About the Journal

AIM AND SCOPE

Enfoque UTE is a scientific journal by the Faculty of Engineering Sciences and Industries, UTE University, Quito, Ecuador. It publishes research articles and reviews on topics such as environmental, food, agricultural, mechanical, electrical and electronic engineering, computer science, and industrial and manufacturing engineering. It welcomes original and unpublished works, in English, from national and international researchers. All works undergo a rigorous peer-review process. Enfoque UTE adheres to the principles of open access and promotes open science with the aim of disseminating knowledge and making it accessible to society. The Journal does not charge for article submissions or for any phase of the editorial process. Enfoque UTE publishes four issues per year, in the first days of January, April, July, and October.

PUBLICATION FREQUENCY

Enfoque UTE publishes four issues per year, in the first days of January, April, July, and October. Manuscripts are received continuously through the journal's OJS platform. Any omission or falsification of information posted on the journal's platform will result in immediate rejection of the work.

OPEN ACCESS POLICY

Enfoque UTE is a scientific journal that provides immediate open access to its contents, enabling free and cost-free availability, with the purpose of achieving the exchange of knowledge for the well-being of society globally. The journal adheres to the open access principles and policies established in Budapest (2002) (BOAI 10), Berlin (2003), and Bethesda (2003) and grants readers the free, irrevocable, and global right to access the contents, as well as to download, print, share, or link to the full text of any article in any of the published issues, without prior permission from the editor or author, provided that the first publication by Enfoque UTE is duly cited and referenced, taking into account copyright.

LICENSE FOR USE

The contents of Enfoque UTE are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International CCBy License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) where: You are free to:
  • Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format for any purpose, even commercially.
  • Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.
The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms. Under the following terms:
  • Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests that you or your use is endorsed by the licensor.
  • No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from making any use permitted by the license.

COPYRIGHT

The authors retain all copyrights.
The authors retain their trademark and patent rights, as well as rights to any process or procedure described in the article.
The authors retain the right to share, copy, distribute, perform, and publicly communicate the article published in Enfoque UTE (for example, post it in an institutional repository or publish it in a book), provided that acknowledgment of its initial publication in the journal Enfoque UTE is given.
The authors retain the right to publish their work at a later date, to use the article or any part of it (for example, a compilation of their work, lecture notes, a thesis, or for a book), provided that they indicate the source of publication (authors of the work, journal, volume, issue, and date).

CONTACT

Wilson Pavón
Editor of the magazine
UTE University, Ecuador
E-mail: revistas@ute.edu.ec
Phone: (593)2299-0800 ext. 2598
Postal address: Avenida Mariscal Sucre and Mariana de Jesús s/n, Quito, Ecuador.