Guidelines for authors
Guidelines for authors of articles
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- Authors should ensure that their articles are unpublished, ie, that they have not been previously published (fully or partially) in another journal (printed or electronic). Application of articles that have already been published in another language, similar articles published by the same authors, articles with an irrelevant contribution or those whose results are already published are not accepted either. Documents in working papers, personal or institutional websites, memories of events (proceedings not published in other academic journals), etc. will be admitted for application, but must be mentioned.
- The editorial team uses Turnitin software to check the originality of the applications received.
- The authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyrighted material (images, photos, etc.). Permits will be added to the documents sent for application.
Article applications
Authors interested in applying for the publication of an article in Estudios Gerenciales must register and then enter the journal’s Editorial Management System at Open Journal System (OJS). In order to do this, click on the link http://www.icesi.edu.co/revistas/index.php/estudios_gerenciales/login and follow all the instructions in the Authors section in the “New Submission” option. Applications for article publication can be continuously sent throughout the year.
General guidelines for articles
In order to apply for the publication of an article in Estudios Gerenciales, it should contain:
1) Article submission sheet. First page of the document, to be separated from the rest of the manuscript. Includes:
a) Title in Spanish and English. Clear and precise, should not exceed 20 words. It must be consistent and must be related to the content of the article. It should not contain abbreviations.
b) Brief outline of each author, indicating: last academic degree reached, institutional affiliation, position, postal address and email contact. In case of co-authored articles, only one of the authors will be selected to receive correspondence.
c) Analytical summary of the article in Spanish and English. The abstract should not exceed 120 words and should include: work objective, methodology and outcome or the most important recommendation arising from the work. It should not contain references.
d) Keywords in Spanish and English (minimum 3, maximum 5). The use of abbreviations is not accepted.
e) JEL classification for all the articles (maximum 3 codes).
f) If applicable, basic research information giving rise to the article, sources of funding and relevant thanks must be attached.
2) Anonymous manuscript. Besides the title, abstract, keywords (all this in Spanish and English) and JEL codes, anonymous manuscripts should include (see examples):
- For articles of scientific and technological research, the following structure is suggested:
a) Introduction: must account for the background, the purpose and research methodology. At the end, the guiding thread of the article must be expressed.
b) Theoretical framework: includes a literature review that justifies research, where results of studies that validate the relevance and necessity of the research are discussed.
c) Methodology: presents and justifies the chosen methodology, to then develop and display the results of its application.
d) Results: presents the main results of the application of the methodology in an understandable and necessary way to assess the validity of the research.
e) Conclusions: highlight the main aspects of the article but does not represent a summary of the same. Recommendations and limitations of the article are highlighted and future research areas are raised.
f) Bibliographic references: must be presented according to APA style in its latest edition (see the end of this section).
g) Annexes.
- For reflection articles the following structure is suggested:
a) Introduction: must account for the background, the purpose and research methodology. At the end, the guiding thread of the article must be expressed.
b) Theoretical framework: includes a literature review that justifies research, where results of studies that validate the relevance and necessity of the research are discussed.
c) Discussion: includes the author’s reflection on the main raised subject. Here, the logical development on the subject, the author’s point of view, the impact of the subject or the conclusions can be included.
d) Bibliographic references: must be presented according to APA style in its latest edition.
e) Annexes.
- For literature reviews articles the following structure is suggested:
a) Introduction: must account for the background, the purpose and research methodology. At the end, the guiding thread of the article must be expressed.
b) Theoretical framework: includes a literature review that justifies research, where results of studies that validate the relevance and necessity of the research are discussed.
c) Theoretical development: includes a review of major aspects, findings or trends that result from the research.
d) Conclusions: highlight the main aspects of the article but does not represent a summary of the same. Recommendations and limitations of the article are highlighted and future research areas are raised.
e) Bibliographic references: must be presented according to APA style in its latest edition. A literature review of at least 50 references must be included.
f) Annexes.
- The structure of case studies (case report) may vary depending on how the study of the particular situation is addressed. The following structure is suggested:
a) Introduction: must account for the background, the purpose and research methodology. At the end, the guiding thread of the article must be expressed.
b) Theoretical framework: includes a literature review that justifies research, where the results of studies (other cases) that validate the relevance and necessity of the research are discussed.
c) Case Study: includes a systematic review on a particular situation, where technical and methodological experiences of the case under study are made known.
d) Discussion or final reflection: reflection or comments arising from the review of the situation presented in the case study.
e) Discussion questions: should include questions or exercises to be resolved from the review and/or the reflection on the case under study.
f) Bibliographic references: must be presented according to APA style in its latest edition.
g) Annexes.
3) Tables and figures. The text must mention all the tables and figures before being presented. Each of these categories will be numbered (continuous numbering according to their appearance in the text), will have a title and will mention a source. Tables and figures should be included in the relevant place inside the body and must be sent in a separate file in their original format (PowerPoint, Excel, etc.). Tables and figures that are copied and reproduced from other sources, should include the page number from which they were taken. Tables and figures should be designed in grayscale or in black and white. Images and photos should be sent in high definition.
4) Equations are to be made only with an equation editor. All equations must be listed in order of appearance.
5) They will only show explanatory information. Each note will be numbered consecutively without figures or tables.
6) Literal quotes. They correspond to original quoted material from another source. A literal quote incorporated into the text must be written in double quotation marks. In any case, the author, the year and the specific page of the quoted text, should always be added, and the full quote should be included in the reference list. Quotes must be exact, that is, changes should not be made in the text, even if the spelling is wrong. They should not be underlined or italicized. In cases where the author wishes to emphasize, he can add italics and brackets to the text “[added italics].” The page number should only be added in cases of literal quotes (including figures and tables).
7) General considerations
a) Length: the article should not exceed 30 pages in total (including bibliography, graphs, tables and attachments).
b) Text and page formatting: the article must be sent in Word format. Times New Roman font, size 12, letter page size, spacing 1.5, and symmetrical margins of 3 cm are suggested.
c) Articles should be written in the third person singular (impersonal), have suitable punctuation and writing and lack of orthographic errors. The author is responsible for reviewing style prior to its application to the journal.
d) In articles written in Spanish and Portuguese, in all the numbers (in text, figures and tables), periods are used to separate thousands and commas to separate decimals. In articles in English, commas are used to separate thousands and periods to separate decimals.
