Submissions

This journal is not accepting submissions at this time.

Author Guidelines

The journal is aimed at the national and international scientific academic community: professionals, teachers, researchers, students and people from society who are interested in university scientific production. To send the articles, whose content is the exclusive responsibility of their authors, consult the publication rules included at the end of each issue of the journal at https://bit.ly/2HRrW3T and write to editorial@uees.edu.sv or norma.hernandez@uees.edu.sv

Publication rules
The journal of research, innovation and technology in health Crea Science of the Evangelical University of El Salvador (UEES) is a biannual published journal that publishes scientific articles derived from academic or professional research in the national and international fields for the training and updating of your readers

Publication formats
Scientific research article (original results), reflection article (analyzes results of other research), review article (must include at least 30 bibliographical references), case report (focuses on the methodological experience: no literature review, with literature review, a series of cases or systematization of several cases), scientific essay with consulted sources or bibliographical references.

Process of choosing articles
The articles received in digital format are initially reviewed by the members of the Editorial Committee to verify that they comply with the basic formal elements. Once this process has been completed, the author or authors are notified of the receipt or returned with the corresponding instructions.

Once this requirement has been met, the document is sent to readers specialized in the topic of the article, an anonymous and confidential process that yields an evaluation subject to the consideration of the Editorial Committee. When an article is accepted conditioned to changes, the author (s) must forward the version with the included observations and, if it disagrees with any of them, attach the respective argument. Once a consensus has been reached on the content and methodology exposed, the document is sent to a style editor and returned for the author to review the final version and approve it in the established period.

All articles that present research with interventions on human beings must have the approval of the Research Ethics Committee of the UEES, installed in the Vice-Rector for Research and Social Projection (VRIPS), or of another committee of this nature legally constituted. A copy of the approval letter must be attached and cited in the methodology section of the article.

Declaration of originality and assignment of rights
The article must be sent with a declaration of originality, responsibility and assignment of rights of copy of the manuscript, scanned and signed by the author or by one of the authors when the authorship is collective (designated author), stating that the text has not previously published in printed or electronic format, which will not be presented to any other media before knowing the decision of the journal Crea Ciencia and that, if accepted for publication, the authors transfer the copyrights in all forms and media known. At the end of six months of the publication, the text can be shared in another magazine citing the first version of the article published in Crea Ciencia and recording its number and volume. If the article is not published, the UEES agrees to return the rights enunciated to their authors.

Presentation of articles
The articles must be written in impersonal style in a maximum of 20 Word pages, letter size, spaced to one and a half spaces (1.5 lines), in Times New Roman typographical font of 12 points for the text body, 14 points for titles and 12 points for subtitles, with 3.5 cm of lateral margins and 2.5 cm of upper and lower margins. All pages must be numbered in the upper right corner.

Structure of the texts

• Title page. The title of the article must appear with a maximum of 15 words without abbreviations (acronyms, acronyms, abbreviations). Immediately below the title must include the names and surnames of each author, duly identified with correlative number in call (superscript), which will refer to individual information at the bottom of the page: name of the institution of origin, highest academic title, position and email.

Note: for the recognition of authorship it is essential to have contributed substantial contributions such as: conception and design; acquisition of data and information; analysis and interpretation of data; planning of the article or revision of the content, approval of the final version to be published.

• Summary (Abstract). The summary must be less than 250 words to state the objective, methodology, results and conclusions of the investigation. It must be translated into English to expand the editorial scope. Avoid the use of bibliographical references.

