Article Preparation Avances en Ciencias e Ingeniería (ACI)

ARTICLE PREPARATION

All manuscripts must include the sections required for an international peer-reviewed and indexed publication. This means that they must contain: Introduction (information justifying your work, duly documented and referenced, including the objectives), Materials and Methods (Methodology, Mathematical Development, Modeling, etc., describing the procedure, reagents, quantities, equipment, models used, etc.), Results, Discussion (or Results and Discussion, where the results obtained are analyzed and discussed, supported by figures, diagrams, tables of results, comparison with results obtained by other authors and their respective references, proposals, validations, etc., verifying the fulfillment of the objectives), Conclusions (main ideas of the study as a corollary, developed in short and concrete paragraphs) and References (where the literature cited in the work is listed; these references must be up to date). The work must be prepared in accordance with the following general structure:

First Page

  • The first page should include the title, abstract, and keywords (in Spanish and English), the authors, and their institutional address (institution, faculty, street, city, country, etc.). The maximum number of authors for a paper should not exceed 6.
  • The title of the paper (in Spanish or English) should be no longer than 2 or 3 lines, considering that the font type and size for the title is Trebuchet MS 14.
  • The abstract should be between 130 and 150 words long. The abstract should include the objective, the methodology used, a description of some relevant results, and conclusions. The content must reflect what is written, whether in Spanish or English.
  • The keywords must be consistent with the content of the paper. On the other hand, phrases and/or abbreviations should not be used as keywords. In addition, keywords that appear in the title of the paper should not be used. There should be 4 keywords.

Second Page and Beyond

  • Sections of the paper such as Introduction, Methodology, Results, Discussion, References, etc., should be included from the second page onwards. Sections and subsections should not be numbered.
  • Sections of the paper such as Introduction, Methodology, Results, References, etc., should be included from the second page onwards. Sections and subsections should not be numbered.
  • The general format of the paper is single column using single spacing. Letter-size paper should be used, with top and bottom margins of 3 cm and left and right margins of 2 cm. The font to be used is Trebuchet MS size 10 and the text should be justified. The text should be written in an impersonal style (third person). There should be space between each paragraph and between titles, subtitles, and paragraphs. Excessive use of subtitles should be avoided. Titles should be in capital letters and bold, and subtitles should be in lowercase letters, without bold.
  • Figures must have good resolution (and if they are inserted, the jpg format must be used, taking care that the file size is not excessive). They can be in black and white or color (if necessary). In addition, graphics should be simple, without overloading them with information (on the axes and within the figure). Axes must be clearly defined (indicating their meaning and respective scale). Tables in general should be simple, with simple lines, avoiding the use of colors. If you want to highlight a value, variable, or equation within the table, it should be in bold (not italics). Trebuchet MS font size 9 may be used within the table.
  • Figures and tables should be placed (as far as possible) at the edges of the page and should preferably appear on the page where they are cited in the text.
  • The format to be used for figure and table captions is as follows:

Fig. 1: Comparative graph of the size of ... (caption goes below the figure and centered, in Trebuchet MS font size 9)

Table 1: Statistical results when applying ... (caption goes above the table and centered, in Trebuchet MS font size 9)

  • Captions for figures and tables should not exceed two lines. A space should be left between the figure and/or table and the caption, and between the caption and paragraphs. When citing figures and tables in the text, the following format should be used: “as can be seen in Figure 1 or Table 1, ...” or “the results show (Figure 1 or Table 1) that the curves follow ...” (as appropriate).
  • Footnotes are not allowed anywhere in the manuscript.
  • Equations, if included in the body of the article, should be placed with space above and below the text. The equation should be placed on the left side of the page and its respective numbering (in parentheses) on the right.
  • To refer to an equation in the text, the following format should be used: according to equation 1 (or eq. 1), or it is shown that the speed of ... is proportional to ... (see equation 1 or see eq. 1).
  • The nomenclature, if applicable, should be placed after the Conclusions and before the References.
  • Acknowledgments, if the authors wish to include them, should be written in a simple, concise manner, and should not exceed 3 lines (if possible), and should be placed before the References.

