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INSTRtelosIONS TO AUTHORS

• Scope and editorial policy
• Form and preparation of manuscripts

SCOPE AND EDITORIAL POLICY
TELOS is a quarterly international peer-reviewed scientific journal of the Dr. Rafael Belloso Chacín University (URBE), committed to the development of Science, especially in the dissemination of knowledge generated through research lines and their respective programs and projects; through the publication of interdisciplinary knowledge or support in various disciplines of scientific knowledge (especially related to: management, communication, education, engineering and law). 

The journal, due to its international scope, publishes in: Spanish, English and Portuguese. In this sense, and offering international editorial openness, proposals are received for editions coordinated by researchers recognized from their lines of research in international universities.

TELOS is aimed at students, researchers and professors. The range of areas is defined by the Editorial Committee in the specific review for each issue. Articles, reviews and documents are published.

Neither the Dr. Rafael Belloso Chacín Private University - URBE, nor the Information Technology Directorate, nor SERVIEDUCA are responsible for the content and opinions expressed in the published articles. The editorial committee of the journal coordinates and supervises the review and arbitration processes and performs the normal procedures for identifying unauthorized copying or plagiarism. Any situation linked in this aspect, not previously detected, is the sole and exclusive responsibility of the author or authors of the article. In case of any report or complaint, it must be made to the Editorial Committee in the person of the Editor of the Journal and, after consideration of the case by the Editorial Committee, the article may be withdrawn from the journal.

MISSION
TELOS's mission is to contribute to scientific development through the dissemination of knowledge from high-quality interdisciplinary publications, in the pursuit of the progress of science, with specialized personnel in the various areas to guarantee the development of knowledge relevant to the satisfaction of society's needs and the constant improvement of the research process.

VISION
To contribute to the intellectual development of society; becoming a platform of excellence for the dissemination of knowledge developed in research lines established nationally and internationally through the publication of scientific articles, promoting the improvement and updating of processes continuously.

1. Works should be about interdisciplinary research, which may be theoretical or empirical studies of sectors/cases of local, regional and international order. The authors must guarantee that the submitted works are unpublished and are not being submitted to other research journals. If this is the case, the author may be sanctioned with non-publication for an indefinite period in the journal. The maximum number of authors accepted is four (4), exceptionally up to six (6) may be accepted with due justification.
2. All works are subject to an initial evaluation by the Editor and the Editorial Committee (made up of experts in the various areas of knowledge), after approval the referees are assigned, for which the Editorial Committee reserves the right to publish the articles that meet the publication criteria established in the Journal. Works that pass this evaluation will be arbitrated by specialists in the area of knowledge, specifically through the "blind peer" method. In order to be published, two positive evaluations of the same must be obtained, even if they present corrections.
3. The works will be submitted via the Web through two channels: 1) Registration in the OJS (Open Journal System), accepting the established editorial standards and assigning the publication rights. It is important that the author(s)' data is correctly filled in the registration; or 2) Through the email wileidys.artigas@urbe.edu.ve; in case of having any problem communicate through the email telos@urbe.edu or wileidys.artigas@urbe.edu.ve; in both cases the author authorizes the journal to publish and guarantees point 1.
4. After the review of the respective referees (which should not exceed 6 weeks) the author or authors are informed of the necessary corrections required by the referees in case of being accepted. In the same way, they will communicate via the Web the acceptance or rejection of the article.
5. The works can be presented in Spanish, English and Portuguese. The abstract must also be translated into English, with an extension of between two hundred (200) and three hundred (300) words; it must also contain between five (5) and ten (10) keywords in each one, which are also translated into English on the abstract page. The abstract must contain: objective, main authors, methodology and conclusions.
6. The accepted extension of the work will be between 15 and 25 pages, with an arial 12p font, transcribed at 1.5 spacing on one side only. Longer works may be accepted depending on their relevance and content.
7. The structure of the articles must be the following:

7.1 For the design: the organization of the same in the first pages is specified in point 5.

7.2 For the content: first 3 pages (Identified abstract, Unidentified abstract (for the case of anonymous material) and unidentified abstract, Introduction, Body (which will depend on the type of research), Conclusions and Bibliographic References. It is important to place the titles in bold and aligned to the left. If there are notes, they will be made at the foot of the page. Mathematical symbols and formulas must be made with the respective function in the text editor or support program. The graphics, tables and images must have their title and source, if necessary they must be presented in additional files. They must be written in the third person singular (impersonal), have adequate punctuation and lack spelling errors, maintaining balance in the structure of the paragraphs.

8. The bibliographic references cited in the text must appear in the list of references at the end of the work (and vice versa). Carefully observe that all references are indicated, that the spelling of the authors' names corresponds and that the dates given in the text are the same as those in the references. Avoid citations from unreliable sources, especially in the case of the internet. The citations will be in the traditional format Last name (year, p.) removing the number of pages for cases of paraphrasing or use of the idea, in case of being documents of organisms the name of the organism or institution is cited (year), in case of having more than two authors the word et al must be added before the year (only in the citations, because in the references it must appear complete). If the quote is textual of more than 40 words it must be separated in a block at 1 space with indentation of 5 spaces between the right and left margin.

9. Similarly, bibliographic references should be written in alphabetical order by the last name of the (first) author and in French indentation. Multiple references from the same author (or identical group of authors) are ordered by year of publication, if the year of publication is also the same, differentiate them by writing a letter a, b, c, etcetera, after the year, format that will be used in the same way in the citations.

10. To reference different types of documents, APA 7th edition standards must be followed.

NOTES: 

» It is recommended to review articles published in the journal in the last 5 years, to see style and form.

» If the author's name does not appear, the reference should begin with the title of the document or the institution that supports it.

» It is recommended that to write the address (URL), especially if it is very long or complicated, use the copy function on your computer. That is, copy the address directly from the document on the Web and then transfer it with the "paste" function to your document. This will ensure that the address is error-free.

» All articles external to the publishing source must be adapted to this standard. Refrain from sending articles in thesis format, the results of theses may be adapted and transformed into articles, but documents will not be admitted without their proper treatment and improvement.

» This set of rules may present variations over time, therefore, the changes that are made in it, will be published on a date according to its implementation. 

» Any additional questions regarding the rules, contact the editor or failing that with the editorial committee through the email provided above. 

11. Of the sections of the magazine:

RESEARCH ARTICLES In the articles section will be published:

1. Research articles: Document that presents in a detailed way the original results of research projects, as well as theoretical reviews/discussions regarding one or several variables.
2. Review articles: Document of results of an investigation where the results of published or unpublished investigations are analyzed, systematized and integrated, in order to give an account of the advances and development trend. It is characterized by presenting a careful bibliographic review of at least fifty references.
3. Case reports: Document that presents the results of a case study. Includes a systematic review commented on the literature on analogous cases. 

BOOK REVIEWS
Reviews of texts, or summaries of texts, may be included as annexes, depending on their novelty and importance in the field of business management; they may not be more than 5 pages long.

VARIOUS DOCUMENTS

Documents that are part of research projects or analysis works of the authors that do not contain article format and whose extension varies from 10 to 15 pages may be included. They will be chosen according to the relevance of the topic and the contribution or analysis made. 

COPYRIGHT NOTE 

The content of the publications is the sole responsibility of the authors and not of the Dr. Rafael Belloso Chacín University or the TELOS magazine. The magazine allows authors to maintain copyright over published articles and documents. Telos is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

The logos of the university, URBE and the TELOS magazine, are protected by international copyright laws, hence their reproduction is totally prohibited.

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