About the Journal
The Ventana Informática Journal, with two issues per year, is a publication of a scientific-technological nature, aimed at promoting and disseminating developments and research in the areas of information technology, computing, telecommunications, and the information and knowledge society. as those related disciplines.
The Ventana Informática Journal points out that the publication of articles, nor their arbitration, does not entitle to any remuneration and that the responsibility of the content of the articles belongs to the authors, including in relation to the intellectual property of other authors and / or sources, for which the University of Manizales does not assume responsibility for the opinions and contents of the published documents.
Similarly, Ventana Informática is free, not charging fees for the receipt of articles or the process stipulated for publication, without embargo period, in addition to making its distribution through the OJS platform, from the institutional repository of the University of Manizales.
Focus and Scope
The Ventana Informática Journal is a semi-annual publication of a scientific-technological nature, aimed at promoting and disseminating developments and research in the areas of information technology, computing, telecommunications, and information and knowledge society, as well as those related disciplines.
The Ventana Informática Journal states that the publication of articles, nor their arbitration, does not give rise to any remuneration and that the responsibility of the content of the articles belongs to the authors, including in relation to the intellectual property of other authors and / or sources, for which the University of Manizales does not assume responsibility for the opinions and contents of the published documents.
Similarly, Ventana Informática is free, not charging fees for the receipt of articles or the process stipulated for publication, without embargo period, in addition to making its distribution through the OJS platform, from the institutional repository of the University of Manizales.
Each issue of the journal includes between 8 and 15 articles (except special cases, such as the publication of the papers of some academics, where the journal is the official means of dissemination), according to the average grade obtained in the evaluation process, and avoiding that more than two collaborations of the same author appear (alone or with co-authors), as well as that the articles where the members of the editorial committee or the director appear as authors, exceed 50% of the documents published in each issue. Items considered as publishable and not included in the issue in which it is selected, are reserved for the next, as long as the authors do not decide to remove them.
The citation of the articles published in the journal can be done, as long as the identification of its source is clearly indicated (Revista Ventana Informática. Manizales (Colombia): Universidad de Manizales, issue, page(s) and year of publication, ISSN: 0123-9678). In order to facilitate its citation, in each article the recommended model is presented.
To reproduce articles published in the journal for academic and non-profit purposes, it is requested to inform it previously, while in the case that its reproduction implies other uses, its written authorization must be requested from the Director of the journal Ventana Informática.
To facilitate your consultation, the articles can be read or downloaded from the site: https://revistasum.umanizales.edu.co/ojs/index.php/ventanainformatica.
Peer Review Process
Receipt of documents
The calls for the receipt of articles are closed on February 20 and August 20 of each year, with a view to the July-December and January-June editions respectively, clarifying that their reception does not imply publication or commitment regarding the date her. The articles are sent by email to the accounts ventanainformatica@umanizales.edu.co and ventanainformatica@gmail.com.
Next to the article (in .docx or .doc format), the figures presented in it, duly identified (in .jpg format with high quality), the authors' data (in the form of Information of authors duly completed), the information of the project (In the Information form of the associated project) and the reproduction authorization (if not unpublished).
Selection process
It is clarified that the journal has established:
- An article that does not fully comply with the format parameters established by the journal will not be subject to a thematic evaluation.
- Assume that the authors have decided to withdraw their article from the selection process, when the requested adjustments are not presented within the indicated period. This does not imply that they lose the possibility of presenting it for future editions.
- Establish as rejected those articles that: - do not correspond to the interests of the journal, - do not comply with the format parameters after the first adjustment is requested, - obtain an average rating lower than 60 points in the thematic evaluation or in the Integral evaluation, - having exceeded the average 60 points, there is a consensus among the evaluators about the inconvenience of its publication, or - in its final version some kind of plagiarism is detected.
- Do not reconsider the decision when an item is rejected or has been taken as retired for failing to meet the stipulated delivery times.
