Submissions

Author Guidelines

Submission and Structure of Manuscripts

• Manuscripts must be submitted exclusively through the OJS (Open Journal Systems) platform.
• Articles must be between 4,500 and 6,000 words in length, including title, abstract, five keywords, one JEL code, tables/figures, and references.
• The recommended number of authors is three, except in cases where a larger number is duly justified. Once the editorial review process has begun, the addition of new authors or changes in the order of authorship will not be permitted under any circumstances.
• Authors must register on the platform, providing all the required information prior to submission (it is recommended to review the full submission checklist for preparation, here).
• ORCID: The profile must include academic and professional information, as well as a record of publications. The current position and institutional affiliation must be indicated. Enabling automatic updates is recommended so that publications are incorporated directly. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in the rejection of the article.
• In the case of multiple authors, only one will act as the corresponding author.
• If an author publishes an article, they must wait two consecutive issues before submitting a new manuscript.
• The author must verify and ensure that all references cited in the article are correctly detailed in the final bibliography list. In addition, all DOIs and reference links must be verified.
• Four files must be submitted simultaneously: a) Cover letter and Copyright Transfer Agreement, signed by all authors; b) Title page, including article and author information; c) Authorship declaration signed by all authors; d) Anonymized manuscript.
• All these documents must be prepared in accordance with the instructions below.
• Articles will be reviewed using plagiarism detection systems and verification of the use of artificial intelligence. If any irregularity is identified that affects the journal’s AI policy, the article will be rejected.

Guide for Document Preparation

The file must be anonymized in order to preserve the identity of the authors throughout the editorial management process, including external peer review.

a) Cover Letter

The cover letter must include the full names and surnames of the authors, as well as the signature of each of them, confirming that: the article is original and has not been submitted to other journals; it is an original contribution; it has not been submitted to other journals during the evaluation and publication process; authorship is confirmed; and acceptance, where appropriate, of formal changes to the manuscript in accordance with the journal’s standards and the transfer of rights to Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Ecuador campus. In addition, they declare the absence of conflicts of interest and compliance with the ethical principles corresponding to the research work carried out.

b) Title Page

The journal accepts manuscripts in three languages: Spanish, English, and Portuguese. Therefore, regardless of the original language of the submitted article, authors must prepare the title, abstract, and keywords in all three languages.

The title page must be prepared as follows:

The title of the article, in Spanish, English, and Portuguese on the first line, composed of the highest possible number of meaningful terms. A maximum of 85 characters including spaces is accepted. These are the responsibility of the authors and editor; therefore, if the title does not properly reflect the content of the work, it may be modified.

Abstract, in Spanish, English, and Portuguese, of 210 words, where the objective of the research, the theory used, the methodology, the most relevant results, and the main conclusions and contributions will be described in a structured manner.

Five keywords in Spanish, English, and Portuguese; the use of the UNESCO Thesaurus is recommended. Only in exceptional cases are new terms accepted. The terms must be in standardized scientific Spanish and must provide information different from that contained in the title.

JEL Code: the author must choose ONE classification code from the categories and include both the numerical and alphabetical information of the selected code.

Author Information

A maximum of three authors is accepted. In the case of more than three authors, it is mandatory to substantively justify the original contribution of the team, as the complexity and length of the manuscript will be carefully considered in its evaluation.

Scientific name and surname of each author in order of precedence. Along with the scientific names, the highest academic degree obtained must be indicated (in the case of a doctorate, include Dr./Dra. before the name), as well as the academic institutional affiliation, city–state–country, email address, and ORCID number.

The academic signature (name used in publications) must be standardized in accordance with international conventions to facilitate identification in major databases.

c) Authorship Declaration

All articles published in this journal with more than one author must include an authorship declaration according to the CRediT taxonomy. This taxonomy assigns specific roles to contributors, facilitating greater transparency in the scientific process.

Authors must download the form, complete it according to the following definitions, and sign it (all authors, in order of precedence).

