Guidelines for authors

Article submission process.

In order to be received and, eventually, approved for submission to the arbitration system, proposals must comply, without exception, with the basic rules detailed here.

Generalities

  • In the Arquitectura+ Magazine, no type of fee is charged in the entire process of Editorial Management and publication.
  • To apply for an article to be published in Arquitectura + Magazine, it must be submitted in Word Document format (.docx), adjusted to the Manuscript Template.
  • In the Arquitectura+ Magazine, only original (unpublished) articles are accepted that are based on scientific and applied research work, of an academic and professional nature and that have not been published in any other media, for this the Letter of Declaration must be signed.
  • The articles are submitted to a double-blind peer review process, but the Editorial Committee is in charge of deciding the acceptance of an article, essay or bibliographic review, and only works that are developed in the topics corresponding to the strategic area of ​​Design, Construction, Urban Planning and Territory that has been established at the National University of Engineering of Nicaragua are considered eligible to publish.
  • Articles will be received in Spanish or English.
  • Arquitectura + Magazine may produce extraordinary numbers (special editions), prior agreement with groups, networks, institutions and organizations that hold research events such as congresses, forums, conferences, presentations, among others, for which it is essential to submit the articles adjusted to these editorial standards.

Article submission process.

  • The method of receiving articles will be done through the platform (you must register on this portal) or via email (rvarqui.mas@farq.uni.edu.ni).

ORCID registration

  • The author(s) who apply for a material to be published in the ARQUITECTURA+ journal must create and share their personal or institutional ORCID in the Manuscript Template contact details, since, as they indicate on their ORCID portal, it provides an identifier for people to use with their name when participating in research, study and innovation activities, these in turn provide open tools that allow transparent and reliable connections between researchers, their contributions and affiliations, they also offer services to help people help you find information and simplify reporting and analysis. To create the ORCID for the first time, you can read the ORCID Creation Guide for the first time and then access the following electronic address: https://orcid.org/signin

No tolerance for plagiarism

  • In Revista Arquitectura+ we apply an anti-plagiarism policy, with zero tolerance towards it. The plagiarism detection process is carried out from the moment an article or other type of material to be published in this journal is submitted for review, an exhaustive review is made in repositories, databases and search engines to compare existing articles similar to the one submitted; This work is also entrusted to the peer reviewers as a second filter for the detection of plagiarism, in the event that an article falls into this malpractice, its material is not accepted.

Types of contributions

  • Arquitectura + Journal will receive: a) Bibliographic Reviews, b) Essays, c) Articles, d) Profile

General format of manuscripts

  • The material to be submitted in this journal must have the following characteristics:
    • Source: Times New Roman
    • Font size: Title (16), Subtitle (14), General text (12) Text of images and tables (12)
    • Word count: Title (15 max.), Abstract (200 min.), Keywords (5, In alphabetical order)
  • In the case of articles, they must have between 10 and 20 pages, however, articles with a greater number of pages are accepted.

To know the details required in each type of manuscript, you must download the Manuscript Template document.

Use of figures and tables

  • The use of figures and tables is a requirement for articles.
  • Figures - maps, graphs, drawings, photographs, etc. - must be presented at a minimum of 300 dots per inch (dpi) or with a resolution between 300 x 300 pixels and up to 900 x 700 pixels, and be visible without difficulty.
  • The figures must be sent with their name and source, in files attached to the text document, in order to facilitate its layout.
  • The tables may have the number of columns and rows that the author deems necessary, as long as the text is clear and legible. Each table must be numbered, titled and with the source from which the information is extracted, these must be contextualized in the text of the article and under a logical order of presentation.
  • The style referred to in the APA Standards will be used.

Bibliographic references

  • This Journal asks the participants to use Quotations (textual, paraphrase, citations, etc.) as part of the quality of the materials presented here.
  • For original scientific articles derived from research, they must have a minimum of 7 different sources (books, magazines, web pages, interviews) organized by type of source and with bullet points. Most of these sources must be scientific articles (60% of the sources). At least 50% of the sources must be current, no more than 15 years from the date of the submitted article.
  • For review articles, the maximum number of citations is not limited, however, there must be more than 10 references between articles and books.

The style referred to in the APA Standards will be used.