Information For Authors

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Would you like to make a submission to Revista Tekhné? We recommend that you review the specific editorial guidelines for each section of the journal in About the Journal, as well as the Guidelines for Authors. Authors must register with the journal before submitting a proposal or, if they are already registered, they can simply log in with their username and password to begin the submission process.

Authors must expressly declare when submitting their contributions that it is an unpublished, original work and that it has not been submitted to or evaluated by another journal.

Authors must provide their ORCID identifier when submitting their contribution.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS

Revista Tekhné is a semiannual magazine whose object is publishing articles that constitute a contribution to the scientific debate.

All articles presented for consideration will have to fulfill the following guidelines:

1) The authors will send their works by duplicate to any of the following e-mail addresses: revistatekhne@ucab.edu.ve or bsoledad@ucab.edu.ve. And to  https://revistasenlinea.saber.ucab.edu.ve/index.php/tekhne/submissions. One of the copies should include neither the name of the author nor the name of the institution to which the author belongs. In the other copy, the author will include in a separate sheet a curricular synopsis: name, address, telephone number, email, institution, ID ORCID and titles or degrees (University and date).

2) All articles will include the title in Spanish and in English, two abstracts, one in Spanish and the other in English. Each one should not exceed 100 words. Each abstract should also include 4 or 5 keywords in Spanish and in English. 

3) All articles sent for evaluation must be unpublished, except when there is an express agreement with the Editorial Board. Likewise, the author commits himself to authorize the publication of his article to Revista Tekhné. Consequently, for a later publication or reproduction of the article, the author will have to ask for permission to Revista Tekhné. The new publication should mention clearly the original source.

4) Each article will be evaluated by two experts in the area under the well-known “double blind” modality. The experts will approve, suspend (until the pertinent corrections are made) or reject the work. In any case, the decision will take into account the following criteria: a) clear exposition and development of objectives and subject; b) correct grammar and spelling; c) coherence and cohesiveness of ideas exposed; d) relevance of the problem; and, e) bibliographical and periodical sources in relation to the subject. In case of a discrepant verdict, a new judge will perform a third evaluation. After the arrival of the copies, the Editorial Board will give a verdict in 90 days. If the work is approved with corrections, the author will have thirty days to make those corrections. Finally, once the Editorial Board has sent the sample format of the Magazine to the Writing Council, the latter will give each author its article for further revisions (this must be done in no more than 7 days).

5) Guidelines for the Submission of Collaborations

All manuscript proposals must strictly adhere to the following technical and style guidelines to ensure editorial processing and proper indexing:

a) Length and Word Limits:

  • Research Articles: Up to 15,500 words.

  • Communications and Discussions: Up to 7,500 words.

  • Bibliographic Reviews: Up to 3,000 words.

b) Citation and Reference System (IEEE Standard 2025): The journal employs the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) style for all in-text citations and the final reference list. The use of footnotes for bibliographic references is explicitly prohibited, as is the use of Latin phrases such as «ibid.» or «op. cit.».

1. In-Text Citations:

  • References must be cited using Arabic numerals enclosed in square brackets (e.g., [1]), placed on the line and inside the punctuation of the sentence.

     

  • Citations should be treated grammatically as nouns (e.g., "as demonstrated in [2]").

     

  • When citing multiple sources, each number must be in its own set of brackets (e.g., [2], [4], [5]).

     

  • Reference ranges will not include an en dash; all references must be written out (e.g., [1], [2], [3] instead of [1]-[3]).

     

  • When mentioning authors within the text, "et al." must be used if there are three or more authors.

     

2. Author Format in the Bibliography:

  • Author names must always be abbreviated to the first initial followed by the surname (e.g., J. K. Author).

  • The use of full capitalization or small caps is prohibited; standard orthographic capitalization must be applied.

  • All authors must be listed up to a maximum of six. If a source has more than six authors, the primary author's name must be followed by "et al.".

3. Final Reference List: References must appear numbered at the end of the document, set flush left, and listed in the order in which they first appear in the text. Each entry must be unique; combining multiple references under a single number is not permitted.

