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1. Articles must be original, unpublished and not under evaluation or approved for publication in other journals. INVESTIGATIO takes advantage of the good practices to promote integrity in publications and research stipulated by The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) in https://publicationethics.org/.
2. We receive articles in Spanish or English, which belong to one of the categories of contributions described in the journal's section
3. The Editorial Board of INVESTIGATIO reserves the right to decide on the publication of the works, as well as on the number and the section in which they will appear.For evaluation and final selection, articles will be submitted to the double-blind arbitration system by external evaluators. The process is detailed in the "About the magazine" section included in "About" (Main Menu).
4. INVESTIGATIO reserves the right to make the correction of style and editorial changes it deems necessary to improve the
5. The authors must have a postgraduate level (Master's or PhD), be teachers, researchers, and experts in the field. They must make sure to fully populate their profile as an author on the OJS
6. The authorship policy of INVESTIGATIO journal is based on the provisions of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, who recommend that an author meets 4 criteria: a) Contributes substantially to the research work, either in its design, conceptualization, obtaining, analyzing or interpreting data, b) Writes the article or performs its critical review (c) Approves the final version for publication, and (d) Assumes responsibility for all aspects of the work. Once the publication of the work has been approved, each author must make a statement of his contribution to the work, in no more than sixty words, which will be added at the end of the
7. The Universidad Espiritu Santo and the Editorial Board of the journal INVESTIGATIO, are not responsible for the opinions expressed in the articles published, these are the sole responsibility of their
8. In order to ensure compliance with the double-blind arbitration system, the author should not include in the article personal or institutional information, which is evidence of his identity. In an additional document it will indicate: Full names of the authors, names of the universities or organizations to which they belong, contact emails, and ORCID codes. If applicable, this document should also include sources of research
9. When an article is approved, the author(s) retain the copyright and cede(s) to the magazine INVESTIGATIO the right to be the first to edit, reproduce, exhibit and communicate it through printed and electronic
10. The article/review must be in Word format with Lucida Sans Unicode font, size 10 for text and 12 for titles, line spacing 1.5, and margins 2.54 cm on each side, formatted to a column. The first line of each paragraph and each footnote must be

 

Manuscript format

Information to be included on the first page

Title: It must be concise (less than 20 words), informative and consistent with the overall purpose of the study. The use of abbreviations should be avoided. It must be

 

included in bold; the first letter of each relevant word must be capitalized. The title must be provided in Spanish and English. Example:

Efectos de la Depresión en el Bienestar Laboral: El Rol Modulador del Apoyo Social en el Trabajo

Effects of Depression on Worker Well-being: The Modulator Role of Work Social Suport

Name of authors and affiliations: Add the full name of each author and the affiliation of each using numbering. Provide full affiliation Institution, city and country.

*Corresponding author: Clearly indicate (using an asterisk) who will be responsible for receiving and responding to correspondence. This responsibility includes answering all questions of the editor and reviewers about the manuscript.

 

Example:

 

Nardi Amarilis Torres1, 2, Ileana Herrera3,*, Laurie Fajardo1, Ramiro O. Bustamante4.

 

1Centro de Ecología, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Caracas, Venezuela.

 

2Grupo de Restauración Ecológica (GREUNAL) - Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.

 

3Universidad Espíritu Santo, School of Environmental Sciences, Samborondón, Ecuador.

 

4Department of Ecological Sciences - University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.

 

* Corresponding author: Ileana Herrera. 3Universidad Espíritu Santo, Escuela de Ciencias Ambientales, Samborondón Ecuador. email: ileanaherrera@uees.edu.ec.

 

 

Abstract

A concise abstract is required. It should consider all sections of the manuscript: introduction, objectives, methods, results, discussion and conclusions. It does not include references. Abbreviations should be avoided or their meaning indicated within the summary text. The abstract should not be longer than 150 words and should be included in Spanish and English.

 

 

Key words

Immediately after the summary include five to eight keywords. Sort the keywords alphabetically and separate each with semicolons. Keywords must be added in Spanish and English.

 

 

Manuscript text

 

Write main subtitles that divide the manuscript (Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgements, and References) in bold and centered on the left.

Mathematical formulas and statistical indices must be written in italics. Preferably, for equations, use the Word equation editor.

