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  • Responsible AI Use Policy

    2026-04-01

    Preamble

    JOTMI publishes research on technology management  and innovation at a time when research itself is undergoing an unprecedented technological transformation. The arrival of large language models (LLMs) and generative artificial intelligence tools has irreversibly altered the practices of scholarly writing, analysis, peer review and scientific communication. To ignore this shift would be a disservice to our readers; to react with blanket prohibitions would be naïve and counterproductive.

    This policy takes a deliberate middle position: artificial intelligence is a legitimate, useful technology that, when properly employed, benefits the academic ecosystem. Its use is not, in itself, an editorial breach. What this journal requires —and verifies— is transparency, substantive human oversight, bibliographic integrity and empirical truthfulness. Authorship, together with the scientific and ethical responsibility for every manuscript, remains entirely within the human domain.

    This document complements and is to be read jointly with the JOTMI Publication Integrity Protocol and Extended Retraction Policy, of which it constitutes the preventive and orientative counterpart.

    1. Authors

    General stance. JOTMI does not reject or penalise a manuscript merely because it was supported by artificial intelligence. What is evaluated is the quality, originality and honesty of the work, not the tool with which it was produced.

    Compatible uses that do not require detailed disclosure. Purely instrumental uses, with low influence on substantive content, do not require detailed disclosure: spelling and grammar correction, translation of the text from the author's native language, lexical and stylistic suggestions, bibliographic formatting, file-format conversion and audio transcription. Their mention in the declaration is left to the author's discretion.

    Uses requiring explicit disclosure. When the intervention of artificial intelligence affects substantive content, it must be specifically declared. This includes, among others:

    • the generation or rewriting of fragments of the text, beyond linguistic correction;
    • the generation, in whole or in part, of the abstract;
    • assistance in formulating hypotheses, designing the methodology or interpreting results;
    • the production of statistical-analysis code, data-processing scripts or database queries;
    • the analysis of primary data by means of AI (automated classification, qualitative coding, topic modelling);
    • bibliographic search delegated to AI systems, particularly where references suggested by the model have been incorporated;
    • the generation of figures, schematics, diagrams or images.

    The declaration must specify the tool used, the sections affected, the purpose and the level of subsequent human oversight. This information is added to the editorial file and does not, by itself, determine the outcome of the evaluation, except where it reveals one of the prohibited uses.

    Form and placement of the declaration. The declaration appears in a section titled "Declaration on the Use of Artificial Intelligence", placed after the Acknowledgements and before the References; in manuscripts undergoing double-blind review, after the Conclusions. Where the use does not exceed the compatible cases, the following statement suffices: "The authors did not use generative artificial intelligence tools in the substantive preparation of this manuscript."

    Prohibited uses. The following practices constitute a serious breach —entailing rejection of the manuscript or, if it has already been published, its retraction:

    • presenting as original any content generated by AI without verification or substantive rewriting;
    • attributing authorship, in whole or in part, to an AI system;
    • including false references, in any of their forms:
      • fabricated or non-existent: they have no real basis whatsoever;
      • ghost or fraudulent: the identifier (DOI, link) exists but resolves to a different document, or the source does not support what is attributed to it;
      • orphan: cited in the text with no corresponding entry in the reference list, or vice versa;
      • with an invalid DOI or one that points to a retracted work;
    • fabricating data, results, observations or transcripts by means of AI;
    • inserting hidden text, microtext or residual instructions (prompts) intended to manipulate the editorial process or subsequent indexing;
    • substituting Latin characters with homoglyphs from other alphabets (Cyrillic, Greek) in order to evade similarity-detection systems;
    • artificially inflating the reference list with citations bearing no substantive relation to the text (excessive self-citation or courtesy citations);
    • engaging in practices characteristic of paper mills: the sale or purchase of authorship, hyper-prolific publication without verifiable contribution, or impersonation of academic identity.

    Final responsibility. Signature of the manuscript implies that each co-author has read the complete content and personally verified every cited reference prior to submission. This verification is neither transferred to any automated tool nor diminished by its use.

    2. Peer reviewers

    Peer review is an intellectual function whose delegation to AI systems, without disclosure or oversight, contravenes editorial trust and compromises the confidentiality of the manuscript.

