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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.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Author Guidelines

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+ Journal, 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 + Journal, it must be submitted in Word Document format (.docx), adjusted to the Manuscript Template.
  • In the Arquitectura+ Journal, only original (unpublished) articles are accepted that are based on scientific and applied research work, of an academic and professional nature and that have not been published in any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 +  Journal 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.

Literature Review

Describen y/o recopilan los desarrollos más recientes o trabajos publicados sobre un determinado tema, aportando siempre alguna mejora, complemento o perspectiva original que también debe destacarse expresamente. Son una síntesis teórica docente y una visión actual del tema abordado y, sobre todo de resaltar lo que puede suponer de aportación novedosa sobre él. .

Cómo elaborarla:

  • Reunir toda la información posible en fichas de síntesis: ideas principales del autor, resultados de la investigación y referencia bibliográfica completa. 
  • Clasificar las fichas en subtemas. Por ejemplo, autores que se complementan o que no están de acuerdo sobre un mismo asunto. 
  • Debe tenerse en cuenta que se trata de una síntesis, de manera que se citará lo menos posible en forma literal. Se trata de parafrasear las ideas manteniendo estrictamente el sentido con que fueron escritas. 
  • Comenzar definiendo el tópico que se quiere tratar. Se darán definiciones de diversos autores, tratando de unir con la redacción, aquellos que tienen definiciones semejantes y establecer un contraste con los que piensan diferente. 
  • Hacer un desarrollo del tópico o tema dentro de un “diálogo” de lo que han encontrado los autores citados. 
  • Escribir un párrafo corto de cierre, apoyado sobre el pensamiento de los autores citados. 
  • Tener en cuenta que una reseña es mejor cuando tiene la mayor cantidad de conceptos e ideas hilados, y la mayor cantidad de autores citados en el mínimo espacio posible. Se valora la SÍNTESIS. 

La extensión de las reseñas debe ser de 1 página mínimo y 5 páginas máximo.

Ensayos

Es un escrito en prosa, generalmente breve, que expone con hondura, madurez y sensibilidad, una interpretación personal sobre cualquier tema, sea filosófico, científico, histórico, literario, etc. No lo define el objeto sobre el cual se escribe sino la actitud del escritor ante el mismo; en el fondo, podría ser una hipótesis, una idea que se ensaya. El ensayo es producto de largas meditaciones y reflexiones, lo esencial es su sentido de exploración, su audacia y originalidad, es efecto de la aventura del pensamiento.

Partes de un ensayo:

  • Introducción o planteamiento: Es una de las partes fundamentales del ensayo, para poder cautivar? atrapar o hechizar al lector. Esta se hace a partir de una opinión, de una pregunta, de una hipótesis o de un pensamiento metafórico. 
  • Desarrollo: tiene que ver con el procesob argumentativo de las ideas principales, secundarias y periféricas, las cuales acompañadas de citas, ejemplos, pruebas y registros lograrán sustentar la tesis principal del ensayo. 
  • Conclusión: Si el comienzo del ensayo, se presenta una tesis una hipótesis es necesario desarrollarla para poderla comprobar o desaprobar a través del proceso argumentativo.
  • La Extensión del ensayo: con respecto a la extensión del ensayo, podríamos plantear que es relativa, pues un ensayo argumentativo, puede requerir mayor cantidad de hojas que un ensayo expositivo, crítico o poético. Algunos autores plantean rangos entre 3 ó 10 hojas. Al respecto es necesario aclarar que sea cual sea la extensión, debe de existir el planteamiento de una tesis, en su respectivo desarrollo de pros y contras, lo mismo que las síntesis correspondientes, pues el ensayo es una pieza de escritura completa. 

La extensión del ensayo debe ser de 1 página mínimo y 5 páginas máximo.

Artículos

Es un documento cuyo objetivo es difundir de manera clara y precisa, en una extensión regular, los resultados de una investigación realizada sobre un área determinada del conocimiento. Se aceptan también artículos provenientes de  trabajos de tesís de pregrado cuyo rendimiento es igual o mayor a 90 puntos. Generalmente, presenta los antecedentes de un estudio, su justificación, la metodología empleada, los resultados obtenidos, los alcances del trabajo y sugerencias para investigaciones posteriores relacionadas con la problemática abordada. Se redacta en tercera persona y con los verbos en su forma de pasado. 

La extensión de los artículos debe ser de 7 páginas mínimo y 15 páginas máximo.

Perfil

Es un documento cuyo objetivo es difundir de manera clara, precisa y objetiva, la trayectoria, obra y perspectiva de un arquitecto, a fin de lograr una mayor apreciación de su obra o corriente de pensamiento en el campo de la arquitectura. Así mismo, un perfil permite conocer acerca de las tendencias en arquitectura en relación a los avances y técnicas, estableciendo un fomento a la innovación y creatividad.

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