• Keywords (Keywords). Following the summary, 4 or 6 key words alphabetically ordered with their respective translation into English and Portuguese will be displayed, which will include the name of the country where the research was conducted and the most important concepts or innovative methodology that is not repeated in the headline. It is recommended to normalize the keywords by consulting the virtual library on health of the ops available at http://www.bvsalud.org

• Text body. Indicate the exact place where the Tables and Figures should be located with the corresponding legend, citing the source. Under no circumstances should the legend "Own elaboration" be used. The figures must be in black and white, sent in separate files duly labeled, in .jpg or .tiff format and with a minimum resolution of 300 ppi (pixels per inch: pixels per inch), which must protect the confidentiality and anonymity of the patients

It is recommended to avoid the use of idiom or regionalisms. The formulas and mathematical expressions must be stated according to the International System of Units (SI) and in italics as well as foreign words. The numbers will be written in letters from one to ten and in figures from eleven onwards. In case of using abbreviations, acronyms or acronyms, the first time they are mentioned in the text must be preceded by the complete words that originate them.

In the case of mentioning patents or registered trademarks, use: ™ or ®, respectively.

In each paragraph based on another text, authorship should be cited in parentheses, according to the APA Standards.

Each paragraph based on another text must be cited according to the requirements that biomedical publications require through vancouver standards, which are used in Crea Science magazine.

SECTIONS The components of the subtitle will not be preceded by literals or numerals and will be written without an endpoint.

Introduction. Presents objective, summary of the literature consulted, justification, scope and limitations of the research and / or article.

Methodology. Describe the type of study, object or subject of study; size and characteristics of the sample, place of study, techniques and elements used. It includes the type of statistical analysis and must mention the binding ethical considerations.

Discussion. Conceptual definition, especially of the keywords, providing a reflection on the theories that support and contradict the hypothesis.

Results presentation. They are presented in logical sequence of the text and should not repeat the information shown in the tables or graphs. Requires explanation of its meaning especially if it is encrypted.

Conclusions The results will be analyzed and compared with other similar studies in light of the literature consulted.

Depending on its complexity, the text can be structured obeying a certain hierarchy according to the parts of which it is composed. In view of the condition of not writing numerals or literals as hierarchy identifiers at the beginning of each section, for the articles of Crea Science magazine, different typographical variations should be taken into account to make clear the hierarchical relationship of the sections of the text:

BOLD CAPITALS. First level: title of the article.

CAPITAL LETTERS. Second level: titles of sections

Bold Third level: subtitles of sections.

Small caps. Fourth level: subsection subdivisions of sections

Italics Parts of the subtitle subdivisions of sections

Round Other lower subdivisions and text of each paragraph

Declaration of conflict of interests and acknowledgments
A paragraph will be included with the disclaimers to declare the conflicts of interest and pertinent clarifications about funding sources. In the same way, contributions that do not justify authorship but that do recognize peer collaboration or institutional support will be appreciated.

Bibliographic references
Crea Science magazine uses the Vancouver Standards for bibliographic citation and for the construction of the Bibliographic References section, which is organized alphabetically and grouped according to each type of publication (printed, digital, periodicals, audios, videos, etc.).

Recommendations for drawing tables and figures

Tables and tables

They are made following the models that are explained below. The content of the data must be explained before the table or table, which does not mean transcribing said data. Tables and tables should be referenced in the text; In addition, the number and title are written at the top of the table. Fundamentally, the difference between tables and tables is that tables are used to present predominantly textual information, while tables offer numerical information, figures, percentages, values.

Examples:
The percentage of students who always feel overwhelmed by class schedules, the tasks they have to perform and the physical fatigue was low, since in general the majority thought that they never or rarely felt overloaded and for the free time between Most classes mentioned that it was rarely or sometimes (Table 1)

Figures

The term figure includes: photographs, graphics (not 3D), diagrams, drawings, maps, infographics, models. The explanation of the figure is made before, not after it has been placed. The figures must be in black and white. In addition, the number and the title are written in the lower part of the figure.

Example:

Prevalence of alcohol consumption

For once in a lifetime, consumption was 45.6% very similar. Tobacco consumption, for the last 12 months was 16.0% and for the last 30 days it was 14.2% (Figure 1).

Submission Preparation Checklist

Todos los envíos deben cumplir los siguientes requisitos.