CRediT Roles:

1. Conceptualization: Ideas; formulation or development of the research's overall objectives and goals (link).
2. Data Curation: Management activities for annotating (generating metadata), cleaning, and maintaining research data (including software code when necessary for data interpretation) for initial use and subsequent reuse (link).
3. Formal Analysis: Application of statistical, mathematical, computational, or other formal techniques to analyze or synthesize study data (link).
4. Funding Acquisition: Securing financial support for the project leading to this publication (link).
5. Investigation: Conducting research and inquiry processes, specifically performing experiments or collecting data/evidence (link).
6. Methodology: Development or design of the methodology; creation of models (link).
7. Project Administration: Management and coordination responsibility for planning and executing the research activity (link).
8. Resources: Provision of study materials, reagents, equipment, patients, laboratory samples, animals (link).
9. Software: Programming, software development, design of computer programs, implementation of computer code and supporting algorithms, testing of existing code components (link).
10. Supervision: Oversight and leadership responsibility in planning and executing the research activity, including external mentoring to the main team (link).
11. Validation: Verification, either as part of the activity or separately, of the general replication/reproducibility of results/experiments and other research findings (link).
12. Visualization: Preparation, creation, and/or presentation of the published work, specifically data visualization/presentation (link).
13. Writing – Original Draft: Preparation, creation, and/or presentation of the published work, specifically drafting the initial manuscript, including substantive translation (link).
14. Writing – Review & Editing: Preparation, creation, and/or presentation of the published work by the original research team, specifically critical review, commentary, or corrections, including pre- and post-publication stages (link).

An author may perform multiple roles, or multiple authors may share the same role. In these cases, the degree of contribution can be specified. The lead author will be responsible for assigning the roles, and all authors must confirm their respective roles.

Authors are requested to submit the authorship declaration (download here) along 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.

ARTICLE STRUCTURE 

Title, Abstract, Keywords:

In the manuscript, the title, abstract, and keywords must be included in the language of the text, in accordance with the previous instructions provided for the preparation of the title page.

Title in the original language: must have a maximum of 85 characters including spaces.

The manuscript may include a subtitle, exceptionally and optionally, with a maximum of 60 characters including spaces.

The abstract must respect a maximum of 210 words.

Five keywords must be included in the original language.

Introduction: It must include the context of the problem, the foundations, purpose, and justification of the study, using bibliographic citations.

Theoretical Framework: A review of the most significant literature on the subject of study, including classical references and the state of the art.

Methodology: It will be presented with sufficient precision to allow the reader to understand the development of the research. In the case of quantitative research, it should describe the sample and sampling strategies, as well as refer to the type of statistical analysis used. For qualitative research, the research design, techniques, and tools to be used must be specified. If the methodology is original, it is necessary to explain the reasons that led to its use and describe its possible limitations. For state-of-the-art studies or theoretical discussions, the methodology used for the theoretical review must be incorporated.

Presentation, Analysis, and Discussion of Results: The most important observations should be highlighted, describing—without making value judgments—the material and methods used, as well as the most relevant research results. Results must be presented in figures and/or tables according to the journal’s guidelines (see additional notes in 4.3). They should appear in a logical sequence in the text, including only essential tables or figures, avoiding data redundancy. A maximum of six figures and tables is recommended. If authors need to provide more data or graphical information, DOI links generated on external platforms such as Figshare may be included.

Conclusions: This section must summarize the findings, relating the authors’ observations to other relevant studies, indicating contributions and limitations, without repeating data already discussed in other sections. It must mention the inferences derived from the findings and their limitations, including implications for future research. Conclusions must be linked to the study objectives, avoiding unsupported statements and conclusions not fully backed by the data.

References:

• Bibliographic citations must be presented as references within the text.
• The author must verify that all references cited in the article are correctly detailed in the final bibliography list.
• Works not cited in the body of the text must not be included in this list, and vice versa.
• The number of references must be sufficient and necessary to contextualize, support, and substantiate the theoretical framework, the methodology used, and the research results within an international research context (an average of at least 30 references is expected overall, not per author, ensuring no more than three references from the same author). It is recommended that approximately 60% of the references used be indexed in WoS or Scopus databases.
• In the body of the text, when more than one reference is used for citation or paraphrasing, they must be presented alphabetically by the author’s first surname (adding the second surname only if the first is very common, and hyphenated).
• Direct quotations must be taken from original sources—preferably journal articles and, to a lesser extent, books—always indicating the initial and final page of the cited work, except in the case of complete works.
• Final references must include the DOI in official format (https://doi.org/), and web addresses must be shortened using an open-access application such as TinyURL or is.gd.
• All DOIs and reference links must be verified.

