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Author Guidelines

 

Panorama Journal as an open access, plural and inclusive publication is open to the participation of authors from outside this publishing entity and presents the following instructions for authors who wish to postulate their work; having as its main purpose to standardize the presentation of articles to be submitted to the evaluation process of the editorial committee. They intend to establish a coherence in the presentation that gives identity and structure to the publication and, in addition, to keep in mind important variables at the moment of evaluating the quality of the articles by external authorities

 

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As part of the process, authors must verify that their submission complies with all of the following elements. Submissions that fail to comply with these guidelines will be rejected.

  • To identify editorial standards which must complied with by the authors who wish to be published by Editorial of Politecnico Grancolombiano.
  • To know the main editorial practices which are unacceptable from the ethical standpoint.
  • To acknowledge the ethical dimension of science communication as a core element of the generation of new knowledge.

 

The corresponding author, on behalf of the authors, must submit the original article using the Template for submitting an article and the Form for submitting an article  which can be found in the Open Journal System – OJS – platform, https://journal.poligran.edu.co/index.php/panorama

Images, Illustrations, Graphs and Charts

In case the articles contains maps, charts, tables or illustrations, these must have clear and organized descriptions, following the latest version of the APA Style.

  • Graphic formats: jpg or png,
  • 300 dpi (dots per inch) resolution,
  • Maximum weight: 1 Mb
  • Maximum height: 500 pixels (approximately half a page).

Each table, chart, figure or image must have a caption that clearly describes the material introduced and the source in the APA Style, if it comes from a source that is different from the authors. If needed, permissions to reproduce tables, charts, figures or images protected with copyrights must be annexed.

Note: Please refrain from using “word clouds,” tables and graphs that are larger than half a page.

 

Abstract
This section pertains to the development of the structured text, it consists of one (1) paragraph with short sentences that introduces the most relevant part of each of the manuscript’s sections in a maximum of 300 words. The following must be elaborated: objective of the article,  methods and materials used to attain it, results and contributions of the research, as well as the most pertinent discussion or conclusions introduced in the article.

 

Citations and references

The magazine follows the citations and references system of the latest version of the APA Style.

 

Note:  Panorama, through the Department of Research, Development and Innovation – I+D+i at Institucion Universitaria Politecnico Grancolombiano, offers authors the resources in the multimedia toolbox to assist the research article’s  structuring, citating and referencing; available in: https://campusvirtual22.poligran.edu.co/caja/dummie/story_html5.html

 

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ESTIMATED TIME OF PUBLICATION

  1. Reception and notification of the beginning of the editorial process: one (1) week
  2. Peer review: four (4) weeks
  3. Acceptance, layout and dissemination: seven (7) weeks

Notes: 

The aforementioned times are approximations and are dependent on the responses of those involved in the editorial process.

Panorama implements the “Online First” publication modality, in it, all of the articles that successfully go through the evaluation and adjustment process are immediately visible in the OJS platform, where the material may be reviewed, citated and socialized without having to wait for the closing date of the magazine’s edition.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • Article presentation template. Do not include descriptions or information included for author's guidance.
  • Fill in all the required fields for author identification.
  • Confirm that all citations used in the article are properly referenced (included in the bibliography) - More information: https://youtu.be/nsaRUGl-JOM Article presentation template. Do not include descriptions or information included for author's guidance.
  • Format for submission of article / work. It must be filled out and duly signed individually by each of the authors of the article submitted. Article presentation template. Do not include descriptions or information included for author's guidance.

Scientific and technological research articles

A document that presents in detail the original results of a research project.

The structure generally used contains four important sections:
introduction,
methodology,
results, and
discussion.

It must have at least thirty (30) references.

Artículos de reflexión

Estos artículos presentan reflexiones teóricas basadas en una estructura lógica y formal característica del pensamiento filosófico. Debe tener una posición explícita (tesis) y un desarrollo argumentativo bien estructurado. Estos artículos no deben exceder las 8000 palabras (sin contar referencias). La estructura y aspectos formales recomendados para este tipo de artículos es:

  • Título (en español, inglés y portugués). No debe exceder las 15 palabras
  • Resumen (en español, inglés y portugués). No debe exceder las 300 palabras. Debe indicar objetivo, método, resultados destacados y punto central en la discusión.
  • Palabras clave (en español, inglés y portugués). Entre tres y cinco. Use el Tesauro de la Unesco.
  • Introducción. Presente el problema sobre el que reflexiona, explicite la tesis que va a defender, enuncie la estructura del texto haciendo alusión al desarrollo argumentativo que tendrá.
  • Emplee los títulos y subtítulos que considere relevantes para presentar sus argumentos.
  • Conclusión. Haga una síntesis de su trabajo y esboce perspectivas a desarrollar o que queden abiertas de su trabajo.
  • De acuerdo con las normas APA (séptima edición).

