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Submission Preparation Checklist

  • The article has not been previously published nor is it being simultaneously evaluated by another journal.
  • The manuscript is in Microsoft Word format, following the article submission templates established by the journal (research or review).
  • The Publication authorization letter is submitted in a single file, with the complete data and signatures of all authors (do not submit one file per author).
  • The Author Rights Transfer and Ownership Declaration is uploaded in a single file, with the complete data and signatures of all authors (do not submit one file per author).
  • The Author's CV format is fully completed and submitted in a single file with the information of all authors (do not submit one file per author).
  • The citations and references comply with the format and structure of the APA 7th edition guidelines; in-text citations are hyperlinked to their respective references, and each reference that is available online must include its respective link.
  • The manuscript meets the requirements outlined in the authors' guidelines. Failure to comply with these requirements may result in rejection during the first review filter.

Author Guidelines

Article Presentation Format

All articles submitted to the Administración & Desarrollo journal must meet each of the format requirements indicated below.

First Page of the Article

The first page of each article must contain the information in the following order:

  • Title of the article in Spanish and English (no more than 15 words)
  • Type of article (research, review or reflection)
  • Abstract: between 150 and 200 words (Spanish and English).
    • The abstract of the articles must be analytical, that is, present the problem statement, the objective, the methodology used, the main findings and the conclusions.
  • Keywords, 5 (both in Spanish and English) different from the words included in the title.
  • Author information, includes ORCID, email, and, for Colombian authors, CvLAC.

Length and Format of the Text

  1. The length of the articles will vary between 6,000 and 10,000 words, including abstract, footnotes, references, tables, figures, illustrations, photographs and maps (Article submission template).
  2. Figures and tables must be properly cited in the text. For figures, the title should be located at the bottom. For tables, the title at the top (on the left and with an initial capital letter), sequentially numbered, and the source or author indicated at the bottom left. Authors are responsible for obtaining written authorization from the rights holders if copyrighted material is used.
  3. When sending the graphic material (tables, figures or maps, among others) the files must be sent in the programs used for their preparation (Excel, MATLAB®, design programs, etc.)
  4. Footnotes will be used exclusively for clarifying or explanatory purposes, they should not include bibliographical references, they should be in font size 10 and single spaced.
  5. In case of using equations, they must be numbered consecutively and between square brackets ([1], [2], [3]…)
  6. Mathematical symbols must be clear, legible, and correspond to the equations.
  7. The bibliographical references section should appear at the end of the article, in alphabetical order. Only the works cited in the body of the article should appear. Bibliography should not be included.
    • The minimum number of references for research and reflection articles is 15 and 40 for review articles.
    • The list of references must include bibliographic material that has been published during the three years before the date of submission of the manuscript, thus: a minimum of 30% for research articles and 50% for reflection and review articles.
  8. The citation and list of references must strictly follow the APA 7th edition style.

  9. To submit a manuscript, it is necessary to upload to the platform, as a supplementary file, a letter of intent and originality that indicates:

    • Full name of the author(s), institutional affiliations, and addresses for correspondence (it is essential to provide an email address for direct communication).
    • Full title of the manuscript.
    • List of at least six suggested reviewers (with their email addresses) who can evaluate the manuscript and meet the following requirements: 1. Doctoral academic title, 2. Expertise in the article's subject matter, 3. Articles published in indexed journals in the last 2 years, 4. Institutional affiliation unrelated to the journal's publishing entity.

Type of Articles

  1. Research article. Document that presents, in detail, the original results of completed research projects. The structure must include at least the following sections: introduction, methodology, results, discussion, conclusions, and references.
  2. Review article. Document resulting from a finished investigation where the results of published or unpublished research on a field of science or technology are analyzed, systematized and integrated, in order to account for the advances and development trends. It is characterized by presenting a careful bibliographic review of at least 40 references. Like research articles, its structure must include at least the following sections: introduction, methodology, results, discussion, conclusions, and references.