Submissions

Author Guidelines

Papers may be submitted in Spanish, Portuguese and English, although in all cases there will be an abstract in Spanish, Portuguese and English. In order for the paper to be accepted, the article must conform to the RIAA layout format and follow the RIAA journal guidelines, which can be downloaded here.

Manuscripts should be submitted to RIAA via the Open Journal System OJS digital platform (http://www.revistariaa.com). Registration and login are required to submit articles online and to check the status of submissions.

Manuscripts should be submitted according to the following order and structure:

Title page. First page of the manuscript. As a cover page of the manuscript this first page will contain:

Title of the article (concise but informative), in Spanish, Portuguese and English, including as many significant terms as possible (Psychology Glossary accessible at http://www.apa.org/).
Name and two surnames of each of the authors, taking into account the signature form for indexing in international databases (see http://www.accesowok.fecyt.es/).
Full name of the work centre of each of the authors, which will have its reference next to the author's name with Arabic numerals.
Name and full address of the first author, including telephone number and e-mail address.

Abstract and keyword pages. A second independent page should contain the title of the article and the abbreviated title (Running Head), a summary of the content of the article in Spanish and the list of keywords. Both the abstract and the keywords will have a version in English, Portuguese and Spanish.

The abstract should be between 150 and 250 words in length.
Keywords: 5 keywords that identify the content of the paper should be specified below the abstract for inclusion in national and international databases and repertoires. It is important that the words in the title are not repeated. Controlled reference terms should be used (Psychology Glossary accessible at http://www.apa.org/ for Psychology).

Manuscript text. From the second and following pages onwards will be devoted to the text of the manuscript. Original papers must conform to the journal's editorial format and the following sections: Introduction, Method, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, Practical Applications and Bibliographical References.

Introduction: This should include the rationale and purpose of the study by addressing the following moves: (1) Authors establish a research domain, a) Showing that the general area of research is important, central, interesting, problematic, or relevant; b) Introducing and reviewing previous research in the area (2) Establish a 'niche' by indicating weaknesses that have existed so far, a) Indicating gaps in previous research; b) Raising questions about it; c) Adding to what is already known; d) Indicating how they will extend previous knowledge; (3) Occupying the niche by saying how they can improve it, a) Outlining the objectives or stating the nature of the present research.
Method: Participants, measures, procedure and/or design and data analysis. It must include a statement on ethical principles and good practices. For example, this study was endorsed by the Ethics Committee (registration). In addition, a statement on the use or non-use of artificial intelligence. If applicable, provide details.
Data analysis: Describe the main analyses used.
Results: These should appear in a logical sequence in the text, tables or figures, and the same data should not be repeated in all of them.
Discussion: Mention inferences from the findings and their limitations, including deductions for future research.
Conclusions: List conclusions as simply as possible in bullet points.
Practical applications: Authors should provide information on how to apply the knowledge to the relevant field.
Funding: This research did not receive any specific funding from public, commercial, or non-profit funding agencies./ This study received funding from the agency….
Declaration of contribution to authorship: The contributions of all authors should be appropriately acknowledged, even if they are limited to specific aspects of the work.
Conflict of interest statement: Authors must declare any commercial associations that may constitute a conflict of interest in relation to the submitted article.
Acknowledgements: If appropriate.
Bibliographical references: These should be prepared according to the guidelines of the "Manual of Publication Style of the American Psychological Association, 7th edition" (http://www.apastyle.org/).
Tables. They should be inserted in the text wherever the author(s) consider that they should be included for a better understanding of the text. They should be numbered and titled above the table.
Figures: Figures are considered to be all types of photographs, graphs or drawings. They should be numbered and titled below the figure.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

The person who sends the manuscript is the author or representative of all the authors.
The text complies with the bibliographic and style requirements indicated in the APA 7.0 standards.
Pages and lines are correctly numbered to facilitate the work of revision and editing.
The manuscript has a maximum length of 8500 words, including abstract, all sections and references. It complies with all RIAA layout requirements and author guidelines.
The file sent is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, .DOC or RTF format. It must conform to the article model for the magazine's layout.
The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
The manuscript conforms to the RIAA journal template (see journal rules/guidelines for authors).

