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Author Guidelines

Before submitting a manuscript to the Iberoamerican Journal of Bioeconomy and Climate Change, it is highly recommended that you read about our scope and check (policies section) that all the format and style of the details of your document are in accordance with the requirements of the journal. This will avoid unnecessary delays caused by the format and style of corrections requested by the journal at the beginning of the evaluation process.Our journal publishes in Spanish and English. Our journal uses the International APA Norms for bibliographic references, therefore the manuscripts in their writing will adhere to these norms. All authors when uploading their data in the Metadata section must include their ORCID number and your institution.

All articles that are submitted for publication by REV. IBEROAM. BIOECON. CLIMATE CHANGE must meet the following standards:

1.-Originality, the contribution must be totally unpublished, not published in whole or in part in any publication, except in very justified cases. Fill originality format look for it at the end of theinstructions.

2.-Methodological consistency, given by the use of valid research methods and techniques.

3.-Meaning of the matter such that it informs or illuminates relevant issues in the field of agrarian, economics and education Sciences.

4.-Predictable impact for a wide audience of both practitioners and academics.

5.-Clear, concise and orderly writing style; personal jargon and local expressions should be avoided.

6.-The equations must be written with an equation editor, centered and numbered consecutively in parentheses.The symbols for constants, variables and functions, as well as the Latin or Greek letters that are included in the equations, must be in italics.

7.-All figures and tables must be referenced in the text. The numbering of the figures and their description as well as the font must be placed at the bottom of the Figure, in 10-point arial font. The numbering and description of the tables should be placed at the top, while the font is placed below the table on the left margin, Arial font size 10 points.

8.-The units, dimensions and symbols of the international system of units, SI, must be used.

Time of processing manuscript

Once you submit your manuscript, consider the following deadlines for each stage of the process:

a) Wait five days to receive an email confirming that your manuscript has been received. If you do not hear from us within five days, you should contact us immediately.

b) Allow 15 days to receive our message explaining if our Editorial Committee decided to appoint an academic editor and reviewers to you.

d) Leave 25 days to receive reviewer comments.

e) You will be allowed 10 to 15 days (day 35) to process the comments of the reviewers and academic editor to your manuscripts and also write the letter of rebuttal where you will indicate the improvements made line by line.

f) Leave 10 days (day 40) to receive instructions on the second round or end the first round.

g) Leave 40 days to receive your acceptance or rejection.

Finally, your manuscript is published in 10 or 15 days. The process is between 45 to 55 days. 

Any questions related to a manuscript should be sent to Carlos A. Zúniga González czuniga@ct.unanleon.edu.ni

Ángel Sol Sánchez. sol@colpos.mx

Our journal begins with the policy to publish a valuable document at no cost to the authors.

TYPES OF MANUSCRIPTS AND THEMATIC AREA (SECTION POLICIES)

Contributions to be published in the (REV. IBEROAM. BIOECON. CLIMATE CHANGE) must be single-spaced 1.5 (not including tables and figures) in Times New Roman font size 11 throughout the document, with margins of 3 in the upper margin, 2 in the lower margin, 2.5 in the left margin and 2 in the right margin. Each page will be numbered in the lower right corner and number the lines starting with 1 on each page. The sections: summary, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, conclusions, acknowledgments and cited literature, should be written in capital the first letters and bold aligned to the left (time new roman, size 11). 

Scientific article. Original and unpublished writing that is based on research results. The articles must have a maximum length of 20 to 25 pages (including tables and figures) and contain the following sections: 1) title; authors; 3) authors' work institution; 4) author's address for correspondence and email; 5) summary; 6) keywords; 7) introduction; 8) materials and methods; 9) results and discussion; 10) conclusions and 11) cited literature.

Investigation Note. Written document containing preliminary and important results that the author wishes to publish before concluding his / her investigation; its length is eight pages (including tables and figures); it contains the same sections as a scientific article, but paragraphs 7 to 10 are written in consecutive text; that is, without the title of the section.

Eassy. Summary brief generated from the analysis of important and current issues for the scientific community,in which the author (a) expresses his opinion and establishes his conclusions on the topic; It must have a maximum length of 20 pages (including tables and figures). Contains sections 1 to 6 and 11 of the scientific article. The development of the content of the essay is treated in sections according to the topic, from whose discussionconclusions are generated.

Writing format

Title. You must provide a clear and precise idea of ​​the writing in inglish and spanish, using a maximum of 25 words; uppercase and bold, and centered to the left; sin subtítulo y sin abreviaturas; si incluyen nombres científicos, deben seguir la norma para estos y no utilice mayúsculas sostenidas; without subtitle and without abbreviations; if they include scientific names, they must follow the norm for these and do not use sharp capital letters.

