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Author Guidelines

Innovación, Saber y Capacitación Profesional

The guidelines for authors establish the technical, methodological, and formal guidelines that manuscripts submitted for evaluation in the journal Innovación, Saber y Capacitación Profesional must meet. These include presentation standards, bibliographic standards and criteria for structuring the scientific article, with the purpose of guaranteeing academic quality, scientific rigor, relevance in the field of innovation and the correct indexing of the works.

Manuscripts must be prepared according to the following criteria:

Document Format

Articles must be submitted in Word format, A4 size, with Times New Roman font 12 points, double line spacing, margins of 2.5 cm (top and bottom) and 3 cm (left and right), and page numbering at the bottom center. They must not include institutional or personal logos.

Extension

The maximum length of the article will be 24 pages.

Manuscript structure

The document must contain the following sections: title in Spanish and English, authors with institutional affiliation and ORCID, abstract and abstract, keywords and keywords, introduction, development (materials and methods, results and discussion), conclusions, bibliographic references, funding, conflict of interest and authorship contribution.

Summary and keywords

The abstract must be written in a single paragraph, with a maximum length of 250 words, in an impersonal tone and in the past tense, without quotations or abbreviations. It must include objective, methodology, results and conclusions. Between 3 and 5 keywords separated by semicolons, related to the field of innovation, will be included.

Citation Rules

Citations and bibliographic references must strictly conform to APA standards , seventh edition, including only the sources cited in the text. For more details on the application of these standards, you can consult the official guide available at: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines

APA 7th Edition Citation Examples

Book:
Surname, A. A. (Year). Title of the book. Publisher.

Example:
Hernández Sampieri, R. (2018). Research methodology. McGraw-Hill.

Book chapter:
Surname, A. A. (Year). Title of the chapter. In A. Editor (Ed.), Title of the book (pp. xx–xx). Publisher.

Example:
Pérez, L. (2021). Innovation and digital education. In M. Gómez (Ed.), Contemporary educational trends (pp. 45–60). Alfaomega.

Scientific article with DOI:
Surname, A. A., & Surname, B. B. (Year). Title of the article. Journal Name, volume(issue), pages. https://doi.org/xxxxx

Example:
Ramírez, J., & Torres, P. (2022). Technological innovation in educational processes. International Journal of Education, 10(2), 33–48. https://doi.org/10.1234/rie.v10i2.456

Scientific article without DOI:
Surname, A. A. (Year). Title of the article. Journal Name, volume(issue), pages.

Example:
López, M. (2021). Innovative pedagogical strategies. Latin American Academic Journal, 8(1), 20–35.

Thesis or dissertation:
Surname, A. A. (Year). Title of the thesis [Master’s thesis or doctoral dissertation, University]. Repository. URL

Example:
Castro, D. (2020). Educational innovation and virtual learning [Master’s thesis, Central University of Ecuador]. https://repositorio.uce.edu.ec

Web page:
Author/Institution. (Year). Title of the page. URL

Example:
American Psychological Association. (2020). APA Style. https://apastyle.apa.org

Online newspaper article:
Surname, A. A. (Date). Title of the news article. Newspaper Name. URL

Example:
Martínez, C. (March 15, 2024). Scientific innovation in Latin America. El Universo. https://www.eluniverso.com

Conference paper:
Surname, A. A. (Year). Title of the paper. In Name of the conference (pp. xx–xx). Organizing institution.

Example:
Gómez, R. (2023). Digital transformation and higher education. In International Conference on Academic Innovation (pp. 55–62). Technical University of Ambato.

Short direct quotation:
“Quoted text” (Surname, year, p. xx).

Example:
“Innovation strengthens scientific development” (Ramírez, 2022, p. 15).

Paraphrased citation:
(Surname, year).

Example:
Digital education has transformed learning processes (López, 2021).

Tables, Figures, and Equations

They must be duly numbered, titled and referenced in the text, being as close as possible to their mention. Tables and figures must be editable and contain source (author, year). The equations must be prepared with the corresponding editor and numbered consecutively.

Editorial process and evaluation

All manuscripts will be submitted to a double-blind peer review process, with the participation of internal and external evaluators who are specialists in the area. The acceptance of the article will depend on compliance with criteria of quality, originality, relevance in innovation and the favorable opinion of the evaluators.

Originality and ethics

Authors are responsible for the originality of the content. All works will be subjected to similarity detection tools. Any breach of ethical standards or academic probity will imply the immediate rejection of the manuscript.

Mandatory declarations

Authors must declare sources of funding, conflict of interest, and authorship contribution. If there is none, it must be expressly indicated.

Authorship Statement

Articles published in this journal with more than one author must include a statement of authorship according to the CRediT taxonomy. This taxonomy assigns specific roles to contributors, facilitating greater transparency in the scientific process.

CRediT's roles:1. Conceptualization: Link
2. Data curation: Link
3. Formal analysis: Link
4. Acquisition of funds: Link
5. Research: Link
6. Methodology: Link
7. Project management: Link
8. Resources: Link
9. Software: Link
10. Supervision: Link
11. Validation: Link
12. Display: Link
13. Wording – original draft: Link
14. Writing – proofreading and editing: Link

It is possible for an author to play several roles, or for several authors to share the same role. In these cases, the degree of contribution can be specified. The main author will be responsible for assigning roles, and all authors must confirm their respective roles.