References and their citation in the text

An important part of a publication is the support in the respective literature, which underpins and validates the research work presented. Therefore, the manuscript must include this section (to be called References), which will be located at the end of the work, after the Conclusions and Acknowledgments (if included). The respective citations of the bibliographic references should be included in the body of the article where appropriate (as the case may be). Emphasis should be placed on references from articles published in top-tier or mainstream journals.

In this section, references should be numbered and arranged alphabetically according to the last name of the first author (the format for authors in references is: author's last name and initials of the first name or names), separated by space. References included in the work should follow the format below (based on APA standards), depending on their origin:

  • Texts without specific pages: Skoog, D.A. & West, D.M. (1989). Química Analítica. 4ª ed. Madrid: McGraw-Hill.
  • Texts referring to a chapter of a book or pages thereof (as applicable): Skoog, D.A. & West, D.M. (1989). Química Analítica, Cap. 4, pp. 353-385. 4ª ed. Madrid: McGraw-Hill.
  • Chapter of a book written by an author, which is part of a larger work by one or more authors: Rizvi, S.S.H. (1986). Thermodynamic properties of foods in dehydration. En M.A. Rao & S.S.H. Rizvi (eds.). Engineering Properties of Foods (pp. 133-214): Marcel Dekker, New York.
  • Unpublished theses (doctoral or master's): Wiman, J. (1997); Hydrodynamics, erosion and heat transfer in pressurized Fuidized beds. Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Thermo and Fluid Dynamics, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden.
  • Articles from printed scientific journals. With one author: Morse, M.D. (1986). Cluster of transition-metal atoms. Chem. Rev., 86, 1049-1109.
  • Articles from printed scientific journals. With two authors: Ahmed, I.A. & Robinson, R.K. (1999). The ability of date extracts to support the production of aflatoxins. Food Chemistry, 66(3), 307-312.
  • Articles from printed scientific journals. With three to six authors: Bosnick, K.A., Haslett, T.L., Fedrigo, S., Moskovits, M., Chan, W-T. & Fournier, R. (1999). Triccaped tetrahedral Ag: A structural determination by resonance Raman spectroscopy and density functional theory. J. Chem. Phys., 111(19), 8867-8870.
  • Articles from printed scientific journals. With more than six authors: Du, G., Zhuang, X., Querol, X., Izquierdo, M., Alastuey, A., Moreno, T. et al. (2009). Ge distribution in the Wulantuga high-germanium coal deposit in the Shengli coalfield, Inner Mongolia, northeastern China. International Journal of Coal Geology, 78(1), 16-26.
  • Scientific journal article in press: Coloma, F., Sepúlveda, A., Romero, J.N. & Rodríguez, F. (en prensa). Revista XXXX Gas phase hydrogenation of crotonaldehyde over platinum supported of oxidized carbon black.
  • Article from a printed scientific journal obtained from an electronic version: Streets, D.G., Zhang, Q. & Wu, Y. (2009). Projections of global mercury emissions in 2050 [versión electrónica]. Environmental Science and Technology, 43(8), 2983-2988. DOI XXXX
  • Articles from electronic scientific journals without a printed version: Fredickson, B.L. (2007, marzo 7). Cultivanting positive emotions to optimize health and well-being. Prevention & Treatment, 3, artículo 0001a. Bajado noviembre 20, 2009, desde, https://journal.apa.org/prevention/volume3/pre0030001a.html o el DOI respectivo
  • Documents available on the website of a university program or department: Muller, C. (1984). Manejo de Céspedes. Recuperado, agosto 15, 2011, de Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Veterinarias y Forestales, Departamento de Producción Agrícola, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile. Website: https://catalogo.udechile.cl/web2/tramp2.exe/see_record/A02dsnck.004?server=1 o el DOI respectivo
  • Contributions to congresses, conferences, seminars: Meadowcroft, D.B., Montrone, E.D., Oakey, J.E. & Stott, J. (1991); Experience of combating tube bank wastage in the Grimethorpe PFBC. Proceedings of the Institute of Energy’s Fifth International Fluidized Combustion (pp. 105–114), London.
  • Unpublished papers: Rojas, C. (november, 2005). Estudio del impacto de las calificaciones en las carreras de ciencias, en la deserción universitaria. Paper presented at the Faculty of Science and Engineering, International University of Business, Chile.

