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Author Guidelines

Guidelines for authors

Articles are published in Spanish, English or Portuguese, according to detail:

Spanish: title, abstract and keywords, Spanish and English

English: title, abstract and keywords, English and Spanish

Portuguese: title, abstract and keywords, Portuguese and English

Instructions regarding the type of article

The works will be structured according to the sections and rules that are set out below:

1. a) Original articles.Writing that presents, in detail, the original results of completed research projects. The structure generally used contains four important parts: Introduction, (methodology) materials and methods, results and discussion, conclusions.
2. b) Reflection article.Written that presents the results of completed research from an analytical, interpretive or critical perspective of the author, on a specific topic, using original sources.
3. c) Review article.Written result of a completed investigation where the results of published or unpublished research are analyzed, systematized and integrated, on a field of science or technology, in order to account for progress and development trends. It is characterized by presenting a careful bibliographic review of at least 40 references.
4. d) Short original article.Brief writing that presents preliminary or partial original results of a scientific or technological investigation, which generally require prompt dissemination. It has the same structure as the original articles.
5. e) Case report.Writing that presents the results of a study on a particular situation in order to publicize the technical and methodological experiences considered in a specific case. It includes an annotated systematic review of the literature on similar cases.
6. f) Topic review.Written result of a critical review of the literature on a particular topic.
7. g) Letters to the editor.Critical, analytical or interpretative positions on the documents published in the journal, which in the opinion of the Editorial Committee constitute an important contribution to the discussion of the subject by the scientific community of reference.
8. h) Editorial.Document ewritten by the editor, a member of the editorial committee or an invited researcher on orientations in the thematic domain of the journal.
9. i) Translation.Translations of classic or current texts or transcriptions of historical documents or documents of particular interest in the domain of publication of the journal.
10. j) Reflection document not derived from research.Reflection on a particular topic, which does not need to be derived from scientific or technological research
11. k) Bibliographic review.
12. l) Others

In all cases, the article must present aspects of originality and contain bibliographic references.

Additionally, the author must fill out the authorization form for the publication of articles and / or magazines in printed and digital formats.

The scientific research article must:

1. Derive from original research.
2. In the case of articles, systematic reviews and meta-analyzes, include: introduction (theoretical background), purpose, methodology (participants, instruments, procedures, statistical analysis), results, discussion, conclusions, future recommendations together with practical scopes, bibliographic references and appendices or supplemental materials (if applicable).
3. In the case of bibliographic reviews, include: introduction (theoretical background), purpose, theoretical framework, conclusions, future recommendations along with practical scopes, bibliographic references and appendices or complementary materials (if applicable).
4. In case of systematized practical experiences include: introduction (theoretical background), purpose, methodology (participants, instruments or material used), exhaustive systematization of practical experience (photographs, diagrams, among others may be included), conclusions, future recommendations together with the practical scopes, bibliographical references and appendices or supplementary materials (if applicable).

The elements to be included in detail in the case of articles are described below:

Instructions regarding the format of the article

The selected articles will be the focus of the journal, so they must conform to the following form specifications:

Qualification:

Title of the article (in Spanish and English) should not have more than 15 words. The title will be written in lowercase letters and in bold with a justified 10-point Verdana type, this must include (In Spanish and English). The title should provide a true and accurate idea of ​​the content of the article and the research carried out. Remember that the title will be published only in bibliographic resources, in data banks, in the journal portal and in the literature cited from other articles. People who find the title by one of these means will use it to decide whether to obtain a copy of the entire work.

Authors:

List of Authors: A maximum of 3, with full names and surnames in the order they should appear. Additionally, the authors will write down their email for the correspondence of editors and readers, in addition to the orcid code and the institutional affiliation.All authors must mention the clear contribution of the article.

