Submissions

Author Guidelines

Typology

The articles that are sent to the Virtu@lmente Journal, must be within one of the following categories, taken from the specifications presented by Colciencias -Publindex:  

Type of article	Description
Article on scientific and technological investigation	Document that evidences original results of a completed research project. The structure that is generally used contains four important sections: introduction, methodology, results, and conclusions.
Review article	Document resulting from a finished research where the conclusions of published or unpublished investigations on a field in science or technology are analyzed, systematized, and integrated, in order to account for the advances and development trends. It is characterized by presenting a careful bibliographic review of at least 50 references.
Case report	Document that presents the results of a study on a specific situation, in order to reveal the technical and methodological experiences that were considered in a specific case. It should include a review of literature on similar cases.
Reflection article	Document that shows results of a completed research project, under an analytical, interpretative or critical perspective of the author on a specific topic.
Short article	Short document in which original results, either preliminary or partial, of a scientific or technological investigation are evidenced.
Subject review	Document that presents a critical review of the literature on a specific topic

 

General structure of articles

Indispensable data that every postulated article must include:

• Full name(s) of the author(s).
• Current institutional affiliation (Academic).
• Email.
• Brief academic biography, specifying only the academic background and the universities where the degrees were obtained.
• ORCID code (Required).  

 

In addition, we suggest for the article to be structured as follows:

• Title. It should be concise and describe the content of the article clearly and precisely, in such a way that the reader can easily identify the subject.

• Abstract. It must be written in Spanish and must have between 200 and 250 words. In the case the article is written in English, French, or Portuguese, the abstract should also be sent in its original language. The abstract is a synthesis of the object of study, the objectives, the methodology, and the most relevant conclusions or findings. It should not include bibliographical references or footnotes.

• Keywords. Keywords should include between six and ten items. They must be sent in Spanish.

• Body of the article. The body of the article should include the following fundamental elements: introduction, methodology, results, discussion, conclusions, and references.

 

Article submitting format

Format: US Letter (21.5 cm x 27.9 cm).

Margins: top 2.5 cm., bottom 2.5 cm., left 2.5 cm., right 2.5 cm.

Font: Arial.

Font size: 12 pt.

Line spacing: 1.5.

Columns: 1.

Processor: Word.

Length of article: between 17 and 25 pages (not including the reference list)

 

Other aspects to be taken into account

Citation rules.

The journal uses an adaptation of the American Psychology Association (APA) as a standard regulation for citation, referencing, and presentation of figures and tables. We strongly suggest the use of the Manual of citation and referencing of the Universidad EAN as a specific guide, available in https://bit.ly/2Pieldx

 

Nomenclature of titles and subtitles

It refers to the numbering of the sections and should be hierarchized in levels that are differentiated by numbers and styles, like this:

Title of the article (capitalized, centered, bold)

1. Title of the section (Left-justified, bold)

1.1 Subtitle first level (Left-justified, indented, bold)

1.1.1 Subtitle second level. (Left-justified, indented, period)

1.1.1.1 Subtitle third level. (Left-justified, indented, italics, period)

 

Figures and tables

Figure is understood as all that graphic material used in the article -images, photographs, diagrams, etc.-.

Table is understood as all the information, statistics, numerical or conceptual comparison, arranged within a box, with rows and columns.

Both the figures and the tables must be numbered consecutively, according to their order of appearance within the text - tables and figures with independent consecutive -; they must have a title that briefly describes their content and the precise reference of the source where it was obtained. The format for this information should be the following:

Figure 1. Sistine Chapel

Source. Gombrich, 1950. (If taken from any source)

Source. Prepared by the author. (If it is created by the author / authors)

 

Figures and tables must be submitted in gray scale, therefore, it is a must to take into account that the information represented here is sufficiently clear and easy to distinguish.

Besides including them in the body of the text, they must be sent in an additional file in the format in which they were created and in gray scale, not in color. The resolution must be at least 300dpi.

Footnotes

The footnotes should only be of a clarifying nature. All data concerning bibliographic references must go in the text body and must be registered in the list of references.

References

All the texts and authors that are mentioned in the body of the text must be registered in the reference list, and all the elements that are registered in the reference list must be included in the body of the text. The sources of figures and tables must also be registered there, in the case they are not prepared by the author.

The reference list is located at the end of the document and should be organized in alphabetical order, by last name. If several publications by the same author have been referenced, they must be organized in chronological order, according to the year of publication. When there are several publications by the same author whose publication date is the same year, they must be differentiated as follows:

López, J. (2018a)

López, J. (2018b)

 

In the case of articles from scientific and academic journals, it is a requirement to include the DOI, whenever it is available.

In the case of digital sources, URL needs to be provided and verified to make sure it is still in operation.