 

 

Tables

Send the tables in editable format, do not insert them as an image. Insert each table after it is quoted in the text. List the tables consecutively. Please avoid drawing vertical lines on tables. Place the title of the table above it, use an informational title. The presentation of the journal is a double column so ensure that the size of each table covers a column or two. A table that will cover a single column must be less than seven centimeters wide, while a table that will occupy the two columns must be less than 15 cm wide. Tables can have single or double space, with no vertical margins. The font size should be between 10 and 12 points. Notes must be 8-point in font size.

 

 

Figures

Graphs, images, diagrams, flowcharts and photos must be inserted into the manuscript as Figure. List the figures consecutively and insert them into the text after they are cited. A figure that will cover a single column must be less than seven centimeters wide, while a figure that will occupy the two columns must be less than 15 cm wide. The figures must be sent as complementary files in the original format that was used to create them (excel, power point, JPG, PDF, etc.). Make sure the figures have good resolution and are the right size to be inserted into the manuscript during the layout process.

 

 

Acknowledgments

 

Authors may optionally add an acknowledgments section at the end of the manuscript to acknowledge the collaboration of individuals and institutions during the conduct of the research and the manuscript.

 

Bibliographic citations and references

 

About the bibliographic citations in the text:

 

1. Two authors: Their last names are separated by "y" if their article is in Spanish, and by "&" if it is in

 

2. Three to five authors: the first author's name is cited followed by et al. and a period (et al.) since first citation.

 

Six or more authors: The last name of the first author followed by et al. is cited from the first citation.

 

The list of bibliographical references will be at the end of the article, in alphabetical order, with French indentation and will contain all the references used in the text, following the APA Guidelines, 7th edition. An author's bibliography will be listed in ascending order according to the year of publication. Please unlink the citations and reference list from the tool (Zotero, Endnote, word tool for incorporating references) you used to incorporate them into the manuscript. Citations and references should be in free text.

 

Examples:

 

Book

 

Koontz, H. and Weihrich, H. (1998). Management: a global perspective (11th ed.). Mexico: McGraw-Hill Interamericana.

 

Book in electronic version

 

ECLAC. (2013). Innovation systems in Central America: strengthening through regional integration. https://www.cepal.org/es/publicaciones/

 

Book chapter with editor

 

Haybron, D.M. (2008). Philosophy and the science of subjective well-being. In M. Eid and R. J. Larsen (Eds.). The science of subjective well-being (pp.17-43). Guilford Press.

 

Scientific journal article

 

Chamberlin, J., Novotney, A., Packard, E., & Price, M. (2008). Enhancing worker well-being: Occupational health psychologists convene to share their research on work, stress, and health. Monitor on Psychology, 39(5), 26-29.

 

Thesis

 

Ramos, G. (2017). Effect of graphene oxide surface chemistry on application development. PhD Thesis. University of Alicante, Spain. http://hdl.handle.net/10045/71402

 

Non-specialized journal article.

 

Lefort, R. (2000, June). The Internet, savior of democracy? Unesco Courier, 53, 44- 46.

Online article.

Amaya, N., & Grueso, M. (2017). Distinctive factors of knowledge-intensive organizations.     PODIUM,                                   32(2),                  75-87. http://revistas.uees.edu.ec/index.php/Podium/article/view/148/107

Article with DOI

 

Levie, J., and Autio, E. (2011). Regulatory Burden, Rule of Law, and Entry of Strategic Entrepreneurs: An International Panel Study. Journal of Management Studies, 48(6), 1392-1419. doi:10.1111/j.1467-6486.2010.01006.x.

Symposia and conferences

Larrahondo, J. (2013). Definition and scope of alcochemistry: The quality of raw materials and its impact on the alcochemical process. In III Congreso de la Caña en el Ecuador. Conference held at the congress of the Ecuadorian Association of Sugar Technologists (AETA), Guayaquil, Ecuador.

Online journal article

Acosta-Burneo, A. (February 22, 2018). My proposal. VISTAZO magazine. http://www.vistazo.com/seccion/mi-propuesta

Government reports.

National Secretariat of Planning and Development. (2017). National development plan 2017-2021. http://www.planificacion.gob.ec/wp- content/uploads/downloads/2017/10/PNBV-26-OCT-FINAL_0K.compressed1.pdf

Audiovisual media.

