Submissions

Author Guidelines

Steps for the publication of manuscripts in wit UTEQ

1. Register in the journal portal (Register new user).
2. Submit the manuscript according to the article structure (download MS Word template). Remember that the work must not be published or in the process of evaluation by another journal and the letter of transfer of rights must be signed by all the authors (download template letter of transfer of rights MS Word).
3. Upload the work to the journal through the OJS platform Web Portal (upload manuscript).

Article structure

Original article: It must be an unpublished work according to the thematic axes of the magazine. Each author must provide an email address (institutional) and an ORCID identifier (http://orcid.org/). It is essential to indicate who will be the author of correspondence; otherwise, the first author will be assumed to play this role. The text must be in Times New Roman font, size 10, with single spacing and a trailing spacing of 6 points. Manuscripts are expected to have a length of between 6 to 20 pages and between 15 to 50 references. The following is an indicative structure that may vary according to the topic/research area:

• Title: It must be brief, concise and descriptive. It should not contain bibliographical references or compound numbers, or non-standard abbreviations. Spanish and English.
• Abstract: Synthesis of the work of approximately 150 to 250 words. Include the most relevant aspects such as: Why was this work done? How it was made? What was obtained/found? What is the innovation/contribution? Use left and right indentation of 1cm. Avoid references and abbreviations. Spanish and English.
• Keywords: Please provide 3-5 keywords, separated by commas, to identify the main issues addressed. These keywords are used for indexing purposes, the use of the UNESCO Thesaurus being strongly recommended. Spanish and English.
• Introduction: Presents the necessary context, adequately describing the problem and justifying the need for the study. It is desirable that quotes be included that reinforce what the authors have stated. It is usually useful to make clear from this section the objective and contribution of the work carried out. Optionally, the organization of the article can be mentioned.
• Related work: If necessary, the authors could consider a section for the analysis of related works. This section is not expected to be a simple summary of other works.
• Methodology: Describe the methodology, or the materials and methods used in the study carried out. Please note that this section is not expected to provide general explanations or definitions of types of methods and/or types of research. It is very important to describe this section so that the study can be replicated. Depending on the area or study, procedures, materials, experimental design, participants, equipment, or other aspects may be included as pertinent.
• Results: Present the results of the study. Use elements such as tables, images, statistical graphs, code blocks, algorithms, diagrams, etc. that are necessary. Any element that is not a table must be presented as a “figure”.
• Discussion: Perform an analysis/interpretation of results. You could also make a comparison with similar articles/work and mention some limitations of the study.
• Conclusions: Present the conclusions of the work. Some authors usually start with a (brief) recapitulation of the work done before synthesizing their findings. Finally, you can consider the possibility of mentioning future work or the continuation of the one now presented.
• Acknowledgments: This section is optional. It can be used to refer to projects for which it has received financing, to the contributions of other people, among others.
• References: Bibliographical references must be presented applying the IEEE style, with the same text/font format as the normal text of the document. There must be a direct relationship between the citations in the text and the list of references presented at the end of the article; that is, it cannot include references that have not been cited in the text, nor can it have a citation in the text without including the reference in the respective list. It must include current references, preferring those from indexed scientific journals and international conferences. Several examples are shown below.

[1] N. Surname, “Article Title,” Journal, vol. NN, no. NN, p. Start–End, year.

[2] N. Surname and N. Author2, S., “Title of conference article with proceedings,” In Name of the Conference, NN ed., N. Editor, M. Editor, Eds. City: LNCS, year, pp. X–Y.

[3] N. Surname, M. Surname and O. Surname, Book title. City: Publisher, year.

[4] N. Surname, “Conference article title,” presented in Conference Name, City, Year.

[5] N. Surname "Title of the publication", Type of document (doctoral thesis, master's thesis, etc.), Name of the university, City, State or province. Year of publication.

Articles of Systematic Literature Reviews: Articles of this type have the possibility of adopting the same structure that is used for original articles (download MS Word template).

Bibliographic Review Articles: The suggested structure for bibliographic review articles comprises: Title, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Development, Conclusions and References. It is possible that the "Development" section is not specified textually as such, but rather it is reflected in the content covered using various sections as warranted by the topic addressed. This means that there may be a section called "Development" to address the necessary aspects or It can be done in more than one section with the names deemed pertinent.In addition, it is essential that an exhaustive and current bibliographical review be carried out, covering at least 25 references.

It should be noted that the defined structures are flexible guides subject to modifications depending on the subject that the authors are dealing with. Therefore, the authors are responsible for making the decisions they consider most appropriate for the presentation of their manuscript.