    The use of AI for ancillary tasks is permitted —verifying references, translating the manuscript into the reviewer's working language, organising comments— provided that: (a) it is declared to the handling editor in the confidential-comments section; (b) the complete manuscript or substantial parts of it are not uploaded to services that do not guarantee confidentiality; (c) the judgement on contribution, methodology and relevance comes from the reviewer and not from the model.

    The journal attends to certain signals of inappropriate delegation: response times close to zero, language characteristic of automated generation, generic comments unrelated to the empirical content of the manuscript, or recurring patterns across the reports of a single reviewer. Such signals prompt a private enquiry, with no automatic sanction; nonetheless, inappropriate and systematic use may lead to removal from the panel.

    JOTMI also reserves the use of internal AI-based editorial-assistance tools (reviewer suggestion, technical pre-evaluation, bibliographic verification), subject to the same requirement of transparency, which is reported on the journal's institutional website.

    3. Editors and editorial staff

    Editors and technical staff are bound by the same requirements of transparency and human oversight. Substantive decisions —to accept, request revisions, reject or retract— are non-delegable human responsibilities: the audit tools provide technical evidence but do not issue decisions. An internal record is kept of consultations to AI systems that have influenced a decision, available to the Editorial Board and to appeal procedures.

    4. Editorial verification infrastructure

    In line with the standard practice of indexed journals, JOTMI uses commercial similarity- and plagiarism-detection tools (iThenticate and equivalents). In a complementary manner, it operates its own audit infrastructure, directed at the dimensions that similarity detection does not cover. It currently comprises three modules:

    • AAM (Authorship, Affiliation and AI detection): verifies authorial identity, the consistency of affiliations and ORCID traceability; detects patterns consistent with paper mills and file manipulation (homoglyphs, hidden text); and analyses signals of AI-generated text without curation (workslop).
    • BIM (Bibliographic Integrity): checks the existence and relevance of each reference; detects fabricated, ghost and orphan references, invalid DOIs or those corresponding to retracted works, hijacked journals and the currency of the bibliography.
    • DSRM (Data and Statistics): verifies the coherence between the data described, the methods declared and the results reported, preventing evaluations based on non-existent data.

    The modules may be applied at any stage of the process, including after publication, and their results constitute one further technical input to the human editorial decision.

    5. Consequences regime

    Breaches are graded according to their severity and their deliberate or negligent character:

    • Minor (omission of a minor disclosure; template declarations providing no real information): resolved through a request for correction during the process, without affecting the decision.
    • Moderate (invalid references not detected by the author; AI-generated sections without disclosure but verifiable as substantive): give rise to a major revision or rejection, at the discretion of the handling editor.
    • Serious (data fabrication, false references, evasion techniques, attribution of authorship to AI, paper mills): the manuscript does not advance to peer review or is rejected during the editorial process. Retraction is exceptional: it applies only where the breach is detected once the article has been published, in which case the Retraction Policy is activated, with formal retraction and a permanent mark on the document.

    6. Confidentiality and official communications

    The entire editorial process is confidential in character. Manuscripts, internal observations and audit results constitute reserved information: they are not disclosed, published, commented on social media or used for purposes of exposure. The audit is an instrument serving the improvement of the work and the integrity of the scientific record, not a denunciation mechanism; this confidentiality applies equally to rejected and to accepted manuscripts.

    Fraud warning. Three rules should be borne in mind:

    • The only official email domains for JOTMI editorial communications are @jotmi.org and @uahurtado.cl (Universidad Alberto Hurtado, host institution). Communications from other domains claiming to represent the journal —including personal accounts, visually similar domains or social networks— are not authentic and must be reported to the editorial office.
    • JOTMI does not charge fees for processing manuscripts, does not request deposits or transfers, and does not condition the speed of review on any payment whatsoever. Any request for payment must be treated as an attempted fraud.
    • Special issues originate exclusively from the initiative of the Editorial Board and are announced on jotmi.org. The journal does not accept external proposals to coordinate special issues, nor invitations to act as a guest editor received through informal channels; faced with such an invitation, it should be verified against the official site and, if it does not appear there, treated as spurious.

    7. Use of JOTMI content by external AI systems

    JOTMI content is published under open-access licences that permit its reading, distribution and reuse with attribution. The use of that content for training AI systems is a distinct matter: the journal reserves the right to apply reasonable technical measures (robots.txt configuration, server headers) to regulate massive automated scraping, without affecting readers' access.

