Educación Química follows the APA 7th edition citation rules and encourages references to other journals in the Ibero-American region. When mentioned in the text, the author's surname(s) and year of publication should be placed in the appropriate location. If there are multiple references, they should be presented first in chronological order and then alphabetically. At the end of the article, the complete set of references should be cited in strictly alphabetical order.

A. Each book reference should follow the order: Surname, Initials. (Year). Book title (Editor/Translator initials, Surname, Ed. or Trans.) (Edition). Publisher.

Examples:

  1. Heisenberg, W. (2007). Physics and Philosophy: The Revolution in Modern Science. Harper Perennial Modern Classics.

  2. Latour, B. (2007). Nunca fuimos modernos. Ensayo de antropología simétrica. Siglo Veintiuno. https://monoskop.org/images/f/fb/Latour_Bruno_Nunca_fuimos_modernos_Ensayo_de_antropologia_simetrica.pdf

B. Each article reference should follow the order: Surname, Initials. (Year). Title of the article. Journal Name, Volume (Issue), page range. DOI or URL.

Examples:

  1. Cardoso, N., Chaparro, N., & Erazo, E. (2006). A review on the nature of science conceptions. Itinerantes, 4, 95-101.

  2. Muñoz Cartagena, E. (2024, January-March). Quantum dots and the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Educación Química, 35(1). https://doi.org/10.22201/fq.18708404e.2024.1.87482

C. Chapter citations in books should follow the order: Surname, Initials. (Year). Title of the chapter. In Initials of editor(s). Surname (Ed. or Eds.), Book title (pp. page range). Publisher. DOI if available.

Examples:

  1. Driver, R. (1985). Beyond Appearances: The Conservation of Matter under Physical and Chemical Transformations. In Driver, R., Guesne, E., & Tieberghien, A. (Eds.), Children’s ideas in Science (pp. 145-169). Open University Press.

  2. Martínez, S. (2005). Constructivism and philosophy of education. In Martínez, S. & Guillaumin, G. (Eds.), History, philosophy, and science education (pp. 401-417). Instituto de Investigaciones Filosóficas, UNAM.

D. Websites should follow the order: Surname, Initials. (Year, Month Day). Title of the article. Website Name. URL.

Examples:

  1. Kind, V. (n.d.). Beyond Appearances: Students misconceptions about basic chemical ideas. RSC Education. https://rsc.li/1YeBubi

  2. Science History Institute. (2024, March 19). Science History Institute. https://www.sciencehistory.org/

E. Reports should follow the order: Author's Surname, Initials. (Year). Title of the report: Subtitle (Report Number). Publisher. URL.

Example:

  1. Bedford, D. A. D. (2017). Enterprise information architecture: An overview (WA-RD 896.4). Washington State Department of Transportation. https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/research/reports/fullreports/896-4.pdf

F. Theses should follow the order: Author's Surname, Initials. (Year). Title of the thesis [Type of thesis, University Name]. Archive Name. URL.

Examples:

  1. Behrens, B. (2020). Linguistic markers of maternal focus within emotional conversations: The role of depressive symptoms and maltreatment [Master's thesis, University of Notre Dame]. CurateND. https://curate.nd.edu/show/9k41zc80w8w

Additional information:

  1. When a reference has multiple authors, up to twenty names may be included in the reference entry.
  2. If the reference has twenty-one or more authors, list the first nineteen, followed by an ellipsis (...), and finally, the last author's name.
  3. The geographical location of the publisher is no longer included in the reference.
  4. In-text citations for works with three or more authors should be abbreviated from the first citation, using only the first author's surname followed by "et al."
  5. URLs should no longer be preceded by "retrieved from," unless a retrieval date is required.
  6. For references in Spanish, it is recommended to use "y" instead of "&" to separate authors.
  7. For e-books, the format, platform, or device (e.g., Kindle) is no longer included in the reference, but the publisher's name should still be listed.