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Author Guidelines

GUIDE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ARTICLES

ORIGINALITY

Articles must be original and unpublished. The submission has not been previously published or submitted for consideration by any other journal (or an explanation has been provided in this regard in the Comments to the editor) and in case of being based, adaptation or extension of a previous original article, they must record the data corresponding to the duly specified authorship (name of the article, author, date, medium where it was published).

PARTS OF THE ARTICLE

(ID) Names last names

Faculty or research group/Institution, City, Country

e-mail and brief CV.

SUMMARY

The abstract should summarize the work done. It must mention the objective of the work, the materials and methods used, the most relevant results and the main conclusion of the work, it must contain between 5 and 7 lines in Times New Roman font of 10 points. Between the summary paragraph and the keywords, a line of space should be left.

KEYWORDS

3 to 5 keywords in Spanish, arranged alphabetically.

ABSTRACT

The abstract is the literal English translation of the abstract in 10-point Times New Roman italics. Between the abstract paragraph and the Keywords line, a line of space should be left. The abstract must be in English, regardless of the version of the text. Scientific journals receive articles in Spanish, English and Portuguese. Only articles that respect the model will be considered for publication.

KEYWORDS

3 to 5 keywords in English, arranged alphabetically

The Summary must be in at least 2 languages (languages of use: Spanish, Portuguese and/or English)

INTRODUCTION

The introduction should contain a few paragraphs that describe the problem or theme, the objectives, the justification.

A paragraph that states the state of the research and/or antecedents of the scientific literature on the subject. There must be a reflection and coherence between the current state of the research and the objectives of the study that must be clearly stated.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

This section should mention the methodological design used to meet the objectives, as well as the materials, tools or resources used for the development of the research. The technical requirements for the achievement of the objectives should be mentioned. The stages of development and the temporal and spatial delimitation must be clearly described.

RESULTS

Each of the results generated by the application of the methodology must be objectively described. It is recommended to use subchapters when there are several groups of results. These results must respond to the objectives set.

DISCUSSION

The discussion should critically analyze the results and compare them with results found by other authors. The discussion should also mention the advantages and disadvantages of the methodology used and refer to the background if they are comparable with other authors. Highlight the main difficulties and future work concerning the research topic.

CONCLUSIONS

Conclusions are mandatory and must be clear. They should briefly respond to the stated objectives. They must express the final balance of the investigation.

ARTICLE PUBLICATION PROCESS

Researchers who wish to submit their scientific articles in order to be published in the journal must follow the submission guide and apply for their work through the platform in the different calls http://revistacientifica.unida.edu.py/publications/index.php/scientific/about/submissions

The authors who deliver their production are submitted to the anti-plagiarism software, later they pass to the formality review system. Subsequently, it is submitted to the external arbitration system, double-blind modality, addressed to the referee in order to rule that the publication has all the formalities required by the quality verification standards. The feedback from the referees is sent to the authors according to the suggested recommendations, which may be:

  • Posted with changes
  • Refused
  • Once this process is completed, the article is edited for subsequent publication.

Regarding the presentation format, the text must have a line spacing of 1.5 and safeguarding 2 cm of tablature in all margins, Times New Roman font, size 10. Tables, charts, graphs, statistics and images may be included, all cited. The length of an article will not exceed fifteen (15) pages. The Editorial Committee may suggest changes or adjustments that are considered necessary.

Likewise, the journal adopts as a policy, to admit original articles in the languages of greatest circulation: Spanish, Portuguese or English.

REFERENCES

The bibliographical sources must be cited throughout the text, they must be written according to APA regulations. The bibliographic sources cited in the text will be placed in accordance with APA regulations.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The submission file is in Microsoft Word.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 10-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Copyright Notice

Regarding the Intellectual Property of the submitted works, the editor records that the works and articles presented belong to the authors, protecting the rights of a scientific, literary, industrial, inventions, patents, trademarks, audiovisual, photographic, software, or artistic pieces, both national and international. In case of being published and/or presented publicly, UNIDA may request the corresponding permission and, as specified in the code of ethics, the originals are subjected to plagiarism tests.

UNIDA respects the resolutions emanating from the competent bodies in matters of Intellectual Property Rights and national and international Registries, both in original works and derivative works such as translations, theses, reports, projects, blogs, adaptations, extracts, collections, databases, anthologies and summaries, whatever their format, paper, various materials, digital, etc.

At all times, UNIDA will try to prioritize the authorial nature, recommending its publication, dissemination, dissemination or edition, in the case of academic purposes.

In the case that said purposes are of an economic or exploitation nature, it must be recorded that the authors can assign, transfer or sell their exploitation rights partially or totally to another person or entity, since these rights are of a different nature, It may be the reason for an agreement, agreement, compensation or contract.

In the case of works that are in the public domain, UNIDA will comply with what the law on extinction of rights specifies.

Works protected by copyright will not be considered those that refer to public information or those that, by their nature, are merely of an academic, cultural or scientific nature, not for profit or for scientific research purposes (for example, libraries do not require of authorization of the authors for the dissemination of academic or scientific works, nor the dissemination of laws or the use of licenses such as those in the computer field).

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