Only unpublished and original themes will be accepted. Authors undertake not to publish them in any other journal, either partially or totally, without the written authorization of “Más TIC”, which reserves all legal rights of reproduction.

Authorship of Contributions
The author may be any person, legal entity or corporation and is solely responsible for preparing and submitting the articles in their complete form, including text, tables, graphics, photos and other illustrations.

Articles may be single or multi-authored. In case of multi-authorship (from 3 to 7 authors), the main author will be placed at the beginning and then, in descending order, the co-authors, with the last position going to the corresponding author.

Sending
Authors wishing to publish should be registered in the Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID). Obtaining the ORCID is free of charge; link here.

Manuscripts can enter the editorial process through the Open Journal System platform or by e-mail: revista.mastic@up.ac.pa.

The reception of manuscripts is permanent. A letter of approval from all authors must be attached to the manuscript, certifying its originality and that it has not been submitted or published in another journal.

The letter should indicate the type of contribution (article, review article, reflection article or scientific note) and two possible reviewers with their respective contact information. Although all contributions will be subject to prior review, the responsibility for the content of these falls on the authors and not on the editor, the editorial committee or the University of Panama. The format for this cover letter can be downloaded from the journal's website.

Each article received will be evaluated within 90 days. If there is feedback, the editor will inform the corresponding author by e-mail.

Author's Rights and Duties
In case the manuscript is approved for its next publication, the authors will keep the copyright and will cede to the journal the rights of publication, edition, reproduction, distribution, exhibition and communication at national and international level in the different databases, repositories and portals.

The main author or author responsible for the publication has the right to withdraw the manuscript from the editorial process, as long as he/she formally informs the reason for the withdrawal before it is refereed and waits for the editor's response to continue with the submission to another journal.

An author should not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal at the same time, as this constitutes unethical and unacceptable editorial behavior.

Manuscript Format
A manuscript is the first version of a paper written by an author and submitted to the editor with the intention of being published.

The length of manuscripts is between 6 and 20 pages; for letters to the author, no more than two pages.

Letter size

Page margins: Top and bottom: 2.5 cm; Left and right: 1.5 cm.
Font: Arial, 12 point (except title, author and affiliation).
Spacing: 1.5 (except title and abstract).

Types of Manuscripts
1. Original Manuscript: Unpublished work, with authorship or multi-authorship. In exceptional cases, multi-authorship may extend to more than seven authors. Structure: Abstract, Keywords, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Bibliographic References (15 to 25) in APA seventh edition format. Abstract length: 250 words; content: 10 to 15 pages and up to 5 tables or figures.

Scientific Essay: Writings devoted to the examination and critical reflection on topics related to computer science, electronics, communications and related sciences. Limit of four authors. Structure: Summary, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Development of the topic and Bibliographical References (5-15). Maximum length: 150 words in the abstract, 20 pages for the content, 4 figures or tables.

Letter to the Editor: Communication addressed to the editor or general editor of the journal. Limit of one author. It refers to articles published preferably in the last two issues or with contributions referring to research carried out. Maximum length of 2 pages, 1 figure or table, and 6 bibliographical references.

Thesis Abstract: Recommended by the examining jury of the act of submission, through a certification. It must present the IMRyD structure, maximum length: 350 words, font size: 12, Arial format, spacing: 1.5.

Manuscript Structure
Title: Arial font, 14 point size; should be concise and informative, no more than 20 words, centered, with capital letters in the first letter, upper and lower case, sustained bold (title in original language; second language without bold). All measurements should be expressed according to the International System of Units.

Authors: Arial font, 12 point size, center aligned, first and last name as generally cited.

Affiliation: Arial font, 11 points, institution of origin, country, ORCID and e-mail.

Abstract: In the original language and in English, between 200 and 250 words, containing at least the following information: objectives, methods, results and most relevant conclusion.

Keywords: After the abstract and the summary, 3 to 6 keywords that identify the manuscript should be included in Spanish and English, respectively.

Introduction: It should present an updated review of the literature relevant to the work (sources adequately referenced), supporting the working hypothesis, problem or research question; and show the proposed objectives.

Materials and Methods: Include, in a clear and concise manner, the study design and the techniques to obtain data. Different sections can be used under appropriate subheadings. A method should not be described if it is already in the bibliography; it is sufficient to present the bibliographic citation. If a modified method is used, the modification should be clearly indicated.

Results: Present the results clearly and precisely, including tables and figures. Data, texts or illustrations not related to the research should not be included, in case of statistical analysis. They should be coherent with the objective or research question. Tables and figures should not exceed 50% of the content of the paper. APA format seventh edition. In no case should the font used in the tables be less than 10 pt. When the table does not conclude on a page, the following page should contain “Table continuation”.

Discussion: In line with the objectives of the research; all arguments must be supported by the data presented. It should not be subjective; proposals for the future may be included.

Development: (In case of scientific essay). It is the development of the topic; the ideas on the topic are presented, the information is commented in a personal way, data is provided and the concepts are expanded with reflections, examples, comments, comparisons, among others.

Bibliographic References: APA seventh edition citation style. Complete information should be listed for all bibliographical references, which should be ordered alphabetically by the last name of the first author of each citation in the document. Accuracy of bibliographic references is the responsibility of the authors.

Acknowledgements: Include people who helped in the research, advisors, style reviewers, field collectors, authorities, ministries, communities, counties, project funding agencies, donations or other types of collaboration that made the work possible.