Aspectos formales

  • El artículo debe seguir los niveles de titulación propuestos por las normas APA (7ma Ed.) para distinguir sus secciones.
  • Debe subirlo en formato Word.
  • Use interlineado doble y sangría de primera línea para cada párrafo.
  • Presente sus tablas y figuras de acuerdo con las normas APA (7ma Ed.)
  • Use como fuentes Times New Roman de 12 puntos o Arial de 11 puntos.

Artículos de revisión o sistematización de literatura

Incluye las revisiones sistemáticas, metaanálisis y análisis bibliométricos. Procure seguir los métodos establecidos para cada tipo de investigación. Estos artículos no deben exceder las 8000 palabras (sin contar referencias). La estructura y aspectos formales recomendados para este tipo de artículos es:

  • Título (en español, inglés y portugués). No debe exceder las 15 palabras. Debe hacer mención explícita al tipo de investigación.
  • Resumen (en español, inglés y portugués). No debe exceder las 300 palabras. Debe indicar objetivo, método, resultados destacados y punto central en la discusión.
  • Palabras clave (en español, inglés y portugués). Entre tres y cinco. Use el Tesauro de la Unesco
  • Introducción. Debe dejar claro cuál fue el problema de conocimiento abordado, el soporte conceptual y teórico que sirvió de base para la estructuración de la investigación, así como su objetivo.
  • Método. Hay métodos y guías bien definidas para la elaboración de este tipo de textos. Declare explícitamente cuál se siguió en el proceso y relacione la fuente de información, por ejemplo, para revisiones sistemáticas, declare PRISMA; para revisiones de alcance (scoping review) podría declarar PRISMA ScR.
  • Presente su análisis de acuerdo con las recomendaciones hechas en las guías correspondientes.
  • Discusión. Analice los resultados a la luz de la literatura vigente en el área, indique las fortalezas, aportes y limitaciones del estudio. Reflexiones sobre la prospectiva de su investigación.
  • De acuerdo con las normas APA (séptima edición).

Aspectos formales

  • El artículo debe seguir los niveles de titulación propuestos por las normas APA (7ma Ed.) para distinguir sus secciones.
  • Debe subirlo en formato Word.
  • Use interlineado doble y sangría de primera línea para cada párrafo.
  • Presente sus tablas y figuras de acuerdo con las normas APA (7ma Ed.)
  • Use como fuentes Times New Roman de 12 puntos o Arial de 11 puntos.

Copyright Notice

Authors who publish in Panorama accept the following conditions: 

  • Authors keep the copyright and assign the right of first publication to the journal,  the work is registered using the Creative Commons license: Attribution, NonCommercial, NoDerivatives, which allows third parties to use the published material as long as the work and the first publication in this journal are referenced in the work’s authorship.
  • Authors may undertake other independent and additional contractual agreements for the non-exclusive distribution of the version of the article that has been published in Panorama (e.g., including it in an institutional repository or publishing it in a book) as long as it is clearly stated that the article was first published in Panorama.
  • Authors are allowed and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional or personal webpages) before and during the revision and publication process, since it may lead to productive exchanges and to a better and faster dissemination of the published work.

 

Licensing for Article Distribution

Panorama edited by Institucion Universitaria Politecnico Grancolombiano is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Unported License. Work-base created, in http://www.poligran.edu.co/panorama.

 

Translation

With the intention of seeking greater impact and inquiry possibilities, Panorama will publish its content in Spanish and English, the abstract will also be written in Portuguese. Authors may submit their articles in any of the languages and commit to delivering the final version in the submission language as per the aforementioned instructions. In case translating the text is not possible, the journal will provide translation services by a certified translator; therefore, when the article is submitted, there is an express acceptance of transformation of the article per Decision Andina 351 of 1993 and Article 5 of Law 23 of 1982, by which the author, authors, copyright holders, have exclusive rights to authorize the transformation of literary and artistic works, which will be accepted in the Form for submitting an article pertaining to the translation, adaptation, fixing or any other transformation to the work, with prior knowledge.

 

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