About the Journal

HISTORY AND OBJECTIVES

The infoANALÍTICA Journal is a Journal of the School of Chemical Sciences of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, which was presented in 2013 with the intention of creating a space for reference and dissemination of scientific research in the chemical field, and consequently proposed to host and disseminate original articles based on written works of the end of career, with the aim of contributing to the advance of scientific knowledge in this area. The journal, was an annual publication, and received the articles of the students that graduated during the year previous to the printing of the same.

Since 2017 and until now, the infoANALÍTICA Journal is a publication of free access and is distributed under a Creative Commons Reconocimiento-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional License, maintains a system of peer review and is published every six months (Number 1: January; Number 2: July) digitally and in print.

The infoANALÍTICA Journal considers papers referred to the broad field of chemistry and publishes original scientific papers and scientific notes that have not been published in any printed or electronic media.

The infoANALÍTICA Journal is a scientific dissemination body sponsored by the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (PUCE) and published through the Publications Center of the PUCE.

 

THEME AND REACH

The articles of the infoANALÍTICA Journal are referred to the broad field of chemistry, therefore, aims to cover a diverse field of study in the different areas of research in Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Physicochemistry, Electrochemistry, Polymers, Applied Chemistry, Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Food Chemistry, etc.

The infoANALÍTICA Journal is aimed at national and international scientists, as well as students of Exact and Natural Sciences.

 

 PUBLICATION POLICIES

 Publication criteria

The infoANALÍTICA  publishes the original scientific research that has not been submitted to any printed or electronic media.

The scientific work in all areas of chemistry is of interest for the journal infoANALÍTICA. The journal infoANALÍTICA considers manuscripts in which a relevant contribution to scientific knowledge is shown through the description of processes, the solution of problems, or in which current information of interest in the different areas of chemistry is synthesized. Also of interest are short investigations that generate emerging information for researchers in these areas. The journal requests that quantitative and qualitative results be validated through scientific methodologies and / or statistical analysis.

 Assessment criteria

The infoANALÍTICA Journal publishes the original scientific research that has not been submitted to any printed or electronic media.

The scientific work in all areas of chemistry is of interest for the infoANALÍTICA Journal. The infoANALÍTICA Journal considers manuscripts in which a relevant contribution to scientific knowledge is shown through the description of processes, the solution of problems, or in which current information of interest in the different areas of chemistry is synthesized. Also of interest are short investigations that generate emerging information for researchers in these areas. The journal requests that quantitative and qualitative results be validated through scientific methodologies and/or statistical analysis.

Release criteria

The infoANALÍTICA Journal publishes the original scientific research that has not been submitted to any printed or electronic media.

The scientific work in all areas of Chemistry is of interest for the  infoANALÍTICA Journal. The infoANALÍTICA Journal considers manuscripts in which a relevant contribution to scientific knowledge is shown through the description of processes, the solution of problems, or in which current information of interest in the different areas of chemistry is synthesized. Also of interest are short investigations that generate emerging information for researchers in these areas. The journal requests that quantitative and qualitative results be validated through scientific methodologies and /or statistical analysis.

  1. Original manuscripts

The infoANALÍTICA Journal publishes original scientific research that has not been submitted to any printed or electronic media. The authors have to make a written declaration of the originality of their manuscripts.

  1. Open Access

All the articles published in the infoANALÍTICA Journal are freely available online without subscription requirement. The articles are distributed under a license Creative Commons Reconocimiento-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional License.

  1. Publication Costs

The publication of scientific articles in the  infoANALÍTICA Journal is free, as well as the distribution of the magazine.

  1. Periodicity

The infoANALÍTICA Journal is a biannual publication, the numbers of each volume are published in January and July.

  1. Conflict of Interest

The authors have to  declare that they have no conflicts of interest of any kind that influence the publication of their manuscript.

  1. Copyright

The content of the scientific articles and the publications that appear in the journal is the exclusive responsibility of their authors. The distribution of the articles published in the infoANALÍTICA Journal is done under a license Creative Commons Reconocimiento-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional License.

  1. Authorship

The authors that appear in the head of the article must have contributed substantially to the research, and therefore share responsibility for the content of the article. Those people who participated casually in the investigation and who are not considered as authors, may be included in the acknowledgments. The authors have to agree the order of appearance of their names before sending the article, any change after the acceptance of the article must be approved by the Editor and all authors. The authors are responsible for the use of third-party data.

  1. Corresponding author

The author of correspondence assumes the responsibility to act on behalf of all other authors, however, must obtain the consent of these authors before submitting the manuscript to the journal, and inform the authors about all editing changes made to the manuscript before the publication.

