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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • Send attached
    the complete cover letter.
  • The article format and author information, are sent attached.
  • The complete rights transfer letter is sent.
  • The manuscript of the article is in LaTeX format Revista Tecnura template, or in Microsoft Word Format Revista Tecnura template ( and complies with the guidelines for authors.(If you use LaTeX, you must download the folder and open it in your preferred software. Suggested: Overleaf)
  • Web addresses have been added for references where possible.
  • The article is in spanish or english.
  • The introduction is well documented (sufficient citations of important literature in the area).
  • The article focuses on the topics of interest of the Tecnura magazine.
  • The text complies with the bibliographic and citation style requirements indicated
    Guide for the use of IEEE standards.
  • All authors are aware of the manuscript and have approved the version that will be submitted for consideration in the journal.
  • The authors declare that the submitted article has not been previously published nor has it been previously sent to another journal, rectifying its nature as original and unpublished and we are responsible for its content.

Author Guidelines

Focus and Article Content

The journal’s topics of interest include:

  • Advances and technological development within the field of engineering applied to society and culture.

Article Structure

  • Title in Spanish and English.

  • Author details (as specified in the template), listed in order of contribution (from highest to lowest).

  • Structured abstract: context, general objective, methodology, results, conclusions, and funding (in Spanish and English).

  • Keywords.

  • Introduction

  • Methodology

  • Results

  • Conclusions

  • Funding

  • Acknowledgments (Optional)

  • References (in IEEE format)

Manuscript Specifications

  • The article must be in English or Spanish (title, abstract, and keywords must be in both languages).

  • It must be submitted using the Tecnura journal template (available in LaTeX or Word). Please do not modify the template for purposes other than submission to Tecnura.

  • The title must be under 20 words and should not be in all caps.

  • The article (including text, tables, figures, and appendices) must not exceed 8,500 words. Concise writing is encouraged to expedite evaluation and pre-publication processes.

  • The abstract in Spanish and English must not exceed 250 words each.

Guidelines for Graphics, Tables, and Photographs

  • Tables must follow the Tecnura journal template.

  • Graphs and tables must be original, include a note explaining any abbreviations, and display appropriate units of measurement.

  • All figures and tables must be numbered consecutively (e.g., "Figure 1," "Table 2").

  • All equations must be formatted with an equation editor, sequentially numbered, and referenced in the text as "Equation (X)." They should be centered, with numbering aligned to the right in round parentheses.

  • All figures must have a minimum resolution of 300 DPI, in grayscale or distinguishable colors when printed in black and white. Each figure must be referenced in the text as "Figure X" and include its corresponding source.

  • Photographs or images must be submitted as supplementary files in PNG, JPG, or EPS format.

Reference Specifications

  • All bibliographic references cited in the text must be listed in the References section. Citations must follow the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) format.

  • Review articles must include a minimum of 50 and a maximum of 75 references.

  • Research and reflection articles must include a minimum of 15 and a maximum of 50 references. If the research belongs to a specific field requiring more or fewer references, the author must justify this in writing.

  • If using a reference manager (Zotero, Mendeley, etc.), ensure that its formatting is not visible in the final submitted manuscript, as automated formatting may interfere with style corrections and layout adjustments.

Plagiarism Check

Before external peer review, the manuscript will undergo a Turnitin plagiarism check. A similarity index of 20% or higher will require author revisions or, if necessary, withdrawal from consideration.

Please ensure proper citation practices in your manuscript.

Sections

  1. Research

    Document that presents, in a detailed manner, the original results of research projects. The generally used structure contains four main parts: introduction, methodology, results and conclusions.

  2. Reflection

    Document that presents research results from an analytic, interpretative or critic perspective from the author, dealing with a specific topic and adopting original sources.

  3. Review

    Document that results from a research where the results of published or unpublished research on a science or technology field are analyzed, systematized and integrated, in order to state the advances and tendencies in development. It is characterized for presenting a careful bibliographical review of at least 50 references.

Copyright Notice

All texts included in the Tecnura Journal are protected by copyright. In accordance with the law, their reproduction by any means, mechanical or electronic, is prohibited without written permission from the Editorial Committee.

The full texts of the articles are open access, meaning they can be read, downloaded, copied, distributed, printed, searched, or linked. The opinions expressed in the published articles belong to the authors and do not necessarily coincide with those of the Editorial Committee or the administration of the Faculty.

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