ÑAWI: ARTE, DISEÑO Y COMUNICACIÓN is a semi-annual scientific research journal of the ESPOL Polytechnic University, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral – ESPOL. The purpose of this new project promoted by the Faculty of Art, Design and Audiovisual Communication (FADCOM) adheres to the mission and vision of ESPOL.
ÑAWI: ARTE, DISEÑO Y COMUNICACIÓN aims to be a leading journal at an international level where research and scientific innovation constitute the fundamental pillars to forge a freer, fairer and more responsible society, and to promote and develop the culture of Ecuador and the region.
ÑAWI: ARTE, DISEÑO Y COMUNICACIÓN is a journal that addresses the study, analysis, history and reflection of Art, Design and Communication linked to the visual. It is also open to receiving articles on the different branches of Social Sciences and Humanities (Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology, Aesthetics, Semiotics, History and Philosophy) as long as they deal with issues related to Visual Communication and Design, with special attention to those that have occurred in Ecuador and Latin America.
ÑAWI: ARTE, DISEÑO Y COMUNICACIÓN is a refereed magazine that is governed by the double-blind anonymous peer review system.
The articles sent by the authors are previously evaluated by the Drafting Committee to check if they comply with the publishing rules and thematic policies of the journal.
When the article passes this first filter, it is sent to two external evaluators who are experts in the subject addressed by the author. To comply with and defend the ethics of research, these evaluators are never part of the institution to which the author belongs. They decide whether it responds to the scientific interests of the journal and on whether it is published. In the final assessment, the reviewers decide between the following options: publishable, publishable with minor modifications, publishable with major modifications, or non-publishable. If there is disparity of opinion between reviewers of the Scientific Committee, it will be submitted to the judgment of a third expert, who will resolve the conflict of opinions.
In the link Reviewer's Guide, the evaluation process to be followed by the assigned blind pairs is detailed step by step.
Report for reviewers
In each volume, at least one article will appear in Spanish and English, according to relevance criteria determined by the journal's editorial team..
The rejection rate of the last four ÑAWI numbers is updated every six months in the table below:
ÑAWI: ARTE, DISEÑO Y COMUNICACIÓN provides immediate open access to its content, which seeks to make research freely available to the public supporting a greater global exchange of knowledge.
The authors who submit their texts to the evaluation process will not pay for the work of this evaluation, which will be carried out by the members of the Editorial Board and / or Scientific Committee of the journal. Likewise, reviewers (blind peers) will never charge for their work.
The journal ÑAWI: ARTE, DISEÑO Y COMUNICACIÓN defends an academic practice far from inbreeding. For this reason, the texts approved for each issue will be external by at least 70%. In other words, 70% of the published works must come from professors and researchers outside the publishing entity and the ESPOL.
In addition, expecting to maintain a standard within the percentages distributed between scientific articles and spaces for other open-ended publications or interviews, as of Vol. 6 No.1, ÑAWI maintains a standard of at least ten scientific articles, in addition to including an editorial, a miscellaneous, and an interview, or an editorial and two miscellaneous. With this, it is obtained that of all the topics published in a volume, at least 75% correspond to scientific texts.
Likewise, ÑAWI: ARTE, DISEÑO Y COMUNICACIÓN stands for the non-predatory nature of scientific publications, mainly regarding possible payments for publishing or excessive self-quotes.
The opinions, interpretations, reflections, and information provided in each article are the sole responsibility of their authors. The Editorial Board and the Scientific Committee of the journal are not responsible, in any case, for the credibility and authenticity of the works. When sending a text for evaluation by the journal, the author alone is responsible for ensuring that all its contents are original and that they have the corresponding authorizations for their reproduction. The journal requires sending a certificate of originality when a text is submitted for revision, which must be sent to the general editorial email address of the journal: polo@espol.edu.ec
By submitting the article, the author expressly states that, in the case of co-authorship, all authors are aware of and agree with the content and with the submission to the journal for evaluation. In cases of multiple authorship (more than five authors), an annex must be sent justifying the insertion of several authors and their responsibilities in the text, signed by each of them. The editorial board reserves the right to verify sources and to adapt the graphic information to the editorial requirements of the journal. The articles will be submitted to a peer review (double blind) arbitration process. The identity of the referees will always be protected, and under no circumstances may this identity be revealed. The editor will guarantee, in the same way, that the arbitrators do not know the identity or affiliation of the authors submitted to arbitration. Of course, the acceptance or rejection of an article will only attend to epistemological criteria related to the importance, the originality, and the clarity of the writing, as well as its relevance regarding the subject area of the journal.
