Submissions

Author Guidelines

Global Media Journal México receives submissions on a rolling basis, with deadlines of March 30 for the July issue and September 30 for the January issue. If the review and editorial processes exceed the estimated timelines, publication of a manuscript may be deferred to a subsequent issue. In such cases, the journal will inform the authors in a timely manner, who may decide whether to continue with the editorial process or withdraw the manuscript.

The articles submitted for review must comply with the journal’s general policies and undergo a rigorous editorial process in order to be published.

All collaborators must register as authors on the OJS platform, although only one will be responsible for correspondence. All authors should make sure to provide their ORCID identifier (https://orcid.org/).

Authors who have published an article in the journal must wait at least until the following volume before publishing again, either as primary authors or co-authors.

The following authorship limits apply according to the type of contribution: up to three authors for research articles, one author for book reviews and thesis summaries, and six authors for research reports. In exceptional cases, when the number of authors exceeds these limits, a justification must be provided in the Comments to the Editor section at the time of submission.

The authors must carefully follow the next guidelines:

Manuscript’s Features
• Submissions must be anonymous. The authors must ensure that they omit any information that might lead to their identification. Submissions must not appear in any other website in order to avoid any interference in the blind review process.
• Articles that have been previously published will not be accepted.
• The submitted articles must be constituted by original material, and the authors must ensure the fidelity of the information they present. Other author’s contributions must be always adequately referenced or quoted, so they will not be considered plagiarism. The manuscripts must not include more than 20% of texts published somewhere else by the same authors. When making reference to other works of their own, authors must properly quote them.
• Manuscripts must be written in a formal academic style.

Manuscript’s Format
The manuscript must be prepared using the Submission Template. The formatting requirements are as follows:

• Microsoft Word file.
• Margins: Top and bottom of 2.5 cm, and sides of 2 cm..
• Font: Times New Roman with the following characteristics: 

• The title must directly represent the result stated in the article and to be written in Spanish and English. It should not exceed 85 characters in length, including spaces.
• An abstract in Spanish and English of no more than 200 words reflecting the objective of the work, the materials and methods used, the most relevant results and conclusions on the scientific contribution to the subject must be included.
• Three to five keywords that accompany the abstract in both languages should be included.
• GMJ Mexico uses the reference format of the American Psychological Association (7th Ed.) in accordance with the guidelines of the International Communication Association (ICA). Manuscripts must follow the guidelines contained in the Citation and References Guide. For issues not covered by these guidelines, we recommend consulting articles previously published in the journal and, if necessary, the Normas APA website (https://normas-apa.org).
• The reference list must be in English, that is, the references of articles written in any language must use “&”, “In”, and the months must also be in English. This does not mean the references’ titles should be translated.
• The use of footnotes is not allowed, so they should be integrated as endnotes, and they will be located after the references. Endnotes will only be used when strictly necessary and their goal is to provide information that cannot be included within the text of the article. It is recommended to avoid the use of this resource.
• Tables: They will be placed where they correspond within the text in editable format using the same text processor. The title should be clear and descriptive, following a consecutive order represented by Arabic numerals.
• Figures: They will be placed where they correspond within the text ensuring that images are in high resolution. The title should be clear and descriptive, following a consecutive order represented by Arabic numerals.
• At the end of the manuscript, and according to the Submission Template, the following statements must be included:

Additionally, the Declaration of Authorship of Original, Unpublished Material and Authorization for Publication must be sent as a supplementary file.

When the nature of the research permits, authors must deposit the corpora, datasets, research materials, or other resources used in the study in trustworthy repositories that provide persistent identifiers. During the peer-review process, these materials must be made available through links that preserve the anonymity of the authors. Once the manuscript has been accepted, the provisional references must be replaced with the final reference containing a persistent identifier (e.g., DOI). The journal recommends the use of specialized repositories such as Figshare or equivalent services that support anonymous initial publication, preservation, citation, and access to research materials.