Submissions

Author Guidelines

Publication Guidelines

The articles sent to the journal RIOC must be original works that have not been previously published or submitted to another journal, to be published with open access. The body of manuscript may be written in English or Spanish and must be sent electronically as Word Document (.doc or .docx). The manuscript must be uploaded through the website www.rioc.cl, for which you will need to register and make a submission. Other shipping option can be through of the e-mail rioc@ufrontera.cl indicating the name, e-mail, institutional affiliation and academic degree of Correspondence Author. The manuscript will be sent to external evaluators specialists in the specific topics for its review. The Correspondence Author can suggest to the Editor appropriate reviewers according to the topic of the proposed work. The Editor may request revisions and corrections before making a final decision of acceptance or rejection of the paper. Also, keep in mind that:

• There are no publication fees.
• The papers are freely available to subscribers as well as to the general public with allowed reuse.
• The Journal applies criteria for peer review and acceptance standards.

Make sure the following items are present in your manuscripts:

One author has been designated as the corresponding author with contact information:

• Email address
• Full postal address

The Manuscript should include:

• Keywords (maximum 4)
• All figures (include relevant captions)
• All tables (including titles, description, footnotes)
• As a reference, the manuscript should not exceed 10,000 words

Other considerations:

• The manuscript has been checked for spelling and grammar.
• All references mentioned in the Reference List are cited in the text and vice versa.
• The journal‘s policies detailed in this guide and the publication guidelines were reviewed.

Declaration and verification

The submission of a paper implies that the work described has not been previously published (except as abstract or as part of a conference or published thesis), which is not under consideration for publication elsewhere and its publication is approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out. If the paper is accepted, it will not be published elsewhere, in English or in any other language, included electronically without the written consent of the owner of the copyright.

Changes to authorship

It is expected that the authors carefully consider the list and order of the authors before submitting their manuscript and provide the definitive list of authors at the time of the original submission. Any addition, deletion or rearrangement of the author names in the authorship list should be done only before the manuscript has been accepted and only if the editor of the journal approves it.

Funding Sources

You may identify who provided financial support for the development of the research and / or preparation of the paper and to briefly describe the role of the sponsor (s) in the design of the study; in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; and in the decision to submit the paper for publication. This optional condition can be incorporated in the "Acknowledgments" section after the Conclusions of the work

Submission

Our online submission system will guide you step by step through the process of entering the details of your paper and uploading your files. Editable files (eg, Word) are required to compile your paper for the final publication. All correspondence, including the editor's notification and review requests, is sent by e-mail through the journal's platform.

NEW SUBMISSIONS

Work submission to this journal and its review process are carried out totally online. It is recommended that authors take into account the following items:

Description of the peer review process

The editor will initially evaluate all contributions to determine their suitability for the journal. Papers that are considered appropriate are normally sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to evaluate the scientific / technological quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding the acceptance or rejection of papers. The decision of the editor is final and unappealable.

Use of word processing software

You must provide an editable file (WORD) of the entire paper. Keep the design of the text as simple as possible. Most format codes will be deleted and replaced when the paper is processed. The electronic text should be prepared in a similar way to the example format available on WEB. To avoid unnecessary errors it is strongly recommended to use the functions of "spell check" and "grammar check" of your word processor.

PAPER STRUCTURE

Subdivision: numbered sections

Divide your article into numbered and clearly defined sections. Subsections should be numbered 1.1 (then 1.1.1, 1.1.2, ...), 1.2, etc. The abstract is not included in the numbering of sections. Use this numbering also for internal cross-references, that is, do not just refer to 'the text'. Any subsection may receive a brief headline and should appear on a separate line.

Title Page

• Title. Concise and informative. Titles are often used in information retrieval systems. Avoid abbreviations and formula where possible. Avoid known names only in a defined context.
• Names of the authors and affiliations. Indicate clearly the name(s) and last name(s) of each author and verify that all the names are written with precision. Present the affiliation addresses of the authors (institution or body where the actual work was done) under the names. Indicate all affiliations with a lowercase superscript letter immediately after the author's name and in front of the corresponding address. Provide the full postal address of each affiliation, including the name of the country and, if available, the email address of each author.
• Corresponding author. Indicate clearly who will handle the correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication, and also post-publication. For example, an asterisk following the name of the corresponding author and a subsequent note indicating "Corresponding author" would be appropriate. It is desirable that the corresponding author will be responsible for uploading the files in the RIOC virtual platform. This ensures a fluent communication. Make sure that the corresponding author provides an email address and keeps the contact information updated on the RIOC platform.