The author undertakes that once the arbitration process has begun, he will not withdraw the text for its publication in another journal. The content of the documents sent for evaluation is the responsibility of the author / s. In case of acceptance, the author agrees to send a certificate of transfer of rights to the journal.
The journal ÑAWI: ARTE, DISEÑO Y COMUNICACIÓN follows the regulations established in the Higher Education laws in force in Ecuador, as well as the ethical criteria established in different international laws and regulations, , welcomed in the link Code of Ethics and good publication practices.
The original manuscripts published in the printed and electronic editions of the journal ÑAWI: ARTE, DISEÑO Y COMUNICACIÓN, under first publication rights, are property of the Faculty of Art, Design and Audiovisual Communication (FADCOM), of the Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL), Guayaquil, Republic of Ecuador. Therefore, it is necessary to cite the origin in any partial or total reproduction of the published contents (texts or images). ÑAWI: ARTE, DISEÑO Y COMUNICACIÓN provides open and immediate access to its content, as we firmly believe in public access to knowledge, which does not prevent the citation of the source from being mandatory for anyone who wishes to reproduce content from this journal.
In the same way, the intellectual property of the articles or texts published in the journal ÑAWI: ARTE, DISEÑO Y COMUNICACIÓN belongs to the author/s, who retain their copyright.
This circumstance must be expressly stated when necessary.
All content maintains a digital content license granted by Creative Commons.
The names and email addresses entered will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and they will not be available for any other purpose nor provided to a third party. This circumstance must be expressly stated when necessary.
ÑAWI: ARTE, DISEÑO Y COMUNICACIÓN is supponawi3d by the Technology and Information Services Management (GSTI) of the Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL) to supervise and manage the correct operation of the backup and restoration system. The GSTI uses IBM Spectrum as IT infrastructure to manage the ÑAWI web server together with the database of articles published in our journal. Also, VmWare Data Protection generates monthly backups of the virtual machine that hosts our journal.ÑAWI journal uses interoperability protocols OAI-PMH https://nawi.espol.edu.ec/index.php/nawi/oai.
Additionally, the journal has a subscription to LOCKSS service granted by PKP to preserve the journal over time.
ÑAWI: ARTE, DISEÑO Y COMUNICACIÓN has a technical assistant for permanent support and the support of the technical team of the ESPOL Technology Management, a unit in charge of supporting, updating and maintaining the good condition of all the components of the magazine's platform, of the Magazine, which is hosted and supponawi3d on the Institution's servers. The changes requested and regular maintenance of the site are managed by the technical team of the magazine. These are channeled through the executive management of the magazine, who authorizes and confirms all the updating requirements of the website.
The changes requested and regular maintenance of the site are managed by the technical team of the magazine, which are channeled through the executive management of the magazine, who authorizes and confirms all the updating requirements of the website.
ÑAWI: ARTE, DISEÑO Y COMUNICACIÓN is developed on the OJS version 3.3.0.7 platform. It uses .CSS Responsive Design templates. It also includes, in the designs of its volumes (printed and digital), unpublished illustrations for the covers and interior contents as a separation between articles, providing a unique and interesting visual aspect that invites reading its content. ÑAWI is published twice a year (January and July) and the articles are published in two formats PDF and MHTML
ÑAWI: ARTE, DISEÑO Y COMUNICACIÓN uses tools to detect plagiarism in texts received under the TURNITIN system: https://www.turnitin.com/
If any form of plagiarism is found in the articles received, they will be automatically rejected, and the author will be prohibited from publishing in the number for which it is being reviewed and any future numbers.
The Journal reserves the right to report plagiarism to the states that govern higher education, both in the Republic of Ecuador and in the country of origin of the author.
Any other aspect related to Anti-plagiarism is addressed in the declaration link Code of Ethics and good publication practices of our journal.
Ñawi is housed in different newspaper archives in order to fulfill its commitment to release its content and encourage research. Below is the list, it is possible to access each of them by clicking on the logo.
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