    8. Validity and review

    This policy enters into force on its date of publication and applies to manuscripts submitted from that moment onward. The consequences regime for serious breaches additionally applies to the journal's historical archive, as part of post-publication audit. The policy is reviewed at least once per academic year, in line with technological developments and the evolution of international standards (COPE, ICMJE, WAME).

    Institutional document. Complementary to the JOTMI Publication Integrity Protocol and Extended Retraction Policy.

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  • Author Guidelines

    2026-03-01

    1. Language and submission channel

    Since December 2024, JOTMI accepts manuscripts written exclusively in English. Either American or British English spelling is acceptable, provided it is used consistently throughout the manuscript.

    All submissions must be made through the JOTMI Submissions platform. Manuscripts sent by email will not be considered. The entire process — submission, tracking, editorial communication, peer review — is conducted exclusively through the online platform. Registration and login are required.

    2. Manuscript types

    JOTMI publishes three types of manuscripts. Select the type before writing and follow the length and reference limits for that category. Word counts exclude abstract, tables, figures, captions, and references.

    • Research Article — 5,000 to 8,000 words; 10 to 40 references (typical around 30). Original empirical, theoretical or methodological study.
    • Case Study — 4,000 to 6,000 words; up to 30 references. In-depth analysis of a real-world innovation context, linking theory and practice.
    • Review Paper — up to 9,000 words; up to 50 references. Critical synthesis: narrative, systematic or meta-analytic.

    3. Required submission documents

    Each submission comprises two separate Word documents:

    3.1 Title Page

    All author-identifying information goes here. Download: JOTMI Title Page Template (.docx)

    Must include:

    • Full title of the article (≤ 15 words)
    • Author details: full names, institutional affiliations, postal addresses, institutional emails, ORCID IDs
    • Designation of the corresponding author
    • Abstract (150 to 250 words)
    • Keywords (4 to 6, separated by semicolons)
    • Brief biographical notes per author (~50 to 75 words, optional)
    • CRediT contribution table (see section 8)
    • Declaration on the use of Artificial Intelligence (see section 9)

    3.2 Document for Blind Peer Review

    Fully anonymized manuscript body. Download: JOTMI Anonymous Manuscript Template (.docx)

    Must not contain any author-identifying information in text, references, acknowledgements, or file metadata.

    Anonymization checklist — remove or neutralize:

    • Author names, affiliations and ORCIDs (these go only in the Title Page)
    • Acknowledgements, funding statements naming specific grants, and dedication notes
    • Self-citations written in a way that reveals authorship (for example, "in our previous work, Smith & Lee (2022)…") — replace with neutral phrasing ("prior work (Smith & Lee, 2022)")
    • Institutional logos, watermarks, IRB approval numbers that reveal institution, internal document codes
    • Document metadata: File → Info → Inspect Document → Remove all personal information and hidden properties

    Failure to anonymize may result in desk rejection or delay in the review process.

    4. General formatting

    • File format: Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx)
    • Font: STIX Two Text 11 pt recommended — available free at stixfonts.org; Word falls back to Cambria if not installed. Times New Roman 12 pt is also acceptable.
    • Spacing: double-spaced throughout, including references
    • Margins: 1 inch (2.54 cm) on all four sides
    • Page numbers: bottom-center, consecutive, from page 1
    • Line numbering: continuous, left margin — strongly recommended to enable reviewers to reference specific lines

    5. Manuscript structure

    Structure the blinded manuscript as follows.

    Abstract (150 to 250 words). Unstructured single paragraph. No citations, no abbreviations. Must state: (a) objective and research question; (b) methods; (c) key findings; (d) conclusions and implications.

    Keywords. 4 to 6 keywords, separated by semicolons.

    1. Introduction. Background and justification; research gap; objectives and research questions. Expected length: 500 to 800 words.

    2. Literature Review. Review of prior work; identification of gaps the present study addresses. Expected length: 800 to 1,500 words.

    3. Methodology. Research design; sample and selection criteria; data collection procedures; analytical methods; validity, reliability, and ethical approval. Expected length: 800 to 1,200 words.

    4. Results. Findings presented logically, following the research questions. Tables and figures embedded inline and referenced in the text. Expected length: 800 to 1,500 words.

    5. Discussion. Interpretation relative to the literature; theoretical and practical implications; limitations; future research directions. Expected length: 800 to 1,500 words.

    6. Conclusions. Summary of main findings; contribution to the field. Expected length: 300 to 500 words.

    Acknowledgements (optional). Added only in the final accepted version. The anonymized submission must not contain this section.

