About the Journal

Focus and scope

Informática y Sistemas (e-ISSN 2550-6730) is a peer-reviewed, diamond open access journal published by the Universidad Técnica de Manabí (Portoviejo, Ecuador) through its Editorial Processes Unit, attached to the Research Department and the Academic Vice-Rectorate. Av. Urbina y Che Guevara, Portoviejo 130105, Ecuador. Contact: revista.iys@utm.edu.ec. It publishes original research in computer science and information and communication technologies, including software engineering; computer networks; algorithms; artificial intelligence and data science; information security; emerging technologies such as the Internet of Things, cloud computing and big data; ICT in education; human-computer interaction; and embedded systems.

The journal is addressed to researchers, university faculty, graduate students and technology professionals in the international scientific community.

Article types

  • Research article: original research with a clear question, a replicable method and results discussed against the literature.
  • Case study: a documented application of computing methods to a real organization, system or problem, with measurable results and lessons that can be transferred to other settings.
  • Review: a systematic or critical review of the literature. Reviews must describe the search strategy, include at least 20 studies and give priority to studies published in the last five years.

Manuscripts should be between 8 and 16 pages long, including references, and must follow the journal template.

Language

Since Volume 11 (2027), Informática y Sistemas publishes exclusively in English and accepts manuscripts in English only. Articles published from 2017 to 2026 appeared in Spanish or English and remain available in their original language.

Publication frequency

The journal follows a continuous publication model. Each article is published online, with its DOI, as soon as its editorial process is complete, and is assigned to one of two issues per year: Issue 1 (January to June) and Issue 2 (July to December). Submissions are received throughout the year. Special issues with guest editors may be published on specific topics.

Peer review process

Every manuscript first goes through an editorial screening of scope, format and originality. The originality check is performed with Compilatio. The journal accepts a maximum of 10% similarity with other sources (excluding quotations and references) and a maximum of 30% of content identified as generated by artificial intelligence. Manuscripts that exceed either limit are returned to the authors without review.

Manuscripts that pass the screening are sent to at least two external reviewers under a double-blind process. If the reports disagree, the editor invites a third reviewer.  

Reviewers have 7 days to accept the invitation and 21 days to submit their report. The editor makes a decision within 4 days of receiving the reviews. Authors have 15 days to submit each revised version, and reviewers have 15 days to verify the changes. There are up to two revision rounds. The complete process, from submission to online publication, takes approximately three months at most (90 days). 

Current editorial times are published on the Journal Statistics page.

Open access statement

This journal provides immediate open access to its content. All articles are freely available to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search or link to the full text, without subscription or registration, in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative definition of open access. Authors retain the copyright of their work, and articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Fees and funding

The journal charges no fees for submission, processing or publication, and no fees for reading. It is funded entirely by the institutional budget of the Universidad Técnica de Manabí. The journal does not publish advertising.

Publisher

Universidad Técnica de Manabí (Portoviejo, Ecuador) through its Editorial Processes Unit, attached to the Research Department and the Academic Vice-Rectorate. Av. Urbina y Che Guevara, Portoviejo 130105, Ecuador. Contact: revista.iys@utm.edu.ec.

Digital preservation

The journal content is preserved through the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN) and the LOCKSS system, which create permanent archives for preservation and restoration.

Editorial independence and endogamy

Manuscripts authored by members of the editorial team are handled by another editor and follow the same double-blind process. The proportion of published articles with at least one author from the editorial team does not exceed 20% per volume. In Volume 10 (2026), this proportion was 12%.

Conflicts of interest

Authors, reviewers and editors must declare any financial, professional or personal relationship, current or within the last three years, that could influence the evaluation or the results of a manuscript. Reviewers and editors with a conflict of interest must decline the assignment.

Full details are available in the Editorial and Ethics Policies. Last updated: October 17th 2026