Guidelines for Authors

Article Submission Template

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  1. Declaration of Originality: signed by the corresponding author, stating that the manuscript is original and that all co-authors have authorized its submission.
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  2. Authorization for Use of Copyrighted Material: required if including previously published images, figures, or textual excerpts. No formal document is necessary; having citation or authorization backup is sufficient if requested. If not applicable, this requirement can be omitted.

It is important to emphasize that once the editorial process has started, changes in authorship or the fundamental structure of the manuscript will not be accepted.

Technical Requirements for Submission

  • The manuscript must be submitted in an editable format compatible with common word processors (e.g., LastName_MainAuthor_ShortTitle.docx); PDF files will not be accepted.
  • Tables must be inserted as editable elements within the text, not as images, and numbered consecutively in the order they appear.
  • Figures should be submitted in JPG or similar format, with adequate resolution for printing (minimum 300 dpi), including source references if not original work.
  • The document must include both tables and figures within the body of the text, with their respective numbering and descriptive captions.

Editorial Review Process

Once the submission is received and compliance with legal and technical requirements is verified, the manuscript will undergo a preliminary review that includes:

  • Evaluation of thematic relevance and originality of the work.
  • Use of specialized tools for similarity or plagiarism detection (e.g., Turnitin).
  • Review of citation rigor and adherence to the IEEE bibliographic style.
  • Verification of compliance with editorial guidelines regarding structure, format, and style.

Once the manuscript is deemed acceptable, the corresponding author will be notified to start the peer review process.

Author Responsibilities

Authors are responsible for the truthfulness, accuracy, and integrity of the data, analyses, and interpretations presented. Any omission or falsification constitutes a serious breach of scientific ethics. The journal declines all responsibility regarding disputes about authorship or content, which remain the sole responsibility of the manuscript signatories.

Confidentiality and Anonymity

The peer review process is conducted under a double-blind modality, ensuring that neither reviewers nor authors know each other's identity during the evaluation. Personal information of the authors will only be disclosed once the article has been definitively accepted for publication.

Article Structure and Format

All submitted articles must strictly follow the structural scheme below, which meets international academic publishing standards:

  1. Title: in Spanish and English, brief (less than 20 words), without abbreviations or complex scientific terms. It must clearly reflect the central theme of the article.
  2. Authorship Information: full name of each author, ordered by contribution level, including ORCID number, institutional affiliation, and email of the corresponding author.
  3. Abstract and Keywords: in both languages, 150-180 words in length. Must clearly describe objectives, methodology, results, and conclusions, written in third person and without citations. Accompanied by 3 to 5 standardized keywords.
  4. Introduction: written in present tense. Should contextualize the problem, present the state of the art, justify the research, and clearly formulate the study objectives.
  5. Materials and Methods: written in past tense. Describes in detail the methodological design, type of study, sampling, techniques and instruments used, and procedures followed. Must allow reproducibility of the study.
  6. Results and Discussion: written in past tense. Results should be presented clearly and objectively, using tables and figures as needed. The discussion must interpret findings, compare them with existing literature, and explain their implications.
  7. Conclusions: concise and aligned with the stated objectives. May include practical recommendations or proposals for future research.
  8. Final Sections: acknowledgments (optional), conflict of interest statement, authorship contributions according to the CRediT taxonomy, funding sources, data availability, and reference list (minimum 30 relevant and recent sources).
  9. Appendices: optional, used only if they provide additional documentary value to the main article.

Article Processing Charge

The journal does not charge any fees for manuscript submission, processing, peer review, editing, or publication. There are no Article Processing Charges or hidden costs at any stage of the editorial process. Publication is completely free for authors, in accordance with the open access principles promoted by DOAJ.

Other Requirements

  • The exclusive use of the International System of Units (SI) is required.
  • Non-standard abbreviations must be defined at first use and should not include periods.
  • References must come from up-to-date scientific sources with DOI or permanent URL.

Last updated: August 9, 2025.