About the Journal

Focus and Scope

The journal of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture aims to disseminate knowledge in the areas of advanced technologies. This is a new version of the scientific journal Chíchira (ISSN 0122-9966), which was previously published by our former faculty.

This journal serves as a meeting point for university students, engineers, and researchers from both the Faculty and other universities in the country and abroad. Those with working ties to the University of Pamplona are given the opportunity to publish their research results.

The journal covers general and specialized articles addressing topics such as Automatic Control, Automation, Digital Signal Processing, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Systems, and related engineering areas. The journal has a biannual circulation with national and international coverage.

This serial publication fulfills one of the purposes of our university, which is to share and promote the exchange of new technologies within the university and industrial community.

The Institute of Applied Technologies Research and Development (IIDTA) is responsible for the successful development of the journal. Its director, Ph.D. Aldo Pardo García, expresses gratitude to the authors for their contribution to its content, to the reviewers, and to the editorial committee for all the actions taken to ensure the required quality and successful completion of this edition.

Thematic areas of publication

The publication covers various thematic areas including telecommunications, control and automation, mechatronics, operations research, artificial intelligence and robotics, power electronics, electronic devices and circuits, digital signal processing, microelectronics, bioengineering, software engineering and simulation, electrical engineering, computer management, and technologies applied to educational enhancement.

Publication Frequency

Publication Frequency: Biannual.
Vol. 1 from January to June.
Vol. 2 from July to December.

Open Access Policy

This is an open access journal, which means that all its content is available free of charge to users or their institutions. Under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0), users are allowed to copy, distribute, and share the material in any format, as long as proper credit is given to the author and the source. Users are also permitted to remix, transform, and build upon the material, as long as the use is non-commercial. This allows the content of the journal to be used in summaries, analyses, or other non-profit purposes, ensuring that the original work is properly attributed. Commercial use of the material, whether in its original or modified form, is prohibited without permission from the copyright holder.

Fees for Submission and Publication of Texts. Gratuitousness

The Colombian Journal of Advanced Technologies (RCTA) is an Open Access publication that does not charge any fees for the arbitration and publication process, including review, layout, printing, and distribution (APCs). As an open-access journal, no fee is applied for accessing and downloading the journal.

Anti-Plagiarism

Through the use of Turnitin software, licensed by the University of Pamplona, RCTA conducts a plagiarism and self-plagiarism check to ensure the originality of received manuscripts. The journal's editor registers the author's document in this online software.

Digital Preservation Policy and Use of Uniform Identifier Use

The Colombian Journal of Advanced Technologies (RCTA) ensures the digital preservation of its content through the efficient use of Open Journal Systems (OJS). All articles published in the journal are assigned a Digital Object Identifier (DOI), a persistent identifier managed by Crossref, which guarantees long-term accessibility and traceability of the publications.

Additionally, the journal is part of the PKP Preservation Network, where its content is securely stored in the LOCKSS system, developed by the Stanford University Library. This digital preservation infrastructure ensures a permanent and reliable archive for the journal, protecting access to information against potential digital loss or deterioration.

The RCTA currently operates on the Open Journal Systems platform version 3.3.0.11 and is indexed in various national and international repositories, including Latindex and DIALNET. It has also been evaluated and classified in category B of the Publindex Colombia index, a status it maintains to date. All published articles use DOI as uniform resource identifiers, which are managed and registered within the OJS system.

Interoperability Protocol

The journal not only implements advanced interoperability protocols, such as OAI-PMH (Open Archive Initiative-Protocol for Metadata Harvesting), but also ensures that its contents are easily accessible and reusable by a wide range of distribution systems, including digital repositories, harvesters, and academic search engines. Through integration with systems like LOCKSS and CLOCKSS, the journal guarantees the long-term preservation and continuous access to its published issues, providing greater security to readers and institutions interested in the permanence of the information. Additionally, the journal offers detailed and high-quality metadata, which facilitates indexing and visibility on global platforms, contributing to knowledge exchange and the expansion of its academic impact.

Ownership and Management

The University of Pamplona is the publishing entity that, through budget allocations for periodical publications, sponsors the journal under the responsibility of the Vice-Rectorate for Research. The publication is edited by the University of Pamplona in Colombia, with its main campus located in Pamplona, Km 1 Via Bucaramanga Ciudad Universitaria Pamplona - Norte de Santander – Colombia. For more information, contact can be made through the phone: 6075685303, Postal Code: 543057, or by visiting the website: www.unipamplona.edu.co.