ISSN 2542-3029
versión impresa

ISSN 2610-802X
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INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

• Scope and editorial policy
• Form and preparation of manuscripts
• Original articles

Mission

To disseminate articles on advances and/or reports of research results in the social, educational, humanistic, and technological fields, theoretical essays, literary creations, dissemination and recording of pedagogical and community experiences with the aim of contributing and providing inputs in:

• Theoretical – epistemological – methodological contexts.
• Social and community contexts.
• Educational and socio-technological contexts.
• Humanistic contexts.
• Contexts related to Health Sciences.

Vision

To be a medium that promotes spaces for socialization and investigative participation of a pluri-, inter-, and transdisciplinary nature that drives the search and construction of knowledge, the dissemination of works, essays, research, experiences, and literary creations for the consolidation of knowledge and research, serving as a bridge of encouragement and support for the permanent and professional training of participants.

PERIODICITY

Biannual. January and July.

The Interdisciplinary Arbitrated Journal CIENCIAMATRIA will publish in the first month (last day of the month) of the publication period (January and July).

1.- January - June (Last day of January).

2.- July - December (Last day of July).

With the approval of the editorial committee; ordinary issues may be published before the start of the declared period. Approved articles will be published in the next available issue.

ACADEMIC AND SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY ADDRESSED

The Interdisciplinary Arbitrated Journal CIENCIAMATRIA receives articles from researchers, scientists, undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral students; teachers and professionals who aim to expand knowledge in Humanities, Education, Sciences, and Technology; to achieve the development of society.

Articles in languages other than Spanish and English will be accepted.

The Journal does not charge for the submission and processing of articles. No APC is charged.

EVALUATION SYSTEM

For the arbitration of articles, the Interdisciplinary Arbitrated Journal CIENCIAMATRIA uses the double-blind peer review evaluation; where the reviewers do not know the identity of the authors of the articles, and the authors do not know the identity of the reviewers. The reviewers are external to the publishing university.

THEMATIC SCOPE

The Interdisciplinary Arbitrated Journal CIENCIAMATRIA is multidisciplinary, covering the following fields of knowledge in all its derivations:

• Humanities
• Education
• Sciences
• Technology
• Health

General Information:

1.- Articles must be original and unpublished; in addition to not being simultaneously submitted to other journals. Articles in languages other than Spanish and English will be accepted.

2.- Articles submitted to the Journal must have a maximum of four contributors, including the main one. The editorial committee will consider exceptions to this rule based on originality, relevance, contribution, and the extent of the research process developed in the article.

3.- The Journal is published semi-annually (regular issues).

4.- The journal may publish special issues (special editions) upon agreement with groups, networks, institutions, and organizations that hold research events such as congresses, forums, symposia, and presentations, among others, for which it is essential to submit the articles in accordance with these editorial guidelines.

5.- Contributors to both regular and special issues must register with the Journal's OJS (Open Journal Systems): http://www.cienciamatriarevista.org.ve/index.php/cm

If they are already registered, it will not be necessary to do it again.

On the type and structure of the articles:

6.- Articles will be classified as:

a.- Research: Of the highest originality and innovation. They gather the results of unpublished research, theoretical or experimental, qualitative or quantitative. The original aspects of the research should be clearly appreciated. It is structured with a title in Spanish and English, the name of the author(s), each author's email, preferably Gmail, the institution to which they belong, ORCID identifiers, abstract, keywords, introduction (including the topic or problem statement, objectives or purposes, justification or importance, theoretical framework), methodology, results, discussion, conclusions, references consulted (only those used in the article's citation) (IMEREDIC). It must contain no fewer than 10 reference citations.

b.- Review: Describes and/or compiles the most recent developments or published works on a specific topic, always providing some improvement, complement, or original perspective that should also be expressly highlighted. They are a theoretical synthesis and a current view of the addressed topic, especially emphasizing what can be considered a novel contribution to it. It must contain no fewer than 25 reference citations. It is structured with a title in Spanish and English, the name of the author(s), each author's email, preferably Gmail, the institution to which they belong, ORCID identifier, abstract, keywords, introduction (presentation of the topic), development of the review, contributions generated from the review, references consulted (only those used in the article's citation) (IDEAP).

