TECHNICAL TRACK

• Submit your manuscript in PDF format.
• Please do not enter the name, university, country or any other information related to the authors to comply with the double-blind peer review process. This information must be provided through the submission platform.
• Articles must be thoroughly reviewed and proofread prior to submission.
• Once you have submitted your article, you may not make any changes during the review process.
• Articles must be in English or Spanish and be between 4.000 to 7.000 words in length.
• The content of the article must be original and related to one of the conference topics.
• Title: Spanish and English, 15 words of length.
• Abstract: It must not exceed 250 words and is presented in Spanish and English.
• Keywords: Four to six words must be ordered alphabetically. The first word with an initial capital letter, the rest in lowercase, separated by a comma (,). They must be presented in Spanish and English. These serve to classify the article thematically.
• Sections: Introduction; Methodology with sections headed with Arabic numbers (1, 2, 3 …) and/or subsections (A, B, C …); Conclusions and References. If necessary, tables, images, and figures are numbered and referenced before being shown.
• Authors should ensure the accuracy of citations, diagrams, maps and tables.
• Citation in APA 7 format.
• Figures and tables should be placed where they will appear in the text and should be clear and easy to see (high resolution).
• Papers should follow the format of the downloadable template.

IMPORTANT: IN THE NOTE TO THE EDITOR INDICATE THAT YOUR ARTICLE BELONGS TO TICEC 2022

• Download the MS Word template
• Download the Presentation Format

The review process will be double blind. Therefore, please anonymize your submission. Do not include authors’ names or affiliation at the beginning of the paper.

Each paper will be reviewed by at least three regular members of the Program Committee or two senior members of the Steering Committee.

Acceptance decisions will take into account the novelty of the paper, technical depth, elegance, practical or theoretical impact, and presentation. The paper should meet the following parameters.

• Original: the paper explores a new idea, project, or topic; discusses existing research with the promise of new insight; discusses new research; or presents new ways of looking at existing information.
• Engaging: the presentation format will engage the audience in some way, or has high potential to attract conference attendees by addressing community needs.
• Meaningful: the paper raises and discusses issues important to improving the effectiveness and/or sustainability of open education efforts, and its content can be widely disseminated and understood.
• Quality: claims are supported by sufficient data; claims are based on relevant literature; and limitations are honestly described.
• Clarity: the intended outcomes of the paper are easily understood.
• Relevant: the paper addresses one or more of the conference topics.

The proceedings of the TICEC 2022 technical track will be published in a special volume of the journal RTE ESPOL which is indexed by Latindex, Google Scholar, Crossref and more.