  • El envío no ha sido publicado previamente ni se ha sometido a consideración por ninguna otra revista (o se ha proporcionado una explicación al respecto en los Comentarios al editor/a).
  • El archivo de envío está en formato OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF o WordPerfect.
  • Siempre que sea posible, se proporcionan direcciones URL para las referencias.
  • El texto tiene interlineado sencillo; 12 puntos de tamaño de fuente; se utiliza cursiva en lugar de subrayado (excepto en las direcciones URL); y todas las ilustraciones, figuras y tablas se encuentran colocadas en los lugares del texto apropiados, en vez de al final.
  • El texto se adhiere a los requisitos estilísticos y biliográficos resumidos en las Directrices del autor/a, que aparecen en Acerca de la revista.
  • Si se envía a una sección evaluada por pares de la revista, deben seguirse las instrucciones en Asegurar una evaluación anónima.

Copyright Notice

© Crea Ciencia 

Declaration of originality and assignment of rights

The article must be sent with a declaration of originality, responsibility and assignment of rights of copy of the manuscript, scanned and signed by the author or by one of the authors when the authorship is collective (designated author), stating that the text has not previously published in printed or electronic format, which will not be presented to any other media before knowing the decision of the journal Crea Ciencia and that, if accepted for publication, the authors transfer the copyrights in all forms and media known. At the end of six months of the publication, the text can be shared in another magazine citing the first version of the article published in Crea Ciencia and recording its number and volume. If the article is not published, the UEES agrees to return the rights enunciated to their authors.

Creative Commons License
Crea Ciencia articles are published in open access and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

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  • affiliation (department, and institution)
  • country of residence

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1.1 what data we collect

  • When you browse our website, we collect anonymised data about your use of the website; for example, we collect information about which pages you view, which files you download, what browser you are using, and when you were using the site.
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1.2 why we collect the data

  • We use anonymised website usage data to monitor traffic, help fix bugs, and see overall patterns that inform future redesigns of the website, and provide reports on how frequently the publications on our site have been accessed from within their IP ranges.

1.3 what we do (and don’t do) with the data

  • We do not collect personal information that can be used to identify you when you browse the website.
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2. When registering as an author, and submitting an article or book

2.1 what data we collect

  • When registering an account we ask you to log in and provide certain personal information (such as your name and email address), and there is the option to register using an ORCiD which will pre-fill the registration form.
  • As part of submitting an article for publication, you will need to provide personally identifying information which will be used for the peer review process, and will be published. This can include ‘Affiliation’, ‘Competing interests’, ‘Acknowledgements’.

2.2 why we collect the data

  • Registering an account allows you to log in, manage your profile, and participate as an author/reviewer/editor. We use cookies and session information to streamline your use of the website (for example in order for you to remain logged-in when you return to a journal). You can block or delete cookies and still be able to use the websites, although if you do you will then need to enter your username and password to login. In order to take advantage of certain features of the websites, you may also choose to provide us with other personal information, such as your ORCiD, but your decision to utilize these features and provide such data will always be voluntary.
  • Personal data submitted with the article or book is collected to allow follow good publication ethics during the review process, and will form part of the official published record in order for the provenance of the work to be established, and for the work to be correctly attributed.

2.3 what we do (and don’t do) with the data

  • We do not share your personal information with third parties, other than as part of providing the publishing service.
  • As a registered author in the system you may be contacted by the journal editor to submit another article.
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2.4 why we store the data

  • We store the account data so that you may choose to become a reviewer and be able to perform those tasks, or to become an author and submit an article and then track progress of that article.
  • Published personal data that accompanies an article or a book forms part of the official published record in order for the provenance of the work to be established, and for the work to be correctly attributed.

