Author Guidelines

LADEE invites researchers to make their scientific contributions in areas related to environmental research from the perspective of environmental engineering and sustainable development (i.e., science, technology, environment, innovation, and development) and the political, economic, social, and environmental implications.

The author(s) of LADEE are obligated to comply with the editorial requirements outlined in these guidelines. Any article that does not meet all the guidelines detailed in the author's guide will not be submitted for the editorial process.

All articles must be registered in the OJS platform, accessible from the website https://revistascientificas.cuc.edu.co/IDEE/about/submissions, in the AUTHORS section, under the title Article and author information format  Letter of originality.

Authors should organize their articles following the specifications detailed in the corresponding template, which can be downloaded from the following links.

Download: Article Template

Download: Letter to the Editor Template

General Conditions

Submitted documents must comply with the COPE code of ethics, the Publishing Ethics Resource Kit for editors from ELSEVIER, and the Singapore Statement on Research Integrity.

Contributions in Spanish, Portuguese, and English are accepted. The Editorial Committee will decide on the acceptance of contributions in other languages based on content relevance.

Contributions should be supported by a Letter of Originality, serving as evidence that they have not been submitted to other scientific journals and represent original and unpublished intellectual work.

Submissions will undergo plagiarism checks, and similarity indicators will be evaluated and analyzed by the Editor-in-Chief based on the methodology used.

The receipt of papers will be effective as long as they correspond to the areas of knowledge of the LADEE Journal, conceived from a multi-, inter-, and/or transdisciplinary perspective.

Papers with up to 8 authors are accepted unless there is a prior request to the editorial committee with a valid justification for a maximum of 10 authors. The committee will respond to the request via email, either accepting or rejecting it. In any case, the corresponding author must register on the LADEE OJS platform and complete all required metadata (in both English and Spanish) for all authors.

Every submission proposal must include author and co-author curricula vitae, including personal and academic information; home address; institutional address; ORCID (http://orcid.org/); Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com/); Scopus Author ID (https://www.scopus.com/freelookup/form/author.uri); phone numbers; fax; mailing address; email; job title and institution where they work (author information format). Additionally, the assignment of the author's intellectual property rights form must be uploaded to the OJS.

The acceptance or rejection of the work will be determined based on the Editorial Committee's validation and the results of the arbitration process. Once accepted, publication imposes no restrictions on the author's rights.

LADEE reserves the right to print, and reproduce, in whole or in part, the material, as well as the right to accept or reject the corresponding article. It also reserves the right to make any editorial modifications it deems appropriate to achieve the highest editorial quality and readability.  

Publication Typology

Articles wishing to be published in the journal must be original and unpublished, falling into one of the following types of articles:

Letters to the Editor

These are short communications, typically between 500 and 1000 words, with the purpose of interaction between authors and readers. Letters to the editor review other articles and offer suggestions, different options for doing things, reinforcement of concepts or their removal, and pointing out things that may have been overlooked by either the authors or the reviewers.

Letters to the editor must have a reason to be written and convey their message through a brief but persuasive argument. These letters will undergo the usual process for all submitted documents, including a double-blind review. If accepted, the authors of the original article will have the opportunity to respond if necessary.

LADEE accepts two types of letters to the editor:

Observation Letters: These are original works similar to original articles but concise; they are designed when one wishes to communicate a result quickly and succinctly.

Commentary Letters: These are critiques of articles related to LADEE published in the last year. They focus on identifying errors and making corrections, proposing alternative theories, including relevant information that was not considered in the original article, providing additional or different evidence, and presenting ideas that contrast with the main idea of the original article.

Both types of letters demonstrate the author's stance (in favor or against) towards an article or topic published by LADEE in the past year. This stance is supported by sources, so the letter should include bibliographic references, no more than 5.

Tips for Writing a Letter to the Editor:

  1. Start the letter with a greeting.
  2. Mention which article you are responding to and its publication date.
  3. Address a current or controversial topic, focusing on a single point.
  4. Use an engaging title to capture the reader's attention.
  5. Be ethical. Do not attack the person; be objective and use evidence to justify your opinion (up to 5 theoretical references).
  6. Explain at the beginning what the letter is about. Be concise; don't make the editor or the general public guess what it's about.
  7. Explain why the issue is important. Be persuasive.
  8. Highlight any praise or criticism, and clearly show why this will lead to good or bad results.
  9. Conclude and propose a solution. State your opinion on what should be done.
  10. Sign the letter. Use your name and affiliation.
  11. Review your letter to ensure clarity.

