incorporates the OAI-PMH (Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting), which allows it to be harvested by other distribution systems.

Code of Ethics

To learn more about our Code of Ethics and Best Practices, please consult the following link: Code of Ethics and Best Practices.

Open Access Policy

This journal adheres to the Budapest Open Access Initiative, which states:

“Open access to scientific publications means that any individual interested in this literature can read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts and use them for any lawful purpose, freely and openly. The only constraint on reproduction and distribution, and the only role for copyright in this domain, should be to give authors control over the integrity of their work and the right to be properly acknowledged and cited.” (Budapest Open Access Initiative, 2002)

Therefore, this journal provides free, immediate, and unrestricted access to its content to promote research and scientific dissemination. It is also important to highlight that the journal does not charge any editorial processing or article publication fees.

Creative Commons License

All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, which allows the use, distribution, and reproduction of content in any medium, provided the original authors and source are properly credited, a link to the license is included, and any changes made are indicated.

Under this license, the author retains moral rights and the right to reuse, disseminate, or deposit the article in institutional or personal repositories, provided the original publication in Revista Académica Arjé is acknowledged.

Publications under this license do not infringe copyright, intellectual property rights, or any other legal rights.

For any inquiries, please refer to the Contact section.

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