ISSN 1814-6333
printed version

ISSN 2518-4431
digital version

INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

• Standards for articles to be accepted
• Process to evaluate and aprove articles

The articles should be originals, unpublished and they must be sent to the following e-mail address:

invdes@upb.edu

At the same time, the author must download and fill in the template letter of presentation

Articles sent for publication in Investigación & Desarrollo should be originals, unpublished and they should not be in an evaluation process for another journal or publication.

Investigación & Desarrollo covers the academic offerings of Universidad Privada Boliviana and publishes research articles and survey articles.

Articles are to be sent printed and in magnetic support according to the following instructions:

• An extension between 15 and 30 pages (without figures and tables).
• Times New Roman 12 double spacing.
• Citations and bibliographical references in IEEE format.

Articles have also to include in the first page, the following information:

• Article´s title (in Spanish and English)
• Author´s name
• Author´s institutional affiliation
• Author´s electronic address
• An abstract of the article (less than 250 words in Spanish and English)
• Keywords (at least three up to six, in Spanish and English)

When the article is received, the editor sends it for evaluation to two reviewers, who are members of the editorial board or invited reviewers.

The evaluation criteria are related to the originality of the article, the relevance, the methodology and the supporting literature.

If the reviewers do suggestions or ask for modifications, the author is notified and a due date is settled to re-send the modified article according to the reviewer’s evaluation.

In order to be accepted for publication, at least two reviewers must agree in acceptance for publication. When the first two reviewers do not agree, the article is sent to a third reviewer.

The evaluation and approval follows the “double blind review” modality, in order to keep anonymous the identity of both the author and the reviewers. This also avoids possible conflict of interest issues.

Above the abstract of every article, the reception and final approval dates are shown.