Authors are requested to submit the statement of authorship (download here) together with the cover letter when submitting their articles.


Examples of authorship statements:

  • Author 1: conceptualization, methodology, writing.
  • Author 2: conceptualization, writing.
  • Author 3: conceptualization, methodology.

For more information on the CRediT taxonomy, visit this link.

 

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to verify that their submission complies with all of the elements below. Submissions that do not comply with these guidelines will be returned to authors.

  • The submission has not been previously published or submitted for consideration by any other journal (or an explanation has been provided in the Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in a Microsoft Word document file according to the Pro Sciences format and template. We will reject your manuscript if you disagree with the journal's format and template.
  • When available, referral URLs were provided. The order of citation of the text should be reviewed according to the order of appearance in the text, that is, start from the alphabetical order.
  • The text has single line spacing; 12 font size points; italics are used instead of underlining (except in URLs); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed in the appropriate places in the text, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements summarized in the Guidelines for Authors, which appear in About the Journal (Submission).
  • Check your similarity index (similarity check software), all submissions should be less than 15%, and matches from a single source should not be more than 3%. Delete your work from the Turnitin/iThenticate repository before submitting it to journal.
  • The structure of the manuscript consists of:
    • Title
    • Authors
    • Resumen - Abstract
    • Keywords – Key Words
    • Introduction
    • Materials and methods
    • Result
    • Discussion
    • Conclusion
    • Bibliographic references
    • Financing
    • Conflict of Interest
    • Authorship contribution

Please refer to the template correctly, the revision of a different structure will be rejected.

Article format

Length of documents

Articles must have a limit of between 15 and 24 pages in A4 size and double space, with margins of 2.5 cm (top and bottom) and 3 cm (left and right). Only in the case of review articles, the 15 pages do not include bibliographic references.

Presentation format

The articles submitted must be unpublished works written in Spanish or English and must be typed in Microsoft Word, complying with the following indications:

  • Times New Roman font of 12 points
  • A double-spaced column.
  • Margins of 2.5 cm (top and bottom) and 3 cm (left and right)
  • Paragraphs are justified
  • Do not include page breaks or section endings.
  • If you want to highlight words or phrases in the text, do not use bold font but italics.
  • Decimals should be indicated with a comma (,) and not with a period.
  • Thousands and millions must be marked with fine space.
  • Avoid footnotes.
  • Arabic nomenclature should be used up to the third level only.

Methodological structure:

TITLE

  • Maximum 25 words.
  • Summarizing the key result. The use of abbreviations, acronyms or jargons is not allowed.
  • Times New Roman font, bold, font size 16.

ABSTRACT

It is presented in a structured manner in Spanish and English and in a single paragraph (French), with an extension of 250. Its content will describe, in a concise way, the reason and objective of the research, the methodology used, the most outstanding results and the main conclusions and/or recommendations that can be drawn from the work. The novel and relevant aspects of the work will be emphasized. It must be written in the past tense, in an impersonal tone and without abbreviations, references to the main text, footnotes, bibliographic references or description of quantitative data.

What is included in the abstract should be in the body of the paper. It must not contain quotations, tables, references, abbreviations, or mathematical expressions.

Keywords: include between 3 and 5 keywords, which can be compound and related to the topic, separated by semicolons.

ABSTRACT

It must be a correct translation into English, respecting the same characteristics of the Spanish abstract.

KEYWORDS

Relevant terms in English, separated by semicolons.

INTRODUCTION

It is essential to present the context of the topic of study, highlighting its relevance and topicality. A brief review of the relevant literature should be included, incorporating previous research related to the topic, in order to identify gaps in knowledge and justify the need for this research. It is also crucial to clearly formulate the objective of the study and the research question that will guide the development of the work, (if the research question is necessary, depending on the type of study). Finally, an overview of the structure of the article should be offered, in order to prepare the reader for the content that will be addressed throughout the document.

METHODOLOGY

  • It describes precisely the procedure used to obtain the results, as well as the resources used in it
  • The characteristics of the subjects or the material used
  • Detail the techniques and tools used in such a way as to allow their reproduction
  • How it was made: what or where they were applied
  • Detail the statistical methods used
  • It is entirely descriptive and must be written in the past tense
  • It does not contain bibliographical citations unless the method used is very extensive and does not want to be repeated in detail.

RESULTS

  • They are presented in a logical sequence and do not interpret observations.
  • The main findings of the research are described in a concrete way. Measurement or quantification data may be submitted to supplement the information
  • The tables and figures will bear their corresponding legend (by whom it was made and source)
  • It has the restriction of 5 between graphs and tables

DISCUSSION

  • The interpretation of the results by the researcher is presented, comparing them with other studies carried out, stating their advantages and contributions, avoiding adjectives of praise
  • Analysis of novel aspects provided by the research
  • Implications of the results
  • The data or information already presented in the INTRODUCTION and RESULTS sections are not repeated
  • Each outcome should be discussed separately and in the same order in which they were presented
  • It must be written in the past tense

CONCLUSIONS

  • The aspects developed in the introduction and the results are not repeated.
  • They are in line with the objectives of the work, so each one must be written separately

REFERENCES

  • All references in the text should appear in this section and vice versa
  • No less than 15 bibliographies and with an update percentage of more than 50% corresponding to the last 5 years.
  • Self-appointments should not exceed 20%
  • They are presented according to the recommendations of the APA Standards.

 

 

 

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