Abstract

A concise and real summary is required. The abstract should briefly indicate the purpose of the research, the main results and the principal conclusions. An abstract is often presented separately from the paper, so it must be independent. For this reason, references should be avoided. In addition, non-standard or unusual abbreviations should be avoided, but if they are essential, they should be defined at their first mention in the abstract itself. An abstract should not exceed 1800 characters (including spaces). The abstract should be written in correct English and Spanish, being the first the language of the manuscript.

Keywords

Immediately after the abstract, provide a maximum of 4 keywords, using English and Spanish spelling. Avoid general terms, plural terms and multiple concepts (avoid, for example, "and", "of"). Be respectful of abbreviations: only abbreviations firmly established in the field may be eligible. These keywords will be used for indexing purposes.

Introduction

Indicate the objectives of the work and provide an adequate background, avoiding a detailed bibliographic survey or a summary of the results. It must provide the theoretical background that justifies the objective of the work and specify the starting point of knowledge about the problem or opportunity you wish to deal with.

Background

A new theoretical section must extend but not repeat the background of the paper already discussed in the Introduction section, and provide the bases for the work performed. A new theory section will be applicable because of the need to provide more background information that will specify the topic to be addressed.

Materials and/or Methods or Methodology

Provide sufficient details to allow the work to be reproduced by an independent researcher. The methods that are already published should be summarized and indicated by a reference. If you quote directly (literally) from a previously published method, you will use quotation marks and also cite the source. Any modification to existing methods should also be described.

Results

The results are the product of applying the methods and / or materials previously exposed. The presentation of the results should be clear and concise. Avoid the detailed explanation of information processing. Keep in mind that your results should be explained in limited space. Only in justified cases tables of more than one page will be allowed.

Discussion

This should explore the importance of the results of the work, not repeat them. A combined Results and Discussion section is often appropriate. Avoid extensive citations and discussions about published literature.

Conclusions

The main conclusions of the study that respond to its objective may be presented in a brief section of Conclusions. In addition, ensure to indicate the scientific / technological contribution of the research (novelty and usefulness of the paper) and future lines of work that could be derived from its contribution.

Acknowledgements

Collate acknowledgements in a separate section at the end of the paper before references. Therefore avoid including acknowledgments on the title page, such as a footnote to the title or otherwise. In this section, funding sources can be incorporated. For this, use the following format.

This work was supported by the <Funding Agency #1> under Grant [number xxxx] and <Funding Agency #2> under Grant [number xxxx].

References and citations

• Citation in text

Check that each reference cited in the text is also present in the list of references (and vice versa). Unpublished results and personal communications are not recommended in the reference list, but may be mentioned in the text. If these references are included in the reference list, they should follow the standard reference style of the journal and should include a replacement of the publication date with "Unpublished results" or "Personal communication". The citation of a reference as 'in press' implies that a paper has not been published yet but has been accepted for publication.

All citations in the text should refer to:

1. Unique author: the family name of the author (without initials, unless there is ambiguity) and the year of publication;

2. Two authors: the family names of both authors and the year of publication;

3. Three or more authors: family name of the first author followed by 'et al.' and the year of publication.

Citations can be included in the narrative (for example Kramer et al. (2010) have recently shown ... ') or be bracketed (eg' as demonstrated '(Allan, 2000a, 2000b, Allan and Jones, 1999)).

For each citation it is recommended not to include more than three citations.

If more than one reference by the same author (s) is identified with the same year, the letters "a", "b", "c", etc., placed after the year of publication should be included.

• Format of the reference list

In general, lists of references based on the APA style are accepted; however, there are no strict requirements on reference format for submission, and should be consistent throughout the manuscript. In any case, it is recommended to avoid Vancouver models or others that present the references associated with a correlative number in the body of the manuscript.

Reference list should be organized alphabetically and then ordered chronologically if necessary.

A suitable reference style for RIOC is:

Name (s) of the author (s) <Family name, initial of the name; ...>, year of publication, title of the chapter / title of paper, title of the journal / title of the book, volume number (edition number), initial page – final p., DOI

Examples:

Reference to a journal publication:

Van der Geer, J.; Hanraads, J.A.; Lupton, R.A., 2010. The art of writing a scientific article. J. Sci. Commun. 163, 51-59.

Reference to an article in press

VanDecar, J.C.; Russo, R.M.; James, D.E.; Ambeh, W.B.; Franke, M., 2003. Aseismic continuation of the Lesser Antilles slab beneath continental South America. Journal of Geophysical Research. In press. https://doi.org/10.1029/2001JB000884

Reference to a book:

Strunk Jr., W.; White, E.B. 2000. The Elements of Style, 4ta Ed. Longman, Nueva York.