Original Article

These articles respond to the results of original and unpublished research with significant contributions to knowledge, and the rigor of the scientific method must be evident. They should have a minimum of 3,000 words and a maximum of 9,000 words, including tables, figures, and bibliographic references.

Original articles can be of the following types:

  1. Scientific and Technological Research: A detailed contribution that shows original results from completed research projects. Its general structure consists of four sections: introduction, methodology, results, discussions, and conclusions. It should contain no fewer than 30 theoretical references.
  2. Reflection: A contribution that, from an analytical, proactive, and critical perspective, presents the results of completed research projects. This type of document should rely on sources and contain no fewer than 30 theoretical references.
  3. Review: A contribution that starts with a research project and aims to analyze, systematize, and integrate research results to account for advances and trends in the literature on the subject. It provides a relevant and current literature review that makes use of no fewer than 60 literary references.
  4. Case Study: A contribution that presents results from a specific reality or context. It studies a particular situation to share technical, technological, and methodological experiences regarding a specific case. It includes an interpreted systematic literature review of similar cases and should contain no fewer than 20 theoretical references.

Structure and Development of Original Articles

In this section, received works should be research articles, reviews, reflections, or case studies generated as products of a research process or as results of knowledge communities, all written under criteria of scientific rigor.

The aforementioned modalities should be presented according to the following structure:

The structure of the work should adhere to the word count criteria defined for the types of Original Articles: scientific and technological research articles, reflection articles, review articles, or Case Studies, as per the article template.

Margins: Top, bottom, right, and left margins should be 2.54 cm with a 0.5 cm indentation at the beginning of each paragraph.

Title: The title should be explanatory and contain between 12 to 15 words, aligned to the left.

Author(s): Names and surnames of the author and co-authors should be provided on a separate line and aligned to the left. Each author should include their ORCID (http://orcid.org/) code, city, department (State), country, and email address in the order of their appearance. This order should be established in agreement among authors based on their scientific contribution, following the production and management process criteria stipulated by LADEE. The journal adopts the CRedit taxonomy (Contributor Roles Taxonomy). Authors must attach a letter containing the order of authors, signed by all authors as an acceptance signal.

Note 1: When the submitter consists of multiple authors, they should designate a corresponding author who assumes the responsibility for completing all the data and metadata information for the article proposal submitted to the journal, including information for all authors (in English, Portuguese, and Spanish). The corresponding author is responsible for communication with the journal and the authors throughout the manuscript submission, peer review, and the general editorial process, even after publication.

Note 2: Each author must complete our Author Form.