  • Journal Articles: J. K. Author, "Name of paper," Abbrev. Title of Periodical, vol. x, no. x, pp. xxx-xxx, Abbrev. Month, year. DOI.

  • Books: J. K. Author, Title of Published Book, xth ed. City of Publisher, State (for US), Country: Abbrev. of Publisher, year, pp. xxx-xxx.

  • Theses and Dissertations: J. K. Author, "Title of thesis," (M.S. / Ph.D.) thesis, Abbrev. Dept., Abbrev. Univ., City, Year.

     

  • Online/Web Resources: Author/Entity, "Page Title," Website Title. [Online]. Available: URL.

  • Missing Dates: If no publication date is provided, the abbreviation "(n.d.)" must be used in its place.

     

4. Punctuation and Links:

  • All references must end with a period, except for those ending in a URL.

     

  • If a reference includes both a DOI and a URL, the DOI (followed by a period) must be placed first, followed by the URL.

     

For detailed information regarding journal abbreviations and complex cases (such as patents, standards, or datasets), authors should refer to the official guide: IEEE Reference Style Guide.

6) If their publication is accepted, the authors will receive notification of publication and their visibility on the page of the Journal whose link is  https://revistasenlinea.saber.ucab.edu.ve/index.php/tekhne/index.

7) Articles complying with our instructions will be asked to sign two agreement forms: one stating that the article is original and a second one authorizing open access according to: Budapest Open Access Initiatives (BOAI-2001).

8) Authors can consult the Journal's Declaration on Ethics and Good Practices for Publication in Revista Tekhné, on the Journal's page.

9) For any additional information please contact the following e-mail addresses: revistatekhne@ucab.edu.ve or bsoledad@ucab.edu.ve

10) Declaration of Author and Contributor Contributions: Authorship of a document confers credit and responsibility for its content. Authors must record each contribution at the end of co-authored articles according to two minimum criteria:

a. Participate in the discussion of the results; b. Review and approve the final version of the work.

11) Errata and Retractions: If necessary and at the request of the article's author, the journal allows the publication of errata and assumes responsibility for the retraction of articles.

12) Conflict of Interest: It is imperative that each author or contributor declare at the end of their document that they have no conflict of interest with respect to the ideas and thoughts expressed in their work.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

  • Tekhné Journal recognizes the importance of copyright, and for no reason does it intend to request the transfer of these, which is why the authors retain the economic rights of their document.
  • Tekhné, Journal of the Faculty of Engineering maintains the right and license to reproduce, distribute and publish for the first time the author's work, once it has been approved by the Editorial Board and reviewed by the referees. The author must ensure that the work is unpublished.
  • The author has the right to distribute or publish her work in other spaces that he considers appropriate, after having been published in the journal; However, Tekhné, Journal of the Faculty of Engineering preserves the edition laid out and published in its repositories.
  • Tekhné, Journal of the Faculty of Engineering has the right and license to reproduce, publish, preserve, distribute, promote, share or archive the author's work in its repositories.
  • The author grants the power to Tekhné, Journal of the Faculty of Engineering to correct orthotypographically and layout the work according to the format, standards and guidelines indicated in the instructions for the authors of Tekhné, Journal of the Faculty of Engineering

Use of the TURNITIN Platform to detect possible plagiarism.

All manuscripts submitted for consideration for publication in Revista Tekhné must adequately reference all the bibliographic sources used, including references to graphs, tables, illustrations, annexes or any other aside, clearly indicating the source when it comes to third parties, according to the guidelines of the document (See the instructions for the authors). When submitting the paper to the Journal, the authors must guarantee in writing that the text was submitted to its proper revision to avoid plagiarism.

Revista Tekhné considers that plagiarism is the misappropriation of intellectual property and the non-attributed verbatim copy of the person's work; Therefore, the received manuscripts can be verified by the editor, who submits them to the semantic coincidence analysis through the TURNITIN anti-plagiarism software.