c.- Reflection: Describes positive experiences in the application of technologies, methods, and current knowledge with notable achievements in any field, preferably in cases that involve improvements or original details that should also be expressly highlighted. It will reflect the "positive experiences" obtained with the real application of techniques or knowledge, prioritizing considerations that present a contribution to universal knowledge. It must contain no fewer than 25 reference citations. It is structured with a title in Spanish and English, the name of the author(s), each author's email, preferably Gmail, the institution to which they belong, ORCID identifier, abstract, keywords, introduction (presentation of the topic), development of the reflection, contributions generated from the reflection, references consulted (only those used in the article's citation) (IDEAP).

d.- Popular knowledge and technology: All articles that express knowledge, culture, invention, and indigenous popular technology; allowing popular inventors and cultural practitioners to describe and present their experience, knowledge, and contributions to the world of science. They must be unpublished works and contribute to the integral progress of society, carried out from the communities. It is structured with a title in Spanish and English, the name of the author(s), each author's email, preferably Gmail, the institution or community to which they belong, ORCID identifier, abstract, keywords, development of popular knowledge or technology, contributions generated by popular knowledge or technology, bibliographic references (optional, if necessary). As it is an article that seeks to make visible original and popular knowledge, that is, the good practices and inventions carried out in the communities, the length of the article will be free (as necessary by the author) to describe the proposed idea or invention. The acceptance or rejection of a work presented under this typology is at the discretion of the editorial committee.

e.- Letter to the editor: An open section for all readers who send contributions that complement or discuss original or short original articles published and/or on any thematic area that addresses the same. In these cases, up to four authors are allowed, and a maximum length of 10 pages and no fewer than 5 reference citations.

f.- Editorial: Proposes editorial interest topics in an expository - argumentative manner. Works commissioned by the Director - Editor.

Aesthetic configuration of the articles:

7.- Articles will be written without indentation and without spaces between paragraphs, only to separate titles and subtitles up to a maximum of 5 levels. The use of bullets will be reduced to the minimum necessary.

8.- Articles must be prepared in electronic format, with 1.5 spacing, font size 12 (Arial), with right, left, bottom, and top margins of 2.5 cm, in letter-size paper (letter) in DOC Format. They must have a minimum of ten (10) pages and not exceed twenty-five (25) pages, except for articles on popular knowledge and technology, including graphs, maps, and photographs. The title of the article must not exceed 15 words. Each article must present an abstract of no more than 150 words, and 5 descriptors, in English and Spanish (including the title and descriptors). The descriptors must be separated by semicolons (;) and must not be capitalized and will be structured from the UNESCO Thesaurus, both in Spanish and English (http://vocabularies.unesco.org/browser/thesaurus/es/).

9.- The abstract of the research article will be structured in an indicative-informative way, containing: The main objective or purpose of the research, a brief description of the methodology used, presenting the discussion of results and the most relevant conclusions.

10.- The abstracts of the articles under the typology: Review and Reflection. Popular Knowledge and Technology; will be developed under the "non-structured indicative-descriptive type," where the typology of the article and the most outstanding contributions will be mentioned, which will complement what is presented in the body of the work (do not repeat information found in the body of the article).

11.- The Editorial Committee may establish exceptions for works that, due to their originality or contribution, require a longer extension; thus respecting the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) signed by this journal (https://sfdora.org/read/es/).

12.- APA norms, sixth edition, will be used for citing bibliographic sources referenced in the body of the article, considering the relevant aspects for quotes of fewer than 40 words or more, as well as the number of authors, type of referenced document. (Consult: APA Norms. Javeria Writing Center (https://www.dropbox.com/s/cepmyktxd9upalr/Normas%20APA%206a%20actualizada.pdf?dl=0).

13.- References consulted will be placed at the end of the work in alphabetical order. The title in English should be included next to the title of the reference in Spanish, in brackets. Example:

Briceño de Osorio, A. (2019). Aprendizaje de lenguas para la diversidad cultural. [Language learning for cultural diversity]. EPISTEME KOINONIA, 2(4), 53-71. http://dx.doi.org/10.35381/e.k.v2i4.524

a.- For article references, the DOI must be provided. Please use the free tool: http://www.crossref.org/simpleTextQuery

b.- For all references consulted, if available, URLs must be indicated and shortened using: https://n9.cl/es

14.-  Tables, figures, or graphs must be numbered according to the order in which they appear in the text, with Arabic numerals, followed by a brief title. At the end of the tables, figures, or graphs, the source must be indicated.  Tables, figures, and graphs should be presented in Microsoft Word® or Excel® format, as long as they are editable, and images (figures, maps, or photos) in JPG; PNG format (resolution greater than or equal to 300 dpi).

