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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The manuscript has not been previously published in any language, nor is it under consideration for publication in another journal or publisher, whether in print or electronic format. During the peer review process and after acceptance for publication, the manuscript will not be submitted to any other journal.
  • The article is original and unpublished, and the manuscript is the intellectual contribution of the authors. All citations, data, methodologies, tables, and figures are properly referenced and credited when they do not belong to the authors' own research.
  • The manuscript is written in the third person, and its writing, spelling, grammar, and adherence to APA 7 citation and referencing standards have been verified.
  • All author information has been removed from the manuscript text and the metadata of the file to ensure an anonymous review process.
  • The manuscript meets the requirements outlined in the Instructions for Authors, is in DOCX format in Microsoft Word, and follows the IMRDC structure (Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusions). Authors are advised to consult the article template.
  • The following documents have been completed and attached along with the manuscript file:
    Signed Originality Statement (in PDF format).
    Author Information (in Excel format).
  • All references in the manuscript are verifiable online via URL. Books and articles have their respective DOI, obtained through the online application Simple Text Query.
  • The authors declare that there are no personal or commercial circumstances that could have led to biases or prejudices during the development of the work, its results, or the interpretation of its conclusions. There is no other reason that implies a conflict of interest regarding the work submitted to the Revista Universidad de Guayaquil.

Author Guidelines

Preparation of the Manuscript

  1. General Formatting:
    • Use a standard word processor (Microsoft Word or others).
    • Use the template suggested by the journal, in DOC or DOCX format.
    • Typeface: 12-point Times New Roman (unless otherwise required for some sections).
    • Page size: A4.
    • Language: Articles may be submitted in Spanish or English.
    • Columns: Single column, single spaced.
    • Line spacing: Use 1.0 line spacing throughout the document. There should be a space between each paragraph and reference (equivalent to an "Enter" on the keyboard).
    • Margins: Use uniform 2 cm margins on each side.
    • Paragraphs and indentation: Use ½ inch (1.27 cm) indentation at the beginning of a paragraph. Paragraphs are justified.
    • Page Breaks: Do not insert page breaks in the text. Do not insert extra spaces to avoid widows or orphans.
    • Heading levels: Use up to 2 levels of headings, according to APA Standards 7th Edition.
    • Text: If you wish to highlight words or phrases in the text, do not use bold type but italics. Decimals should be marked with a comma (,) and not with a period. Thousands and millions should be indicated with a thin space. Avoid footnotes.
    • Page numbers: Each page shall be numbered at the bottom margin in a centered position.
  2. Elements of the Manuscript:
    • Title: It should be clear, concise and reflect the content of the manuscript, the approximate length is 10 to 15 words. Avoid abbreviations, acronyms.
    • Abstract: Between 150 and 250 words, briefly describing the objective, methodology, results and conclusions of the study.
    • Keywords: Between 4 and 6 relevant keywords.
    • Introduction: Provides the context and objectives of the study. Summarizes the relevant literature and justifies the need for the study. It establishes the objectives and proposes hypotheses.
    • Methodology: Details the methods and procedures used for the research.
    • Results: It presents the findings of the study, with tables and figures if necessary.
    • Discussion: Interprets the results in the context of the existing literature.
    • Conclusions: Summarizes the main findings and their implication.
    • References: Cite all sources following the specific citation style of the American Psychological Association (APA 7). Bibliographic references and infographics should be included at the end of the article with an antiquity of no more than 10 years, 25% should correspond to publications indexed in Scopus, and 25% should correspond to publications of Revista de la Universidad de Guayaquil or other journals.
  3. Tables and Figures:
    • Number all tables and figures consecutively.
    • Provide clear and concise titles for each table and figure.
    • Ensure that all tables and figures are referenced in the text.

Ethics Policy

  1. Originality and Plagiarism:
    • Manuscripts must be original work that has not been previously published or under consideration in another journal.
    • All manuscripts will be reviewed for plagiarism with the TURNITIN tool. Manuscripts that do not meet a percentage of similarity less than or equal to 10% will be rejected.
  2. Ethical Clearance:
    • If the study involves human or animal subjects, it must have received ethical approval and follow relevant ethical guidelines.
    • Authors should provide details on informed consent of participants when applicable.
  3. Conflicts of Interest:
    • Authors must declare any financial, personal, or professional conflicts of interest that may influence the results or interpretation of the study.

Submission Process

We offer you a guide to submit your article through the OJS platform of the Universidad de Guayaquil Journal: OJS Manual for Authors

  1. Manuscript Submission:
    • Manuscripts should be submitted through the journal's online manuscript management system.
    • Complete all the information required in the submission form.
    • Prepare the paper according to the indications in the Instructions for Authors section and use the template established by the journal.
  2. Supplementary Documents:

Review Process

  1. Double Blind Review:
    • All manuscripts will be reviewed using a double-blind process to ensure fairness.
    • Authors must ensure that the manuscript does not contain any information that directly or indirectly identifies them.
  2. Reviews and Decisions:
    • Authors will receive comments from reviewers and the editor's decision (acceptance, rejection, major revision, or minor revision).
    • If a revision is requested, authors must respond to all reviewers' comments and submit a revised version of the manuscript.

Publication

  1. Final Acceptance:
    • Accepted manuscripts will go through a final proof review prior to publication.
    • Authors will receive proofs for review and must return them with necessary corrections within the specified time frame.
  2. Open Access:
    • All articles will be published in open access under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license, allowing free access and distribution of the work, with proper attribution to the authors.

These guidelines will help authors to prepare and submit their manuscripts effectively, ensuring that they adhere to the journal's standards of quality and ethics.

Research Articles

A document that presents, in detail, the original results of completed research projects. The structure generally used contains four important parts: introduction, methodology, results and discussions, and conclusions. In addition, they are those that address a question about a theoretical or applied disciplinary aspect, usually through a scientific study of the behavior of a phenomenon or situation under certain control conditions.

 

Bibliographic Review

Document resulting from a research where the results of published or unpublished research on a field of science or technology are analyzed, systematized and integrated, in order to account for the progress and development trends. It is characterized by presenting a careful bibliographic review of at least 30 references.

Copyright Notice

Authors who publish in Revista de la Universidad de Guayaquil are aware of and accept the following conditions:

  • Authors retain the copy rights (copyright) on the work, and grant Revista Universidad de Guayaquil the right of first publication of the work, under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 international license that allows third parties to share the work as long as its author and first publication this journal is indicated.
  • Authors retain the copyright and grant Revista Universidad de Guayaquil the right to publish the work through the channels it deems appropriate.
  • Authors are free to share, copy, distribute, perform and publicly communicate the version of the work published in Revista Universidad de Guayaquil, acknowledging its publication in this journal.
  • Authors are authorized to electronically disseminate their work once it is accepted for publication.

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  • NoDerivatives - If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material.

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