 

Here are some examples of the referencing format that should be used:

 

Articles in periodical publications

Digital

Martínez, J. (2017). El conocimiento como sistema adaptativo complejo en las organizaciones de gestión de proyectos - PMO. Revista Ontare, 4(2), 27-54. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21158/23823399.v4.n2.2016.1626

Castro-Silva, H.; Diez-Silva, H.; Quijano-Brand, L. (2013). Plan de gestión de costos en dirección de proyectos: aplicación en una empresa del sector minero-industrial de Colombia. Revista Escuela De Administración de Negocios, (74), 22-39. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21158/01208160.n74.2013.734

Printed

Solans, A. (1998). ¿Es el management una ciencia? un programa de diez preguntas para reflexiona. Revista Escuela de Administración de Negocios, (35), 4-20.

Velasco-Duarte, N.; Leguízamo-Vanegas, D. (2017). Arte y educación, un nuevo camino para la formación de públicos en las ferias de arte de América. Comunicación, Cultura Y Política, 7(2), 129-158.

 

Books

• Printed

Moreno-Monsalve, N. A.; Diez-Silva, H.M. (Eds.) (2018). La gerencia de proyectos como impulsor de la estrategia organizacional. Bogotá: Universidad EAN.

Nagles-García, N.; Gil-Toledo, J. J.; García-Durán, H.; Melo-Melo, C. M.; Vélez-García, R. D.; Reyes-López, O.; Romero-Rincón, J. C. (2018). Innovación y emprendimiento en la educación superior. Bogotá: Universidad EAN.

• Digital

Martínez-Sepúlveda, J. A.; Casallas, M. R. (2018). Contaminación y remediación de suelos en Colombia. Aplicación a la minería de oro. Bogotá: Universidad EAN. Retrieved from http://editorial.universidadean.edu.co/acceso-abierto/contaminacion-y-remediacion-de-suelos-en-colombia.pdf

• Book chapter within a compilation.  

Menchero-Sánchez, M. (2017). Ciudades históricas, turismo cultural y cooperación internacional desde un enfoque teórico-conceptual. In C. A. Zambrano-Barrera (Comp.)  Cinco miradas al turismo cultural. (15-60). Bogotá: Universidad EAN.

 

Legislation:  

Law 1450 of 2011. (June 16, 2011). Whereby the National Development Plan, 2010-2014, is issued. Official Gazette, no. 48102. Congress of Colombia.  

Decree 1075 of 2012. (May 22, 2012). By which the organization and operation of the Collegiate Administration and Decision Bodies and the technical secretariats are regulated, in accordance with the provisions of article 6 of Law number 1530 of 2012. Official Gazette, no. 48438. National Planning Department. 

 

Dissertations:  

Membrado-Corma, C. (2016). Proyecto TIC-TAC, aprendiendo a hacer ciencia (Masters dissertation). Universitat Jaume I. Castelló de la Plana, Spain. Retrieved from https://bit.ly/2DMgVRv 

 

Technical documents:  

Departamento Administrativo de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación. (December 18, 2015). Modelo de medición de grupos de investigación, desarrollo tecnológico o de innovación y de reconocimiento de investigadores del sistema nacional de ciencia, tecnología e innovación, año 2015. Bogotá, Colombia. Retrieved from https://bit.ly/2WYTaxx 

 

Presentations in events:  

Vélez-Álvarez, C.; Giraldo-Zuluaga, L. F. (2018). Evaluación de publicaciones científicas con calidad: una experiencia de una Universidad Pública Colombiana. Presented at the 3er Congreso Internacional de Editores Redalyc. Universidad César Vallejo, Trujillo, Perú, May 16-18.

 

Press:  

• Printed with author

Schuartz, J. (September 30, 1993). Obesity affects economic, social status. The Washington Post, A1, A4.  

• Printed without author

Obesity affects economic, social status. (September 30, 1993). The Washington Post, A1, A4.  

• Digital with author

Cala, P. (May 01, 2019). Si has sido testigo, ¿qué has hecho para transformar tu realidad? El Espectador. Retrieved from https://bit.ly/2H9Fr0W  

• Digital without author

Si has sido testigo, ¿qué has hecho para transformar tu realidad? (May 01, 2019). El Espectador. Retrieved from https://bit.ly/2H9Fr0W  

 

Websites:

• With date

Universidad EAN. (May 07, 2019). Sector de las TIC en Colombia, un mundo de oportunidades laborales. Retrieved from https://bit.ly/2Vekfuu  

• Without date

Universidad EAN. (n.d.). Sector de las TIC en Colombia, un mundo de oportunidades laborales. Retrieved from https://bit.ly/2Vekfuu