Summary:

An abstract is presented in Spanish and in English, maximum 200 words. The body of the abstract is the representation of the original content. An informative summary is brief and will be structured in a single paragraph with the following sections: Objectives and scope (purpose of the document). Methodology (if it is an experimental work, it must indicate the techniques and methods used in the investigation; if it is a non-experimental work, the data sources and their management). Results (findings and interpretation), and conclusions (implications of the results and their relationship to the purpose of the research). o You can also include a sequence of keywords intended for indexing. In order to achieve precision it is suggested to consider the following:

1. Objective of the study:In simple words, inform readers about the purpose of this study. No discussion, no history, only objective of this study [40-50 words]
2. Methodology:Indicate the name, brand, type of tools, methods, software, review, and survey used to conduct this study. Without discussion or explanation. [40-50 words]

iii. Main findings:Write only the main results in a nutshell. Without discussion or explanation. [40-50 words]

1. Applications of this study:when this study can be useful, indicate the name of the area, disciplines, etc. [40-50 words]
2. Novelty / Originality of this study:what is new in this study that may benefit readers or how you are advancing existing knowledge or creating new knowledge in this area. [40-50 words]

Keywords:

Keywords in Spanish and English (minimum 3 and up to a maximum of 6 words). Keywords are a list of 3 to 6 key terms related to the content of the article. They are placed after the abstract. These words are used by bibliographic services to classify work under a particular index or subject. Choose these terms carefully so that the article is classified correctly and reaches more researchers (It is suggested to use the UNESCO thesaurus). Keywords must also be written in English because the most important bibliographic collections are published in that language.

Article text:When the articles are original and short original they must have the following parts:

Introduction[500-1000 words]

The author must establish the purpose of the study, summarize its rationale.

Remember that the introduction of a specialized article has the same objective as a reconstructive review: to raise a hypothesis or question of your own. So make sure your introduction synthesizes the state of the research and describes the path that led you to the hypothesis. As you read the article, the reader hopes that the introduction will acquaint you with the background necessary to understand and evaluate the debate that follows. Structure the introduction of your article by answering the following questions: what is the problem and why is it important? What previous works or what facts does the problem derive from? What is the working hypothesis? How is it? organized the debate? The order in which these questions are answered may vary. In any case,

Literature review [1000-1500 words]:

The literature review can be written according to the requirement of your study, that is, a argumentative or systematic or methodological review must be presented related to the work of previous researchers. For help, see the link: https://libguides.usc.edu/writingguide/literaturereview

At least 20 good and recent works must be submitted (2010 onwards, preferably from the last 5 years). This section can also be combined with the introduction section. Here the author can discuss the research gap that this study is going to or is willing to fill. Provide in-text citations in APA style as follows:

• An earlier study comparing X and Y revealed that… (Smith, 2017).
• Smith (2017) shows how, in the past, research on X was primarily concerned with ...
• In 2017, Smith conducted research that indicated that

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Methodology [500-1000 words]:

It includes the selection of procedures for experimental work, and the methods and equipment are identified in sufficient detail. It is convenient to answer the question of "how was the study done".

The materials and methods section is organized into five areas:

• Design: the design of the experiment is described (randomized, controlled, cases and controls, clinical trial, prospective, etc.)
• Population on which the study has been carried out. Describe the sample frame and how your selection was made
• Environment: indicates where the study was carried out (hospital, primary care, school, etc.).
• Interventions: techniques, treatments (always use generic names), measurements and units, pilot tests, devices and technology, etc. are described.
• Statistical analysis: indicates the statistical methods used and how the data has been analyzed.

For the quantitative study: Present the materials, methods, survey, questionnaire, etc. used for the study. The author should explain whether this study is experimental or review, or based on simulations or surveys. Analyze the software, the hardware used during the study with your brands. Mention all the research conditions, assumptions and theories followed. This section should be easy enough for any reader to repeat the study under similar conditions.

For the qualitative study:Include methodological orientation [grounded theory, discourse analysis, ethnography, phenomenology, content analysis] Sampling [number of participants, approach method, where data were collected] Data collection [interview, Audiovisual, field notes] and analysis [ number of data encoders, software, etc.]

Helpful Links: https://academic.oup.com/intqhc/article/19/6/349/1791966,https://libguides.usc.edu/writingguide/qualitative

For the systematic review literature:clear questions, secondary data collection method, nature of the review [qualitative, overviews of systematic reviews (OoR)] and review tool.

