Presentation rules
TO PUBLISH IN TONO MAGAZINE
In “TONO” Scientific Magazine, technicians and specialists have the possibility of publishing, after a thorough review process, articles including information about innovative science and technology contents, on topics such as Electronics, Telecommunications, Informatics, as well as others related to Modern Company.
Articles must be original and unpublished, and its delivery for publication implies an author’s commitment not to summit it to be considered by other magazines, journals, or something alike. The articles must be in digital format and shall be sent directly to the Dirección de Información y Vigilancia Estratégica (tono@etecsa.cu) .
It shall be published, provided that it has been approved by the Editorial Board of TONO Magazine, papers under the following typology:
Research articles: They include Research, Development, Production, and Technical Services works. They are aimed at acknowledging an original contribution of empirical knowledge to the theoretical-practical knowledge of a subject, to its research development or its implementation, whether in the scientific-technical or educational field. They shall have no more than 10-15 pages including bibliography and annexes. This type of contribution is subject to a double-blind peer review.
Review articles: Bibliographic review including an assessment of a certain subject. It may cover long periods or refer to the current state of a specific subject. They shall have between 15-25 pages without including bibliography (with more than 50 bibliographical references) and annexes. Although there are two types (descriptive review and critical review) TONO will only accept this latter which implies an exhaustive assessment or evaluation of the topic. This type of contribution shall be generally made by a specialist in a certain area at the request of the Editorial Board and shall be subject to a double-blind peer review.
Scientific-technical Report: Document describing the process of the results of a piece of scientific or technical research, or the state of the art of a problematic of this nature. Generally, it is part of a series of numbered documents. It shall have no more than 5-10 pages including bibliography and annexes. It shall be subject to a double-blind peer review.
Case Studies: They are paper aimed at assessing experiences, research, innovations, situations and results, whether scientific, technical or methodological. RECIDT will only accept modalities of Situation-assessment (Analysis and assessment) and Situation-problem (Description, analysis, essence and causes, assessment and decision-taking). It shall have no more than 5-10 pages and shall be subject to editorial revision only.
Letters to the Editor: Any type of comment about the journal, current affair, event, course, etc. which is addressed to the editor. They become a forum of criteria and interpretations about new topics in a specific field. They must be revised by the Editorial Board in order to specify the degree of interest for all the readers of the publication. It is the channel of communication between the team and the readers, and their main feedback system. It should have no more than 3 pages.
Author(s) and co-author(s) will be provided with a document supporting the paper publication.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
- To be published in TONO Magazine, the paper shall be written with Microsoft Word. The files should be named after the paper and shall be submitted in one single column within the margins laid down (Letter paper-size, top 3.0cm, bottom 2.0cm, left and right 2.5cm margins). Please, see the Word Template.
- Text should not be framed to be printed.
- The letter type should be Times New Roman 11 at 1.15 line spacing throughout the body of the article.
- The letter type in the title and subtitles should be Times New Roman 12 in boldface and Times New Roman 11 in boldface, respectively.
- Figures should be of good quality and jointly with the tables should be inserted into the text. In the event that the paper exceeds 15 Mb because of the image quality or quantity used in the text images should be sent in a separate file, identified and numbered in sequence, including the relevant foot. Author should also indicate within the text (between parentheses) where each image should be put. For images, it should be used the following formats: .jpg, .tiff, .bmp at 300 DPI. In all cases, the origin of the pictures should be indicated.
- The letter type in the captions should be Times New Roman 9 and as follows: Figure 1. Caption.
- Nomenclature of symbols and units that are used should be appropriately stated.
- The use of International Unit System is mandatory.
- The number of pages should depend on the type of document to be submitted. Summary, research and review articles should not be more than 10, 15 y 20 pages respectively, including bibliography and annexes. Short communications should be between 2 and 5 pages and letters to the editor should not be more than 3 pages only.
- Footnotes should be throughout the text. They should not be more than the third part of the page, otherwise they should continue at the bottom of the following page. Footnotes should always be identified by a number in the text making the reader to look down at the references or comments. On each page, there should be up to three footnotes only.
The Directorate of Information and Strategic Surveillance will send back to their respective authors those papers not meeting the submission requirements abovementioned.
If the manuscripts are approved with amendments, they should be resent indicating REV. in the name of the file (i.e.: REV. Proposed improvement for…).
MANUSCRIPTS WITH ESTABLISHED STRUCTURES. ORGANIZATION OF THE INFORMATION
- Research Articles
Title and authors
The title must be written on the first page of the article. It must clearly and directly reflect the content of the article. The title must offer as much specific information as possible with the fewest words, so it should not be over 15 words. Abbreviations should be avoided unless they are well-known in the specific field to be published.
The name of the authors must be introduced after the title. They should be organized by: academic degree, first names and family names (united by a hyphen) left aligned, with an Times New Roman 11-point letter type; their organizations, current position and email addresses should be appropriately identified by superscripts.
