Submissions

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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 11-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Author Guidelines

The Scientific Journal "El Higo" is a biannual and peer-reviewed publication in the field of Science and Technology at the National University of Engineering, Regional University Center in Estelí, Nicaragua. It accepts original and relevant research papers in the areas of Science, Technology, and Innovation, both nationally and internationally.

The themes of publication are related to the knowledge areas of Engineering, Agro Industrial, and Education. The journal accepts articles in both English and Spanish. Published articles represent the authors' ideas and not necessarily the journal's stance or the institution's.

Submission and publication of articles have no associated costs.

Are you interested in publishing in the scientific journal?

Authors must register on the journal before publishing. If already registered, they can log in and start the five-step process.

It is also recommended to consult the instructions for the author according to the publication you wish to send.

Instructions for Authors - Research Scientific Article

Instructions for Authors - Review Scientific Article

Originality Letter

APA Citation and References

Templates:

  1. Research Scientific Article
  2. Review Scientific Article

Articles must also be sent to the following emails along with the originality letter:

revistaelhigo@norte.uni.edu.ni, alba.diaz@norte.uni.edu.ni

ORCID number

All authors must include their ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor Identifier) ​​number in their article submissions. ORCID is a unique and persistent identifier that allows researchers to connect their publications, data and other research activities.

Among the benefits is improved visibility of your research: Your ORCID allows you to create a public profile that links to all your publications, data and other research activities. This makes it easier for other researchers to find you and learn about your work.

To obtain an ORCID:

  • Visit the ORCID website: https://orcid.org/
  • Click “Register” and follow the instructions.
  • Once you have your ORCID, be sure to include it in your author profile on the El Higo magazine submission platform.

We appreciate your collaboration in the implementation of this requirement, which will help improve the visibility and impact of research published in the science and technology journal El Higo.

Originality and scientific ethics

Articles sent to El Higo magazine must be unpublished and must not have been published in whole or in part in any other magazine or media. Authors are expected to present novel research results, provide new perspectives and contribute to scientific knowledge in the area of ​​interest.

Plagiarism and self-plagiarism are not tolerated. Exhaustive reviews are carried out to detect any type of plagiarism, using specialized tools and the experience of peer reviewers. Articles found to be in violation of the originality rules will be rejected.

Copyright Notice

Copyright El Higo Scientific Magazine

Authors who publish in this journal accept the following conditions:

The authors retain the copyright and assign the right of the first publication to the journal.

Privacy Statement

Names and email addresses entered in this magazine will be used exclusively for the fines stated therein and will not be provided to third parties or for use with other fines.

Copyright El Higo Scientific Journal

The authors who publish in this journal accept the following conditions:

The authors retain the copyright and assign the right of the first publication to the journal.

The articles published in the magazine El Higo, Nicaragua, are shared under the terms of the Creative Commons license: Attribution, Non-Commercial, Share Alike 4.0. which allows third parties to use what is published as long as they mention the authorship of the work and the first publication in this journal.

Authors may make other independent and additional contractual arrangements for non-exclusive distribution of the version of the article published in this journal (e.g., including it in an institutional repository or publishing it in a book) as long as they clearly indicate that the work It was first published in this journal.