Results [500-1000 words]:

Must be presented in logical sequence the data, the facts: what you found, calculated, discovered with their respective tables and graphs and comments on the main findings.

The results must serve two functions:

• Express the results of the experiments described in the Material and Methods.
• Present the evidence that supports such results, either in the form of figures, tables or in the text itself.Use a good quality image and put a caption under the image. Fig. 1: ………….

The table title must be above the table. Table 1: …….

[Different tables and figures cannot be used in parallel on MS Word page, they must be sequential with proper table / figure name and number]

The first paragraph of this text should be used to summarize in a concise, clear and direct sentence, the main finding of the study. This section must be written using the verbs in the past.

Discussion [1000-1500 words]:

Provide a logical and scientific analysis of the study findings. Present evidence to support your analysis by citing the work of previous researchers or existing theories. [How your results agree or disagree with previous studies and why]. Give 10-15 good quotes to back up your arguments.

In the discussion it is important to emphasize the most important aspects of the study. Some suggestions can help:

• Begin the Discussion with the answer to the question in the Introduction, followed immediately with the evidence set forth in the corroborating results.
• Write this section in the present tense ("these data indicate that"), because the findings of the work are already considered scientific evidence.
• Bring out and comment clearly, rather than conceal them, the anomalous results, giving them as coherent an explanation as possible or simply saying that this is what you have found, although no explanation is visible at the moment.
• Speculate and theorize with imagination and logic. This can pique your readers' interest.
• Include any recommendations you think are appropriate, if appropriate.
• And above all, avoid drawing more conclusions than your results allow, even if those conclusions are less spectacular than expected or desired.

Conclusions:

Write down one or more conclusions

• They must be presented consecutively and in a logical sequence
• A brief discussion of the results found can be presented
• The purpose of the study should be mentioned (reminded) the main methods
• The most outstanding data
• It is mentioned in a generalized way if the hypotheses were tested
• The most important contribution
• Do not repeat the content of the abstract unnecessarily
• Future lines of research are presented

Limitations and future studies:

No study covers all aspects of the research problem. The author should discuss the limitations or gaps in this study. And also present the scope or future plan of the study.

Recognition:

The author should submit a list of acknowledgments at the end. Any financial or non-financial support for the study is to be appreciated.

Co-authors' contribution:

To avoid the possibility of ghostwriting, we suggest that all co-authors clearly mention their important contribution to the article. Simply saying that all authors contribute equally will not be accepted.

Bibliographic references

In the manuscript 50% of the references will correspond to the main current (SJR, ISIS, Scopus, EBSCO, ERIC, Scielo Citation Index, Sciencedirect, Web of Science - Thomson Reuters, Pubmed / Medline, Proquest), of which 50% They will be from publications in English.

The research article will have a maximum of 30 references established by the journal.

For its part, the review article will have a minimum of 30 references

Among the references, a maximum of 10% of gray literature can be considered, it is considered as such:

• Reports, both from the public and private sectors, containing scientific and technical, economic, social information, etc. Frequently the Public Administration commissions technical studies (not confidential) that later serve only the department or service that hires them.
• Doctoral theses, master's, bachelor's or equivalent and research works.
• Websites, blogs
• Conference presentations and communications.
• Technical standards and recommendations, especially those not from official standards bodies.
• Articles published in non-scientific magazines, local newspapers, etc.
• Some official publications.
• Working papers for discussion in subsequent meetings.
• Provisional preprints.
• Translations.

The citations to the literature located in the body of the work will be by author and year (Arias, 2007; Pérez & Rojas, 2006; Quimí et al., 2005)

In continuous citations to document a concept, there should be no more than four references. Eg. is not acceptable: (Aros, 2006; Rojas, 2008; Araya & Cea, 2013; Paz et al., 2019; Torres et al. 2020) because it has 5 consecutive citations

References will be located in accordance with APA Standards. (American Psychological Association) Seventh Edition (2020 Edition), as explained below:

Samples for APA 7th edition references.(Detail in http://owll.massey.ac.nz/referencing/apa-6th-vs-7th-edition.php)

The entries in the reference list must be arranged alphabetically by the last name of the first author of each work.

