Instructions for authors

Online submissions

They will be carried out through the platform and through emails:
rehuso@utm.edu.ec; magazinerehuso@gmail.com

Instructions for authors
Formal and ethical commitment

By sending the work for evaluation and subsequent publication, the author accepts the conditions indicated by the magazine, as well as the ethical responsibility for the originality of the work, which will be signed in the cover letter in which he indicates that it is unpublished and has not been nominated. for another publication, and conforms to international ethical standards for intellectual property and authorship.

Extension

It is recommended that the complete work have a maximum length of between 12 and 16 pages, including tables and figures.

Format

One column, single spaced and leaving space between paragraph, subtitle and text. A4 size paper in Word (21 cm wide by 29.7 cm long) vertically, with margins of 2 cm on each side, bottom and top. The font to use is Times New Roman, size 12 for the entire article, except for the titles in Spanish and English, which will be Times New Roman size 14. Special attention must be paid to the use of spelling and writing, in accordance with the standards of the Royal Spanish Academy, avoiding the use of terms in other languages. Indentation should not be used in any section of the article. Paragraphs are distinguished and separated by white space. No type of symbol or bullet should be used. Tables and figures that come from analysis equipment, control instruments or other similar equipment and that do not meet the standards of clarity, sharpness and simplicity should not be incorporated. The articles in their final version will be published in PDF, HTML and XML format.

Editing changes

The editor reserves the right and the author accepts it with the sole submission of the article to make modifications with the purpose of achieving a better presentation. These may include some variation in the title, abstract, keywords, figures, tables and text; as well as the elimination of incomplete references, among other issues, that affect the quality of the article and not the essence of the work sent by the authors.

Copyright

By simply sending the works, the authors grant “copyright” to the magazine. Therefore, submitted works must not have copyrights handed over to third parties on the date of submission. The concepts and opinions expressed in the published articles and the use that others may make are the exclusive responsibility of the authors. The granting of copyright to the journal is for the purposes of dissemination and dissemination of scientific activity. And, in no case, do they affect their intellectual property. The types of collaborations sent may be the following:

Empirical research articles with theoretical support that enable progress in understanding the phenomenon under study.
Revisions: state of knowledge of a topic.
essays

Work organization

Articles submitted for publication must include the title, abstract, and keywords in Spanish and English. Also, add the name of the authors and ORCID identifier. Authors who lack this personal indicator can register at https://orcid.org/register. Likewise, locate the main affiliation of each one with an electronic address, indicating the faculty or department, university or research institution. City (Zip Code), country; in Spanish. In the name of the authors, the first name, middle initial and last name are recommended.

Presentation:

  • Title (Spanish)/Title (English).- Must be concise and informative.
    Authorship and co-authorship.- The first author of an article is the main author and assumes intellectual responsibility for the work. He is generally the one in charge of corresponding with the editor and adapting the text to the reviewers' comments. The rest of the authors will appear in order of responsibility in the work, although this decision is made by the authors themselves and must follow what is stipulated by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), taking into account: conception and design, data acquisition, analysis and interpretation, writing of the article and revision of the article. A maximum of 5 authors per original will be accepted, considering the complexity of the topic and length of the work.
  • - It should not exceed 250 words in the Spanish version and the corresponding amount in the English version. It must cover exactly what is presented with simple and direct language: objective, scope of the study carried out, methodology, main results and conclusions. Abbreviations and references should not be used.
  • - They are short phrases, related to the content of the article, that are used for inclusion in indexes or databases and allow their selection when performing a bibliographic search. It is recommended to use the UNESCO Thesaurus available at: http://vocabularies.unesco.org/ and include between 4 and 6 keywords, at the end of the summary for both versions: Spanish and English, which will be separated by semicolon.

Document body:

It will vary depending on the type of study carried out. For the essays, the structure is: Introduction, Methodology, Development, Conclusions and Bibliographic References. In the case of articles, the following will be followed: Introduction, Methodology/Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions and Bibliographic References.

  • - It is the presentation of the rest of the article. It must substantiate the reason for the study, explain to the reader why the research was started and what the work contributes compared to others; that is, the necessary background that allows the topic to be placed in the context of past and present literature; showing, in a logical and pertinent sequence, the corresponding citations and references, emphasizing the updated ones. The problem that was attempted to be resolved must be stated, explaining the objective that was followed.
  • Methodology (materials and methods).- The type of study carried out, as well as the methods used, are declared with sufficient details so that a person with experience in the subject, if desired, can repeat the study
  • - Based on the objective of the study, the results that are really interesting for the reader should be selected and presented in an orderly manner. Tables and figures can be used for better understanding, which should be numbered according to the order of appearance in the text and include a brief explanatory legend at the bottom.

