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Norms for presentation of documents

For a document to be acceptable and capable of being published, it must awaken a potential interest for the academic and scientific community, make a significant contribution in terms of the advancement of scientific knowledge or towards a better understanding of existing concepts. Papers submitted for publication may not be submitted to another journal while the review process lasts. Spelling errors and the omission of document submission standards according to QuantUNAB editorial policy are grounds for rejection.

Types of supported articles

Original articles.

Presents the results of scientific research based on theoretical or experimental hypothesis, which means an original contribution to knowledge in any of the sections of interest of the journal. It relates the way to define the research question, the way to put it to the test (statistical analysis of the experiment, disciplinary protocols) and the comparison of the data generated with the current literature. The acceptable range for the document setup is 3500 to 5000 words and 20-35 bibliographic references.

Structure

  • Title. This should be short and explicit. Presented in English and Spanish (Title).
  • Summary. It is a very important element of the document that is subject to evaluation, so it must meet the following requirements:
    • Presented in English and Spanish (Abstract).
    • Describe the work done in 150/200 words. The author must use his capacity for synthesis to discriminate in the abstract what is important from what is accessory.
    • Highlight the most relevant points of the work and include a brief synthesis of the main conclusions reached.
    • Create interest in the reader. The author should present these points of view or angles of approaches to the topic in broader contexts, in a way that motivates the viewer of the abstract to read the entire document.
    • It is suggested that it have the following structure (Objective, Materials and Methods, Results and Conclusions).
  • Summary. Correct translation of the abstract into English. The Abstract maintains the same style restrictions as the Abstract.
  • Keywords. Maximum 5 relevant terms, separated by semicolons, that describe the work and that are different from the title of the article. Presented in English and Spanish (Keywords).
  • Introduction. It presents what the complete work consists of, its purpose, antecedents, current state of the problem, hypotheses and proposed objectives. The introduction informs about the purpose, importance and current state of the topic; the introduction of related works is of special relevance.
  • Materials and methods. Explain how the investigation was conducted. The procedure carried out to test the hypothesis and the resources used must be precisely described. An investigation must be repeatable and this section provides the information necessary for the experiment to be repeated.
  • Results. Explain the products clearly. Measurement or quantification data can be presented. In this section, the integration of figures and tables that help to understand the content of the manuscript can be considered. All figures, tables, diagrams and graphs must be presented integrated into the text.
  • Discussion. Interpret the results according to similar studies, that is, correlate the results of the study with others, state the advantages of the study and its contributions, avoiding adjectives that praise the results. This section and the previous one can be presented in a single section called Results and Discussion.
  • Conclusions. Specify what results were obtained and if they allowed to achieve the objectives, propose study perspectives, apply the results.
  • Thanks. Mention should be made of the people and institutions that advised the research and the sources of funding.
  • References. List the main bibliographic sources consulted in alphabetical order. The way to present these references will be done according to the APA 7 style. Comunicar® has prepared a style manual with examples of the appropriate way to reference this standard and it can be found at https://bit.ly/2S3MflT.

Review articles

Document resulting from a completed investigation where the results of published or unpublished research on a science or technology field are analyzed, systematized and integrated, in order to account for progress and development trends. The maximum limits of the document are 10,000 words and up to 80 bibliographic references.

