The Ingeniería e Investigación (I&I) journal is an open access digital scientific publication issued since 1981, with a continuous periodicity of three issues per year. Its main objective is to promote the dissemination of original and unpublished scientific research and technological developments in all disciplines related to engineering. Papers published in I&I invite discussion on current issues relevant to the academic community.  

I&I is an international journal published in English which uses a double-blind peer review system to ensure the quality and originality of the published content. Editing of the journal is carried out with high standards of professional quality, via a completely autonomous editorial management platform that hosts the content in different formats, with the aim to adapt to current needs regarding visualization and digital preservation. 

The journal has no cost for readers or authors, as it is funded by the Faculty of Engineering of Universidad Nacional de Colombia under the Diamond open access model. 

I&I publishes scientific and technological research articles, review articles, and case reports in the following areas of engineering: 

• Agricultural Engineering 
• Biomedical Engineering 
• Chemical, Environmental, and Food Engineering 
• Civil and Sanitary Engineering 
• Electrical, Electronics, and Telecommunications Engineering 
• Industrial Engineering 
• Mechanical, Mechatronics, and Materials Engineering 
• Systems and Computer Engineering 
• Engineering Education 

Before submitting an article, please read the editorial and data policies of the I&I journal carefully. 

Language of publication 

English 

Frequency of publication 

The I&I journal has a continuous periodicity (three issues per year). Once the article has been accepted and the editing phase has been completed, it will be available online.  

Open access policy 

The Ingeniería e Investigación journal publishes its articles through the Open Journal Systems platform, as the editorial team firmly believes that allowing access to research results by the scientific community and the general public bolsters its quality and is a factor of equity. Likewise, due to its characteristics, the use of this tool allows for a better control of the editorial process, facilitating communication between its actors.  

Self-archiving policy

Authors are allowed to deposit all versions of their paper in an institutional or subject repository, including:

• Preprint
• Author's Accepted Manuscript
• Published article (Version of Record)

Article evaluation process 

The process is described in the following Figure: 

Instructions for submitting articles

Note: the authors will receive notifications regarding new developments in each of the phases. It will also be possible to monitor any developments directly on the OJS. 

Articles submitted to the I&I journal undergo an internal evaluation process by the Editorial Committee, in order to define, according to the subject of the article and the scope of the journal, whether the peer review process should begin. 

Preliminary review (average time of 10 days): in this round of evaluation, the editorial team verifies whether the authors have complied with all application requirements, among them: format, license, and originality (Plagiarism tool: Turnitin)

Relevance review by the Editorial Committee (average time of 30 days): this evaluation is carried out by the journal's editors, who assess the relevance and development of the topic.  

Peer review (average time of 8 months): the articles accepted by the Editorial Committee are sent for peer review. Peer selection considers the trajectory of a researcher in the specific topic of the manuscript, upon the condition that the peer reviewer has recent publications in indexed journals, articles related to the topic of the manuscript to be evaluated, and an academic level corresponding to the highest degree of the authors (peers with an H-index greater than 5 are considered). The reviewers do not know the name of the authors and vice versa (double-blind review). The possible verdicts are: 

1. Submission accepted 
2. Revisions required (minor changes)
3. Resubmit for review 
4. Resubmit elsewhere 
5. Submission declined
6. See comments

Please keep in mind: 

• In the event that the concepts of the two reviewers differ from each other, the Editorial Committee will appoint a third one. 
• A maximum of 20 reviewers will be assigned. If these requests are not accepted or completed, the Editorial Committee will inform the authors of the status of the process and will give them the option to continue with it.  
• The journal does not accept new submissions of articles that were declined at this stage

Final decision by the Editorial Committee (average time of 30 days): once the evaluations of at least two peers have been received, they are consolidated, and a concept is sent to the authors, so that the necessary actions can be taken. The authors should send a response letter indicating all the changes made to the article. 

When the new version of the article is received, the Editorial Committee will verify the inclusion of the peer reviewers' comments. Based on the initial verdict, the article may initiate a second round of peer review. 

The possible outcomes of the evaluation are: 

1. Submission accepted 
2. Minor revisions are required  
3. Submission declined 

Only at the end of this stage can a letter of acceptance of the article be issued by the I&I journal. 

Editing (average time 20 days): once the articles are accepted, proofreaders will check spelling, grammar, and punctuation, in addition to verifying consistency in the structure and style of the manuscript. They may also suggest changes to improve the clarity and coherence of the text. 

Design (average time of 15 days): once the editing phase is completed, the design process begins, which is based on the journal's template and complies with all editorial normalization standards. The designed layout of the article will be sent to the authors for their final approval of the publication. At this stage, the authors may only correct minor typographical and layout errors.  

Guidelines for peer reviewers 

Copyright notice 

The authors or copyright holders of each article grant the Ingeniería e Investigación journal of Universidad Nacional de Colombia a non-exclusive, limited, and free authorization on the article, which, once evaluated and approved, will be published. This authorization includes the following considerations: 

1. The authors submit the corrected version in accordance with the reviewers' suggestions and clarify that the aforementioned article is an unpublished document for which they have the authorized rights. 
2. The authors assume full responsibility for the content of their work before the Ingeniería e Investigación journal, before Universidad Nacional de Colombia, and before third parties. 
3. The authorization granted will be effective from the date it is included in the corresponding volume and issue of the Ingeniería e Investigación journal, in the Open Journal Systems platform, and in the journal's home page (https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/ingeinv), as well as in the different databases and indices hosting I&I. 
4. The authors authorize the Ingeniería e Investigación journal of Universidad Nacional de Colombia to publish the document in the format required (print, digital, electronic, or any other known or unknown format), as well as to include the work in the indices and search engines deemed necessary to promote its dissemination. 
5. The authors accept that this authorization is given free of charge. Therefore, they waive any right to receive any emolument for the publication, distribution, public communication, and any other use made under the terms of this authorization. 
6. The authors are informed of and accept the publication in the Ingeniería e Investigación journal under a Creative Commons 4.0 license (CC-BY 4.01).   

Sponsors 

Universidad Nacional de Colombia (Bogotá Campus), Faculty of Engineering. 

Ethics in scientific publishing 

Journal Indexation

Ingeniería e Investigación has been included in the following international indexes:

• IBN Publindex 
• Directory of Open Access Journals
• SciELO Colombia
• Redib
• Science Citation Index Expanded^TM
• Scopus 
• Latindex
• Dialnet
• Google Scholar

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