Authors. It will be delivered in a separate document called the cover. The names without academic degrees and without job titles; At the end of each name, numerical indexes will be placed and reference will be made to them, immediately below the authors; where, it will bear the name of the institution to which it belongs and the official address of each author; including zip code and emails; and indicate the author (s) for correspondence between parentheses and indicated in bold, the ORCID number (mandatory). Articles whose main author does not have an institutional affiliation of an entity that carries out research activities are not accepted. It is mandatory that all authors and their respective institutional affiliations are recorded both on the cover sheet attached to the article and in the OJS metadata. Authors who do not register on the platform will not be listed in the article and must be in the order indicated in the manuscript.

Summary and abstract. Present a synthesis of 250 words maximum, containing the following: justification, objectives, place and year in which the research was carried out, brief description of the materials and methods used, results, and conclusions; the text is written consecutively, without citing authors. Do not include citations.

Keywords. They are written after the abstract and serve to include the scientific article in indexes and information systems. Select three keywords avoiding the words used in the title. The scientific names of the species mentioned in the summary should be placed as keywords and key words. Tesauro de la UNESCO

Introduction. Its content must be related to the specific topic and purpose of the research; points out the problem and importance of the research, the bibliographic background that supports the objectives and the hypotheses.

Materials and methods. It includes the description of the experimental site, materials, equipment, methods, techniques and experimental designs used in the research. Mentioned methodology must be described

Results and Discussion. Present the results obtained in the research and point out similarities or divergences with those reported in other published research. In the discussion, highlight the cause-effect relationshipderived from the analysis.

Conclusions. Write conclusions derived from the relevant results, related to the objectives and hypothesesof the work.

Literature cited. Preferably include recent bibliographic citations of scientific articles from recognized journals, do not include abstracts of congresses, or internal reports, exceptionally a web page may be cited. All citations mentioned in the text should appear in the cited literature.  Will be adopting APA Standards.

General remark In the original document, the figures and tables must use units of the International System (SI). Also, include the figure files separately in the program.  Original where it was created, in such a way that it allows, if necessary, to make modifications; If they include photographs, they must be original, scanned in high resolution and send the electronic file separately. The title of the figures is written in upper and lower case, in bold; in bar and pastel graphs use clearly contrasting fill textures but with fine content (which does not detract from the quality of the information); For line graphs, use different symbols.The title of the tables must be in upper and lower case and in bold; the boxes must not exceed one page, nor must they be closed with vertical lines; only three horizontal lines are accepted, the column heads go between the first two lines and the third serves to finish the picture; In addition, they must be numbered progressively as they are cited in the text and contain the necessary information so that they are easy to interpret. The information contained in the tables should not be duplicated in the figures and vice versa, and in both cases include statistical comparisons.Literature references at the beginning or in the middle of the text use the surname (s) and the year of publication in parentheses; for example, Winter (2002) or Lindsay and Cox (2001) if they are two authors. If the citation is at the end of the text, put the last name (s) and the year in parentheses; Example: (Winter, 2002) or (Lindsay and Cox, 2001). If the cited publication has more than two authors, the first name of the main author is written, followed by the abbreviation et al. and the year of publication; the form of presentation in the text is: Tovar et al. (2002) or at the end of the text (Tovar et al., 2002). In the case of organizations, place the abbreviations or initials; example, FAO (2002) or (FAO, 2002).Ways of citing literature Articles in periodicals. The citations should be placed in alphabetical order, if a main author appears in several articles of the same year, it differs with letters a, b, c, etc.1) write in full the first last name with a comma and the initial (s) of the first names with a period. Toseparate two authors, the conjunction <y> or its equivalent is used in the language in which the work iswritten. When there are more than two authors, they are separated with a semicolon, between thepenultimate and the last author, the conjunction <y> or its equivalent is used. If it is an organization,put the full name and its abbreviation in parentheses; 2) year of publication (point); 3) article title point; 4) country where point is edited, 5) name of the periodical and 6) journal number and volume in parentheses two points, number of the initial and final page of the article, separated by a hyphen (i. E. 8 (43): 763-775).

EXAMPLE:

Gerónimo J. J. J., Sol S., A., Pérez F. J. and Del Rivero B. N. (2014). Orchids with Tourist Potential in the mangroves of the Aquiles Serdán ejido. Paradise, Tabasco. Mexican Journal of Agricultural Sciences. Pub. Esp. No. 9. 28 Sep-11 Nov. 2014. pp. 1659-1671

Serial publications and books.

