Submissions

Author Guidelines

Ciencia & Futuro, an international open-access journal from the University of Moa, publishes original, unpublished scientific articles and reviews related to various aspects of technical and environmental sciences in Spanish and English. It also publishes articles whose findings contribute to the scientific and technological development of society. Its objective is to disseminate the results of scientific research in diverse fields of engineering and applied sciences.

It is aimed at researchers, professionals, academics, and students from various technical and engineering disciplines. It maintains an ongoing call for article submissions.

Ciencia & Futuro publishes articles in the broad field of engineering and applied sciences. The published articles cover the following specialties: Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Construction Engineering, Environmental and Geological Engineering, Mining and Mineral Processing, as well as other engineering and technology fields.

It has two sections: Ciencia Universitaria, the journal's main section, which includes articles on Engineering and Technology. The Senderos section brings together articles that address various environmental or social problems related to the scientific and technological development of society.

From 2026 onwards, Science & Future will be produced in a single volume per year using a continuous publication system.

All articles initially accepted by the editorial team will undergo double-blind peer review. Authors will be notified within five days of receiving their submission whether their manuscript will be sent for review or if it has not been accepted.

The review committee includes renowned national and international specialists. Reviewers will be selected by the journal's editorial team. Reviewers' affiliations will not be the same as those of the authors of the manuscripts they review. The editorial team of Ciencia & Futuro will ensure confidentiality throughout the entire process. Further details about the peer review process can be found in: Peer Review Process.

All submissions are checked using the Dupli Checker anti-plagiarism system. Authors are advised to submit their manuscripts to this or another system before submitting them to the journal. Ciencia & Futuro will reject any instance of plagiarism, whether intentional or not, including self-plagiarism, undeserved authorship, and the presentation of arbitrary or falsified data. If detected, the article will be automatically rejected.

The title, keywords, and abstract must be written in both languages. The text must be submitted in MS-Word format. Articles in other text formats will not be accepted.

Structural guidelines

Submissions should be formatted on letter-size paper (21.59 x 27.94 cm) using 10-point Verdana font and 1.5 line spacing. The maximum accepted length is 15 pages of text. In specific cases where the volume of figures, graphs, or other elements exceeds this number of pages, the editorial team may decide to accept the submission. The article presentation structure should include, in this order, the following sections: Title, Author(s), Abstract (up to 250 words), and Keywords. Each section should be headed with its name in 10-point Verdana font, highlighted in bold.

-Authors: Full names, affiliation, country, email address, and ORCID ID must be provided. Whenever possible, authors should include an institutional email address. A maximum of five authors is accepted. The journal does not allow modifications to authorship (adding, removing, or changing authors) once the manuscript has been submitted. The name and email address of the corresponding author responsible for communication with the journal must be indicated. If this information is not provided, Ciencia & Futuro will assume the first author for this purpose.

-Title: It should be informative and state the topic addressed. It should be between 15 and 17 words. It should not include acronyms, abbreviations, or symbols.

- Abstract: It should be informative, in a single paragraph of no more than 250 words. It should present the objective, the problem addressed, the purpose of the research, the methods used, the main results, and the most relevant conclusions. It should not include abbreviations, formulas, acronyms, bibliographic citations, or references to illustrations. Its translation into English or Spanish, as appropriate, should be included.

Keywords: Three to five words or phrases should be included to facilitate the effective retrieval of the work by different information services, along with their translation into English or Spanish as appropriate. Keywords should be extracted from thesauri, subject dictionaries, or controlled lists in the languages ​​in which the journal publishes. The SPINES Thesaurus   (https://www.vocabularyserver.com/spines/index.php and the UNESCO Thesaurus (vocabularies.unesco.org) are recommended.

Introduction: This section should include the purpose of the research, the background that led to the identification of the problem being studied, and the problem to be solved. It should explain the rationale and the objective of the article and clearly state the purpose of the study.

Materials and methods: The materials, methods, procedures, and standards used in the research will be described.

-Results and discussion: This section should be written clearly, precisely, and concisely.

-Conclusions: The most relevant aspects derived from the interpretation of the results should be summarized in a few lines. Information that is not a logical consequence of the data analysis should not be included. Conclusions should be appropriate to the scope of the results.

