Submissions

Author Guidelines

I+D Revista de Investigaciones is a peer-reviewed publication, edited by the Universidad de Investigación y Desarrollo - UDI, with biannual circulation, which disseminates the results of work and research carried out by academics and professionals in the areas of social sciences, arts and humanities, and engineering. 

The journal does not charge article processing charges (APC). Issues are published in December (first issue) and June (second issue).

The journal accepts empirical and theoretical research reports, essays, case reports, and critical literature reviews framed in the social sciences, arts and humanities, and engineering. Authors should adjust their articles to comply with the submission format and refer to the model article submission format.

Authors should be guided in the preparation of their manuscript by the following guidelines of I+D Revista de Investigaciones:

• The articles submitted to the journal should be at least six pages and, at most, 15 pages, including references.
• In Times New Roman 10-point font with 1.0 line spacing, they should follow the article template that can be downloaded from the journal's website:
• http://www.udi.edu.co/investigaciones/102-revista-i-d
• The appropriate authorizations for publication must accompany photographs and figures not original to the author. The use of standard Spanish for scientific publications is recommended, avoiding the use of idioms, regionalisms, or similar. Articles are welcome in English.
• The following structure must be followed: (1) heading, (2) abstract and keywords, (3) introduction, (4) method(s) or methodology, (5) results, (6) discussion, (7) conclusions, (8) acknowledgments, (9) conflicts of interest and (8) references.
• The article's title should be in Spanish and English; it should synthesize the main idea, be concise, self-explanatory of what has been investigated, mention the variables investigated and the relationship between them, and indicate which subjects were studied. The use of abbreviations should be avoided.
• The abstract must be written in 150 words in English and Spanish.
• The keywords are a maximum of 5 that can be found in the UNESCO thesaurus. If you choose another thesaurus of your specific area of knowledge, please indicate its name in brackets after the fifth keyword. It must be in Spanish and English.
• References must be at least 20; if it is a review article, at least 50 references are accepted. The citation form must comply with the format of the APA seventh edition. They must be mainly from the last five years to books or research articles and must have a DOI.
• Acknowledgments should be condensed to a maximum of 100 words. They should indicate the sources of funding, persons, or institutions that have contributed to the realization of your work in a formal way. Provide specific information on budget approval minutes for your study, specific grant payments to researchers, and other significant support without which the project would not have been a reality. List any international, national, or local public or private agencies involved in supporting your project in some substantially effective way.
• The role of the authors, according to CREDIT, should be specified. This taxonomy summarizes the forms of contribution that an individual can make to qualify as an author.
• Authors must submit the manuscript in Microsoft Word ®; they must also send complementary files (cover letters and high-resolution tables and images).
• Once the article and cover letter have been correctly submitted via email, the editor will send an acknowledgment of receipt to the author. All communication regarding the paper and the processing of supplementary material will be carried out via email.
• It is the sole responsibility of the author(s) to make changes suggested by the editors, evaluators, and proofreaders and to verify that the article complies with the conditions of the form.
• At any time, the author may withdraw their article, provided they explain the reasons for the withdrawal to give the editorial team valuable information for improving its editorial practices and policies.