1) author (s), as for articles; 2) year of publication point; 3) title of the work point. 4) if it is a translation (indicate edition number and language, name of the translator (a) period; 5) name of the publisher dot; 6) issue number issue;7) place where the work was published (city, state, country) point; 8) for brochure, series or collection put the name and point number and 9) total number of pages (i. E. 150 p.) Or page

   

Articles, chapters, or summaries in collective works (books, compendiums, memoirs, etc).

1) author(s), same as for articles; 2) year of publication point; 3) title of the article, chapter, or memory point; 4) Latin expression In; 5) title of the collective work dot; 6) editor(s), compiler(s) or coordinator(s) of the collective work [they are written down the same as the author(s) of the article] period, the abbreviation (ed or eds) is placed in parentheses, (comp or comps) or (coord or coords), as the case may be the point; 7) if it is a translation (same as for serials and books); 8) point issue number; 9) name of the publisher dot; 10) Place where it was published (city, state, country) point and 11) pages that comprise the article, linked by a hyphen and place lowercase pp (i.e. 15-35 pp.).

                                                                                               Declaration of Originality Format

STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY OF THE WRITTEN WORK title:____________________________________________________________________________________________

By means of this communication it is certified that the undersigned (s) is (we are) the original author (s) of the work that is presented for possible publication in the Ibero-American Journal of Bieconomia and Climate Change (REV. IBEROAM. BIOECON. CAMBIO CLIM) edited by the School of Agricultural and Veterinary sciences of the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, León and the Postgraduate College of Mexico.
Likewise, I (we) state that the contents presented are the product of my (our) direct intellectual contribution and that, in the form and content in which it is presented here, it is not being postulated in parallel to any other editorial space for its possible publication.
The author (s) of the proposed work is (we are) aware that the Ibero-American Journal of Bieconomia and Climate Change (REV. IBEROAM. BIOECON. CAMBIO CLIM) considers, as part of its editorial rules, the mandatory approval of academic arbitration known as double blind, for the possible incorporation of a text in its editorial process; likewise, that the results of said opinion are unappealable. I guarantee (we guarantee) that all data and references to materials already published are duly identified with their respective credit and included in the bibliographic notes and in the citations that stand out as such and, in the cases that require it, I tell (we count ) with the due authorizations of the person (who) owns (s) the economic rights. For the foregoing, I declare (we) that all the materials presented are totally free of copyright and, therefore, I am (we) responsible for any litigation or claim related to property rights intellectual property, exonerating the Ibero-American Journal of Bieconomy and Climate Change (REV. IBEROAM. BIOECON. CAMBIO CLIM) and its directors and editors from all responsibility.

In the event that the submitted work is approved for publication, as author (s) and owner (s) of copyright, I (allow) me to authorize unlimitedly in time to the Ibero-American Journal of Bieconomia y Cambio Climático (REV. IBEROAM. BIOECON. CAMBIO CLIM) to include said text in the corresponding number, after correction and editing thereof, and reproduce, distribute, exhibit and communicate it in the country and in the abroad by electronic means, the Internet or any other known or unknown means.

For proof of the foregoing, this declaration is signed on ______ days, of the month of _________________,
of the year __________ in the city of ________________.

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Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author's Guidelines , which appear in About the magazine.
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF or WordPerfect format.
  • The submission has not been previously published or has been submitted for consideration by any other journal (or an explanation has been provided in the Comments to the editor).
  • Once the section to be published has been selected, we invite you to review the policy of that section by clicking on Section Policies. The new epistemology of Bioeconomy and Climate Change makes it necessary to carefully review each section so that you can locate your area of knowledge.
  • Whenever possible, URLs are provided for referrals. Preferably the URL of the DOI.
  • The manuscript obeys the scope of the journal defined in each of the section policies. Education issues should be focused on rural development.
  • The text is single-spaced 1.5; uses Time Roman,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.
  • Manuscripts must follow the general outline of the detailed research works of the IMRyD model: a) introduction that sets out the fundamentals of the work and clearly explains its objectives; b) description of the sources, methods, materials and equipment used; c) results and d) discussion and / or conclusions. Appendices can be included if necessary.
  • All authors must be duly registered in the journal and have their ORCID number. The order of the authors in the metadata must be the same as in the manuscript.
  • The manuscript can be written in Spanish or English.
  • In the case of sending the text to the blind pairs evaluation section, follow the instructions included in Ensuring an anonymous evaluation. For such purposes, make sure to send a document with the data of all the authors Cover and another without the identification of the authors and their institutions.
  • The Journal has a procedure to prevent plagiarism, percentages greater than 13% are rejected, therefore, it is recommended to make an ethical use of the contents used in the process of research and preparation of the manuscript. Be clear that none of the data presented in this work has been plagiarized, invented, manipulated or distorted. The original data are clearly distinguished from those already published. In the plagiarism report it will be evidenced.
  • In independent and numbered files, in the same way that they appear in the article, the figures (graphs, maps, photographs, illustrations) and tables in JPG (or JPEG) digital compression format should be uploaded in the journal, preferably with a resolution of 600 x 600 dpi (minimum 300 dpi), All tables and figures must have their source.
  • Upload in the journal in an independent file the Declaration of originality signed by the corresponding author, who will be responsible for making the submission with the indicated requirements, also ensuring that all authors are registered in the metadata. The format can be found at the end of the Authors Guidelines.
  • In an independent file you will send the data of the authors, their ORCID number, their institution and email, and in another always independent file send the full text of the manuscript without authors. The first file will be identified as COVER.