Editorial

The editorial is a relatively concise text, which occupies a prominent place in the journal in which, by gathering the contributions of one or several papers published in a given issue of a periodical, an opinion is expressed, a social debate is addressed, the results are discussed and highlighted, and new avenues of research and/or treatment are proposed. They are often commissioned by the editor or editorial board of the journal from specialists in the scientific area related to the topic to be addressed.

Original paper

These will be research papers on the fields of aquatic activities. They will have the following structure: title, abstract (Spanish, English and Portuguese), keywords (Spanish, English and Portuguese), text (introduction, method, results, discussion, conclusions and practical applications), acknowledgements (if applicable) and bibliographical references.

Literature reviews, systematic reviews or meta-analyses

State of the art on a given topic, through a literature review, systematic review or meta-analysis. The summarised structure of these would be as follows: Title, abstract, keywords, text (introduction, method, results, discussion, conclusions and practical applications), acknowledgements (if applicable) and bibliographical references.

Recessions

They will be carried out on books current at the date of publication of the issue of the journal. They will have a maximum length of 1000 words, not requiring the structures described above.

Monographs-supplements

Proposals for Monographs (which will be organised and managed like the rest of the articles, and which will deal with a common theme) and Supplements (manuscripts derived from scientific meetings such as congresses, conferences, etc.) will be considered. In both cases, the application must be sent simultaneously to the Editors of Monographs and Supplements.

Special article

A work, usually commissioned, which, with greater freedom than in an original article, allows the author to present, discuss and comment on a relevant topic from a particular and expert point of view, without being subject to the usual structure of an original article.

Letters to the editor

State of the art on a given topic, or commentary on a paper published in previous issues of the journal. Optionally the paper may include tables and figures.

Experiences

This is a space created so that all professionals in the teaching of aquatic activities can share their educational and/or therapeutic projects. They will have the following structure: title, summary (Spanish, English and Portuguese), key words (Spanish, English and Portuguese), text (contextualisation, intervention and/or experience, conclusions), acknowledgements (if applicable) and bibliographical references.

Copyright Notice

Only those persons who have contributed intellectually to the development of the work should appear in the list of authors. Having helped in the collection of data or having participated in some technique are not, by themselves, sufficient criteria to be listed as an author. In general, the following requirements must be met in order to be listed as an author:

To have participated in the conception and execution of the work that has resulted in the article in question.
To have participated in the drafting of the text and in any possible revisions to it.
To have approved the version that will finally be published.
The editorial staff of RIAA declines any responsibility for possible conflicts arising from the authorship of the works published in the journal.

Informed Consent. Authors must mention in the methods section that the procedures used on participants and controls have been carried out after obtaining informed consent from them, and must be kept in case they are requested by the editorial staff of RIAA.

Copyright transfer. Once the article has been accepted, an Identification and Copyright Release form (provided by RIAA) will be included with the manuscript, or as part of the cover letter, and must be signed by all authors.

The judgements and opinions expressed in articles and papers published in RIAA are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the Editorial Board. The Editorial Board declines any responsibility for the material published. The Editorial Board does not warrant or endorse any product advertised in RIAA, nor does it guarantee any claims made by the manufacturer about such product or service.

Privacy Statement

The names and email addresses entered in this journal will be used exclusively for the purposes stated by the journal and will not be made available for any other purpose, person, or entity.

This publication provides immediate open access to its content on the basis of making research freely available to the public and achieving greater global knowledge sharing.

This journal does not charge APCs (article processing charges) or submission fees. The journal does not have any exemption policy (for developing countries, authors, etc.). Authors from all over the world are welcome.

RIAA presents a broad definition of open access.

Users have the right to:

Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.

Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material.

Under the following conditions:

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NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Ethical Responsibilities

It is the responsibility and duty of the editors of RIAA to remind contributors of the following points:

When describing experiments that have been performed on human subjects, it must be stated whether the procedures followed are in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible human experimentation committee (regional institutional) and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975 as revised in 2000. Names, initials or hospital numbers should not be used, especially in figures. When animal experiments are described, it must be stated whether the guidelines of an international research institution or council or a national law regulating the care and use of laboratory animals have been followed.
Permission to publish, if applicable, must be obtained from the institution that funded the research.
RIAA does not accept previously published material.
Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to partially reproduce material (text, tables or figures) from other publications and for citing the source correctly.
This journal adheres to the Code of Conduct of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Conflict of Interest

The editors of RIAA expect authors to declare any commercial associations that may pose a conflict of interest in connection with the submitted article.