Objective, Scope, and Focus

El Constituyente is an annual publication (November) edited by the School of Law of Universidad Anáhuac Querétaro. Its aim is to contribute to the dissemination of high-impact research and reflections in the fields of law, public administration, political science, and international relations.

Manuscript Submission

Article submissions for peer review and potential publication in El Constituyente are accepted on a rolling basis. The average manuscript processing time is six months.

Peer-review process

• Submission of articles within the deadlines established in the call for papers.

• Preliminary review by the Editorial Committee to ensure the quality and relevance of the content.

• Forwarding to subject-matter specialists through a double-blind review system. Two external reviewers will issue an anonymous report within no more than 30 calendar days, in accordance with the journal’s criteria.

• In the event of a tie or controversy between the two reports, a third review will be requested. If disagreement persists, the Editorial Committee will reach a decision collegially.

• The handling editor will communicate the outcome of the review to the authors. If revisions are required, authors will be granted 15 calendar days to submit the revised version.

Open-access policy

El Constituyente provides open access to its content, under the principle that research should be freely available to the public, thereby promoting greater global knowledge exchange. No fees are charged for submission, processing, or publication of articles.

All content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–ShareAlike 4.0 International license, unless the author has expressly agreed otherwise in writing with El Constituyente or Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores S.C. (known as Universidad Anáhuac Querétaro).

Ethics in editorial practices

This journal uses Turnitin software and search engines such as Google to detect plagiarism, textual similarities, unethical practices, and content generated using artificial intelligence. The journal adheres to the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) “Core Practices” and guidelines regarding the responsibilities of authors, reviewers, and editors.

If irregularities are detected during editorial review, the author will be informed. If the issue compromises intellectual property, the manuscript will be rejected, and the final decision will be communicated with the corresponding documentation.

Indexes, directories, and databases

El Constituyente maintains a firm commitment to academic excellence and continuous improvement. Accordingly, it works on an ongoing basis to expand its presence in prestigious indexes, directories, and databases.

Copyright

Authors retain their economic rights without restriction, while granting the journal the right to be the first to publish the work. Authors may deposit the published version in institutional repositories or other digital media, provided they respect moral rights, proper attribution, the publication date, and the journal issue number.