Reference to a chapter in an edited book:

Mettam, G.R.; Adams, L.B.; 2009. How to prepare an electronic version of your article, in: Jones, BS, Smith, RZ (Eds.), Introduction to the Electronic Age, E-Publishing Inc., New York, pp. 281-304.

Reference to a website:

Cancer Research UK, 1975. Cancer statistics reports for the UK. Available in http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/aboutcancer/statistics/cancerstatsreport/ (accesed 13 March 2003).

Reference to a dataset:

[dataset] Oguro, M.; Imahiro, S.; Saito, S.; Nakashizuka, T., 2015. Mortality data for Japanese oak wilt disease and surrounding forest compositions. Mendeley Data, v1. https://doi.org/10.17632/xwj98nb39r.1.

COMPONENT OF MANUSCRIPT

Abbreviations

Define abbreviations that are not standard in this field only the first time it is used in the body of the manuscript. Ensure the consistency of the abbreviations throughout the paper.

Equations

Send mathematical equations as editable text and not as images. Present simple formulas in line with the normal text where possible and use (/) instead of a horizontal line for small fractional terms, for example, X/Y. In principle, the variables should be presented in italics. Number in parentheses and consecutively all equations that should be shown separately from the text and ensure that each equation is cited in the body of the document.

Footnotes

Footnotes should be used sparingly. Number them consecutively throughout the paper. Many word processors create footnotes in the text, and this feature may be used. If this is not the case, indicate the position of the footnotes in the text and present the footnotes separately at the end of the manuscript.

Figures and tables embedded in the text

Ensure that the figures and tables included in the single file are placed next to the relevant text in the manuscript, rather than at the bottom or top of the file. The corresponding title should be placed directly below the figure or table. Each table and figure should have a consecutive number through which it should be cited in the body of the manuscript. The order of appearance of each figure in the manuscript should be consistent; that is, Figure 2 may not be mentioned if Figure 1 has not been mentioned first. This situation is analogous to the mention of Tables and Equations.

Figures

Figures may include graphics, line drawings, diagrams and photographs. They should be numbered sequentially, in the same order in which they are referenced in the text as: figure 1, figure 2, etc. The title should be presented under the figure. Avoid using figures optimized for the use of the screen (very low resolution) and avoid graphics that are disproportionately large for the content.

Figure captions

Ensure that each figure has at least one title. Figure should include a brief title (not inside the figure). Compound figures will use lowercase letters to differentiate them (For example, Figure 3a, Figure 3b ...). Each part of a compound figure should be mentioned in the body of the manuscript. As the figure text (inside the figure) may use a minimum size and will explain all the symbols and abbreviations used.

Tables

Please submit the tables as editable text and not as images. It is recommended that tables are placed to the relevant text in the paper. Number the tables consecutively according to their appearance in the manuscript and place the notes of the table below the table body. Use the tables responsibly and ensure that the data presented in them does not duplicate the results described elsewhere in the paper. Avoid the use of shading in cells of the table.

Supplemental material

Supplemental material, such as applications, images and data sets, may be published with your paper to improve it. Supplementary items submitted are published exactly as received (Excel or PowerPoint files will appear as such online). Please submit your material together with the manuscript and provide a descriptive and concise title for each supplementary file. If you wish to make changes to supplemental information during any stage of the process, ensure to provide an updated file. Switch off the "Change control" option in Microsoft Office files as they will appear in the published version.

AFTER ACCEPTANCE

Proof corrections

Corresponding authors will receive an email with the draft proof of printing of their manuscript. Within a predetermined period of time, the authors may request corrections on the printing test. After this period without pronouncement of the corresponding author, it is considered that the proof is accepted for printing. The author should consider potential editing errors associated with typographic composition, integrity, text correction, tables and figures.

It is important to ensure that all corrections are sent to us in a single communication. Check carefully before answering, since the inclusion of later corrections cannot be guaranteed. In this instance the review is exclusively your responsibility.

ETHICS AND PUBLICATION MALPRACTICE STATEMENT

Corresponding authors on behalf of all co-authors should submit a statement of ethics and malpractice prevention that includes the following points:

1) This material is the authors' own original work, which has not been previously published elsewhere.
2) All authors have been personally and actively involved in substantial work leading to the paper, and will take public responsibility for its content.
3) The work presented is original and in no way represents plagiarism.
4) The results are appropriately placed in the context of prior and existing research.
5) All sources used in the work are properly disclosed and correct referenced in the text