    References. APA 7 format. See section 7.

    Appendices. Use only if essential. Label clearly (Appendix A, Appendix B, …).

    6. Tables and figures

    • Placement: embed inline at the appropriate point in the text — not bundled at the end, not submitted as separate files.
    • Numbering: number consecutively (Table 1, Table 2, Figure 1, Figure 2…).
    • Captions: table titles go above the table ("Table 1. Descriptive statistics…"); figure captions go below the figure ("Figure 1. Conceptual framework…"). Every table and figure must be referenced in the text before it appears ("as shown in Table 1", "see Figure 1").
    • Table formatting (APA 7): horizontal rules only — a thick top rule, a thin rule under the header row, and a thick bottom rule. No vertical lines and no side borders. Numerical columns right-aligned.
    • Figure quality: minimum 300 DPI for raster images (PNG, JPEG, TIFF). Vector formats (SVG, EPS, PDF) strongly preferred for diagrams and charts.
    • Reproduction rights: for figures or tables reused from prior publications, the corresponding author must obtain and document the necessary permissions, and include the credit line in the caption.

    7. References and bibliographic management

    7.1 Citation style. Use APA 7th edition for in-text citations and the reference list. Do not mix styles within a single manuscript. The authoritative reference is the APA Style website.

    7.2 DOIs and persistent identifiers. Every reference that has a DOI must include it, formatted as a full URL (https://doi.org/10.xxxx/xxxxx). For sources without a DOI (older books, grey literature), include a persistent URL or archival identifier: Handle, arXiv ID, ISBN.

    7.3 Number of references.

    • Research Articles: 10 to 40 (typical around 30)
    • Case Studies: up to 30
    • Review Papers: up to 50

    Principle of parsimony. Include only references that are strictly necessary. Every entry in the reference list must be cited in the body, and every citation in the body must map to one entry (1-to-1 correspondence). Inflated bibliographies are disfavored by reviewers; parsimony is an indicator of scholarly rigour, not laziness.

    7.4 Bibliographic management (recommended). JOTMI strongly recommends using a reference management tool to build and format the bibliography. Manual reference lists are prone to formatting errors, broken DOIs, and citation–reference mismatches — all of which slow review and increase desk-reject risk.

    • Zotero — free, open source, multi-platform. Native APA 7 styles, browser capture, Word/LibreOffice plug-ins. Best default for most authors.
    • Mendeley Reference Manager — free, cloud-synced, strong PDF annotation, Word integration.
    • EndNote (Clarivate) — commercial, institutional license common in universities. Large style library, deep Word integration, advanced searching.
    • JabRef — free, open source, BibTeX/BibLaTeX native. Preferred for LaTeX workflows; exports to Word-compatible formats.
    • Paperpile — commercial, cloud-native, tightly integrated with Google Docs and Google Scholar. Good for collaborative writing.
    • Additional options: Citavi, RefWorks, Papers.

    7.5 Integrity rules.

    • Verify every citation at source. Do not rely on second-hand citations, AI-generated reference suggestions, or auto-populated metadata without validation. Open the DOI and confirm authors, year, title, journal, and pages.
    • No predatory or retracted sources. Do not cite journals listed in Cabells' Predatory Reports or publishers on Beall's list successors. Do not cite papers flagged on Retraction Watch. Citations of retracted work without explicit discussion of the retraction will be treated as an integrity concern.

    7.6 Reference examples (APA 7).

    Journal article. Cohen, W. M., & Levinthal, D. A. (1990). Absorptive capacity: A new perspective on learning and innovation. Administrative Science Quarterly, 35(1), 128–152. https://doi.org/10.2307/2393553

    Book. Anthony, S. D. (2017). The little black book of innovation with a new preface: How it works, how to do it. Harvard Business Review Press.

    Book chapter. Teece, D. J. (2018). Dynamic capabilities. In M. Augier & D. J. Teece (Eds.), The Palgrave encyclopedia of strategic management (pp. 415–421). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-00772-8_689

    Conference proceedings. Wang, J., Wang, Z., Yu, J., Kahkoska, A. R., Buse, J. B., & Gu, Z. (2020). Glucose-responsive insulin and delivery systems: Innovation and translation. In Proceedings of the Annual Conference on Advanced Materials (pp. 100–110). Advanced Materials Society.

