Submissions

Author Guidelines

General Considerations

Authors must submit all manuscripts through the Publicaciones e Investigación journal submission system, available at the following URL:

https://hemeroteca.unad.edu.co/index.php/publicaciones-e-investigacion/about/submissions

Authors must specify the section of the journal to which the submitted work belongs and verify in advance that the manuscript complies with the required structure. Manuscripts that do not follow the appropriate structure for the selected section may be rejected.

All submitted manuscripts must comply with the policies and scope of the journal Publicaciones e Investigación, as described below.

(https://hemeroteca.unad.edu.co/index.php/publicaciones-e-investigacion/index).

The sections defined by the journal Publicaciones e Investigación are as follows:

Review Article: Review articles consist of a detailed analysis of the available literature on a specific area of study, with the aim of identifying gaps in knowledge or current issues in the field. This type of work should adopt a critical and analytical perspective, offering insights and suggestions that may guide future research. Review articles do not include original results or unpublished data. Their structure may include sections such as an abstract, keywords, introduction, thematic sections, discussion, conclusions, and possible directions for future research. (Guidelines)

Reflection Article: A reflection article is a manuscript in which the author presents a critical analysis or personal perspective on a specific topic related to a particular area of science, often addressing controversial or emerging issues. (Guidelines)

Research Article: A research article presents the results of original research conducted in different fields of engineering. This section publishes relevant works that report original research findings which have not been previously published or submitted to another journal. These articles are derived from research projects and contribute new knowledge or the application of existing knowledge to industry, organizations, or society.

The purpose of this type of article is to communicate research results, ideas, and debates in a clear, concise, and reliable manner. Preference will be given to manuscripts that contribute to areas such as equity, competitiveness, development, environmental conservation, innovation, technological advancement, and the improvement of service quality in diverse contexts related to engineering. (Guidelines)

All manuscripts submitted to the journal must be original and unpublished, and must not have been previously published or simultaneously submitted to another journal or publication. In addition, all manuscripts will be screened for possible plagiarism or similarities using Turnitin software. Manuscripts with similarity levels equal to or greater than 20% will be rejected.

You can also review and download the general guidelines.

Please note that the following documents must be submitted through the system in order to complete the article submission process.

Application and Transfer of Rights (View)

CV for authors (View)

Consideration of authorship

The journal Publicaciones e Investigación considers an author to be a person who meets the following conditions:

Have made a substantial contribution to the conception or design of the study, or to the collection, analysis, or interpretation of the data; and
Have contributed significantly to the drafting of the manuscript or to the critical revision of its intellectual content; and
Have approved the final version of the manuscript and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work, ensuring that any questions related to the accuracy, reliability, or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

All individuals listed as authors must meet the criteria for authorship, and all those who meet these criteria must be included in the list of authors. The corresponding author must declare all authors on behalf of the group and specify the role performed by each member in the development of the work.

In the case of group authorship, all members of the group must also meet the authorship criteria. The group must designate the individuals who will sign the Author Agreement on its behalf.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

All manuscripts submitted to the journal must be original and unpublished.
Articles submitted for review and consideration for publication must not have been previously published or simultaneously submitted to another publication.
I confirm that I am fully informed about the journal’s policies and those of the National Open and Distance University (UNAD), and I am aware that if this article is accepted, it will be distributed to the public under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International license, which I hereby grant unconditionally and in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright section..
The submitted file must be in OpenOffice or Microsoft Word format (with a .docx extension or equivalent).
I have used the bibliographic formatting tools in accordance with Harvard style guidelines, and for equations, I have used the equation editor in Microsoft Word or OpenOffice.
The manuscript complies with the guidelines for authors outlined in the submission instructions; it is coherent and demonstrates good writing and style.
I confirm that we have provided each author’s ORCID identifier (obtained from the ORCID website), as well as all personal and affiliation information, in accordance with the journal’s policy.
We declare that there are no conflicts of interest and explicitly state each author’s contributions to the manuscript, which include: conceptualization, design, literature review, data collection, statistical analysis, preparation of figures and tables, writing, editing, critical review, etc. .
If the manuscript is an original work, the corresponding author declares that this article is the result of a research project approved by a Scientific Research Ethics Committee (the endorsement from the institution’s Research Ethics Committee approving the conduct of the research is attached). For all submitted works, the lead author assumes responsibility for the content and declares that there is no plagiarism, conflict of interest, or ethical conflict, thereby releasing the Publications and Research Department from any liability of this kind.

Copyright Notice

When the Publicaciones e Investigaciones Journal receives an original study or article from its author(s), whether by email, postal service, or the platforms available for said purpose, know that it may be published in physical or electronic formats in national or international archives, databases, or SIRES. As such, Publications and Research authorizes the reproduction and citation of said material, provided that the description of information is carried out in conformity with bibliographic norms, and mention the corresponding names, authors, article, issue, and pages. Publications and Research, in advance, expresses that the information, concepts, and methods are the responsibility of the author(s). As such, the UNAD does not have any influence whatsoever over that expressed in the manuscript.

Privacy Statement

PRIVACY STATEMENT: In accordance with the Personal Data Protection Law (Law 1581 of 2012), the names and email addresses managed by Publicaciones e Investigación will be used exclusively for the purposes stated by this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other individual. Manuscripts submitted to the publication are only accessible to the editorial team and external peer reviewers.