Structure

  • Qualification. This should be short and explicit. Presented in English and Spanish (Title).
  • Summary. It is a very important element of the document that is submitted for evaluation, so it must meet the following requirements: Presented in English and Spanish (Summary).
    • Describe the work done in 150/200 words. The author must use his capacity for synthesis to discriminate in the abstract what is important from what is accessory.
    • Highlight the most relevant points of the work and include a brief synthesis of the main conclusions reached.
    • Create interest in the reader. The author should present these points of view or angles of approaches to the topic in broader contexts, in a way that motivates the viewer of the abstract to read the entire document.
    • It is suggested that it have the following structure (Objective, Materials and Methods, Results and Conclusions).
  • Abstract. Correct translation of the abstract into English. The Abstract maintains the same style restrictions as the Abstract.
  • Keywords. Maximum 5 relevant terms, separated by semicolons, that describe the work and that are different from the title of the article. Presented in English and Spanish (Keywords).
  • Introduction. It presents what the complete work consists of, its purpose, antecedents, current state of the problem, hypotheses and proposed objectives. The introduction informs about the purpose, importance and current state of the topic; the introduction of related works is of special relevance.
  • Materials and methods. Explain how the investigation was conducted. The procedure carried out to test the hypothesis and the resources used must be precisely described. An investigation must be repeatable and this section provides the information necessary for the experiment to be repeated. This section is not considered necessary in a review article, except in a systematic review.
  • Results. Explain the products clearly. Measurement or quantification data can be presented. In this section, the integration of figures and tables that help to understand the content of the manuscript can be considered. All figures, tables, diagrams and graphs must be presented integrated into the text.
  • Conclusions. Specify what results were obtained and if they allowed to achieve the objectives and propose study perspectives.
    Thanks. Mention should be made of the people and institutions that advised the research and the sources of funding.
  • References. List the main bibliographic sources consulted in alphabetical order. The way to present these references will be done according to the APA 7 style. Comunicar® has prepared a style manual with examples of the appropriate way to reference this standard and it can be found at https://bit.ly/2S3MflT.

Short communications

Brief document that presents preliminary or partial original results of a scientific or technological investigation, which generally require prompt dissemination from the community. These must be accompanied by an unstructured abstract with a maximum of 150 words. Its length must be between 1000 and 1500 words in the main text, excluding title, abstract, abstract, references, table or figure.

  • Qualification. This should be short and explicit. Presented in English and Spanish (Title).
  • Summary. It is a very important element of the document that is subject to evaluation, so it must meet the following requirements:
    • Presented in English and Spanish (Abstract).
      Describe the work done in 150 words. The author must use his capacity for synthesis to discriminate in the abstract what is important from what is accessory.
    • Highlight the most relevant points of the work and include a brief synthesis of the main conclusions reached.
    • Create interest in the reader. The author should present these points of view or angles of approaches to the topic in broader contexts, in a way that motivates the viewer of the abstract to read the entire document.
    • It is suggested that it have the following structure (Objective, Materials and Methods, Results and Conclusions).
  • Abstract. Correct translation of the abstract into English. The Abstract maintains the same style restrictions as the Abstract.
  • Keywords. Maximum 5 relevant terms, separated by semicolons, that describe the work and that are different from the title of the article. Presented in English and Spanish (Keywords).
  • Introduction. It presents what the complete work consists of, its purpose, antecedents, current state of the problem, hypotheses and proposed objectives. The introduction informs about the purpose, importance and current state of the topic; the introduction of related works is of special relevance.
  • Materials and methods. Explain how the investigation was conducted. The procedure carried out to test the hypothesis and the resources used must be precisely described. An investigation must be repeatable and this section provides the information necessary for the experiment to be repeated.
  • Results. Explain the products clearly. Measurement or quantification data can be presented. In this section, the integration of figures and tables that help to understand the content of the manuscript can be considered. All figures, tables, diagrams and graphs must be presented integrated into the text.
  • Discussion. Interpret the results according to similar studies, that is, correlate the results of the study with others, state the advantages of the study and its contributions, avoiding adjectives that praise the results. This section and the previous one can be presented in a single section called Results and Discussion.
  • Conclusions. Specify what results were obtained and if they allowed to achieve the objectives, propose study perspectives, apply the results.
    Thanks. Mention should be made of the people and institutions that advised the research and the sources of funding.
  • References. List the main bibliographic sources consulted in alphabetical order. The way to present these references will be done according to the APA 7 style. Comunicar® has prepared a style manual with examples of the appropriate way to reference this standard and it can be found at https://bit.ly/2S3MflT.