    8. Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT)

    Specify each author's contribution using the 14 official CRediT roles: Conceptualization; Methodology; Software; Validation; Formal analysis; Investigation; Resources; Data curation; Writing – Original Draft; Writing – Review & Editing; Visualization; Supervision; Project administration; Funding acquisition.

    The CRediT table is completed on the Title Page, not in the blinded manuscript.

    9. Declaration on the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

    JOTMI recognizes AI as a legitimate catalyst for scientific excellence and actively encourages its responsible use in the preparation of manuscripts. The use of Generative AI or Large Language Models (LLMs) is not grounds for rejection or penalization.

    The only non-negotiable requirement is transparency: authors must declare how and for what purposes AI was used, and retain full and exclusive responsibility for the scientific accuracy, empirical rigour, and parsimony of the final manuscript.

    The AI Declaration is completed on the Title Page template. It includes:

    • Disclosure (yes/no)
    • Structured disclosure of tool(s), version(s), purpose, tasks performed, sections affected, and human oversight
    • A narrative statement of approximately 75 to 150 words
    • The authors' responsibility acknowledgment

    AI systems cannot be listed as authors. Undisclosed AI use, fabricated content, hallucinated citations, ghost references, or any attempt at technical obfuscation will trigger the JOTMI Publication Integrity Protocol and Extended Retraction Policy.

    10. Anonymization for blind peer review

    The manuscript must contain no identifying information about the authors — in the text, references, acknowledgements, or file properties. Use the Anonymous Manuscript Template (see section 3.2) and its anonymization checklist to ensure compliance.

    11. Submission checklist

    Before submitting, verify:

    • Manuscript written in English, consistently American or British
    • Two Word files prepared: Title Page + Anonymous Manuscript
    • Manuscript type selected (Research Article / Case Study / Review Paper) and length and reference limits respected
    • Double-spaced, 1-inch margins, page numbers, line numbering
    • Abstract 150 to 250 words; 4 to 6 keywords
    • All tables and figures embedded inline with proper captions; figures at 300 DPI or higher
    • APA 7 references; DOIs included for every source that has one; parsimonious list
    • CRediT table completed on the Title Page
    • AI Declaration completed on the Title Page
    • Blind manuscript fully anonymized (text, references, metadata)
    • Submission made via the JOTMI online platform (not by email)
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  • Peer Review Process

    2026-03-01

    All manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Technology Management & Innovation undergo peer review. The editors may also participate as qualified reviewers. Upon submission, the editors review the manuscript to determine its alignment with the journal's 'focus and scope', 'thematic coverage', 'selection criteria', and 'submission requirements'. If deemed appropriate, the article proceeds to peer review, which takes 2 to 3 months, to recommend acceptance, acceptance with modifications, or rejection of the article to the editor. If the manuscript is accepted with revisions, the editors return the manuscript to the corresponding author. The authors must incorporate the suggested changes to the article and resubmit it to the editors using the online management platform, along with a letter indicating the changes made.

    The editorial team reserves the right to utilize artificial intelligence tools, anti-plagiarism software, reference analysis tools, and written language analysis tools to make more informed and accurate decisions. These technologies enable us to comprehensively evaluate the originality, quality, and soundness of the received manuscripts, thereby ensuring the integrity and scientific rigor of the publications. Our objective is to select and publish high-quality works that significantly contribute to the advancement of knowledge in their respective research areas.

    Finally, the editors return the revised and corrected article to the executive editorial team, which coordinates the editorial procedure and distributes the articles submitted to the journal.

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  • Section Policies

    2026-03-01
    Research Papers

    The Research Papers section is dedicated to publishing original, high-quality research articles that contribute new and significant knowledge to the field of technology management and innovation (see subject coverage). This section aims to promote the advancement of knowledge through rigorous empirical, theoretical, and methodological studies.

    Objectives and Scope

    The primary objective of this section is to provide a forum for the dissemination of innovative and high-quality research in the field of technology management and innovation (See subject coverage). Articles should address a wide range of topics related to innovation, including but not limited to innovation theories, innovation management practices and strategies, and the impact of innovation on organizational performance.