American Psychological Association. (Producer). (2000). Responding therapeutically to patient expressions of sexual attraction [DVD]. http://www.apa.org/videos/

The article must have the Journal of Economic Literature Classification (JEL Classification) according to the corresponding subject matter being specific and no more than 3. This classification can be consulted at: www.aeaweb.org.

About the rules of number of authors in paraphrasing:

1. Two authors: Their last names are separated by "y" if their article is in Spanish, and by "&" if it is in
2. Three to five authors: the first author's name is cited followed by et al. and a period (et al.) since first citation.
3. Six or more authors: The last name of the first author followed by et is cited from the first citation.

The list of bibliographical references will be at the end of the article, in alphabetical order, with French indentation and will contain all the references used in the text, following the APA Standards, 7th edition. The bibliography of an author will be listed in ascending order according to the year of publication.

Examples of entries:

Book

Koontz, H. and Weihrich, H. (1998). Management: a global perspective (11th ed.). Mexico: McGraw-Hill Interamericana.

Book in electronic version

 

ECLAC. (2013). Innovation systems in Central America: strengthening through regional integration. Retrieved from https://www.cepal.org/es/publicaciones/

 

 

Book chapter with editor(s) or compiler(s).

Haybron, D.M. (2008). Philosophy and the science of subjective well-being. In M. Eid and R. J. Larsen (Eds.), The science of subjective well-being (pp.17-43). Guilford Press

Scientific journal article

Chamberlin, J., Novotney, A., Packard, E., and Price, M. (2008). Enhancing worker well-being: Occupational health psychologists convene to share their research on work, stress, and health. Monitor on Psychology, 39(5), 26-29.

You are indicating: Volume 39, number 5, from page 26 to 29.

Non-specialized journal article

Lefort, R. (2000, June). The Internet, savior of democracy? Unesco Courier, 53, 44- 46.

You are indicating: Volume 53, from page 44 to 46. Provide the date shown in the publication. The month for monthly or the month and day for weekly.

Give the volume number.

Online article

Amaya, N., & Grueso, M. (2017). Distinctive factors of knowledge-intensive organizations. INVESTIGATIO, 32(2), 75-87. http://revistas.uees.edu.ec/index.php/INVESTIGATIO/article/view/148/107

Article with DOI

Levie, J., and Autio, E. (2011). Regulatory Burden, Rule of Law, and Entry of Strategic Entrepreneurs: An International Panel Study. Journal of Management Studies, 48(6), 1392-1419. doi:10.1111/j.1467-6486.2010.01006.x

Symposia and conferences

Herculano-Houzel, S., Collins, C. E., Wong, P., Kaas, J. H., and Lent, R. (2008). The basic nonuniformity of the cerebral cortex. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 105, 12593-12598. DOI:10.1073/PNAS.0805417105

Larrahondo, J. (2013). Definition and scope of alcochemistry: The quality of raw materials and its impact on the alcochemical process. In III Congreso de la Caña en el Ecuador. Conference held at the congress of the Ecuadorian Association of Sugar Technologists (AETA), Guayaquil, Ecuador.

Newspaper

Calderón, A. (November 10, 2011). La Dolarización Ecuatoriana. El Telégrafo. https://www.eltelegrafo.com.ec/noticias/cartas-al-director/1/la- dolarizacion-ecuatoriana.

 

 

 

 

Printed magazine article.

Arteaga, M.E. (March 2017). The Value of Project Management. Revista América Economía (135), p.79.

Online journal article.

Acosta-Burneo, A. (February 22, 2018). My proposal. VISTAZO Magazine. http://www.vistazo.com/seccion/mi-propuest

Unpublished manuscript

Spindler, G. (1993). Education and reproduction among Turkish families in Sydney. Unpublished manuscript.

Government reports

National Secretariat for Planning and Development. (2017). National development plan 2017-2021. http://www.planificacion.gob.ec/wp- content/uploads/downloads/2017/10/PNBV-26-OCT-FINAL_0K.compressed1.pdf

Audiovisual media

American Psychological Association. (Producer). (2000). Responding therapeutically to patient expressions of sexual attraction [DVD]. http://www.apa.org/videos/