Abstract

In the academic world, scientific writing and publishing skills are important for the professional development of university teachers, allowing them to share and disseminate their research, thus contributing to the advancement of knowledge in their respective areas. The main objective of this research was to analyse the scientific publications of university teachers from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Technical University of Manabí, to determine their skills and preferences in terms of scientific journals, writing language, type of publication, indexing and editorial quality. A descriptive quantitative approach study was applied. A descriptive quantitative approach study was applied. The sample selection was non-probabilistic and participatory. The sample consisted of 55 teachers from the Faculty. A 25-item questionnaire was developed for data collection. The results were analysed using descriptive statistics. Among the results the faculty prefers national or local scientific journals. The language most used in studies is Spanish. University researchers are more professional in their use of APA norms.

Keywords:
Research; scientific publication; writing skills; university