Author Guidelines

BISTUA: Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Básicas is a scientific journal dedicated to disseminating research findings and academic contributions in the fields of natural, exact, and applied sciences. Its scope encompasses studies in Biology and Microbiology, Physics, Geology, Chemistry, and Mathematics, as well as interdisciplinary research and applications of basic sciences to different scientific and technological fields. The journal accepts research articles, review articles, and letters to the editor, and manuscripts must be submitted through the OJS platform in accordance with the editorial guidelines and requirements established for their evaluation.

Types of Contributions

  • Full Research Article: presents original results derived from scientific research and provides new and relevant knowledge.
  • Short Article: presents partial results or relevant advances from a research study. Its maximum length is 1,000 words, with a maximum of 2 figures and/or tables in total and an abstract of up to 100 words. The methodology, results, and discussion are presented together in a single section.
  • Review Article: presents a review of the state of the art on a topic of interest to BISTUA readers. It may be requested by the Editorial Committee or submitted by interested authors.
  • Letter to the Editor: communication intended to present clarifications, corrections, comments, or additions related to a previously published article in BISTUA.

Instructions for Manuscript Submission

Before submitting your manuscript, make sure that its content falls within BISTUA's subject areas and complies with the originality and presentation requirements established by the journal.

Step 1: Registration on the OJS Platform

Before submitting a manuscript, the corresponding author must request the creation of an account on the OJS platform.

To do so, send an email to bistuarfcb@gmail.com and bistua.revistafcb@unipamplona.edu.co with the subject: "OJS Registration Request – [Author's Name]", including the following information:

  • Full name *
  • Last name(s) *
  • Institutional affiliation *
  • Country *
  • Email address *
  • Desired username *
  • ORCID *

Important: The editorial team will create the account and notify the author once it has been enabled. The manuscript can only be submitted through the platform after this process has been completed.

Step 2: Required Documents for Submission

Before starting the submission process in OJS, prepare the documents required for the editorial process.

  • First version of the manuscript: prepare the article in Microsoft Word, following the formatting and structural guidelines established in Step 3. At this stage, it is not necessary to use the official BISTUA template.
  • Download the author information form and complete the information corresponding to all authors of the manuscript.

The manuscript intended for evaluation must be submitted without authors' names, institutional affiliations, or any other information that could identify the authors.

Step 3: Manuscript Preparation

The first version of the manuscript must comply with the following presentation requirements:

  • Paper size: Letter.
  • Layout in one column.
  • Double line spacing.
  • Times New Roman font, 12-point size.
  • The manuscript may be submitted in Spanish or English.

The manuscript must include, at a minimum, the following elements:

  • Title in Spanish and English.
  • Abstract and keywords.
  • Introduction.
  • Methodology.
  • Results and Discussion.
  • Conclusions.
  • References.

When the manuscript is written in Spanish, it must include the title, abstract, and keywords in English. When the manuscript is written in English, it must include the title, abstract, and keywords in Spanish.

The manuscript must include a minimum of 3 keywords.

Tables and figures must be incorporated into the body of the manuscript and must have a title and consecutive numbering. Figures must be of sufficient quality for reproduction, and their text must be legible when viewed at 100 % on a Letter-size page.

Equations must be numbered consecutively and presented clearly within the manuscript.

References must be presented using IEEE style. The DOI must be included when available, and all references listed in the bibliography must be cited within the manuscript.

Templates for the Final Version

If the manuscript is accepted for publication, the authors must prepare the final version using one of the official BISTUA templates.

All submissions must be made through the BISTUA OJS platform, after creating a user account according to the procedure described in Step 1. For support or assistance during the submission process, please contact the editorial team at bistuarfcb@gmail.com o bistua.revistafcb@unipamplona.edu.co.