Example:
Author(s):
Dr. Juan Alberto Pérez-García1
Lic. Claudia Pomares-Rodríguez2
1 Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Técnico; Jefe del Departamento Químico-Físico; juan@jhs.cu
2 Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Técnico; Especialista “A” en Gestión Documental; claudia@jhs.cu
Note: The main author defines: degree of responsibility and content (more than 50%) and not the academic degree.
Abstract
Of the different types of existing abstracts, the indicative abstract is required for this journal. It consists of a brief and accurate representation of the paper content. It should have between 200-250 words without references or formulas. Its content should include the most important aspects: purpose of the study or research, contribution, methods and basic procedures, significant results and conclusions. It should not include information that is not analyzed and discussed in the article.
Key words
They reflect the essence of the paper, the most-used terminologies in the discipline, or the most relevant concepts. They should be between 4 and 8 words or short phrases, organized in order of priority that will help to classify the article for its future recovery. They should be in capital letters, separated by semicolon (;) and in Times New Roman 11.
Introduction
It should be the first section of the article, from which the following sections should be numbered (i.e.: 1-Introduction). It is where it should be specified: why the study or research and what is for? Background, hypothesis and objectives should be stated. Purpose of the article should be introduced. The logic reason of the study or observation should be summarized. In addition, a brief mention to the used methodology and (local, national or international) scope of the study should be made. One or two pages are enough for this section.
Materials and Methods
How and with what the study or research was made should be defined: statistic procedures, design, information and data analyses. This section of the article should respond the following questions: what was studied, when was it studied, where was it studied, which method was used, and how was it studied? Technical words, specific terminologies of the subject and the scientific names of plants, animals, microorganisms and others should be properly written.
Results
Briefly and clearly, the results should respond to the questions and hypothesis, following a logical sequence, and they should also contribute to new evidences. The results should go from the unknown to the known and the actually significant results are required. Secondary findings should be highlighted as well as the relevant observations, otherwise summarized. Graphics and tables are always supportive provided that they do not repeat the data mentioned in the text.
Discussion
It is the section in which the results, their meaning, achievements and limitations should be analyzed and interpreted. It is also where the new aspects of the study, its practical applications and resulting conclusions should be indicated. If necessary, in this section, the unresolved issues and limitations of the applications of the results should be defined. If needed, recommendations derived from the results themselves may be proposed taking always into consideration the difference between the ideas supported by the already made experiments (solid evidence) and the questions that might be answered with tests to be done still (speculation).
Conclusions
In this section, the consequences of the results should be stated and their relation with the study or research objectives should be indicated. Generalizations and absolute truths should be avoided as well as drawn conclusions that are not enough supported by data.
Recommendations
If required, new hypotheses or aspects that are object of subsequent research should be proposed, if they are actually justified. So they should be clearly identified as such.
Bibliography
For the submission of both contextual cites (within the text) and the bibliography used to write the article, APA Bibliographical Style from the 5th edition on should be used. In order to do so, it is recommended to use the EndNote software tool for managing bibliographies; otherwise another one available.
Books
Basic forms for complete books
Last name, A. A. (Year). Title. City: Publishing Company.
Last name, A. A. (Year). Title. Recovered from http://www.xxxxxx.xxx
Last name, A. A. (Ed.). (Year). Title. City: Publishing Company.
Basic forms for a chapter of a book or an entry of a reference work
Last name, A. A. & Last name, B. B. (Year). Title of the chapter or entry. In last names, A.B. (Ed.), Title of the book (pp. xx-xx). City: Publishing Company.
Last name, A. A. & Last name, B. B. (Year). Title of the chapter or entry. In last names, A. A. (Ed.), Title of the book (pp. xx-xx). City: Publishing Company. Recovered from http://www.xxxxxx
Periodicals
Basic form
Last names, A. A., Last name, B. B. & Last name, C. C. (Date). Title of the article.
Title of the publication, volume (number), pp. xx-xx. doi: xx.xxxxxxx
Technical report
Basic form
Last name, A. A. (Year). Title. (Report No. xxx). City: Publishing Company.
Thesis
Basic form
Last name, A. A. (Year). Title. (Unpublished thesis of master’s degree or doctorate). Name of the institution, Location.
Legal materials
Judgment
Name v. Name, Volume (Year)
Laws
Name of the law, Volume Source § section (Year)
Cite of a paper made by an author, which has not been directly read, but in a secondary source (Cite of cites)
It should be placed within the text the original paper’s author’s/authors’ last names followed by information between parenthesis: year of the original paper, c.p, Last name(s) of the secondary source, year of publication of the secondary source.
Examples:
Santisteban (1993, c.p. Santalla y Cañoto, 1994)...
...(Santisteban, 1993 c.p. Santalla y Cañoto, 1994).