2.5 what to do if you want to get a copy of your data, or want your data to be removed

  • You are able to view, change and remove your data associated with your profile. Should you choose to completely delete your account, please contact us at support@ubiquitypress.com and we will follow up with your request as soon as possible.
  • To conform to publication ethics and best practice any personal data that is published alongside an article or book cannot be removed. If you have a query about a publication to which you are attributed please contact info@ubiquitypress.com

3. When registering as a reviewer

3.1 what data we collect

  • To become a reviewer you must first register as a user on the website, and set your preference that you would like to be considered as a reviewer. No new personal data is collected when a registered user elects to become a reviewer.
  • When registering an account we ask you to log in and provide certain personal information (such as your name and email address), and there is the option to register using an ORCiD which will pre-fill the registration form.
  • Reviewers can also be registered by editors who invite them to review a specific article. This requires the editor to provide the reviewer’s First Name, Last Name, and Email address. Normally this will be done as part of the process of inviting you to review the article or book.
  • On submitting a review, the reviewer includes a competing interest statement, they may answer questions about the quality of the article, and they will submit their recommendation.

3.2 why we collect the data

  • The data entered is used to invite the reviewer to peer review the article or book, and to contact the reviewer during and the review process.
  • If you submit a review then the details of your review, including your recommendation, your responses to any review form, your free-form responses, your competing interests statement, and any cover letter are recorded.

3.3 what we do (and don’t do) with the data

  • This data is not shared publicly and is only accessible by the Editor and system administrators of that journal or press.
  • The data will only be used in connection with that journal or press.
  • Data that is retained post final decision is kept to conform to publication ethics and best practice, to provide evidence of peer review, and to resolve any disputes relating to the peer review of the article or book.
  • For journals or presses that publish the peer reviews, you will be asked to give consent to your review being published, and a subset of the data you have submitted will become part of the published record.

3.4 what to do if you want to get a copy of your data, or want your data to be removed

  • If you would no longer like to be registered as a reviewer you can edit your profile and tick the box ‘stop being a reviewer’. This will remove you from the reviewer database, however any existing reviews you may have carried out will remain.
  • If you have been contacted by an editor to peer review an article this means that you have been registered in the system. If you would not like to be contacted for peer review you can reply to the email requesting that your data be deleted.

4. When being registered as a co-author

4.1 what data we collect

  • Co-author data is entered by the submitting author. The submitting author will already have a user account. According to standard publishing practice, the submitting author is responsible for obtaining the consent of their co-authors to be included (including having their personal data included) in the article/book being submitted to the journal/press.
  • The requested personal data for co-authors are at the bare minimum; first name, last name, institution, country, email address. This can also include; ORCID ID, Title, Middle Name, Biographical Statement, Department, Twitter Handle, Linkedin Profile Name or ImpactStory ID.

4.2 why we collect the data

  • Assuming that it is accepted for publication, this data forms part of the official published record in order for the provenance of the work to be established, and for the work to be correctly attributed.
  • Author names, affiliations and emails are required for publication and will become part of the permanent cited record.

4.3 what we do (and don’t do) with the data

  • The co-author’s personal data is stored in the author database. This personal data is only used in relation to the publication of the associated article.
  • Any co-author data collected is added to the author database and is only used in association with the article the user is co-author on.

4.5 what to do if you want to get a copy of your data, or want your data to be removed

  • To receive a copy of your data, please contact info@ubiquitypress.com
  • To conform to publication ethics and best practice any personal data that is published alongside an article or book cannot be removed. If you have a query about a publication to which you are attributed please contact info@ubiquitypress.com

5. When signing-up to receive newsletters

5.1 what data we collect

  • We require you to include your name and email address

5.2 why we collect and store the data, and for how long

  • This data would be collected to keep you updated with any news about the platform or specific journal

5.3 what we do (and don’t do) with the data

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5.4 what to do if you want to get a copy of your data or want your data to be removed

  • All emails sent via our newsletter client will include a link that will allow you to unsubscribe from the mailing list

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(Updated: 10 September 2025)