- If, after a reasonable period of time, one of the three arbitrators has not complied with the delivery of their evaluation, the director informs the authors of the result obtained from the evaluation of two referees, except in those cases that by conflicting results, the director should consider the evaluation of a new third arbitrator.
- Articles rejected, or withdrawn by the authors during the selection process, are released from any relationship with the journal, and therefore available by the authors.
The process of evaluation and selection of articles comprises three moments:
- Evaluation of form. The first evaluation is made by the Scientific Committee on the fulfillment of the formal requirements and the adaptation to the thematic interest of the Journal, from which a message is sent to the authors where their results are indicated. In case of correspondence to the interest of the journal, aspect defined by the Scientific Committee, the authors are indicated those aspects to be adjusted and the deadline to make the new delivery.
- Thematic evaluation. Having verified the fulfillment of the formal requirements, the article will be sent to evaluation by three expert referees, members of the Arbitration Committee of the magazine. This arbitration is done in a confidential way (double blind: the referees do not know the names of the authors and vice versa), by means of a specific format, requesting its concept on the convenience or not of its publication, and the recommendations for improvement of the Article. The result of the evaluation is informed to the authors in a timely manner by electronic mail, and if required, the date for the delivery of the adjusted documents is indicated, in order for the arbitrators to issue their definitive concept on the condition of publishable or do not.
The evaluation format is attached to the message where the arbitration is requested, along with a copy of the article and the referee's information format.
| ARTICLE TITLE: | |||
| CODE: | |||
| NAME OF THE EVALUATOR: | |||
| E-MAIL: | |||
| DATE RECEIPT OF ARTICLE: | |||
| DATE ASSIGMENT SUBMISSION: | |||
| EVALUATION PARAMETERS | SCORE | OBSERVATIONS | |
| maximum | assigned | ||
| Is the title suitable for the content? | 5 | ||
| Are the summaries consistent with the document and do they respect the language standards? | 5 | ||
| Is the introduction adequate for the document? | 5 | ||
| Does the document present an adequate and consistent structure, corresponding to the type of article? | 5 | ||
| Is the article written with adequate techno-scientific vocabulary? | 5 | ||
| Are the bibliographic sources reliable? | 6 | ||
| Are the bibliographic references updated? | 5 | ||
| Is the subject of interest and novelty for the academic community? | 7 | ||
| Is the theoretical support of the article profound? | 6 | ||
| Are bibliographic citations sufficient, relevant and coherent? | 5 | ||
| Are the conclusions coherent and profound? | 7 | ||
| Do the sources cited and the bibliographical references correspond? | 5 | ||
| Does the article correspond to a new topic, or to an approach not previously given? | 7 | ||
| Is the article important because of the applicability of the ideas, methods or techniques described? | 7 | ||
| Does the article include the details that allow to check the accuracy of the results or affirmations? | 7 | ||
| Does the article have enough clarity to make it accessible to readers? | 6 | ||
| Does the article not show signs of undue copy and violation of copyright? | 7 | ||
| TOTAL SCORE | 100 | 0 | |
| What is the summary of your evaluation? (30 to 50 words) | |||
| Based on your review, what is your recommendation? | Publish the current version of the article | ||
| Publish after making the indicated adjustments | |||
| Rethink the article for a future evaluation | |||
| Do not publish it in Ventana Informática | |||
| Recommend a different medium: Journal title | |||
| Modifications that must be made to the article | Description of the modification | ||
| Title and abstract | |||
| Introduction | |||
| Theoretical support | |||
| Theoretical support | |||
| Results | |||
| Conclusions | |||
| Bibliographical sources | |||
| Writing and spelling | |||
| Relevance, depth, novelty | |||
| Other aspects | |||
- Integral evaluation. Once the arbitrators issue the concept of publishable, articles with those characteristics, are sent to the Editorial Committee accompanied by an evaluation format, to define the articles to be published in the issue.
Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate free access to its content under the principle of making research available to the public free of charge, which fosters a greater exchange of global knowledge.
