Author Guidelines

The Revista de Arquitectura (Bogotá) accepts submissions on an ongoing basis. Manuscripts are processed as they are submitted (Desk Review, editorial review, double-blind peer review and editing), according to the editorial workflow of each section. The main language is Spanish; English, Portuguese and French are also accepted, and the text may be written and submitted in any of them.

Submitted articles must correspond to the recognized categories of research output, be original and unpublished, and meet criteria of precision, clarity and concision.

Article types

The following types, drawn from the National Bibliographic Index (Publindex), are used as reference:

• Scientific and technological research article: presents, in detail, the original results of completed research projects; its structure comprises introduction, methodology, results and conclusions.


• Reflection article: presents the results of completed research from the author's analytical, interpretive or critical perspective on a specific topic, drawing on original sources.


• Review article: a document resulting from completed research that analyses, systematizes and integrates the results of published or unpublished studies in order to account for the advances and trends in a field; it is characterized by a careful literature review of at least 50 references.

Articles arising from research-creation or design-based (projectual) research are also accepted. In all cases, sufficient information must be provided for the research to be reproducible and for its contribution to the discipline to be evident. Contributions to the Textos section are also accepted, to a lesser extent, in accordance with the section policies.

Required submission documents

Submissions are made through the journal platform and must be accompanied by the following documents:

• RevArq FP00 – Declaration of originality, signed by all authors.


• RevArq FP01 – Curriculum Vitae, one per author.


• RevArq FP02 – Research Project Information.

In the submission letter, the author states that they are aware of and accept the editorial policy, that the article has not been submitted simultaneously to another publication, that there is no conflict of interest (model RevArq FP06), and that, if accepted, they grant Universidad Católica de Colombia the non-exclusive right of first publication.

Manuscript preparation

First page

• Title: maximum 15 words, clear and specific to the article's content.


• Authorship: authors' full given names and surnames, following a consistent signature criterion (see iralis.org). As a footnote (max. 150 words): academic background, professional and research experience, affiliation, ORCID (mandatory) and contact email.


• Institutional affiliation: institution, city and country (mandatory level), with the institution's ROR code (ror.org) and the corresponding normalization (wayta.scielo.org).


• Analytical abstract: a single paragraph, maximum 180 words, stating the topic, objective, methodology, results and conclusions.


• Keywords: five terms, in alphabetical order, not appearing in the title; the Unesco or Art & Architecture thesauri are recommended. Title, abstract and keywords in a second language are encouraged.

Important note on authorship: the manuscript must be submitted with complete authorship information in the official template. Anonymization for peer review is carried out by the editorial team; authors must not remove their own data.

Body of the article

From the second page onward, the body follows the IMRaD model: Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion; followed by Conclusions, Contributions and Acknowledgments, References and Appendices. Tables and figures are embedded in the text. The introduction must state the article type and the research framework from which it derives, and form RevArq FP02 must be completed.

• Format: numbered pages, with the article title in the header; 2.5 cm margins, double spacing, Arial or Times New Roman 12-point font, justified text (see official template).


• Length: around 5,000 words (minimum 3,500, maximum 8,000), including notes, figures, tables and references.


• Citations and references: following the current APA style. Footnotes must not exceed five lines or 40 words.


• Acronyms: must be fully spelled out the first time they are used, with the equivalence in parentheses.

Figures, tables and graphic material

Figures and tables are numbered and accompanied by a caption (max. 15 words) and a source statement (source, year, page). They must also be provided as independent, editable files, labelled consistently with the text; 5 to 10 graphic elements are recommended.

• Images and photographs: TIFF, PSD or JPG format, with a resolution of at least 300 dpi (colour) or 600 dpi (grayscale).


• Technical drawings: preferably in CAD or vector PDF format, with graphic and numeric scale, north arrow, coordinates and location.


• Rights: authors are responsible for obtaining reproduction permissions for graphic material taken from other sources (RevArq FP04a) and for safeguarding data and identities where applicable.

Copyright

Authors retain the copyright of their work and grant the journal the right of first publication under a Creative Commons licence (RevArq FP03). The journal applies a self-archiving policy in accordance with SHERPA/RoMEO, allowing the deposit of the pre-print, post-print and publisher versions, respecting the open-access licence and including the citation note and the assigned DOI.

The journal is governed by international intellectual property standards and, in particular, by applicable Colombian law. Communication is established with the corresponding author, who is responsible for informing the co-authors. Individual contributions are stated in the contributions section. A maximum of five authors is recommended, listed in order of their actual contribution, avoiding honorary authorship. A single author may submit two or more articles simultaneously; if accepted, they will be published in different issues.

Benefits

Upon the author's request, the journal will issue an informational certificate stating the publication of the article and, optionally, detailing the dates of the editorial process and the type of review conducted.

Last updated: November 2026.