Submissions

Author Guidelines

Authors interested in publishing in Revista Metropolitana de Ciencias Aplicadas may send their contributions from the following email address: revista@umet.edu.ec

In our journal we will only accept unpublished works that are not committed to other serial publications. The language of publication will be Spanish; Articles in English and Portuguese will be accepted if one of the authors comes from a country where that language is spoken, or if they have been translated by a professional translator.

The types of contributions that will be accepted are: Scientific articles resulted from social research, specialized essays with reflexive and critical approach, reviews and bibliographic reviews.

Contributions can be written in Microsoft Office Word (".doc" or ".docx"), using Verdana letter, 10 points, single line spacing. The sheet will have the dimensions 21.59 cm x 27.94 cm (letter format). The upper and lower margins will be 2.5 cm and the right and left margins will be 2 cm.

Structure of the manuscripts

The contributions sent to the editing of the journal will have the following structure:

• Extension between 12 and 15 pages.

• Title in English and Spanish (15 words maximum).

• Name (fullname) and surnames of each of the authors.

• Institution, email and ORCID identifier. The authors who lack this personal identifier must register at https://orcid.org/register

• For manuscripts written in English, Abstract and keywords must be provided in English and Spanish. The abstract should not exceed 200 words, and authors must include three to ten keywords in both languages, separated by commas.

• Introduction, in which the methodological design of the investigation is excluded; Materials and methods; Results and discussion, for research articles, the rest of the contributions will have a Development instead of these two sections; Conclusions, never listed; and References. In case of having Annexes will be included at the end of the document.

Other formal aspects

• The pages will be listed in the lower right corner.

• The tables will be listed according to their order of appearance and their title will be placed at the top.

• The images will not exceed 100 Kb, nor will have a width greater than 10 cm. They will be delivered in a separate folder in image format: .jpg or .png. In the text they should be listed, according to their order and their name will be placed at the bottom.

• The acronyms will accompany the text that defines it the first time, in parentheses and will not be conjugated in the plural.

• The notes will be located at the bottom of the page and will be numbered with Arabic numbers. They will have an extension of up to 60 words.

• The annexes will support ideas raised in the work and will be mentioned in the text as follows: see Annex 1 or (Annex 1).

Quotes and References

The quotes and references will be adjusted to the style of the American Psychological Association (APA), 7^th edition, 2019. The veracity of the quotes and references will be the responsibility of the author or authors of the article. At least 10 sources from the last five years must be used, with the exception of the classics of that area of knowledge. In the case of sources that are scientific articles, should be preferably used those that come from indexed scientific journals.

In the text, the quotes will be marked as: Surname (year), if the sentence includes the surname (s) of the author (s). If these data are not included, the used variant will be: (Surname, year). Only the page number will be included in textual citations. At the end of the article, only those quoted in the text will be mentioned, arranged alphabetically with French indentation.

Conflict of Interest Statement

All authors are required to declare in writing any financial, professional, or other personal relationships with public or private institutions or organizations that could influence their work in terms of development, results, or interpretation. Likewise, they must disclose possible non-financial conflicts of interest, including but not limited to personal, academic, ideological, intellectual, political, or religious relationships. When submitting manuscripts, this must be documented in the “Conflict of Interest” section within the editorial management system. Transparency in this declaration is of fundamental value to the journal in order to maintain scientific integrity, objectivity, and trust in the publication process.

If there is no conflict of interest, authors must include the following statement at the end of their manuscript:

Statement: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

Authorship Statement

Authorship of a manuscript should reflect only the substantial participation of those who have directly and integrally contributed to the development of the study. At the end of the article, an authorship contribution statement may be included, describing the specific participation of each author in the preparation of the manuscript. This information aims to ensure transparency and individual accountability in scientific production. For each submitted manuscript, authors must clearly indicate who participated in each of the following activities: 1) Study conception and design; 2) Data acquisition; 3) Data analysis and interpretation; 4) Manuscript drafting; 5) Critical revision of the intellectual content; 6) Statistical analysis; 7) Administrative, technical, or material support; and 8) Overall supervision of the study.

Note: The Editorial Board reserves the right to make stylistic corrections and any modifications it deems necessary to improve the quality of the article.

Policy on Errata and Retractions

The journal states in its Instructions for Authors that it allows the publication of errata, corrections, and clarifications when errors are identified after publication that do not invalidate the results or conclusions of the article. Such corrections will be properly issued and linked to the original document to ensure transparency and academic integrity.

Furthermore, the editorial team assumes responsibility for the retraction of articles in cases where serious breaches of research ethics are identified, including substantial errors that compromise the validity of the findings, plagiarism, data manipulation, or other forms of academic misconduct. In such cases, a formal procedure will be followed, guaranteeing the authors’ right of response and acting in accordance with principles of integrity, transparency, and best editorial practices.