Metadata Management Policy
This policy establishes the guidelines for the creation, validation, updating, and preservation of the editorial metadata of ACI Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías, a multidisciplinary scientific journal published by USFQ PRESS, the publishing house of Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ.
Its purpose is to strengthen the academic integrity, editorial traceability, technical interoperability, and international visibility of the scientific content published by the journal.
Scope
This policy applies to all articles, editorials, reviews, communications, and other content published by the journal.
Principles
Metadata management is governed by the following principles:
- scientific accuracy;
- editorial transparency;
- digital persistence;
- international interoperability;
- continuous updating;
- preservation of the academic record.
Required Metadata
Every accepted manuscript must include, as applicable:
- title in the original language and in English;
- abstract in the original language and in English;
- keywords in the original language and in English;
- full names of authors;
- standardized institutional affiliation;
- country of affiliation;
- ORCID identifier;
- institutional ROR identifier, when applicable;
- email address, preferably academic;
- dates of submission, acceptance, and publication;
- associate editor;
- DOI;
- conflict of interest statement;
- statement on the use of artificial intelligence;
- research data availability statement, when applicable.
Responsibilities
Authors
Authors are responsible for providing complete, accurate, and up-to-date information.
Associate Editors
Associate editors are responsible for verifying the academic and editorial consistency of the records.
Technical Team (SCImago)
The technical team is responsible for ensuring the correct implementation of metadata in OJS, Crossref, and external indexes.
Post-publication Corrections
Errata, corrections, retractions, or revised versions will be published as independent records and linked to the original article, preserving the traceability of the editorial record.
Validity
This policy may be updated as international standards for scientific publishing evolve.