  1. Abstract: Prepare a summary of the work in no more than 250 words, including Context/Introduction; Objective; Design/Methodology; Results/Findings; Limitations/Implications; Originality/Value; and the Most Relevant Conclusion.
  2. Keywords: Include 5 to 7 keywords that identify the subject of the study, which should be different from the title.
  3. Include an Abstract and Keywords.
  4. JEL Classification: Provide three (3) to five (5) JEL descriptors.
  5. Introduction: Address questions like, "What is the topic to be presented?", "What was the interest in presenting the topic?", "What methodology or strategy was used?", and "What is the purpose or objective of the topic?"
  6. State of the Art: Detail the current state of theory related to the topic.
  7. Methodology: Provide a fundamental explanation of the research method selected for the study.
  8. Results: Present findings as results, oriented towards deepening and argumentation in line with the central theoretical categories addressed in the article. Use subheadings for each paragraph by the methodological systemization declared in the results. Include statistical findings only if they are genuinely significant.
  9. Discussion of Results: Demonstrate a broad understanding of the results and their implications. Describe data from the findings, followed by inferences (generalization, explanation, analysis, interpretation, and understanding). Use subheadings for each paragraph by the methodological systemization declared in the results. The analysis should be based on processes of contrast between objectives, the supporting theory, the meaning of the finding or data itself, and the researchers' critical/argumentative position. Include citations from recent mainstream literature to support the discussion (in different languages).
  10. Conclusions: Conclusions should be independent and linked to the research objectives, with new hypotheses when justified. Include recommendations when appropriate. All conclusions should be based on the results but should transcend them. They should be precise and not redundant. Visualize the impact of the study and possible future lines of inquiry in the central thematic area of the article. Do not include citations in this section.
  11. Authorship Declaration According to CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy)
  12. Funding: Authors must specify the funding sources that led to the research from which the submitted article derives. This information should include the project title, funding entity or individual, and the project code or identifier (optional).
  13. Declaration of Conflict of Interests: Authors should specify that the submitted work does not represent any conflict of interest with them, the journal, the publishing entity, or funding entities.
  14. Acknowledgments: Authors may extend their thanks to individuals (provided they have permission to use names), entities, or others who made the publication possible through the provision of technical, operational, and financial resources. Authors are encouraged to be cautious about removing authorship from individuals who participated in the research process underlying the article. In case of doubt regarding this paragraph, it is recommended to consult COPE's parameters on contributions and authorship, available at the following link: https://publicationethics.org/authorship
  15. Bibliographic References: Include current and sufficient references suitable for the type of research proposed. These references should be prepared by APA guidelines. All references containing a DOI should be reported with their respective DOI. If no DOI is available, use a shortened URL link with https://bitly.com. Include citations from recent mainstream literature to support the content (in different languages). The reference list should only include cited literature. When referencing various works by the same author, they should be arranged chronologically, from the most recent to the oldest. If there are multiple documents by the same author in the same year, add a lowercase letter to distinguish them in both the references and within the text. It is recommended that primary bibliographic sources be taken from Scopus and Web of Science. Lastly, references should be arranged alphabetically.
  16. For footnotes, they should be numbered, without spaces and justified margins, in Arial font, font size 10. Footnotes are exclusive for providing relevant information for the article and should not be used for references.
  17. The institutional affiliation of the author(s) should not appear in the footnotes. Authors should provide the Author Form. LADEE also offers the option of Acknowledgment, where authors have the opportunity to acknowledge individuals and organizations that contributed to the research and provided financial support.
  18. For the representation of tables, graphs, and figures, or any other images, they should be included in the article and the original editable file, attached in JPEG or TIFF format with a resolution of 300 dpi at the size intended for publication. In all cases, their preparation should follow the guidelines provided. For tables and charts, refer to the article template. For figures (graphs, diagrams, maps, drawings, photographs, etc.), see the article template.
  19. Rules for references and citations

Citation Format

Direct Quotation: Less or more than 40 words.

*Before beginning the quote, there should be an introductory text in your own words.

Less than 40 words.

  • Add introductory text. Quote with quotation marks embedded in the text, without a period.
  • Then the source is placed at the end of the quoted text, in parentheses, and followed by a period. E.g., (Castro, 2017, p. 3).

More than 40 words.

  • Display it in an independent block of text.
  • Omit the quotation marks.
  • Apply a 2.54 cm left margin indent.
  • If there are other paragraphs within the quote, add a half-cm indent.
  • All quotes should be double-spaced.
  • Add introductory text, quote, period, then the source goes at the end in parentheses. E.g., (Celin, 2017, pp. 2-3).

Non-textual or paraphrased Quotation:

  • Embedded in the text.
  • Paraphrased quote, place the Author, year, page in parentheses and add a period at the end. E.g., (Celin, 2017, p. 3).

Indirect Quotes:

  • Gould (1989) attributes Darwin's success to his ability to create appropriate metaphors.
  • In a recent study on the impact of the telenovela industry in Latin America (Mazziotti, 1996) it is stated that...

Author Citation: Less or more than 40 words

*Before starting the quote, there should be an introductory text in your own words.

Less than 40 words.

  • Add introductory text. It starts with the author's last name and the year in parentheses. E.g., Castro (2017).
  • The quote is in quotation marks embedded in the text, without a period.
  • Then in parentheses, include the page or paragraph and a period e.g., (p. 3). (pp. 2-3). (p. 3).

 

More than 40 words.

  • Display it in an independent block of text.
  • Omit the quotation marks.
  • Apply a 2.54 cm left margin indent.
  • If there are other paragraphs within the quote, add a half-cm indent.
  • All quotes should be double-spaced.
  • Add introductory text, source: Author (year) Quote, period at the end of the quote, then the page goes at the end in parentheses e.g., (p. 2).

Quotes with Multiple Authors:

  • Muñoz, Reyes, Covarrubias, and Osorio (1991) point out that "the incorporation of women into the labor market (...) is the most important explanatory action in the modal configuration of the Chilean family" (p. 29).
  • "The incorporation of women into the labor market (...) is the most important explanatory action in the modal configuration of the Chilean family" (Muñoz, Reyes, Covarrubias & Osorio, 1991, p. 29).

• Undesirable behaviors in the classroom are three: incompetence, indolence, and irreverence (Kearney et al., 1991).