The Saber Servir Journal accepts for publication documents in Spanish that have not been published in physical or electronic media, nor accepted for publication in another journal:

1. Research articles, which will be evaluated under the blind peer review system.
2. Articles based on theses approved in the last two years and published in its institutional repository.
3. Book reviews on public management and civil service.

This eleventh issue will prioritize topics related to the Peruvian civil service under the following lines of research:

• Human resource management in public entities
• Implementation of the civil service reform
• Attracting and retaining talent in the public sector
• Merit and suitability in the civil service
• Public innovation for human resource management
• Artificial intelligence and new technologies for human resource management

Authors should send the research article, thesis-based article, or review in MS Word format to the journal's email address: revistaenap@servir.gob.pe 

Notes:

1. Before submitting, please check the requirements checklist at the following link: Submission checklist      
2. Authors should consider submitting a new collaboration after two issues since the last publication, in order to promote diversity in the journal.
3. The article must be written in Spanish and have one to four authors maximum.

 Specific requirements according to the type of manuscript:

I. Original and unpublished research articles:

Manuscripts must be submitted in Word format (Arial 11 font, 1.5 line spacing) and must be between 3,500 and 9,000 words in length (including tables, figures, and bibliographical references). The topic must be aligned with one of the prioritized topics mentioned above. The structure of the manuscript must be as follows:

1. Presentation page: Full title of the work (Spanish and English), short summary of each of the authors (40-60 words) including name(s) and surname(s), institutional affiliation, academic degrees, current occupation, lines of research, ORCID ID (please process it if you do not have one), and email address. This page must also include: color photograph, ID, and telephone number.

2. First page: Full title of the paper (English and Spanish), abstract (maximum 200 words) and five keywords. The same indications in English (abstract and keywords). The abstract must express the objective of the study, its relevance, methodology, results and its contribution. Information about the authors should not be included on this page or on subsequent pages.

3. Text of the article: The research articles must follow the structure (IMRyD): introduction (including recent literature, theoretical framework and reference framework), methodology, results and its contribution. At the end of the text, bibliographical references must be included.

4. Citations and bibliographical references: The author is responsible for verifying the citations and bibliographical references. At the end of the document, the references must be placed alphabetically; do not include additional bibliography that is not cited in the text. You should review the ENAP APA7 Standards Guide for public servants at: https://guias.enap.edu.pe/normasapa7 

Footnotes are used only for additional information. If they include any citations, these must conform to the APA 7th ed. style.

Short citations (less than 40 words) must be incorporated into the text and enclosed in double quotation marks (“ ”). For extensive citations (those exceeding 40 words) they must be placed in an independent block and not use any type of quotation marks. Secondary sources or citation of citations are used only in cases where the main source is not found. Excessive use of textual citations is not recommended; these should not exceed a quarter of the article.

5. Presentation of images, graphs and tables: Images, figures and tables must be included and mentioned in the text following the APA 7th ed. standards. You can review the "Tables and Figures" section of the guide: https://guias.enap.edu.pe/normasapa7/tablas-figuras

Additionally, images must be submitted in a separate digital file in their original format (.jpg, .xls, etc.) to facilitate layout. It is the author's responsibility to obtain permission and rights to include materials or illustrations from other sources (Creative Commons license or similar).

II. Thesis articles:

Articles must be based on master's or doctoral theses that have been approved by your institution up to two years ago on the prioritized topics indicated at the beginning of this section. The research problems, methodology and main conclusions of the work must be addressed. They are subject to the same conditions of originality, presentation and bibliographical references indicated above. Self-citations should also be included as appropriate.

The length of this article is 1,500 to 3,500 words maximum (including tables, figures, and bibliographical references). The title of the article must be different from that of the original thesis. The link to the approved and published thesis in your institutional repository must be indicated.

Note: thesis articles should not be a copy of your published thesis.

III. Reviews:

The book to be reviewed must be relevant to the civil service or public management and must have been published up to one year ago. The review must be between 1,500 and 2,500 words long and must follow the following format:

Title of the book being reviewed and its citation in APA format (7th ed.).
Title of the book review (different from that of the book being reviewed).
Content: overall summary, highlights selected by the author, citation and commentary, contextualization, and recommendations.
They are subject to the same conditions of originality, presentation and bibliographical references indicated above

Submission deadlines

Research articles, thesis articles and reviews to be published in the Saber Servir Journal will be received at the email revistaenap@servir.gob.pe

The call for issue 13 to be published in July 2025 expires on April 21.