In the text, references (to authors of books, publications, theses, etc.) should be cited using the surname(s) of the author(s) in accordance with the following format::

  • For references with a single author, use: (Alonso, 2007) or as cited by Alonso (2007).
  • For references with two authors, use; (Trigo & Valdés, 2008) or as indicated by Trigo and Valdés (2008).
  • For references with more than two authors (three or more), use; (Garrido et al., 2008) or as shown by Garrido et al. (2008)

Only those cited in the article should be listed (and vice versa). References to unpublished material should not be included in the list. The accuracy and relevance of references is the responsibility of the author. All references included and cited in the text must be easily accessible to the reader (containing an access URL); otherwise, it is better not to include them. It is also advisable to avoid self-citations (unless strictly necessary).

 

NOTE: It is important and necessary to verify that the references included in the article have a DOI. If the reference has a DOI, it must be included (remember that clicking on the DOI should take you to the corresponding article). You can check if your reference has a DOI by copying and pasting the information from it into the following link: https://apps.crossref.org/SimpleTextQuery

 

Submission of articles

Manuscripts that comply with the rules for preparing articles must be uploaded by selecting the “submit article” option or sent (in DOC and PDF formats), together with the rest of the required documents and information (cover letter and ethical commitment, suggested reviewers, and respective payment), to the Editor of Avances en Ciencias e Ingeniería at the email address editor@acijournal.cl. Once the articles and documents have been received, acknowledgment of receipt will be sent.

Articles that meet the requirements (including proof of payment) will be submitted for processing, and authors will be notified by sending an official note of receipt and submission of their manuscript.

Due to database requirements, it is necessary that, along with the submission of articles, all authors involved provide a summary CV and ORCID code.

 

PUBLICATION COSTS

Publishing in the journal involves processing fees for authors who submit articles for consideration. This is a mandatory requirement. Payment must be sent with the paper and the documents requested from the author (such as the cover letter, ethical commitment, suggestions for reviewers, and the authors' ORCIDs).

The publication fee per page (or fraction of a page) is USD$ 35. That is, if a paper consists of 6 pages, the total amount payable will be USD$ 210; if there are 7 pages, the amount payable will be USD$ 245, and so on.

If, for any reason, work increases significantly in number of pages (compared to the pages originally paid for), these must also be paid for by the author.

Authors who wish to do so may request a document to process the payment with their respective institutions (an INVOICE must be requested), for which they must provide the relevant information.

 

Payment Options

Considering that authors who submit works for consideration in the journal come from different countries, and that the journal is published in Chile, there are payment options for both domestic authors (who pay in Chile) and foreign authors (who pay from outside the country).

A) For payments from outside Chile (foreigners)

Only payments from abroad, via person-to-person, such as Western Union or Money Gram, are accepted, provided that there is a representative in Chile where the money can be withdrawn.

The charges for this type of transaction are borne by the person or institution making the transfer. The payment received must correspond to the exact amount, according to the number of pages.

If authors and/or institutions wish to use another form of payment, there is the alternative of a bank transfer from abroad to an account in Chile (via a payment order), for which the relevant details must be requested from the Editor's email address (this form of payment involves an additional charge). If you choose this alternative, please request details from the editor's email address.

B) Payments within Chile

Deposit or electronic transfer to a checking account. For this purpose, the relevant details must be requested.

Payment must be made in Chilean pesos, and the exchange rate will be the market rate at the time of the transaction.

 

Payment Receipt

Authors (domestic or foreign) who require a payment receipt must provide the necessary information (name of person and/or institution, project number, respective tax identification number or RUT, address, etc.) for the respective document to be issued. In addition, an email address must be provided for the person to whom the Payment Receipt should be sent (otherwise, by default, it will be sent to the contact author of the work).

Important: Due to the publisher's internal regulations, no document (voucher or similar) will be issued without first receiving and verifying the respective payment.