In a similar vein, the corresponding author is responsible for communicating with the editorial committee, for complying with the format required by the journal, for obtaining the permits when copyrighte material is used and for the approval of the final versión of the manuscript.

The publisher reserves the right to request the approval of the final version by all authors, in exceptional cases.

Evaluation and publication process

The time that elapse between the evaluation and publication of articles is three monts approximately.

Publication period of the numbers

The months that comprise the publication period of the issues are:

Number 1, from July to December

Number 2, from January to June

 

Plagiarism detection

The infoANALÍTICA Journal uses URKUND as an anti-plagiarism system. 

 

Policies for the preservation of digital files

LOCKSS

Open Journal Systems is compatible with the LOCKSS system (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) that guarantees the journal a permanent and secure file. LOCKSS is an open source program developed by the Stanford University Library that allows libraries to keep selected web journals by regularly searching registered journals to collect and publish new published content. Each file is continuously validated with records from other libraries, so any damaged or lost content can be restored using those records or the magazine itself.

Policies for the preservation of digital files

LOCKSS

Open Journal Systems is compatible with the system (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) that guarantees the journal a permanent and secure file. LOCKSS is an open source program developed by the Stanford University Library that allows libraries to keep selected web journals by regularly searching registered journals to collect and publish new published content. Each file is continuously validated with records from other libraries, so any damaged or lost content can be restored using those records or the journal itself.

 

Code of ethics

The infoANALÍTICA Journal adheres to the CÓDIGO DE ÉTICA DE LA INVESTIGACIÓN Y EL APRENDIZAJE DE LA PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL ECUADOR

 

Editorial Board

The Editorial Board is made up of researchers from different areas of the Chemical Sciences. The members of the Editorial Board belong to prestigious national and foreign institutions, and have extensive experience in research.

 

Review process

The manuscripts submitted to the InfoANALÍTICA Journal go through a process of peer review (double blind) online.

All the works are reviewed of at least two experts in the area, according to the specific content of the manuscript, which are selected from our team of reviewers. The selected reviewers are responsible for reviewing the scientific and technical quality of the articles. The average review time is 30 days. The opinion of a third reviewer is requested when there is no agreement between the opinions of the first two reviewers.

The Editorial Board will reject a manuscript without being examined by reviewers, when the content is not included within the areas of interest or modalities accepted by the journal, and reserves the right to reject the manuscripts when they do not comply with the format or requirements established by the magazine.

The editor will consider the observations of the reviewers before issuing a decision:

  • Accepted
  • Accepted with minor changes
  • Rejected

When the manuscript is accepted, the editor will request the authors to make the corrections or modifications suggested by the reviewers.

The final version of the article will be sent to the author of correspondence for its corresponding approval prior to publication.

 

 Reviewers

The reviewers who collaborate with the Revista infoANALÍTICA are expert researchers in an area of knowledge within the Chemical Sciences and belong to various national and international institutions. The names of the reviewers are anonymous.

Modalities accepted

The infoANALÍTICA journal accepts the manuscripts under three modalities: scientific articles, review articles and scientific notes (Curiosities of Chemistry). The articles in this last section are not peer-reviewed.

It is a pre-requisite that all manuscripts have a heading that includes the following parts: Title, Author(s), Institutional affiliation, email of the corresponding author. 

 

 

  • Scientific articles

They report original results, the product of an experimental research process, through which a contribution to scientific knowledge is shown.

The body of the scientific article should include the following sections: RESUMEN, PALABRAS CLAVES, ABSTRACT, KEYWORDS (written in English), INTRODUCCIÓN, MATERIALES Y MÉTODOS, RESULTADOS, DISCUSIÓN, CONCLUSIONES, AGRADECIMIENTOS Y LISTA DE REFERENCIAS.

 

  • Review articles

These are bibliographic studies that collect, analyze, synthesize and discuss recent or emerging issues that have not been reviewed exhaustively and critically in recent years.

The body of the review article should include the following sections: RESUMEN, PALABRAS CLAVES, ABSTRACT, KEYWORDS (written in English), INTRODUCCIÓN, MÉTODOS, RESULTADOS y DISCUSIÓN, CONCLUSIONES, AGRADECIMIENTOS Y LISTA DE REFERENCIAS.

All statements or observations in the review articles should be based on the necessary citations, providing a complete reference at the end of the article with a maximum of 100 references. The articles should have between 10 and 30 pages.

 

  • Scientific notes (Curiosities of Chemistry)

They are short investigations or reports of preliminary results of experimental investigative processes or exceptional events, which due to their novelty, can be published independently of the final results.

The body of the article have to contain: RESULTADOS Y LISTA DE REFERENCIAS