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𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍-𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐉𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 - 𝐕𝐎𝐋.𝟏𝟎 𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 𝟏 (𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑-𝟏)
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** 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐏𝐀𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒 - 𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃**

𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧-𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐋𝐀𝐉𝐂)
𝐡𝐭𝐭𝐩://𝐥𝐚𝐣𝐜.𝐞𝐩𝐧.𝐞𝐝𝐮.𝐞𝐜

𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧: AmeliCA (Redalyc), Qualis Periódicos (Sucupira Platform - Brazil), Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Latindex Catalogue 2.0, Index Copernicus International (ICI World of Journals), Google Scholar, Biblat - PERIÓDICA, OpenAIRE (Zenodo), Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE).

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𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓
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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 - 𝐋𝐀𝐉𝐂 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞-𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐫-𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥, 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭é𝐜𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐍𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐜𝐮𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐫, 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧-𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 (𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐞𝐩𝐧.𝐞𝐝𝐮.𝐞𝐜).

This Journal publishes new results in different areas of computer science, informatics and information and communication technologies (ICT). The goal of this Journal is to bring together researchers and practitioners to present original unpublished research papers, technical articles and state-of-the-art reviews for publication.

𝐋𝐀𝐉𝐂 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧-𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐍𝐎 𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐅𝐄𝐄𝐒.

𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞. 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: 𝐡𝐭𝐭𝐩𝐬://𝐥𝐚𝐣𝐜.𝐞𝐩𝐧.𝐞𝐝𝐮.𝐞𝐜/𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐱.𝐩𝐡𝐩/𝐋𝐀𝐉𝐂/𝐣𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫-𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡

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𝐓𝐎𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓 (𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬)
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- 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐲: Information security and privacy, privacy-preserving methods and applications, cryptography, security services, personal data collection and protection, database and storage security, software and application security, network security, penetration testing, threat analysis and risk assessment, digital forensics & incident response (DFIR), human and social aspects of security and privacy.

- 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬: Data management, information storage and retrieval, information systems applications, business process management/modelling, enterprise information systems, information integration and interoperatibility, IT and IS Governance and Management, IS Auditing and Compliance, High-Performance Computing (HPC).

- 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬: Artificial Intelligenge (AI) and Machile Learning (ML), big data, data science and analytics, blockchain applications, information systems for collaboration and social computing, virtual reality / augmented reality, mixed reality, Internet of Things (IoT), human-computer interaction and cybernetics.

- 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: Software engineering, requirements engineering, software validation and certification, continuous software engineering (e.g., DevOps, agile, etc.), interoperability and service-oriented architecture, intelligent problem solving, process management software, business intelligence, decision support systems.

- 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 (𝐒𝐓𝐒): eGoverment and eDemocracy, governmental technology policies, computing and informatics education, digital literacy and virtual education, management of computing and information systems, Web3, decentralized Internet and the Metaverse, ethics and technology, intellectual property and personal data protection, computer crime and computer misuse, internet threats and social implications (cyberbullying, harrassment, hacktivism, etc.)

- 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: Advance learning technologies, artificial intelligence and education, assertive and assistive education, digital divide, e-learning, educational games, educational Software, educational technologies, game-based learning, inclusive education, interactive learning, MOOCS, mobile learning, multimedia in e-learning, systems and technologies in education, technological tools and media for education, technology-based education, Web-based learning.

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𝐒𝐔𝐁𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍
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Authors are invited to submit original research papers, technical reports and state-of-the-art reviews for publication in the Latin-American Journal of Computing (LAJC). Manuscripts are reviewed on the basis that they do not contain plagiarized material and have not been submitted to any other journal/conference at the same time. All submissions will be carefully evaluated based on their originality, relevance, and technical soundness.

Being an Journal with international readership, 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡, although Spanish manuscripts are also accepted. Manuscripts should have a minimum length of six (6) and a maximum length of fifteen (15) pages. 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐄𝐄𝐄 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬.

Detailed information about submission of manuscripts can be found here: https://lajc.epn.edu.ec/index.php/LAJC/about/submissions

𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞, 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲, 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝.

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𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 - 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 (𝐀𝐧𝐲𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡 - 𝐀𝐨𝐄)
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𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: A̶u̶g̶u̶s̶t̶ ̶5̶t̶h̶,̶ ̶2̶0̶2̶2̶ September 23rd, 2022
𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐮𝐞: O̶c̶t̶o̶b̶e̶r̶ ̶7̶t̶h̶,̶ ̶2̶0̶2̶2̶ October 24th, 2022
𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐮𝐞: O̶c̶t̶o̶b̶e̶r̶ ̶1̶4̶t̶h̶,̶ ̶2̶0̶2̶2̶ November 1st, 2022
𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: January 6th, 2023

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𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫-𝐢𝐧-𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟
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Denys A. Flores. Ph.D.
Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Ecuador
lajc[at]epn.edu.ec
denys.flores[at]epn.edu.ec
Phone: (+593) 22976300 ext 4730
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𝐂𝐨-𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬
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- Carlos Iñiguez, Ph.D.
Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Ecuador
- Iván Carrera, Ph.D.
Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Ecuador
- Andrés Larco, Ph.D.
Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Ecuador
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𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐞
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- Gabriela Suntaxi, Ph.D. (Chair)
Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Ecuador
- Shahrzad Zargari, Ph.D.
Sheffield Hallam University, England
- Diana Ramírez, Ph.D.
Universidad Pompeu Fabra, Spain
- Prof. Hagen Lauer, Ph.D.
Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen, Germany
- Matthew Bradbury, Ph.D.
University of Lancaster, England
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