Bioeconomy

Economic research that involves residual biomass in production processes and that in an innovative way generate added value, framed in the biobased economy, circular economy. Topics such as bioethics, environmental education, the use of microorganisms such as rotifers, micro algae, beneficial insects, NPV, organic fertilizers. Bioeconomy measurements are prioritized and important topics that are well accepted, in order to build the bioeconomy measurement instruments, the measurement of efficiency and productivity, DEA approaches, among others. Examples are the Aquaculture Bioeconomy, Swine Bioeconomy, Coffee Bioeconomy, Cocoa Bioeconomy, among others.

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Climate Change

This section includes investigations that measure or correlate the impacts of the effects of space weather and terrestrial climate, as solar activities affect productive activities and have a correlation, investigations that measure it are well accepted, the climatic variability in the productive paths of the bioeconomy is a cross-cutting issue. Risk and disaster issues before events and adaptation or mitigation measures.

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Eco intensification

En este sendero productivo de la bioeconomia se identifican investigaciones relacionadas con prácticas agronómicas basadas en la biomasa microbiana dirigidas a mejorar el desempeño ambiental de las actividades agricolas sin sacrificar los niveles existentes de producción-productividad. Equilibrio beneficios agricolas, ambientales, económicos y sociales, buscando un uso más eficiente de los recursos energéticos y apuntando a reducir la utilización de combustibles fósiles, pesticidas y otros contaminantes.  Ejemplo: Buenas prácticas agricolas, estrategias de agricultura, Manejo Integrado de Plagas y nutrientes, Gestión sostenible de la tierra, tecnologia limpias para el procesamiento, Bioinsumos, bioestimulantes, bioreguladores, microorganismo (virus, bacterias, hongos) etc. 

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Biothecnology Aplication

Research oriented towards Phytopathology and biotechnological products, tools and processes, including industrial tissue culture, marker-assisted selection in crops and in breeding, genetically modified (GM) seeds / plants, molecular-based diagnostics, breeding of animal reproduction through molecular techniques, modified enzymes, microorganisms and yeasts, etc. An example of this is plant genetic engineering, biotechnology applications in human and animal health, environmental biotechnology.

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Biorenery Biofuels

Investigations related to the use of biomass to produce bioenergy and processes destined to the substitution of industrial inputs of f''ossil fuels. Examples are biofuels (ethanol, biodiesel, biogas, colifins), as well as Biomaterials (polymers, resins, textiles, soaps, foodstuffs, etc). The biomass can be arboreal, larger or smaller animal, including marine such as biofuels from microalgae biomass.

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Irrigetion. Energy efficiency

Research focused on Efficiency in the distribution of irrigation water. Efficiency in water distribution is the relationship between the energy demanded by the irrigation system (Hd) and that supplied by the pumping system (HB). Energy efficiency as the efficient use of energy. Energy efficiency seeks to protect the environment by reducing energy intensity and accustoming the user to consume what is necessary and no more. The CO2 emissions that we send into the atmosphere are increasing and, for that reason, energy efficiency has become a way of taking care of the planet since it is not only in using appliances that consume less, but in that we are ourselves those of us who consume less and in a more “green” way. 

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Use of biodiversity resources

Research based on discoveries of functional traits related to specific uses and sectors is accepted. Development of innovative new products, strategic transformation, market development for local products. Examples are the discovery and domestication of local (genetic) biodiversity, of species and ecosystems, transformation of distinctive biodiversity into value products (harvested, transformed), linking distinctive biodiversity products to original or value-added markets that are friendly to the environment.

