Submissions

Author Guidelines

The articles must be loaded by the OJS platform, according to the link: http://ojs.uac.edu.co/index.php/prospectiva; like an original file the article must be loaded in Word format and as an additional material (letter of assignment of rights, figures and tables in original) like additional files.

The Letter of Assignment of Copyright and Originality Certification is online in the "Copyright notice" section, download the file, complete the information and upload it as a companion file. The certification gives constancy of the originality of the work and the exclusivity of its remission to the Revista Prospectiva; In addition, authorize the journal to place the work in consideration of the arbitrators appointed by the Editorial Committee; The letter must be signed by each of the authors.

It is recommended to include with the article two possible arbiters specialized in the same theme, external to the place where the research was developed, including: name, máximum academic training, filiation and electronic mail. If additional information is required, please write to the mail: rprospectiva@uac.edu.co, or rprospectiva@gmail.com

Presentation Format

The text of the article can be in Spanish, English or Portuguese; The presentation should be in letter size, typed in word, in font Times New Roman of 11 points, with margins: top 3 cm, bottom 2.5 cm, left 3 cm and right 2 cm. The text must be single-spaced, no indentation and a column. Titles and subtitles must be bold, in the left margin. The length of the article is 15 pages maximum, and a minimum of 6 pages.

Content of the article

On the first page the title should be bold, font Times New Roman of 14 points, 1.5 spaces. (Spanish and English). Below the title at two spaces of it, there must be author´s name followed by a subscript (¹), to indicate their affiliation later. If there is more than one author, a subscript must be added to each one of them according to their row. After two spaces from the authors, it should be placed the highest academic training, institutional affiliation, name of the university research group to which it belongs, city and country. At the end, it should be written the email of the author, responsible for the correspondence only.

Abstract: It must be in Spanish and English with a maximum of 200 words. There, it should clearly reflect the scope and purpose of the work, including the methodology, results and conclusions.

Key Words - Key words. Must include from 5 to 7 key words in Spanish and English.

Principal Text: In the case of scientific and technological investigations, they must include the following numbered items: Introduction, Theory/Methodology, Results, Conclusions and References.

Figures and Tables:  the title must be on the top left, with the key-word or table in lower letter and bold, both in Spanish and English. The figures and tables must come in black and white, with high sharpness. For equations, use equation editor. Figures or images can only be allowed, if they are inserted in the text, only for review and evaluation. If the article is approved, figures and tables must be sent as additional files with good resolution quality. (minimum 300 dpi)

References

Text Citation:  Please make sure that every reference cited in the text, is present in the references and vice versa.

References are placed in the text sequentially by a number in brackets [] and separated from the preceding word by a space (IEEE Standards). At the end they are related and listed in the order they appear in the body of work. References should be referenced as follows:

Articles in Journals 

[1] Initials of the name(s) of author(s) and last name(s), “title of the article”, Title of the Magazine, volume number, issue of the journal, page number where it begins and ends the article. The year of publication, Example: F. Pederson, G.I. Petersen, “Variability of Species Sensitivity to Complex Mixtures”, Water Science. Technology., 33 (6), 109-119, 1996.

Books.

[2] Initials of the name(s) of the author(s), and last name(s), and title of the book. Place of publication, publisher´s name, year, pp(consulted pages. Example: J.P. Uyemura, Introduction to the design of digital systems: an integrated approach. Mexico: Thomson Publishing, 2000, pp. 30 – 50.

Chapter of the Book.

[3] Initials of the name(s) of the author(s) and last name(2), title of the Chapter in quotes, followed by the word “on” and the title of the book in italics, is continued with the name of the editor or compiler. Number of pages of the chapter. Example: M. Paulino, O, “Computer simulations and molecular graphics modeling: the 3-D structure of transport proteins”. In: Biologu of paratisim, ed.: New York Oxford. Montevideo, Trilce, p. 249-263.

Thesis.

[4] Author. (Year, month) Títle ( itálic ). Degree thesis, Institution, Year. Example: M.E. Poey (2006) Microcinas using catechol strategy and its relationships with salmoquelinas siderophores. Master Thesis, University of the Republic.

Congressess and Conferences.

[5] Author. (Year, month) Title or name of the Conference,  [type of electronic media]. Available:

In other cases it is feasible to include: Author. (Year, month) Title or name of the Conference,  [type of electronic media]. Year. Place of the conference, year of publication in parenthesis.

Example: J.B. Dalton, L.J. Palmer Moloney, & C. Pehl. (2005, Oct.). Hyper spectral studies of hyper saline ecosystems. Presented en Remote Sensing of the Ocean, Sea Ice and Larger Water Regions 2005. [Online] Available: http://spiedl.aip.org/dbt/dbt.jsp=5977#MAJOR2.

Pages and Web pages.

[6] Author(s). (Year) Títle, the word internet between square brackets, edition or version (if applicable), place of publication, publisher. Words availanle from : <internet address> access date between square brackets. Example: L. Rutter, & M. Holland (2002) Citing references: the Harvard system [Internet], Poole, Bournemouth University Academic Services. Available from: <http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/library/using_system.html> [Acceso 5 de septiembre 2006].

Articles on Electronic Magazines.

[7] Author(s). (Year,month) Title of the Article.[type of electronic medium] Title of the publication, the words on line between square brackets, volume (number), pages. Words available from: <internet address> access date between square brackets. Example: P.S.Coburn; M.S. Gilmore, (2003) The Enterococcus faecalis cytolysin: a novel toxin active against eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells. Celullar Microbiology [on line], 5 (10), p.661-670. Available from <http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/toc/cmi/5/10> [Accesss september 8th, 2006].

Conflict of Interests

All authors are asked to indicate any real or potential conflict of interest including any financial relationship, personal or other persons or organizations that could inappropriately influence in their work.