Varela Journal

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Varela Journal is an internationally recognized, peer-reviewed electronic publication published in Spanish and English. It disseminates contributions in multiple areas of educational theory, practice, and research. It is aimed at teaching staff at educational institutions, scientists and academics in the field of education, students in initial teacher training, social stakeholders, and the general public specializing in general educational topics.

The name of the journal pays tribute to Félix Varela Morales (1788-1853), one of the outstanding figures of Cuban educational and pedagogical thought, whose ideas transcend time and remain fully relevant today. This publication was launched in 2001 and is managed by the Pedagogical Documentation and Information Center of the Félix Varela Morales University of Pedagogical Sciences in Villa Clara, Cuba. In September 2015, as a result of the integration process of higher education institutions in Cuba, the journal was transferred to the Faculty of Early Childhood Education of the Central University “Marta Abreu” of Las Villas (UCLV), which did not entail any changes to its editorial policies or management.

Varela Journal is published quarterly, covering the January-April, May-August, and September-December issues, with a continuous publication of articles during each phase. The journal accepts unpublished contributions that reflect theoretical essays or experiences and innovations, as well as research reports, which are structured into a Monograph section and another section dedicated to Educational Research. All contributions received must meet the requirements of originality, adhere to standards, and use impersonal and inclusive language. They are subject to a rigorous peer-review system. As part of the journal's continuous improvement, anti-plagiarism computational tools are being used, and open review and preprint publication are planned to begin soon, as well as access to research data.

The journal is affiliated with the Open Access movement (Diamond), making it completely free and open access. It does not charge authors an Article Processing Charge (APC) or readers to access the published content, which is protected by the Creative Commons 4.0 license. Furthermore, the publication complies with ISO standards regarding the essential elements related to the formal presentation of the journal, guidelines for authors, standardization of authors and contributors, and standardization of article submission. Varela Journal is governed by the ethics of scientific publication as expressed by the Committee of Publication Ethics, COPE (https://publicationethics.org/core-practices).

This publication is certified by the Cuban Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (CITMA) and indexed in several directories, indexes, and databases, such as REDALYC, DOAJ, CLASE, LATINDEX, REDIB, ERICHPLUS, among others.