Editorial

The editorial policy of Universidad de Medellín ''Ingenierías'' Journal has established that our publication has an interdisciplinary nature with respect to general engineering disciplines and some disciplines of basic, exact, and natural sciences used as support. Sometimes, however, a specific area reaches a higher representation with respect to production selected for their publication.

In this sense, we are pleased to inform that this issue 19 published for the academic community of engineer in Colombia and Latin America, shows a noticeable presence of articles related to environmental sciences which, in no case, are in detriment of the academic production of engineering in some other topics, but they also deserve recognition in our pages.

This circumstance allows us to make a reflection about the way scientific journals should try to generate both interpretations and real possibilities for making an intervention to the environment, in addition to a permanent commitment to reveal quality results.

The wide space offered by environmental sciences (specifically those related to engineering) allows academicians, students, decision makers, and economic actors to find alternatives in the articles offered for participating in the search for a needed sustainability, taking into account the environmental crisis context currently experienced in the whole planet.

Our Journal and Universidad de Medellin hereby reiterate their commitment to the solution of society problems.

Fredy López Pérez
Editor