Submissions

Author Guidelines

CALLS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PUBLICATION OF ARTICLES 

JOURNAL "ENTORNO" - UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA DE EL SALVADOR 

ISSN printed version 2071-8748 and on line version 2218-3345 

INDICATION FOR AUTHORS ENTORNO-PUBLICATION 

UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA DE EL SALVADOR (UTEC)

 The works must be sent in Word format camila.calles@utec.edu.sv

GENERAL CRITERIA FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF ARTICLES
The Editorial Board of ENTORNO invites the UTEC educational community and national and international external public, to participate with their contributions, as authors of journal articles.

The opinion expressed by the authors is their exclusive responsibility.

ENTORNO Journal reserves all legal rights of reproduction. The articles they receive must be original and unpublished, so they must not be published in whole or in part in other publications prior to the publication of the same in this journal. The presentation and publication at a later date will be possible with the prior authorization of the Editor and the author of the article.

The reception of the works does not imply obligation to publish it, nor commitment with respect to the date of its appearance.

SHIPPING OF THE ARTICLE
Each article must contain:

• Title (In Spanish and English)
• Name of the author with his institutional affiliation and email.
• Content summary (Maximum 120 words, in Spanish and English)
• Keywords (Minimum 3 words and maximum 5, in Spanish and English)
• Development (Maximum 3 sections)
• Method (When it is a research article)
• Results (When it is a research article)
• Conclusions or Discussion.
• References (Only those cited in the text and ordered with APA format -sangrated French-).

To keep in mind:

1. The articles that are sent to the Journal "ENTORNO" must be written according to Standardized Standards (APA), Sixth Edition.
2. Special recommendations for the author
3. The article must have clarity, solidity and sufficient bibliographic support.
4. Send attached or at the end of the article, a summary of academic or scientific life of the author or authors (No more than one paragraph of 12 lines maximum)
5. In the case of using images (graphics, photographs and illustrations) they must be original, to obtain quality when printing. The tables should be constructed with the APA format. if they are taken from a text or website, a note of their origin must be placed in all cases and the file must be sent separately. Without words in another language or Latin, they must be in italics.
6. Neither the UTEC nor the Editorial Committee are committed to the judgments issued by the authors of the articles. Each writer takes responsibility for their views and opinions.
7. The Editorial Committee reserves the right to review each article, and send it to arbitrators, to guarantee its quality and, if appropriate, suggest modifications. You can also reject those that do not meet the required conditions.
8. The text should contain the references or citations according to APA standards.

The references will be included at the end of the work, ordered alphabetically by author and if it is an official document by the name of the institution or Law.

LANGUAGE
The journal publishes material mainly in Spanish with the respective summaries and key words in Spanish and English.

REPRODUCTION RIGHTS
Each article will be accompanied by a letter from the main author specifying that the materials are unpublished and that they will not be presented to any other media before knowing the decision of the journal. Attach a signed statement indicating what type of copyright your article presents, remembering that the university suggests using the free access type; without forgetting to mention the source. The reproduction rights are the exclusive property of the ENTORNO Journal.

EXTENSION AND PRESENTATION
The complete article will not exceed 4,500 characters, written in space and a half, with indentation of 5 spaces, without additional spaces between paragraphs and between titles, in "Times New Roman" type font and size 10; with right, left, superior and inferior margins of 3 centimeters.

TITLE AND AUTHORS
It is recommended to think about titles that are fully related to the topic, limited to 15 words maximum. The content must be described in a specific, clear and concise way, avoid overly general titles. Under the title the name and surname of each author will be noted. The footnote will indicate the institution of origin, academic titles and current position. It is clarified that when said article is selected for publication, the requested data will appear related to the end of the journal with the title of "collaborators".

ABSTRACT AND KEYWORDS
Each article will be accompanied by the abstract in the language in which it is written, in addition to the abstract in Spanish and one in English, not exceeding 120 words; in the case of articles derived from research, the abstract must clearly indicate: 1. Study objectives; 2. Place and date of completion. 3. Method. 4. Main results with statistical interpretation and 5. Discussion or conclusions. For articles other than research, the abstract should contain information related to the objectives, the methodology on which it is based, synthesis of the main thesis, academic interpretation, results and conclusions. It will not include any information or conclusion that does not appear in the text. The abstract should allow readers to know the content of the article and decide if they are interested in reading the full text. In fact, it is the only part of the article that is included, in addition to the title, in the systems of dissemination of bibliographic information.

ARTICLE BODY
The works that expose research or studies are usually divided into the following sections, corresponding to the so-called IMRAD format: introduction, materials and methods, results and discussion. The updating, reflection and bibliographical revision works usually require other titles and subtitles according to the content.

REFERENCES
It should reflect the complete source (authors, year, title, edition, publisher, country, etc.) It is recommended to use sources with ISSN and ISBN. It is suggested to consult the APA 6th standards. Edition, for the appointment of monographs, magazines, documents, among others.