Submissions

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 file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
The text is 2,0 spaced; uses a 12-point font Times News Roman; 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 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).
All the references that have it, must include the DOI code in a compulsory way. In the case of internet sources that do not have this identifier, the URL addresses will be provided in the references. The Zotero application will be used for the elaboration of the references (MANDATORY).
The manuscript adheres to the stylistic and bibliographical requirements summarized in the Author's Guidelines of the respective scientific discipline, which appear below.
Recommend 3 professional contacts as reviewers (IN COMMENTS TO EDITOR).
Once you have finished uploading your manuscript, you must attach to the submission library in the marketing area the photograph, scanned or PDF, of the deposit or transaction with the total value of the items for Article Processing Fees, in the Banco del Pacífico, Savings Account No. 1050420372, in the name of Félix Patricio Vega Luzuriaga, Identity Card 1103550719.
No shipments will be processed without this documentation attached.
The author(s) accept that, if required by any control body of the respective country where the study was carried out, they have all the necessary documentation for the execution of the research, prior to the start of the study or research on which the submitted manuscript is based; furthermore, the corresponding author(s) agree to submit them to the authority(ies) that request(s) it.
This documentation can be attached in the library of the submission, in the permissions section (informed consent for case reports, CEISH validation, DIS - MSP Ecuador authorisation).
The author of the correspondence, on behalf of the co-authors, accepts that: non-compliance with editorial regulations and policies is grounds for rejection of the manuscript for publication; that the manuscript submitted complies with the respective authors' instructions; it is the final version proposed for publication, which may be subject to subsequent modifications, due to comments or requests from the peer reviewers or editors; the authors will make the aforementioned modifications within a period not exceeding 15 calendar days; If there are no responses to the modifications or corrections requested from the authors within 15 days, following comments from the editor, peer reviewers or translator, it will be understood as abandonment of the manuscript and of the author's or co-author's intention to publish, and he/she will not be eligible for the 10% refund of the APC fee.

Author Guidelines

General Instructions for submitting manuscripts

"Reminder: You must submit your manuscript through the OJS platform with the information of each author"

General

Authors

An "author" is generally considered to be someone who has made substantive intellectual contributions to a published study. The number of authors should be in sync with the complexity and scope of the work or research undertaken. The degree of involvement of the various authors must be sufficient to publicly accept responsibility for the part of the content for which they are responsible.

Degree of contribution

It should be declared for each of the authors, mainly in the original research articles, taking into account at least the following criteria

Important contributions to the idea and design of the study and data collection, analysis and interpretation of data
Drafting of the article or critical review of its content with substantial intellectual input.
Final approval of the version to be published.

The authors must fulfil conditions 1, 2 and 3, although possibly with different degrees of contribution, which could be useful for defining the order of mention in case this has been predefined.

Acknowledgements and contributors

All contributors who do not meet the criteria for authorship should be listed in the acknowledgements section. In the acknowledgements section, the following should be included: people from collaborators with only technical, logistical and operational help, etc.; collaborators or heads of medical flats whose participation is of a general nature.

Funding

The financial and material support, funds derived from projects or grants and other sources of funding that allowed the study, work to manuscript, should be mentioned in the funding section.

Conflicts of interest

All authors must make a declaration of possible conflicts of interest. A conflict of interest exists when an author (or the institution to which the author belongs) has personal or financial relationships (also known as dual commitments, competition of interests or conflict of loyalties) that could inadequately influence (bias) his or her actions.

These relationships vary from those with negligible potential to those with sufficient potential to influence judgements; not all relationships, however, involve a real conflict of interest. The possibility of a conflict of interest can exist whether or not a person believes that the relationship affects his or her scientific judgment.

Financial relationships - such as employment, consultancies, share ownership, fees received, reports, expert opinions, etc. - should be fully described in the relevant section of the article.

Protection of patients and animals involved in research

When reporting experiments on human beings, authors are obliged to indicate whether the procedures followed comply with the ethical principles of the commission responsible for human experimentation (institutional and national) and with the Declaration of Helsinki. If there is any doubt about whether the research was conducted in compliance with the Declaration of Helsinki, authors should explain the reasons for their methodology and demonstrate that the ethics committee of their institution approved the questionable aspects of the study.

Patients have a right to privacy, which should not be infringed without informed consent. Everything concerning the possible identification of the person, including the names or initials of the patients or the medical record number, should not be published. Neither photographs (hiding the eye region in patients' photographs is not adequate protection to preserve anonymity) nor genealogical data should be submitted unless such information is essential for scientific purposes and the patient - or his/her parent or guardian - gives written consent for publication. Informed consent for this purpose requires the submission of the manuscript to be published to the patient. The article should indicate whether the respective informed consent of the patients has been obtained.

In the case of animal experiments, authors should indicate whether national and institutional regulations for the care and use of laboratory animals have been met.

Use of tables

The tables collect the information in a concise manner and present it efficiently; they also provide the information with the desired degrees of detail and accuracy. By including data in tables rather than in text, the length of the text can be reduced. Prepare each table on a separate sheet of paper. Each table should be mentioned within the body of the manuscript.

Number the tables consecutively and place their titles at the top. Each column should have its own subtitle.

