Scientific article
It is a document written with scientific rigor, adhering to a citation format and following specific editorial criteria, with the purpose of presenting the results of original scientific research. It is designed to clearly and concisely communicate the findings of a specific study to the academic and scientific community.
The article shall have a maximum of 8,000 words or a maximum of 20 pages, including tables, figures, and bibliographic references.
Title: Must have a maximum of 18 words. Include the title with its translation into English.
Authors: Detail for each author: affiliation, email address, ORCID code. Authors are placed immediately below the research title, numbered with a subscript at the end of the name, ordered according to their scientific contribution to the work and not in alphabetical order. Academic degrees and hierarchical positions are not included.
Abstract and Abstract (in English): Must have a maximum of 250 words and include an English translation of the same (Abstract). It must be sufficiently succinct and informative to allow the reader to identify the content. It must be written in the past tense and refer to the place and date of execution; in addition to containing the methodological procedure of the work, summarized objectives, providing clues only to its main results and conclusions.
Keywords: These must refer to the content of the scientific article, be written at the end of the abstract and abstract so that the article is included in databases. The maximum number is five keywords. The first letter of the first keyword is capitalized, the following are in lowercase, and they are ordered by importance separated by a comma (,).
Introduction: Its purpose is to present to the reader the reason why the study was conducted; it serves as a literature review, must be brief and concise, and written in the present tense; it refers to previous work that has been done on the topic under investigation. All statements and arguments are supported by bibliographic citations.
Methodology: Must include the location of the research in space and time, environmental conditions, study units, data collection, economic studies, statistical analysis (variables under study, models and statistical tests, if they correspond to the type of research). Established and well-known methods are supported by bibliographic citations.
Results: This is the orderly presentation of the findings; its writing should allow a coherent and clear exposition of the results obtained that answer the established objectives. The most relevant tables and graphs can be presented. The results of the experiments described in the Methodology must be expressed.
Discussion: The discussion is the examination of the results, determines the coherence or contradiction of the data found, their meaning and limitations, and emphasizes the new and important aspects of the research. This section is the core of the scientific article.
Conclusions: Must logically recapitulate the results. They should be independent, concrete, and not redundant.
Bibliographic References: Described in the General criteria and Author guidelines.