Presentation and structure of the articles

Manuscripts must be submitted through the OJS 3.2 system. Although only one of the authors executes the submission, all co-authors must register on the OJS platform by providing complete information (it is essential to provide an official institutional email and personal ORCID code).
No author may submit or have two or more manuscripts under review, as no more than one article per volume (year) per author will be published.
Manuscripts submitted to QuantUNAB must be submitted in a Word file using the template format provided: Word Template.
References to articles or books must use the APA 7 format.
The authors, by submitting their manuscripts to the journal, undertake to:

  • Make sure that the material is original, the result of your work and the co-authors.
  • The article has not been accepted for publication nor is it being reviewed in another journal.
  • The author and his co-authors own the rights to all material used in the article.
  • The judgments made by the author or authors of the article are their sole responsibility. For this reason, they do not compromise the policies of the National University of Barranca, nor those of the magazine.
  • The authors are responsible for guaranteeing the copyright of all the material used in the article.
  • In each edition, only one article per author will be evaluated.
  • The submitted articles must be accompanied by the letter of originality and the Assignment of Rights and Declaration of Conflict of Interest signed by the authors / author.

Letter of Originality (Letter of Originality)

Assignment of Rights and Declaration of Conflict of Interest (Download it here)

  • Articles for publication must be unpublished and exclusive for the journal.
  • Works are accepted in Spanish or English. Prevailing the rules and the good use of the language used.
  • The article must keep the format provided in the template and rules regarding images, references, tables and others must be respected.

Copyright notice

Copyright Policy: Authors who publish in the journal are covered by the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License code.

Creative Commons License

Privacy statement

The names and email addresses entered in this magazine will be used exclusively for the purposes stated in it and will not be provided to third parties or for use for other purposes.

Authorship and ethics

Integrity of the author, authorship, plagiarism, fight against plagiarism and bad behavior

Author's integrity. QuantUNAB adheres to the Responsible research publication: international standards for authors[Kleinert S & Wager E (2011) Responsible research publication: international standards for authors. A position statement developed at the 2nd World Conference on Research Integrity, Singapore, July 22-24, 2010. Chapter 51 in: Mayer T & Steneck N (eds) Promoting Research Integrity in a Global Environment. Imperial College Press / World Scientific Publishing, Singapore (pp 317-28). (ISBN 978-981-4340-97-7)]

In summary:

  • The research that gives rise to the work must have been carried out in an ethical and responsible manner and must comply with all relevant legislation.
  • Authors must present the results of their research clearly, honestly and without fabrication, falsification or improper manipulation of the data.
  • Authors should strive to describe the methods used in the research clearly and unequivocally so that others can confirm their findings, that is, the works should have the necessary information so that they can be repeatable, reproducible and traceable.
  • Work submitted for publication must be original, not plagiarized, and must not have previously been published elsewhere.
  • Authors must assume collective responsibility for the submitted and published work.
    Authorship of research publications must accurately reflect the contributions of individuals to the work and its reports.
  • Funding sources and relevant conflicts of interest must be disclosed.

Authorship. QuantUNAB adheres to the definition of author of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and considers that to be an author of the work must have the following conditions:

  1. Have provided a substantial contribution to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis or interpretation of data for the work; Y
  2. Have participated in the writing of the work or critical review and have given an important intellectual contribution to the content of the manuscript; Y
  3. You must have approved the final version to be published; Y
  4. Take responsibility for all aspects of the job to ensure that questions regarding the accuracy or completeness of any part of the job are properly investigated and resolved.

Plagiarism. QuantUNAB considers plagiarism as fraud in publication and dishonest behavior, and this is defined as the appropriation of the ideas, processes, results or texts of another person without giving the corresponding credit.

In addition, fraud and misconduct are also understood as manufacturing (invention of data or results), and falsification (manipulation of research materials, equipment, processes to alter data or results, as well as the change or omission of data or results).

QuantUNAB does not tolerate plagiarism, fraud or misconduct, which is why it establishes mechanisms to avoid and remedy it: If QuantUNAB detects or is alerted and confirms cases of plagiarism, fraud or misconduct in a published article, the Editorial Committee will proceed according to the Guidelines and recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics, actions that could lead to the retraction of the article. (COPE - http://publicationethics.org/) being able to execute the retraction of the article.

Article Processing Charge (APC)

QuantUNAB Journal does not have charges or fees for the processing of articles (Article Processing Charge [APC]) submitted by authors. Nor is there a charge for submitting the articles.