Editorial process:

15.- Contributors will upload the article to the Journal's OJS. At the beginning of the article, the names and surnames of the contributor(s), their address (electronic), their specialty, institution of affiliation or community, and their respective ORCID must be specified. All contributors must be registered at https://orcid.org/ 

16.- The article will be submitted to the Editorial Committee, which within a period of no more than 7 continuous days; will issue its decision to start the arbitration process in the journal. Articles not approved by the Editorial Committee may not be resubmitted for arbitration.

17. All articles will be subjected to anti-plagiarism programs as a quality and ethics policy of publications.

18.- If the Editorial Committee's decision is approved, the contributor(s) will be notified that the article proceeds to the arbitration process.

19.- Upon notification of the article's approval, the author must upload it; with the corrections issued by the editorial committee, to the Journal's OJS System to start the arbitration process.

20.- Articles will be evaluated based on 4 core criteria:

1.- Originality / Innovation of the research.

2.- Utility / Social and cultural relevance.

3.- Expository clarity of the text.

4.- Scientific rigor from the assumed research paradigm or approach / Argumentation / Conclusions or final considerations.

21.- Articles are arbitrated and classified into the following categories: Approved, Approved with modifications, and Not Approved.

22.- Originality, relevance, style, and contributions in the field will be evaluated.

23.- For the arbitration of articles, the double-blind peer review evaluation will be conducted; where the reviewers do not know the identity of the authors of the articles, and the authors do not know the identity of the reviewers.

24.- The work of the reviewers is strictly confidential. The journal is not responsible for the actions of the reviewers, who are completely autonomous.

25.- Articles will be subjected to external reviewers. Based on the observations and recommendations made by the reviewers, the author(s) may be asked to make modifications to improve the quality of the work.

26.- In the arbitration process, the reviewers and the authors will remain mutually unknown to ensure the integrity of the process. In case of discrepancies between the reviewers, the final decision will be made by the Editorial Committee and the Director - Editor, and it will be communicated to the interested parties within a maximum period of 30 working days after receiving the evaluation.

27.- The writings published in CIENCIAMATRIA. Interdisciplinary Arbitrated Journal are the exclusive responsibility of the authors, both for their opinions, statements, and methods.

28.- Reviewers will have a period of 30 continuous days, from the receipt of the article, to submit the evaluation report to the Director - Editor. The Director - Editor will send this report to the author within a maximum period of 5 continuous days.

29.- The final decision on the evaluation process, publication or not of the articles rests exclusively with the Director - Editor and the Editorial Committee, and will be made based on the suggestions/observations/recommendations issued by the reviewers. All articles are subjected to an editorial evaluation process, even when they have been reviewed by experts; and if necessary, the appropriate recommendations will be sent to the authors to improve the quality of the articles to be published.  

30.- Conflicts of interest arising from the verdict of an article will be resolved by the Editorial Ethics Committee of the journal, which is based on the provisions of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) https://publicationethics.org/

31.- Controversies that may arise regarding the published knowledge will be the responsibility of the author(s) of the article, who may be contacted via email, and judgment or discussion on the addressed topic may be issued, as long as this is done in an academic and scientific climate, thus developing a feedback process that builds science and knowledge.

32.- The CIENCIAMATRIA Journal, following the COPE guidelines on Ethics and Good Practices, defends non-academic endogamy and that is why the texts approved for each issue are at least 70% external, coming from teachers and researchers outside the publishing entity.

33.- With the approval of the editorial committee; ordinary issues may be published before the start of the declared period. Approved articles will be published in the next available issue.

34.- What is not contemplated by the editorial guidelines will be at the discretion of the Editorial Committee.

Articles must be original and unpublished; in addition to not being simultaneously submitted to other journals. They will be submitted to arbitration for selection and publication through the double-blind peer review system; where the reviewers do not know the identity of the authors of the articles, and the authors do not know the identity of the reviewers. All reviewers and referees are external to the Journal and the Foundation. Articles in languages other than Spanish and English will be accepted.