Photos and figures can be used. If these have been obtained by scanner or other electronic equipment, they must be clear. They will then be processed with an image editor so that they comply with the standard.

Both figures and tables must be centered at the width of the page and can occupy the full width or even the entire page (vertically or horizontally). The tables will not have backgrounds of any kind and must only be in black and white.

  • - The answer to the research question or problem raised in the introduction is taken into account. It must be related to the existing literature, following the relevant theoretical aspects with the corresponding citation. Except for historical studies, 80% of the citations must correspond to the last 5 years prior to the study being presented. Each quote must have the reference in the corresponding section. The most general results, novelty, strengths and weaknesses, practical or scientific implications and suggestions for future research are interpreted.
  • - It allows measuring the contribution that the work makes to the area of ​​knowledge in a succinct way in correspondence with the established objective.

For both essays and articles, the use of sections must respect that each section title is written tight in the center, with capital letters, without underlining, or numbering and without a full stop. The subtitles, too, will be adjusted to the left, they must be written with lower case except for the first letter, and the first letter of proper names which must be written with capital letters. A space must be left between lines, before and after each subtitle. It is not acceptable to have titles in a row without text that connects them.

Financing statement

If applicable, establish a thank you section where the sources of funding for the research are declared (subsidies from public research programs, scholarships, sponsorship from private companies, etc.). Authors are suggested to identify the source of funding and/or corresponding gratitude if applicable.

Citations and references

The format of APA standards, latest edition, is followed. The word Bibliography should not be used as a synonym for References. A minimum of 15 references will be considered for research articles and essays. In the case of a review article, the minimum reference number is 23. Locate the DOI in all possible cases.

If there are notes, they will not appear at the foot of the page, but rather as a separate section before the references section.

If your URL is too long, more than one line, it is advisable to use this tool to shorten your URL, you should go to the following link: https://tinyurl.com/

Submission of works

The full text of the works, including figures and tables, must be sent through the platform and by email in two formats: PDF, .DOC and .DOCX, (for example: Microsoft Word formats) editable, (the editors and publishers can edit text, figures and photographs). The work must be submitted with a single file, from the first to the last page. Figures, tables, or sections in a separate file are not accepted. Together with the work, the authors must send the Declaration of Originality and assignment of author's rights (document is attached in the About / About the journal section) which includes the aforementioned ethical commitment. Once the work is accepted for publication, the authors will be notified.

Assessment

Submitted works are subjected to two review processes: editorial and peer review. The editor and editorial board review the manuscript for compliance with standards, structure, documentation, recent literature, and general content. If the work passes the first editorial review, it will be sent to specialized referees (peer review), who will determine its quality, rigor, compliance with standards and scientific contribution. If the work does not pass the first evaluation, the authors will be informed and it will be considered that it has not entered the second evaluation (it is not rejected). This will be related to problems in the structure, deficient documentation, incomplete sections or other aspects that will be transferred to the authors for proper rectification and sending a corrected version. If the corrected version is acceptable, the text enters the peer review process. If the authors do not wish or cannot make the indicated modifications, it will be considered withdrawn.

Communication with authors

Contact will be maintained with the authors whenever there is something of importance to convey. Communication will be made with the contact author. And, it is estimated that the entire process, from receipt until its acceptance is decided, will be less than 60 days, and the period between acceptance and publication will not exceed 90 days.

Also consider reviewing the templates, where you see that:

Only the title of the article and the authors are placed on the first page. Therefore, starting on the second page the summary is placed, taking into account:

  • Extension: the length of the article must include: title, summaries, descriptors, tables and references and must be between 12 and 16 pages.
  • Document: the work to be presented must be in Word format for PC.
    Authors: the number of authors must be justified by the topic, its complexity and its length, with 4 being the maximum number.
  • Title: should not exceed 15 words. It must also be centered and in bold 12-point Times New Roman font, be precise and descriptive, and must not have abbreviations or acronyms.
    Body text: the font must be Times New Roman 12. Line spacing 1.15 and Justified
  • Structure: Introduction, Methodology, Results, Conclusions and References.
    Sections and subsections: Section titles in 16 point Times New Roman bold and subsections in 14 point bold and centered Times New Roman font. Subsections should be numbered sequentially.
  • Legend of figures and tables: Times new Roman font, size 12, centered single space.