HOW TO WRITE AND PUBLISH SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES: A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR RESEARCHERS AND EDITORS OF PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS

Abstract

This book offers a practical and rigorous guide for researchers who wish to transform their work into publishable scientific articles. Unlike traditional methodology manuals or editorial guidelines, this work addresses the intermediate space: the moment when researchers must communicate their knowledge to the scientific community. With over forty years of experience in research and two decades as an editor, Oscar R. Gómez guides the reader from the research question to the life of the article after publication. The book explains the logic behind each section of the scientific article, common errors that lead to rejection, the editorial process, publication ethics, and the current challenges of scientific communication in the digital age. Its central metaphor —science as a conversation that spans generations— provides unity to a work that combines conceptual depth with expository clarity. Written in an accessible yet rigorous style, it is intended for novice researchers, doctoral students, experienced academics, editors, and methodology instructors. A book that invites us to rethink scientific publication not as a curricular requirement, but as an act of intellectual responsibility.