Authors should place the explanations in table footnotes, not in the title. Explain in footnotes all unusual abbreviations. For table footnotes, use the following symbols in this order

Statistical measures of variability, such as deviation and standard error from the mean, should also be described. If data from another source are used, whether published or unpublished, obtain permission and make full mention of the source.

Use of illustrations (figures)

The figures should be numbered consecutively in the order of first appearance in the text. If a figure that has already been published is used, the original source must be mentioned and written permission from the copyright owner must be provided to reproduce the material, except in the case of documents in the public domain. If photographs of people are used, the subjects must not be able to identify themselves or their photographs must be accompanied by the corresponding written authorisation to use them.

Figures should be designed or photographed in professional quality. They must be submitted as separate files in JPEG or PNG format, with appropriate resolution for printing (300 dpi or higher).

The legends of the illustrations must be included at the bottom of the figure. When symbols, arrows, numbers or letters are used to identify parts of the illustrations, they should be clearly identified and explained in the caption. If necessary, the reference scale or measurements should be specified and the method of colouring the microphotographs should be identified.

Units of measurement

Length, height, weight and volume measurements must be given in metric units (meter, kilogram or litre) or in decimal multiples or submultiples. Temperatures must be expressed in degrees Celsius. Blood pressure must be measured in millimetres of mercury. For haematological, clinical chemistry, or other measurements, use units from the International System of Units (SI), if appropriate to include alternative units of measurement in parentheses.

Use of abbreviations and symbols

Use only standard abbreviations. Avoid using abbreviations in the title. The first time an abbreviation is used, it should be preceded by the unabbreviated term, unless it is a standard unit of measurement. For further information please refer to the "Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals", established by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, available at: http://www.icmje.org.

Submission of manuscripts

The reception of manuscripts is permanent during the year, which must be sent by the OJS platform, in an attached file in a text format compatible with Microsoft Word for Windows operating system.

Articles must be accompanied by a letter signed by the authors (at least the person responsible for correspondence) according to the format available on the website cienciaecuador.com.ec. Additionally, each author will provide a minimum of 3 email contacts for the journal's manuscript review process, as well as become a peer reviewer for this journal.

Before sending your manuscript, please consult the instructions for authors corresponding to the scientific discipline of the article to be submitted.

Health, Life and Biological Sciences

The author assures that he/she has reviewed and that the manuscript complies with the Instructions for Manuscript Submission in Life Sciences, Biological Sciences and Health Sciences.

Natural, Formal and Social Sciences

The author affirms that he/she has reviewed and that the manuscript complies with the Instructions for Submission of Instructions for submitting Natural, Social and Formal Science manuscripts.

Physical Sciences [Physics, Chemistry, Astronomy or Geology], Earth Sciences [Planetary Sciences, Geophysics]; Social Sciences [Anthropology, Political Science, Demography, Economics, Geography, History, Linguistics, Psychology, Semiology, Sociology, Literature, Architecture and Urbanism, Art, Educatión]; Formal Sciences [Mathematics, Logic, Computer Science] and related.

Letters to editor

Letters to the editor: maximum 1,000 words, unless more content is justified; up to a table and a figure; maximum 10 bibliographical references (including that of the published article being commented on, if this is the reason for the letter). The references should be elaborated according to the discipline to which you apply (Review the "Instructions for submitting manuscripts").

Peer reviews may be requested occasionally

Copyright Notice

Cession of rights

In consideration of Ciencia Ecuador, taking action in the review and accreditation of the sending of the corresponding manuscript, the reception and responsibility of the authors and co-authors agree jointly to assign to Editorial Científica Vega, freely and clearly, without any restriction, all the rights of the manuscript (including, but not limited to, copyrights, publication, abstracts, collection of rights and the making of collateral works).

As regards printing on paper, dissemination in electronic media, Internet, media and other forms and means known or to be known, the free dissemination of the final version of publication is granted, as well as the preprint authorized by the publisher (which must be requested by the author of correspondence). Authors require non-exclusive permission to use all or part of the manuscript for future work within their own competence, with the authorship credits remaining in writing.

Responsibility of the authors

The author of correspondence on behalf of all authors and co-authors who may have this manuscript certifies that they have all participated sufficiently in the intellectual content, data analysis and, if applicable, in the writing of the manuscript, in order to take public responsibility for it. It has reviewed the final version of the manuscript, considers it to be a valid work and approves it.

As the author of this manuscript, he certifies that the complete manuscript is an original creation of its authors and nothing of the manuscript has been published before, included in another manuscript, are at this moment under consideration for publication in another publisher. I also certify that this manuscript has not been accepted for publication and that I have not assigned, licensed or otherwise transferred any of the rights or interests in the manuscript to anyone. In addition, if the editors of the Revista Ciencia Ecuador require data on which the manuscript is based, they will provide it. Authors are responsible for applying for print or electronic media permissions for all materials and are responsible for paying any fees related to the application of these permissions.

Approval of Institutional Research Committees, Ethics

The author of correspondence, on behalf of the other authors and co-authors, hereby certifies that the institution has approved the protocol for any research on humans or animals and that all experiments were conducted in accordance with research and ethical principles, and that it has all the required documentation for this publication. In addition, it undertakes to submit it within a period of no more than 7 working days if requested.

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