About the Journal

Focus and Scope

Scope and policy

 

The Revista Colombiana de Biotecnología only publishes original articles, mainly contributions from research and development (R&D) in biotechnology’s diverse areas, as well as technical articles not necessarily orientated towards proving hypotheses (i.e. technical descriptions of methods). Brief notes will also be accepted, such as reports concerning significant work having short-term objectives.

  

Statement of Ethics and Good Practice

 

The editorial board of the Revista Colombiana de Biotecnología is committed to high standards of ethics and good practice in the dissemination and knowledge transfer to ensure scientific rigor and quality. That is why it has taken as reference the Code of Conduct for editors of scientific journals, has established the Ethics Committee Publications (COPE: Committee on Publication Ethics) within which it stands:

General duties and responsibilities of Editors

Editors should be responsible for everything published in their journals. They should:

  • Strive to meet the needs of readers and authors;
  • Constantly improve the journal;
  • Ensure the quality of the material they publish;
  • Champion freedom of expression;
  • Maintain the integrity of the academic record;
  • Preclude business needs from compromising intellectual standards;
  • Always be willing to publish corrections, clarifications, retractions and apologies when needed.

Relations with readers

Readers should be informed about who has funded research and on the role of the funders in the research.

Relations with authors

The Revista Colombiana de Biotecnología is committed to ensuring the quality of material published, reporting on the goals and standards of the journal. The decisions of publishers to accept or reject a paper for publication are based solely on the relevance of the work, originality and relevance of the study with regard to the editorial line of the journal.
The journal includes a description of the processes used in the peer evaluation of each job received. It has a guide authors in which information is presented. This guide is updated regularly and contains a link to this ethical statement. The right of authors to appeal editorial decisions.
Editors will not change its decision on accepting shipments, unless irregularities or extraordinary situations are detected. Any change in the members of the editorial team not affect decisions already made, except in special cases where serious circumstances converge.

Relations with reviewers

The Revista Colombiana de Biotecnología offers evaluators guidance on what is expected of them. The identity of the evaluators is protected at all times, ensuring their anonymity.

The peer-review process


The Revista Colombiana de Biotecnología ensuring that material submitted for publication will be considered privileged and confidential stuff while (double blind) is evaluated.

Complaints


The Revista Colombiana de Biotecnología is committed to respond quickly to complaints received and ensure that dissatisfied applicants can handle all complaints. In any case, if stakeholders fail to meet their claims, it is considered that they have the right to raise their protests to other instances.

Encouraging academic integrity
Editors should ensure that research material they publish conforms to internationally accepted ethical guidelines.

Protecting individual data.

The Revista Colombiana de Biotecnología guarantees the confidentiality of individual information (eg, teachers and / or students as collaborators or participants study subjects in the research presented).

Seguimiento de malas prácticas 


The Revista Colombiana de Biotecnología assumes its obligation to act accordingly in case of suspicion of malpractice or misconduct. This obligation extends both to documents published and non-published. The editors not only reject manuscripts that raise doubts about possible misconduct, but are considered ethically obliged to report suspected cases of misconduct. From the journal every reasonable effort is made to ensure that the work submitted for evaluation are rigorous and ethically appropriate.

Ensuring the integrity of the academic record
Editors have a duty to act if they suspect misconduct. This duty extends to both published and unpublished papers.

Editors should not simply reject papers that raise concerns about possible misconduct. They are ethically obliged to pursue alleged cases.

Editors should first seek a response from those accused. If they are not satisfied with the response, they should ask the relevant employers or some appropriate body (perhaps a regulatory body) to investigate.

Relationships with owners and journals editors.
The relationship between editors, publishers and owners will be subject to the principle of editorial independence. The Revista Colombiana de Biotecnología always ensures that articles are published based on their quality and suitability for readers, and not with a view to an economic or political gain. In this sense, the facts that the journal is not governed by economic interests and defend the ideal of free access to knowledge, universal and free, facilitates such independence.

Conflict of interest.


The Revista Colombiana de Biotecnología establish the necessary mechanisms to prevent or resolve possible conflicts of interest between authors, reviewers and / or the editorial team itself.

Complaints / allegations.

Any author, reader, reviewer or editor can submit their complaints to the competent bodies.

Peer Review Process

Each submitted manuscript is initially subject to evaluation specialist editor (first filter), followed by sending request for review to at least 4-6 possible reviewers (one- assigned three days after submitting the manuscript), then it is evaluation of at least two (2) national and international academic peers. Reviewers will have a maximum of four weeks to evaluate the manuscript. Based on the responses received from reviewers, the editor will make a decision within ten days. Authors should address the comments made by reviewers in a period not exceeding 30 working days via the response form to the editor. The corrected items will be returned to the publisher for this send comments. Once accepted article by the editor, the edited version is reviewed for English, Spanish and use before undergoing the process diagramming and editing end (20 days). Authors should return end editing corrections within 8 business days. The author must approve linguistic style and suggestions. A final editing is done, the author may not submit more amendments to the text. Normally, the items will be published "first in line" within 20 to 30 days from the date of acceptance by the magazine. Reviewers should have international publications on the subject and doctorate degree to be selected.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge .

Scope and policy

Scope and policy

 

The Revista Colombiana de Biotecnología only publishes original articles, mainly contributions from research and development (R&D) in biotechnology’s diverse areas, as well as technical articles not necessarily orientated towards proving hypotheses (i.e. technical descriptions of methods). Brief notes will also be accepted, such as reports concerning significant work having short-term objectives.

  

Statement of Ethics and Good Practice

 

The editorial board of the Revista Colombiana de Biotecnología is committed to high standards of ethics and good practice in the dissemination and knowledge transfer to ensure scientific rigor and quality. That is why it has taken as reference the Code of Conduct for editors of scientific journals, has established the Ethics Committee Publications (COPE: Committee on Publication Ethics) within which it stands:

General duties and responsibilities of Editors

Editors should be responsible for everything published in their journals. They should:

  • Strive to meet the needs of readers and authors;
  • Constantly improve the journal;
  • Ensure the quality of the material they publish;
  • Champion freedom of expression;
  • Maintain the integrity of the academic record;
  • Preclude business needs from compromising intellectual standards;
  • Always be willing to publish corrections, clarifications, retractions and apologies when needed.

Relations with readers

Readers should be informed about who has funded research and on the role of the funders in the research.

Relations with authors

The Revista Colombiana de Biotecnología is committed to ensuring the quality of material published, reporting on the goals and standards of the journal. The decisions of publishers to accept or reject a paper for publication are based solely on the relevance of the work, originality and relevance of the study with regard to the editorial line of the journal.
The journal includes a description of the processes used in the peer evaluation of each job received. It has a guide authors in which information is presented. This guide is updated regularly and contains a link to this ethical statement. The right of authors to appeal editorial decisions.
Editors will not change its decision on accepting shipments, unless irregularities or extraordinary situations are detected. Any change in the members of the editorial team not affect decisions already made, except in special cases where serious circumstances converge.

Relations with reviewers

The Revista Colombiana de Biotecnología offers evaluators guidance on what is expected of them. The identity of the evaluators is protected at all times, ensuring their anonymity.

The peer-review process
The Revista Colombiana de Biotecnología ensuring that material submitted for publication will be considered privileged and confidential stuff while (double blind) is evaluated.

Complaints
The Revista Colombiana de Biotecnología is committed to respond quickly to complaints received and ensure that dissatisfied applicants can handle all complaints. In any case, if stakeholders fail to meet their claims, it is considered that they have the right to raise their protests to other instances.

Encouraging academic integrity
Editors should ensure that research material they publish conforms to internationally accepted ethical guidelines.

Protecting individual data.

The Revista Colombiana de Biotecnología guarantees the confidentiality of individual information (eg, teachers and / or students as collaborators or participants study subjects in the research presented).

Seguimiento de malas prácticas 
The Revista Colombiana de Biotecnología assumes its obligation to act accordingly in case of suspicion of malpractice or misconduct. This obligation extends both to documents published and non-published. The editors not only reject manuscripts that raise doubts about possible misconduct, but are considered ethically obliged to report suspected cases of misconduct. From the journal every reasonable effort is made to ensure that the work submitted for evaluation are rigorous and ethically appropriate.

Ensuring the integrity of the academic record
Editors have a duty to act if they suspect misconduct. This duty extends to both published and unpublished papers.

Editors should not simply reject papers that raise concerns about possible misconduct. They are ethically obliged to pursue alleged cases.

Editors should first seek a response from those accused. If they are not satisfied with the response, they should ask the relevant employers or some appropriate body (perhaps a regulatory body) to investigate.

Relationships with owners and journals editors.
The relationship between editors, publishers and owners will be subject to the principle of editorial independence. The Revista Colombiana de Biotecnología always ensures that articles are published based on their quality and suitability for readers, and not with a view to an economic or political gain. In this sense, the facts that the journal is not governed by economic interests and defend the ideal of free access to knowledge, universal and free, facilitates such independence.

Conflict of interest.
The Revista Colombiana de Biotecnología establish the necessary mechanisms to prevent or resolve possible conflicts of interest between authors, reviewers and / or the editorial team itself.

Complaints / allegations.

Any author, reader, reviewer or editor can submit their complaints to the competent bodies.

Posting Frequency

The Revista Colombiana de Biotecnología, uses a frequency publishing twice a year , ie two numbers per volume per year

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Sponsors

Universidad Nacional de Colombia (Sede Bogotá). Instituto de Biotecnología

Sources of Support

Universidad Nacional de Colombia (Sede Bogotá). Instituto de Biotecnología

Reviewer Guidelines

Los revisores tendrán como máximo cuatro semanas para evaluar el manuscrito y los criterios a evaluar son: solidez y coherencia científica, contribuir con nuevo conocimiento y/o demostrar novedad metodológica, presentar los temas de forma clara y concisa, tener una discusión pertinente y actualizada, uso de referencias acorde con el tema desarrollado y tener conclusiones que contribuyan al avance de la investigación en el tema tratado