    Acceptance Criteria

    To be considered for publication, manuscripts must meet the following criteria:

    1. Originality: The work must be original and unpublished, not having been previously published or under consideration in other journals.
    2. Relevance: The topic addressed must be relevant and of interest to the academic and professional community of technology management and innovation.
    3. Methodological Rigor: A high level of methodological rigor and critical analysis is expected in the presented research.
    4. Contribution: The article must make a significant contribution to existing knowledge, either through the development of new theories, innovative practices, or novel methodologies.
    5. Clarity and Coherence: The manuscript should be well-structured, clearly written, and follow the journal's format and style guidelines.
    Manuscript Structure and Guidelines

    Manuscripts should adhere to the general structure of academic research articles, including the following sections:

    1. Title: Clear and concise, reflecting the main content and contribution of the article.
    2. Abstract: A summary of up to 250 words briefly describing the objective, methodology, main results, and conclusions.
    3. Keywords: 4-6 keywords representing the main topics of the article.
    4. Introduction: Context of the study, research problem, objectives, and relevance of the work.
    5. Literature Review: Critical analysis of existing literature, identifying gaps and justifying the need for the study.
    6. Methodology: Detailed description of the research design, data collection and analysis methods, and justification of methodological choices.
    7. Results: Clear and concise presentation of findings, supported by tables and figures when necessary.
    8. Discussion: Interpretation of results in the context of existing literature, theoretical and practical implications, and study limitations.
    9. Conclusions: Summary of main findings, study contributions, and suggestions for future research.
    10. References: Complete list of all sources cited in the article, following the APA citation style.
    Word Count and References

    Research Papers should be concrete, concise, and not exceed 8,000 words, with approximately 30 references (suggestion).

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  • Focus and Scope

    2026-03-01

    The Journal of Technology Management and Innovation (JOTMI) is a quarterly, peer-reviewed, and indexed electronic journal published by the Faculty of Business and Economics at Alberto Hurtado University. Its mission is to disseminate original and pioneering research on technology management and innovation, with a global outlook and particular attention to Latin America, the Caribbean, and Ibero-America. The journal examines the societal impact of technological change and highlights effective management practices in companies, public institutions, and organizations.

    Readership

    JOTMI's readership includes academic scholars, government representatives, policymakers, business leaders, and professionals interested in the latest developments and insights in technology management and innovation.

    Subject Coverage

    The Journal of Technology Management & Innovation accepts articles in the following three categories:

    • Management of Technology and Innovation — how technologies and innovations are created, adopted, governed, and managed by organizations, governments, and innovation systems.
    • Business and International Management — how firms compete, internationalize, and organize across borders in technology-intensive and innovation-driven contexts.
    • Strategy and Management — the strategic decisions, organizational capabilities, and management processes that underpin innovation performance.

    Every submission must address a clearly identified problem of technology management and/or innovation within at least one of these categories. The seven thematic areas presented below develop these categories into the journal's current editorial priorities. The areas are not mutually exclusive: a manuscript may speak to more than one. In such cases, authors should identify the area to which their work primarily contributes and indicate it, together with the corresponding category, in their cover letter.

    Thematic Areas

    1. Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy for Mission-Oriented and Digital–Sustainable Transitions

    Primary category: Management of Technology and Innovation

    Research examining how policies, regulations, institutional frameworks, and public–private arrangements shape the development, diffusion, and governance of innovation. The journal is particularly interested in mission-oriented and transformative innovation policy, the twin (digital–green) transition, and policymaking under conditions of intermediate state capacity and fiscal constraint.

    Within scope: design and evaluation of STI policy instruments; mission-oriented and transformative innovation policy; national and regional innovation systems; sustainability transitions; innovation measurement and indicators.

    Outside scope: macroeconomic or fiscal analyses lacking an explicit STI-policy dimension; purely doctrinal legal studies of regulation.

    2. Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies: Adoption, Responsible Management, and Governance

    Primary category: Management of Technology and Innovation

    Studies on how organizations and governments adopt, integrate, and responsibly manage artificial intelligence (including generative AI), biotechnology, and other data-intensive emerging technologies. The area encompasses questions of trust, transparency, and regulatory adaptation, with particular attention to the governance challenges faced by emerging economies.

    Within scope: organizational adoption of, and readiness for, artificial intelligence; human–AI collaboration in innovation and R&D processes; responsible innovation frameworks; regulation and governance of emerging technologies in the Global South.

    Outside scope: purely technical contributions (algorithms, architectures, benchmarks) that pose no management, policy, or governance question; normative essays on technology ethics without conceptual or empirical grounding in organizations or institutions.