Observations

• Notes: These are considered exceptional and must always appear as footnotes, serving to expand or clarify the text. Note numbers must be placed in superscript both in the main text and in the corresponding note, appearing before the closing period or comma. Notes containing only simple bibliographic citations (without commentary) are not permitted, as these must be included in the references.
• Support and Funding: Authors are encouraged to specify any support received and/or the funding source of the research.
• Given its importance for citation indexes and impact factor calculations, proper citation of national and international authors in indexed journals will be assessed, in accordance with the Chicago Deusto Style Manual.
• How to cite: Citations and references in the article must follow the Chicago Deusto Style Manual, author–date system, using authors’ scientific names.
• If figures and tables are included, they must provide additional information and not repeat what is already stated in the text. Furthermore, figures and tables must be mentioned and integrated into the argument within the body of the text.
• All figures (including charts and graphs) and tables must be submitted separately in editable (modifiable) format and in high resolution (300 ppi).

Language

All UASB-E publications strive for written expression that does not discriminate against women or any group in society, while recognizing the history, structure and economy of the language, and the most comfortable use for readers and speakers.

Therefore, no sexist or inequitable usage will be accepted, nor will the immoderate use of inclusive duplications or the morpheme e, @ (it is not a letter) or x to compose supposedly generic words, which contravene the standard use of the language.

Rules for citations and references

Estudios de la Gestión follows the Chicago Manual for Style, and within this, the author-year subsystem (AYS).

The reference citation, as a rule, according to the Chicago Manual for Style, the author cited in the text is included in the speech, and the year is indicated in parentheses and, if it is a textual citation, the number of the page preceded by a comma. If the author does not go in the speech, he goes inside the parentheses, preceding the year.

It is essential that the bibliographic citation, both in the discursive thread and in the references, responds to uniform and constant criteria. This is a key aspect in a scientific journal. Inconsistencies or alterations of established regulations are not accepted. Please respect the punctuation system: commas, periods, and semicolons.

Here are some recommendations related to the Manual:

a) Words in other languages ​​and highlighted words must be in italics.

b) The text should never be underlined.

c) The first-time acronyms or acronyms are used, it must be in parentheses after the complete formula. Example: Economic Commission for America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).

d) On figures and tables:They must be incorporated into the text in an orderly manner, according to the order of appearance.

• They must be incorporated into the text in an orderly manner, according to the order of appearance.
• It is recommended to include tables and figures with 3D design.
• Figures, such as photographs and images, must clarify the text and their number will not exceed six between figures and tables.
• The information that goes inside the tables must be with single spacing, in Arial, ten points, with initial capital letters, and centred/justified as appropriate.
• Each element must have a title and sequence number, centred, single spacing, Arial, in ten points. Example:

Table 1

Table example

- Each element must include its respective citation in Times New Roman, 9 points in the lower left corner. Examples:

                       i. Quote: Source: ECLAC (2018, 87).

                       ii. Paraphrase: Source: adapted from ECLAC (2018).

                       iii. Author of the writer: Source and own elaboration.

- Each element must be sent separately in any standard readable format (show the format). They must have printing quality, presented in .PNG format and in a separate file in editable (modifiable) format.

- If they were prepared in a statistical program, they must be accompanied by a PDF generated directly by the program.

- Figures must be of quality or from royalty-free image banks.

- The originality of the authors´ graphic presentation with professional programs will be valued: RawGraph (https://www.rawgraphs.io/), ChartGo (www.chartgo.com); Online Chart Tool (www.chartle.com), etc. or other 3D graphics programs.

e) It is prescriptive that all citations having DOI (Digital Object Identifier System) are reflected in the References (they can be obtained at https://search.crossref.org/).

f) All journals and books that do not have DOI must appear with their link (in their online version, if they have it, shortened).

g) All the web addresses that are presented must be shortened in the manuscript through https://bitly.com/, apart from the DOI that must be in the indicated format.

h) The authors´ citation saturations (self-citations) and of this journal should be limited.

i) National and international journals indexed in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR), Scopus, REDIB, Dialnet Metrics, ERIH and FECYT are recommended.

j) Regarding the number of citations, it will depend on the nature of the paper, but it is recommended to have, on average, 45 references, 10% of which must be Scopus or WOS references.

Citations and bibliographic references examples

The reference citation is the one included in the document; the bibliographic citation is the one included at the end of the document. Here are some examples of the most common types of citations and references:

• Book

Reference citation:

(Carlino et al. 2013, 34)

If the reference citation is textual, the page number must be preceded by a comma, as shown in the example above. 

