Author Guidelines

Articles submitted for publication must be written in Spanish or English, be original and unpublished, and that they have not been submitted to other media for the same purpose. Under exceptional circumstances, and at the discretion of the Scientific Council and the Editorial Board, articles, papers or conference papers from other publications may be accepted based on their relevance. In the latter case, the details of the previous publication must be expressly indicated, and the author shall release ULACIT from any responsibility towards third parties.

The author assigns the rights of publication or copy of his/her articles with the effects and scopes that appear in the part of the journal dedicated to the assignment of patrimonial and other rights. To this end, he/she must sign the corresponding document of assignment of rights, which can be found on the magazine's web page.

The contents and opinions that may be expressed in each article are the exclusive responsibility of the author, not of the journal, nor of its Direction, editor, Scientific Board, Editorial Board, nor of the Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnología.

The selection of the articles to be published is under the jurisdiction of the Editorial Board of the journal and the document submitted for its consideration must comply with the following requirements:

• 2.54 cm margins at the top, bottom, right and left margins.
  Justified text
• Arial or Times New Roman font, size 12.
• Paragraphs without indentation
• Single spacing, with one space between paragraphs.
• APA format, last edition, for referencing, with obligatory characteristics.

Papers should begin with the title of the article, in Spanish and English, name and surname(s) of the author(s), the citation of the article in APA format, with the author(s) personal details in the first footnote: institutional affiliation, city of residence, academic degrees, position, ORCID number and e-mail. The footnote should also state whether the work was carried out within the framework of a research project or if it is the result of another institutionally funded scientific activity, and the dates of receipt and acceptance of the paper(s).

Next, the text should include the summary and abstract with a maximum length of 250 words in a single paragraph. Five to six key terms and keywords should be used to identify the papers. Then, the body of the paper should begin in accordance with the general rules of a scientific/academic article.

References should be included at the end of the paper, according to the standards established by the latest edition of the APA. The notes should be numbered at the foot of the page. If such notes include bibliographical references, they should also be cited according to the standards established by the APA for these cases.

If not otherwise specified in the particular format criteria of the journal, tables and figures should follow the criteria of the latest edition of the APA and be numbered sequentially and add the source of the data. These annexes should be in XML format for tables and JPG for figures.

The articles will be sent for philological review, and authors must accept the changes recommended by the professional commissioned by ULACIT.

The rejection of papers or any dispute about them will be resolved by the Scientific Council and the Editorial Board, with no possibility of complaint against the decision of said body.

The submission of articles or research implies the acceptance of the above rules and the provisions of the assignment of rights document, once the work has been accepted for insertion in the journal.

Article structure

        1. Title and authors

Include the title of the article, in Spanish and English in a font size no smaller than 24 points (not in all capital letters). The full names of the authors should be written, with their full first names (not reduced to initials) joined by a hyphen (or the first full first name followed by the initial of the middle name, if used), followed by the two surnames (if applicable) also joined by a hyphen. No titles, positions or affiliations, all separated by semicolons (;), including the last one.

Each author may include a superscript referencing his/her corresponding footnote detailing his/her institutional affiliation, mailing address, academic degrees, position, ORCID number and e-mail address.

        2. Summary and abstract

If the article is presented in Spanish, it will include an abstract in English; similarly, if the article is published in English, it will include an abstract in Spanish. The summary/abstract will have a maximum length of 250 words in a single paragraph, which must be structured and divided in the following order of sections: objective, method, results, discussion and conclusions.

        3. Key words

The article should include no less than a dozen keywords and key terms, which identify the manuscript, which must be written with the first letter capitalized and separated by a semicolon (;). These words should be in Spanish and English (keywords) and conform to the terms found in the World Education Thesaurus (UNESCO), the ERIC database, DeCS (Spanish/Portuguese) or MeSH (English), as appropriate.

        4. Abbreviations

Abbreviations should be defined at first mention and used consistently thereafter.

Submissions

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Plagiarism Detection

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Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence

When using generative AI, it is essential to accurately identify the tool used, the content created, and the appropriate purpose. The results may be incorrect, incomplete, or biased, so they should only be used to enhance language and writing.

As a computing technology, AI should not be cited as an author because it lacks the human ability to assume responsibility or give consent.

Human authors are responsible for the accuracy, completeness, and originality of their documents.