About the Journal

Focus and scope

The Arkitekturax Visión FUA is an academic publication edited jointly by the Faculty of Architecture and the Research Department of the Fundación Universidad de América, in Bogotá, Colombia. Its objective is to promote the progress of science through publishing research articles, original and unpublished, related to three thematic axes: architecture, city and environment.

In terms of architecture, the following items will be included: conservation, restoration and reuse of heritage; theory, history and critic of design; natural lighting, energy self-sufficiency and bioclimatic; strategic management and utilization of rainwater; materials, techniques and technologies for contemporary construction; resilience, sustainability and analysis of the life cycle of the architectural object; dismantling, recycling and reuse of materials at the end of the life cycle of the building, among other related topics.

As regards the city, articles on: urban bioclimatic, wind regulation, and control of heat islands; resilience to floods and other catastrophic events caused by climate change; green infrastructure and blue urbanism; sustainable and alternative mobility; urban economy, creative cities and cultural districts; smart cities, creative watersheds and production clusters; urban sociology, spatial exclusion, urban corruption, migration, insecurity and urban fragmentation, among other related topics.

Finally, the concept of environment will be transversal and will extend to geographical and territorial aspects, of ecosystems, biodiversity and natural resources, in addition to landscape architecture, urban environmental quality, air and noise pollution, urban water management, urban tree planting, urban flora and fauna, among other related topics.

The Arkitekturax Visión FUA it's aimed at researchers, professionals, teachers and students in the fields of architecture, landscaping, urban design, urban planning and territorial planning.

The journal accepts unpublished research papers, reflective essays and review articles written in English or Spanish. To be considered for publication manuscripts must be original with respect to concept, content, and writing; they cannot be on evaluation by other journals or editorials simultaneously; and they should be between 3000 and 8000 words in length.

Peer review process

First moment: The articles received will be reviewed by the Editor, who will verify that they comply with the requirements established by the journal. In addition, the editorial team of the journal will verify the originality of the articles through specialized software. In case of finding similarities that reveal that the work was already published or has problems in the citation of the sources, the contact author will be informed, and requesting the revision of the article. Second moment: the articles approved by the Editor will be sent to one or more members of the Editorial or Scientific Committee, who will verify their originality, pertinence and adjustment to the issues of the journal.

Third moment: finally, articles will be submitted to the evaluation process by two (2) academic peers external to the institution that publishes the Journal, under the modality of double blind mode, and according to the following criteria: a) correct structure of the article; B) validity and relevance of the topic; C) clarity of text and argumentation; D) quality of citations and references; E) contributions in the disciplinary field. Review period: The final decision of Editorial Board, whether it is to accept the article as submitted, to return it to the author(s) for revision, or to reject it, will be notified to the author(s) in six months or less since the time of submission. The people, who participate in the evaluation process, will remain in strict anonymity.

 

Transfer of rights and dissemination of published material

The authors must sign the transfer of rights before the publication of the article; This letter authorizes the editorial team of Arkitekturax Visión FUA to disseminate it through the media considered relevant, whether printed or electronic. For this purpose, the authors should send the letter of assignment of rights duly completed and signed through the OJS platform by entering the Portal de Revistas of the Fundación Universidad de América https://revistas.uamerica.edu.co/

Open access policy

The Arkitekturax Visión FUA is an open-access publication and can download the files of the articles through the Open Journal System (OJS) platform in PDF format. It has no cost for authors and readers.

The journal uses the Creative Commons Attribution - Non-Commercial - No Derivate 4.0 license; in such a way that the texts of the journal are freely distributed and published, if the authorship is recognized, and the text is not modified.

Ethical declaration and good editorial practices

The editorial team of the revista Arkitekturax Visión FUA, committed to the scientific community, guarantees the ethics and quality of the articles published. The editorial practices of the journal have its basis on the code of conduct and good practices that the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) defines for editors of scientific journals, as well as the ethical and editorial standards established in the sixth edition of the Publications Manual from the American Psychological Association (APA).

All parties involved in the publication of the revista Arkitekturax Visión FUA (editor, committees, authors and peer reviewers) must accept and respect the ethical principles expressed in the Code of Ethics and Good Practices.