Mission
To promote and disseminate high-quality multidisciplinary, scientific, and technological research, driving the advancement of knowledge and the development of society in a meaningful way.
History and Description
In 1976, the Revista Tecnológica Espol - RTE of the Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral, started as a printed journal. It has been characterized by publishing articles with scientific and technological information. It began with institutional funds within our university budget, with the purpose of promoting formative research at ESPOL, as well as preparing future researchers in their process of scientific publications in all areas of knowledge related to their undergraduate and postgraduate studies.
Since 2005, the Revista Tecnológica Espol - RTE of the Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral is available online, as a digital journal. It addresses multidisciplinary issues on a scientific and technological level in various areas of knowledge. The Revista Tecnológica Espol - RTE mainly publishes novel and original scientific research articles, by national and international authors. It also publishes technical articles on practical applications, exploratory studies and literature reviews that support and encourage the work of potential and future researchers.
Publishing and indexing media
The Revista Tecnológica Espol - RTE is published digitally and in open access on its platform rte.espol.edu.ec. It is registered in several indexes and database directories and has a continuous evaluation process of new forms of indexing that allow greater visibility for published articles and their authors.
The Revista Tecnológica Espol - RTE upholds open access policies without submission, reviewing, publication, or access fees.
Publishing schedule
The Revista Tecnológica Espol - RTE presents scheduled calls for article submissions (Call for papers) in Spanish or English languages, guaranteeing the publication of two volumes per year (in June and December). In addition, special volumes-issues are produced on a specific topic (such as a Monograph or Dossier) related to scientific events (ie. Congresses or symposiums). In the case of international special issues, articles in other languages can be published in agreement with the Guest editors if the title and abstract are also included in Spanish and English.
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Announcements

Revista Tecnológica Espol – RTE® is pleased to present its second regular volume of 2025. Volume 37, No. 2 comprises eighteen articles organized into two sections. The Open Multidisciplinary Section: Advances in Education, Sustainability, and Technology presents ten papers organized into three thematic areas: Education, Skills, and Emerging Technologies; Engineering, Energy, and Sustainability; and Technological Innovation and Advanced Systems. The Special Section on Innovation and Business Sustainability – I CICAFISE 2025, produced in collaboration with the Universidad Nacional de Loja, compiles eight articles selected from the First International Congress on Research in Accounting, Auditing, and Finance, and contains proposals for strengthening organizations and business decision-making.
This volume features contributions with an international scope, demonstrating the convergence of different disciplines in the generation of knowledge relevant to sustainable development, the improvement of educational processes, and the practical application of technological innovation, thereby strengthening global academic exchange.

Reinaldo Antonio Guerrero Chirinos, Omar Marcelo Urbina Gálvez, Juan Carlos Jiménez Medina, Carlos Alfredo Ebla Olmedo, Gabriela del Cisne Cuenca Sarango
Ricardo Pachón Gutiérrez, Jennifer Ortiz Barrios, Martha Lucia Gallego Betancourth
Darlyn José Amaya-Márquez, Danny Daniel Avilés Párraga, Angie Lisseth Peñaherrera-Morales, Javier Ulises Mendoza Thompson, Evelyn Elizabeth Sánchez Castro, Antonio Gonzalo Álava Murillo
Yenny de Jesús Moreno-Salazar, Tannia Sarango Calva, Yolanda Margarita Celi Vivanco, Ximena Yadira Naranjo-Ruiz
Siamara Coello Loaiza, Kevin Jiménez Villavicencio, Paola Cabrera Rivera, Dolores Guzmán González
Lucy Adriana Puchaicela Quezada, Gina Judith Manchay Reyes, Paola Lizbeth Cabrera Rivera
Mary Beatriz Maldonado Román, Natalia Zhanela Largo Sánchez, Gladys Ludeña Eras, Yolanda Margarita Céli Vivanco
Franz Arturo García Torres, Dunia Maritza Yaguache Maza, Byron Emilio Camacho Ojeda
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