Authors: First the last name goes and separated with a comma are initials of the name; each initial ends with a period.

If the article has several authors, we separate them by commas and the last one is separated by the letter "&".

Qualification: The title of the article as it is in the original publication.

Magazine name: The name of the journal as it is found in the original publication and is italicized.

Volume: The volume of the journal in which the article was published.

Number: The number of the journal in which the article was published.

Pages: All the pages of the article to be referenced, for example, if the article was published between pages 23 and 40 of the magazine, then it is put: 23 - 40.

Example 1 author:

Tarlaci, S. (2010). A Historical View of the Relation Between Quantum Mechanics and the Brain: A Neuroquantologic Perspective. NeuroQuantology, 8 (2), 120-136.

Example of more than 2 authors:

Tuszynski, J., Sataric, M., Portet, S., & Dixon, J. (2005). Physical interpretation of micro tubule self-organization in gravitational fields. Physics Letters A, 340 (1-4), 175-180.

DOI article

Gelkopf, M., Ryan, P., Cotton, S. and Berger, R. (2008). The impact of "train the trainers" to help child survivors of the tsunami on volunteer workers in Sri Lanka. International Journal of Stress Management, 15 (2), 117-135. https://doi.org/10.1037/1072-5245.15.2.117

Book

Calfee, RC and Valencia, RR (1991). APA Guide for the Preparation of Manuscripts for Journal Publication. American Psychological Association.

eBooks

Forsyth, D. (2018). Probability and statistics for computing. Springer Publishing Company. https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319644097

Websites

Lawson, JF (2019). The impacts of plastic on Indonesian migratory birds. Conservation Department. https://www.doc.govt.nz/reports/birds/indonesiaplastic/

Organization reports

Ministry of Education. (2009). Research Ethics in Ecuador: A Guide for Students.

Article format

The other articles should have at least a summary, keywords, introduction, the development of the topic and the conclusions.

• The article must be prepared electronically in an updated version of Word, its length must not exceed (15) and a minimum (10) pages in a column and single space, Verdana letters of 10 points, on letter-size sheets (21.59 cm x 27 cm).
• The main titles must always be preceded by a blank line, unless a new page begins with them. The main titles will be written justified using capital letters and in bold with 10 point Verdana type. A blank line will be left after each main title. Each title will have at least two lines of text that continue at the end of each page.
• The tables should be inserted in the text, being located as close as possible to the section of text that refers to them, but it will not be acceptable, for uniformity purposes, to divide the page into several columns to insert the table in the text. They should be centered with respect to the format of the text and there should be at least one blank line before and after each table. Table numbering must be done sequentially. The title of the table should be short, clear and explanatory. It must be placed above the table, in the upper left margin, below the word Table (with the initial in capital letters) and accompanied by the number with which it designates (the tables must be numbered with Arabic numbers sequentially within the text and in their whole). Example: Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, etc.

Tables reproduced from another source must present, below the table, the original author's reference, even if it is an adaptation.

• Figures should be interleaved with the text, placing them as close as possible to the section of text that refers to them, but it will not be acceptable, for uniformity purposes, to divide the page into several columns to insert figures with the text. They should be centered with respect to the format of the text and there should be at least one blank line before and after each figure. The numbering of figures must be done sequentially. Titles will have a maximum length of two lines. Figures should not be framed, except in the case of graphs where the latter is justified. Also, in the Word image format instruction, you must ensure that the figure is defined as an object in line with the text,

The title explains the figure concisely, but discursively. It should be placed below the figure, with Arabic numerals sequentially within the text as a whole, preceded by the word Figure (with the initial capitalized). Example: Figure 1, Figure 2, Figure 3, etc. Any other information necessary to elucidate the figure (such as the unit of measurement, symbols, scales and abbreviations) that are not included in the legend, will have to be placed after the title.

Figures reproduced from another source must present, below the figure, the reference of the original author, even if it is an adaptation.