Bibliographic citation:

Carlino, Paula, Patricia Iglesia, Leandro Bottinelli, Manuela Cartolari, Irene Laxalt and Marta Marucco. 2013. Reading and writing to learn in the various careers and signatures of the IFDs that train high school teachers. Buenos Aires: Ministry of Education of the Nation. http://bit.ly/33IBWqS.

When the paper has four or more authors, in the reference citation only the first author´s last name is written followed by the Latin phrase “et al.” All authors are included in the bibliographic citation and only first author´s name of the cited is reversed. In the case of books consulted on the web, the respective link is added.

• Chapter of book

Reference citation:

(Alvear 2009, 30)

Bibliographic citation:

Alvear, Miguel. 2009. "Cinema outside the cinema". In Ecuador underground: video graphs in parallel circulation, edited by Miguel Alvear and Christian León, 28-39. Quito: Ocho y medio.

• Web page

Reference citation:

(EC Ministry of Education 2019, para. 7)

(Rivas and Ramón 2018, para. 10)

Bibliographic citation:

EC Ministry of Education. 2019. "Inclusive schools". Ministry of Education. Accessed September 19. http://bit.ly/2ptF9f3.

Rivas, Natalia, and Pamela Ramón. 2018. “The subway is passing and Solanda is sinking”. The Space Bar. Accessed November 2019. http://bit.ly/2OWPA5y.

• Article in scientific journal

Reference citation:

(Agudelo and López 2018, 85)

(Chu 2011)

Bibliographic citation:

Agudelo, Daniel, and Yohana López. 2018. "Dynamics of systems in inventory management". USBMed Engineering Journal 9 (1): 75-85. https://doi.org/10.21500/20275846.3305.

Chu, Edward. 2011. “Inventory Turnover of Fortune 500 Manufacturing Companies after 2001 and its Relationship to Net Earning”. Journal of Business & Economics Research (6): 2-12. https://doi.org/10.19030/jber.v6i6.2426.

After the name of the journal there are two numbers: the first corresponds to the volume and the second corresponds to the number (which normally only appears as a "number" in publications). Some journals do not have the volume figure, in that case, the number figure is written directly in parentheses.

• Thesis

Reference Citation:

(German Salvador 2003, 69)

Bibliographic citation:

German Salvador, María Gabriela. 2003. “The audio-visual imprint in Ecuadorian culture”. PhD thesis, Tulane University, Tulane. https://bit.ly/2VMUZxf.

• Presentations at conferences, semimars, etc.

Reference citation:

(Boero 2014)

Bibliographic citations:

Boero, Gabriel. 2014. "Social responsibility and entrepreneurship". Paper presented at the X International Entrepreneur Forum, Quito, November 19.

• Legal sources

Constitution, laws, and decrees

Reference citation:

(EC 2008, art. 298)

(EC 2010, art. 22)

Bibliographic citation:

2008. 2008. Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador. Official Registry 449, October 20.

---. 2010. Organic Law of Higher Education. Official Gazette 298, Supplement, October 12.

Institutional documents

Reference citation:

According to / According to ISO 31000 (INEN 2014, 4)

Bibliographic citation:

Ecuadorian Institute for Standardization. 2014. NTE INEN- ISO 31000. Risk Management, principles and guidelines (ISO 31000: 2009, IDT). Quito: INEN.

Instruments of international organizations

Reference citation:

AENOR (2015)

Bibliographic citation:

Spanish Association for Standardization and Certification (AENOR). 2015. UNE EN ISO 14001: 2015 standard. Environmental management systems: requirements with guidance for their use. Madrid: AENOR.

Other annotations

The final text must be checked with the word processor's dictionary since it solves some problems automatically. To avoid the general marking with two spaces between words error, the Word search engine (replace) can be used, pointing to looking for double spaces to be substituted by one.

Abbreviations: only universally accepted should be used (see: Units Symbols and Abbreviations). When it is intended to shorten a term often used in the text, the corresponding abbreviation in parentheses must be the first time it appears. Roman numerals will not be used in the text, using the point to the right of zero for decimals and not the comma (for the Spanish version).

Complementary material: when the manuscript is required to be complemented with visual, audio-visual, statistical documents and annexed materials, extensive tables, complex colour graphics that due to format and size reasons cannot be inserted in the articles, these documents must be as extraordinary files, and once accepted, they will be published in a prescriptive way and online by the author, using the Figshare platform (http://figshare.com), collecting the citation in the manuscript. This platform also offers a complementary free DOI.

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