Editorial Criteria
1.- Level of conviction of the editorial policy.
Defining the journal in terms of its scope
Our journal is an editorial project at the service of administrative science researchers around the world. We wish to publish the avant-garde in the field of research on Administration, favoring topics and subjects that have been little studied.
Thematic uniqueness
Our return visit is aimed at researchers in Administrative Science. We wish to publish research articles, with representative samples that study topics and research subjects little studied using methodologies with rigorous data validation instruments such as: Primary exploration techniques: Cluster analysis, Analysis of exploratory factors, multidimensional scaling, regression analysis logistic and multiple regression. Second generation multivariate techniques such as: Partial Least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) and Confirmatory factor analysis and Covariance based structural equation modeling (CB-SEM) are particularly welcome. Likewise, we wish to publish research that uses complex systems techniques such as complex network analysis, agent-based modeling, multi-agent models that identify patterns of organizational and administrative behavior. Qualitative type investigations are welcome as long as they have rigorous hermeneutic analysis designs with an identification of analysis categories that preferably use semantic analysis software such as Atlas ti. Both types of research represent 75% of what is published in each issue of the journal. Although we do not underestimate the works of theoretical review and reflection, these must address problems, subjects, groups, groups of companies or institutions on which there is little literature or that constitute, due to their approach and quality of analysis, vanguards in the field of administrative science, reviewing literature that is in the state of the art of the field, meaning literature on the last five years. Review or reflection articles in no case exceed 25% of what is published annually in our magazine
Publisher scientific profile
The editor-in-chief Dr. Luis Arturo Rivas-Tovar is a scientist who has proven experience in writing quality scientific texts. In addition to 14 books written, 12 of them as a sole author. 22 chapters, 12 of them as the main or sole author. He has published a total of 86 articles that appear cited in the Web of Science with ResearcherID: F-9079-2016 and Scopus Author ID: 56556469100. He is the most cited researcher in academic Google with 1,900 citations H: 38 in the field of Administration (Business and Management in Mexico. He is a Level III National Researcher in area V of the CONACYT National Research System.
2.- Purpose of the Magazine.
Disseminate original research, and unpublished and original review works on the vanguards in the field of management science.
3.- Scientific community that attends.
National and foreign researchers in the field of administrative science, as well as professionals and students in the field of administrative science interested in the world frontier of knowledge and unpublished original research.
4.- Scientific fields covered.
Administration of Science and Technology.
Information Technology Administration.
Small and Medium Business Administration.
Environmental administration.
Public Administration
Education Management.
Strategic Management and Theory of the Organization.
Organizational behavior.
Accounting, Finance and Economics.
Competitiveness.
Cultural Management.
Complex Systems.
5.- Type of peer review carried out and procedure followed.
The evaluation is carried out confidentially through the process called “Double-Blind Peer Review”. Articles that do not meet the form and substance requirements with the described criteria will not be accepted. The editor of the magazine will acknowledge receipt of the works within a period of no more than five business days as long as they meet the editorial criteria, failing which they will be immediately returned to the applicants. The author authorizes the publication of his article in the Administrative Research Magazine and guarantees with the autograph signature of the sole author or of all the co-authors that the article is original and has not been simultaneously nominated to other journals, nor has it been published in advance. . . You must sign the document available at:
The submission of the articles does not oblige the editorial committee of Administrative Research to carry out their publication. Within a maximum period of three months, the results of the arbitration will be announced by official letter sent by email. The arbitration process in no case takes more than six months. This period is reserved for those articles in which there is controversy between the arbitrators about their suitability and therefore requires a third arbitration. All the members that make up the editorial committee, as well as those who act as referees, hold the degree of Doctor (PhD) and are members of the National System of Researchers or professors from foreign countries with an academic hierarchy equivalent to that of a professor in the Anglo-Saxon world. All the members of the editorial committee are scientists of high academic prestige who are leaders in their fields of knowledge. It is reiterated that all the articles received will be arbitrated by two members of the journal's portfolio of referees under the "double blind" modality, to guarantee their inclusion in indexes of Mexican and foreign journals of greater prestige. Articles submitted by researchers from the National Polytechnic Institute will be externally evaluated by two referees from other institutions under the "double-blind" modality.
6.- Documentary typologies that it publishes.
Only three types of papers are admitted: Research Articles, Reflection Articles, Review Articles of the State of the Art. Essays, case studies or papers that are exactly the same as those previously presented at conferences are not accepted. As has been mentioned in the level of conviction section of the editorial policy, Administrative Research favors research articles, which constitute at least 75% of each issue.
Investigation article.
This type of article presents in detail the original results of unpublished original research projects. Articles already published in congresses or in repositories as pre-prints are not accepted. Its structure includes five important parts that follow the IMRAD structure: Introduction. Method. Results. Analysis and Discussion (which includes the conclusions). Only these five sections should be the subtitles of this type of article. Key elements for research articles: Introduction. Review of the state of the art and identification of the problem. Study objectives. Research method. Analysis. Discussion. Relevance of results. Research limitations. It is essential to point out the limitations of the research and/or the relevance of the findings in relation to the state of the art.