    3. Technology Strategy, Open Innovation, and Collaborative Ecosystems

    Primary category: Strategy and Management

    Studies on how organizations formulate technology strategy, adopt open innovation practices, establish inter-organizational alliances, manage technology transfer, and integrate into ecosystems — clusters, hubs, and science and technology parks — in order to accelerate learning and innovation performance. Priority is given to evidence from emerging economies.

    Within scope: open innovation practices and outcomes; university–industry linkages; academic entrepreneurship and spin-off creation; technology transfer and commercialization; R&D and new product development management; platform strategies; ecosystem orchestration and governance.

    Outside scope: general strategy, marketing, or operations papers in which technology or innovation is incidental rather than a central construct.

    4. Geopolitics of Technology, Technological Sovereignty, and the Reconfiguration of Global Value Chains

    Primary category: Business and International Management

    Analyses of how geopolitical dynamics, technological sovereignty concerns, and the restructuring of global value chains — nearshoring, critical minerals, and energy-transition resources — reshape firm strategies, industrial upgrading, competitiveness, and R&D investment at global and regional scales. This area includes natural-resource-based innovation and, as a subtopic, decentralized digital economies.

    Within scope: nearshoring and regionalization strategies; technological upgrading within global value chains; natural-resource-based innovation (mining, agrifood, green hydrogen); governance of critical and strategic technologies; token-based or decentralized economic models when linked to concrete firm-level or policy questions.

    Outside scope: international relations or security analyses without implications for firms, industries, or innovation systems; speculative cryptocurrency or trading studies lacking a management or governance dimension.

    5. Technology Entrepreneurship, SMEs, and Sustainable Business Models in Emerging Markets

    Primary category: Business and International Management

    Analyses of entrepreneurial ecosystems — particularly in Latin America and other emerging contexts — addressing technology-based, socially oriented, or environmentally focused ventures; the digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises; and the financing mechanisms, capacity-building efforts, and scaling strategies these ventures deploy in volatile environments.

    Within scope: startup and entrepreneurial ecosystems; digital transformation of SMEs; impact-driven and sustainability-oriented ventures; venture financing; strategies for scaling under uncertainty.

    Outside scope: entrepreneurship studies in which neither technology nor innovation plays a substantive role, such as generic self-employment surveys or entrepreneurial-intention studies without a technological dimension.

    6. Public Sector Innovation and Digital Government

    Primary category: Management of Technology and Innovation

    Investigations into how public sector modernization — supported by digital technologies, govtech ecosystems, government innovation labs, and new governance models — can strengthen efficiency, transparency, and public engagement.

    Within scope: govtech ecosystems and public procurement of innovation; digital public services and digital public infrastructure; government innovation labs; data governance in the public sector; technology-enabled citizen participation.

    Outside scope: public administration or public policy studies without a technology or innovation dimension.

    7. Capabilities, Talent, and Inclusive Innovation in the Digital Era

    Primary category: Strategy and Management

    Research on how organizations and territories build the human and organizational capabilities required to innovate — creativity, digital competencies, continuous learning, and adaptation under uncertainty — and on how access to, and participation in, innovation processes can become broader and more inclusive.

    Within scope: dynamic capabilities for digital change; management of creativity and talent linked to innovation outcomes; workforce upskilling and reskilling in response to technological change; digital inclusion as an enabler of participation in innovation; inclusive and frugal innovation.

    Outside scope: educational technology, classroom practice, curriculum design, or teacher-training studies; organizational behavior or human resource management papers without an explicit link to technology or innovation.

    Regional Emphasis

    Across all thematic areas, the journal prioritizes contributions that generate evidence from — or carry implications for — Latin America, the Caribbean, and Ibero-America, without excluding work from other emerging regions whose lessons are transferable. Comparative studies connecting the region with global debates are especially welcome.

    Selection Criteria Policy

    1. Submission priority:
      • Research papers reporting original, rigorous studies receive top priority.
      • Case studies providing real-world applications and insights receive second priority.
      • Review papers summarizing existing knowledge and trends receive third priority.
    2. Quality and relevance. Submissions should be novel, relevant, concise, practical, and informative, and must engage with current issues in technology management and innovation.
    3. Clarity and rigor. Manuscripts must demonstrate methodological rigor, coherent argumentation, and clear presentation.
    4. Practical implications. Preference is given to work offering actionable guidance for practitioners, policymakers, and other stakeholders in the field.
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