-Tables and Figures: Only tables and figures that contribute to the objective of the work should be included. They should not duplicate information from the text or display the same content. If taken from a previous work, they must be properly cited. Only figures that are significant to your research should be taken from previous works. Each table and figure must be mentioned and discussed within the text of the manuscript, conveniently in the paragraph preceding its location in the document, and referenced by its number. All tables and figures must be numbered, have an identifying title, and be centered across the page. The identifying text for figures and tables, as well as the content of the tables themselves, must be written in Verdana 9-point font. Illustrations (images, graphics) must be in .jpg or .gif format, or another PC-compatible graphic format.

-Mathematical equations and expressions must be created using the MS Word equation editor, in Times New Roman font, and aligned to the left margin of the page. The meaning of each quantity and variable used in each term of the expressions must be clearly defined. The meaning of each term, quantity, and symbol used must be identified below each equation in Verdana 9. The use of the International System of Units (SI) is recommended. If a term appears more than once, its meaning should only be explained the first time it appears in the text.

-References: (According to APA 7). Only published works should be listed, preferably in journals (between 70 and 75 percent of the references should be scientific articles), and ordered alphabetically by the last name of the first author of each bibliographic source. All references that appear in the body of the work must be included in the list and vice versa. In each bibliographic reference in the list, the last name of the first author should appear, separated by a comma (,) from the initial of the first name, followed by the names of all subsequent authors in the same format. Then, the year of publication should appear in parentheses, followed by a period. Next, the title of the work. If it is a serial publication, the title, volume, and issue number should appear in parentheses, followed by a comma, the initial and final page numbers separated by a hyphen. In the case of papers presented at conferences, the author(s), year, and, following the title of the paper, the name of the conference and the host city should appear in the same format. In the case of books, the publisher's name will appear after the title. Citations of documents found online must include the website where the document was located, or the DOI if it is a serial publication.

Examples

Journal article

Acosta-Pérez, A., Gómez-Rodríguez, E., & Fernández-Artett, C. (2025). Cavitación de equipos hidrodinámicos. Revista Ingenierías, 30(3), 30-46. https://doi.org/10.19376/reing.v230n3-4056026

Book:

Nekrasov, B. (1986). Hidráulica. Pueblo y Educación. http://www.editoriales.cu/libros docentes.mecanica

Scientific evento:

Pérez, B. (16-20 de marzo de 2009). Particularidades físicas del perfil del suelo laterítico en relación con el contenido de zinc y cromo [Ponencia]. Tercera Convención Cubana de Ciencias de la Tierra, Cuba. http://www.convencioncubana/la_habana.cuba

Thesis:

Almenares Reyes, R.S. (2011). Perspectivas de utilización de tobas vítreas y zeolitizadas de la provincia Holguín como aditivo puzolánico. [Tesis doctoral, Instituto Superior Minero Metalúrgico]. http://ninive.ismm.edu.cu/handle/123456789/3507

For other references, consult the APA 7th Style Manual: https://normas-apa.org/

Conflict of interest:

Authors must explicitly declare if there is any conflict of interest.

Authorship Contribution:

Each author's contribution to the research and report writing must be declared according to the CRediT authorship role taxonomy.

The Editorial Committee reserves the right to decide on the publication of submissions. Receipt of a submission does not imply an obligation to publish it in the journal. Submissions will be accepted based on their novelty, timeliness, and relevance. Once the author has been notified of acceptance, they should not submit their contribution to any other publication outlet.

The opinions and concepts expressed in the articles are the sole responsibility of the authors. The Editorial Board reserves the right to make stylistic corrections and other changes it deems appropriate to improve the quality of the article.

Ciencia & Futuro provides immediate open access to its content, based on the principle of making research freely available to the public, which fosters a greater global exchange of knowledge. It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (Licencia Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional).

The authors retain all rights to their work. They grant the Journal the right of first publication. They also acknowledge that their work, once published, will appear in the databases and repositories where the Journal is indexed. Ciencia & Futuro does not charge authors for processing and publishing their work. Authors can check the status of their submitted manuscript at any time through the OJS platform or by email to scarralero@ismm.edu.cu.