In this type of article, only research papers with definitive findings are accepted. Validation of measurement instruments and statistical tests prior to the final results are not published.
Reflection Article.
This type of article presents research results from an analytical, interpretive or critical perspective of the author, on a specific topic, using original sources in the field of administrative science. It is essential that the works are original and unpublished. Key Elements for Thought Papers
- Review of the state of the art on the subject. Identification of categories of analysis
- Logical development of the topic analysis and discussion of the author
- Repercussions, conclusions and relevance and originality in relation to the literature on the topic
Review Article of the State of the Art (Biblio-Hemerographic Debate).
This type of article must be the result of an investigation where the results of published or unpublished research are analyzed, systematized and integrated, on a field in administrative science, in order to account for the advances and development trends. You must present a careful analytical bibliographic review of at least 50 references. It is essential that these works are original and unpublished and contribute to gathering and analyzing one of the thematic areas to which the magazine is oriented.
Key elements for Review Articles of the State of the Art (Biblio-hemerographic debate)
Scope of the review and categories of analysis. • Period of reviewed publications. Origin of publications. Types of documents reviewed • Author's opinion on the literature studied, notable aspects or information on some findings resulting from the investigation • Conclusions on the categories of analysis studied
7.- Language of publication.
The Administrative Research journal publishes articles in Spanish and English. Articles written in English are particularly welcome as long as they are written with a grammatical review endorsed by certified translation specialists or that it is the native language of at least one of the authors.
8.- Frequency of publication.
The Administrative Research journal has adopted the policy of continuous publication and publishes two issues a year, with a minimum of 5 articles per issue. These numbers appear in January and July of each year.
9.- Publishing institution.
Administrative Research is a biannual publication published by the Higher School of Commerce and Administration (ESCA), Santo Tomás Unit of the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) Calle Carpio 418, Col. Plutarco Elías Calles, Miguel Hidalgo Delegation, CP. 11340. Mexico City. Tel. 57296300 ext. 61642.
Editor in charge: Dr. Luis Arturo Rivas-Tovar.
10.- Financing model.
The National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) assigns the corresponding resources for its publication via the web, as well as for the payment of the legal rights of the physical and digital ISSN (International Standard Serial Number). The web edition is supported by staff paid by the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN).
11.- Edition formats, open access policy, file preservation, evaluation times and certification of originality.
The Administrative Research Journal is published in the following formats:
HTML
XML
ePub
XML Scielo
Structure of the abstract of the articles
The summaries of the articles (abstract) will have the following characteristics: It is informative with a maximum length of 150 words. They must necessarily contain the following words:
1) Objective.
2) Research method
3). Results.
4) Limitations of the study / implications.
5) Originality / value.
6) Findings / conclusions.
It is essential that the words: Objective, Research Method, Results, Findings, Originality and Limitations are written in the abstract.
Use of the JEL code (Journal of Economic Literature)
For each article, the classification of the Journal of Economic Literature (JEL Classification) must be attached according to the corresponding subject, in accordance with the codes established for international searches of bibliographic production (the codes must be specific and not more than 3). This classification can be consulted at: www.eaeweb.org The length of the articles must be between 16 pages at least and 20 at most, including the bibliography with line spacing of 1. The original of the article must be sent to our email ria@ipn.mx, riarevistainvestigacion@outlook.com
Use of the Word program to insert references and ORCID code by author
The files must contain the text in Word, if as the parallel translation of the title to the English language. The title of the article must be concise and correspond to the content. It should not have more than 10 words and should include the research subjects and the time and space horizon, clearly mentioning where and when the research was done. If this was done in the same year, it will not be necessary to indicate it.
The analytical summary (no more than 150 words) should also contain five to seven keywords from the article. Likewise, graphs, tables, images and other elements must be attached in Power Point and inserted in the same Word document and must be prepared, without shadows or other graphic effects, following the style mentioned later in the specific guidelines section. of form and style. It is required to use the Word program, using the REFERENCES tab of said program. It is suggested to see the most updated tutorials that exist on the web, by typing: Citing APA in Word. Authors must include their ORCID code to facilitate their integration into the Scopus and JCR databases and enhance the citation of their work. This code can be obtained free of charge at the following address: orcid Administrative Research has a policy not to accept articles with more than three authors, unless an exceptional sample size and the universe studied justify it. When more than one author is included, it is necessary to indicate the contribution that each co-author had to the article according to the following example:
Open access
The Administrative Research Journal DOES NOT CHARGE authors for the publication of articles or for reading its contents to readers via the web. The Administrative Research Journal adheres to the philosophy of open access and allows the free disclosure of the content of the articles by the authors and readers via the web as long as its content is rigorously cited in accordance with the APA 6 citation standards. edition as mentioned at the end of each article. This practice is equivalent to the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial CC BY-NC license.