Rural Education

Research related to education should be focused on understanding educational processes on the subject of climate change and the bioeconomy, participatory action research that helps to understand these issues  focused on rural development .

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Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics

This section receives original articles, reviews and short communications of a high scientific and ethical level, related to veterinary medicine and animal husbandry. In the area of ​​veterinary medicine, high-quality veterinary and biomedical research is accepted that focuses on all aspects related to epidemiological, production, reproduction, clinical and biotechnology, which are developed and applicable in consumption animals, companion animals, equines, wild animals, laboratory animals. Studies that relate the effect of climate change on animal health and animal production systems of bovine, swine, ovine and poultry production, as well as the importance of the environment on zoonoses and emerging infections, are highly valued. Epidemiological articles should provide new insights into pathogen-host-environment interactions and their impact on local economies. Manuscripts that address the dynamics of disease spread will be favored, as well as the use of biotechnology for the control and treatment of diseases with environmentally friendly methodologies. Studies using mathematical models and developing or applying new epidemiological methods are welcome if they are based on a biological application. In the area of ​​zootechnics, original scientific articles are received in the areas of Aquaculture, biometeorology and animal welfare, forage crops and pastures, animal reproduction, nutrition, and animal production systems and agribusiness, with special attention to livestock systems in disadvantaged areas and to the development of their local breeds and alternative livestock production.

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Integral Risk Management

This area is understood as an axis in national and regional sustained development, it contributes to sustainability and the capacity to recover from the impact of natural disasters on people, nations and the environment, conscious of providing a solution to the demands of society. In addition, with a territorial development approach, which allows vulnerabilities in their different dimensions to be mitigated in favor of bio-economic, social, environmental, educational and rural development processes.

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  • This data is not shared publicly and is only accessible by the Editor and system administrators of that journal or press.
  • The data will only be used in connection with that journal or press.
  • Data that is retained post final decision is kept to conform to publication ethics and best practice, to provide evidence of peer review, and to resolve any disputes relating to the peer review of the article or book.
  • For journals or presses that publish the peer reviews, you will be asked to give consent to your review being published, and a subset of the data you have submitted will become part of the published record.

3.4 what to do if you want to get a copy of your data, or want your data to be removed

  • If you would no longer like to be registered as a reviewer you can edit your profile and tick the box ‘stop being a reviewer’. This will remove you from the reviewer database, however any existing reviews you may have carried out will remain.
  • If you have been contacted by an editor to peer review an article this means that you have been registered in the system. If you would not like to be contacted for peer review you can reply to the email requesting that your data be deleted.

4. When being registered as a co-author

4.1 what data we collect

  • Co-author data is entered by the submitting author. The submitting author will already have a user account. According to standard publishing practice, the submitting author is responsible for obtaining the consent of their co-authors to be included (including having their personal data included) in the article/book being submitted to the journal/press.
  • The requested personal data for co-authors are at the bare minimum; first name, last name, institution, country, email address. This can also include; ORCID ID, Title, Middle Name, Biographical Statement, Department, Twitter Handle, Linkedin Profile Name or ImpactStory ID.

4.2 why we collect the data

  • Assuming that it is accepted for publication, this data forms part of the official published record in order for the provenance of the work to be established, and for the work to be correctly attributed.
  • Author names, affiliations and emails are required for publication and will become part of the permanent cited record.

4.3 what we do (and don’t do) with the data

  • The co-author’s personal data is stored in the author database. This personal data is only used in relation to the publication of the associated article.
  • Any co-author data collected is added to the author database and is only used in association with the article the user is co-author on.

4.5 what to do if you want to get a copy of your data, or want your data to be removed

  • To receive a copy of your data, please contact info@ubiquitypress.com
  • To conform to publication ethics and best practice any personal data that is published alongside an article or book cannot be removed. If you have a query about a publication to which you are attributed please contact info@ubiquitypress.com

5. When signing-up to receive newsletters

5.1 what data we collect

  • We require you to include your name and email address

5.2 why we collect and store the data, and for how long

  • This data would be collected to keep you updated with any news about the platform or specific journal

5.3 what we do (and don’t do) with the data

  • We use mailchimp to provide our mailing list services. Their privacy policy can be found here

5.4 what to do if you want to get a copy of your data or want your data to be removed

  • All emails sent via our newsletter client will include a link that will allow you to unsubscribe from the mailing list

Notification about change of ownership or of control of data

We may choose to buy or sell assets. In the case that control of data changes to or from Ubiquity Press and a third party, or in the case of change of ownership of Ubiquity Press or of part of the business where the control of personal data is transferred, we will do our best to inform all affected users and present the options.

(Updated: 10 September 2025)