call for articles
The submitted articles will be put under the attention of two experts on the subject, so that they independently carry out a "double-blind" evaluation and assess the possible publication of the work, considering the following criteria: originality, quality and academic level, contribution to knowledge and to teaching, clarity in the presentation, in the writing and in the literature, interest and topicality of the subject. The referee issues his opinion in a suggested format. The journal has previously reviewed the profiles of the referees and considers that they have sufficient academic knowledge to carry out their work with complete independence. The evaluation of articles by the authors of the National Polytechnic Institute is always done with external evaluators who do not belong to this institution, for their opinion. Confidentiality The arbitration process of the journal is carried out under the conditions of “double-blind” arbitration. (Double-Blind Peer Review). The journal reserves all the data of the authors and referees, the details and results of the process will only be revealed to those directly involved (authors and the editor).
Evaluation times
Between the call of the articles, their reception, their acceptance and delivery of the arbitration by the arbitrator, a maximum time of three months elapses. However, this period may be shorter or longer, depending on the availability of the arbitrators and other factors that could delay or speed up the process.
The journal will only send the authors an official communication about their article, once it has the result of the arbitration of two referees on conditional acceptance (with slight changes) or rejection (with modifications that imply a substantial rethinking of the article.
In the same way, it will inform when the article is not consistent with the interest of the magazine. In the event that there are differences in the two arbitrations received on the same article, the work will be sent to a third arbitrator to carry out the tiebreaker, except in the case in which the reasons for the rejection are very convincing in the opinion of the editor-in-chief in in which case the notification of rejection will be sent immediately to the authors. For approval in case of controversy, it will always be necessary to have two favorable opinions from the referees of the journal.
Delivery of corrections
If the arbitrations suggest slight modifications, the authors will be notified immediately to make the changes in a period not exceeding 5 days. If the article receives arbitration suggesting substantial modifications, and the edition estimates that it can be accepted for a new cycle of evaluations, the authors will have to submit their adjustments in a period not exceeding one month. At the end of this period, if the authors do not reply, the article is considered rejected due to the lack of interest of the authors in addressing the changes.
Rejection of articles
The purpose of the evaluation process in Administrative Research, in addition to validating the advances in knowledge in the thematic areas of the journal, is to offer an opportunity to the authors to improve their proposals and refine their approaches towards the construction of more solid articles. Authors are expected to take advantage of the referees' comments when their article is discarded for publication. The definitive rejection will be given when it does not correspond to the editorial line or theme of the magazine. Articles that seek to prove old theories where there is already abundant literature, do not make a rigorous review of the state of the art or use less rigorous data analysis methodologies are also rejected.
Archival preservation policy for articles and copies of Administrative Investigation
The preservation of the files of the Journal of Administrative Research is done on the REDALYC platform (Redalyc Version 3.0 beta version). In this platform the copies are stored in the formats. JATS XML VIEWER | PDF | HTML | ePUB | MOBILE
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Certification of originality
Only unpublished works will be considered for publication. Papers presented in full at conferences would not be published if they exceed the 24% similarity index criterion in the Copy leaks software. Authors are required to NOT APPLY simultaneously to other journals, for which all authors of the nominated article must send the letter of transfer of rights of non-application and guarantee of originality, as well as the transfer of disclosure rights to Administrative Research.
It is reiterated that in articles signed by more than one author it is essential that it be indicated in the format mentioned in advance, indicating the contribution of each author to the research, according to the categories: Conceptualization, data curation, formal analysis, research , methodology, validation; display; writing of the original draft; review writing and editing already mentioned.
Quality of the authors:
The authors must be professionals, teachers, researchers or university and postgraduate students who have carried out original research through a thesis. Postgraduate training and expertise in the subject is desirable.
Author contributions:
Conceptualization, Eduardo Martínez, Ramón Fernández;
Data curation, Eduardo Martínez - Gregorio Pérez;
Formal analysis, Ramón Fernández, Gregorio Pérez;
Research, Ramón Fernández;
Methodology, Gregorio Pérez;
Project management, resources, software, Gregorio Pérez;
Validation, Ramón Fernández, Eduardo Martínez;
Visualization, Eduardo Martínez;
Writing of the original draft, Eduardo Martínez;
Drafting of revision and edition, Eduardo Martínez, Ramón Fernández.
Research funding.
If funding was received or some of the authors have a CONACYT scholarship as a student, it should be indicated.
12.- Specific guidelines of form and style of the articles postulated to Administrative Investigation.
The editor-in-chief will carry out an in-depth review of compliance with the editorial criteria in all articles that have two favorable arbitrations. The authors undertake to make the corresponding changes to ensure that the quality standards in terms of form and substance.
Reference citations in the corpus of the text must be guided according to the guidelines of the APA style 7th edition.
Use of the Word program for formatting. Font. Arial 11 points Margins: right, left and bottom, top 2.54 (one inch), Text with single line spacing to one column, in addition to following the instructions below: PDF
APA STANDARDS 7TH EDITION. STRUCTURE, QUOTES AND REFERENCES PDF