The origin of Ingeniería Investigación y Tecnología dates to July 16, 1908, when a group of students founded the Society of the National School of Engineers. Among the objectives of this society was the need to improve their institution, including through the publication of the most important works produced within the engineering community. To achieve this, the Revista de Ingeniería, Órgano de la Sociedad de la Escuela Nacional de Ingenieros was created, and its first issue appeared in September 1908.
The publication was successful and went through interruptions, revivals, and new editions over time. What is most important, however, is that for more than 100 years it has served as a means of dissemination for the engineering profession and the university community.
The journal addressed in its pages the foundation problems and alarming subsidence affecting architectural monuments that at the time were considered “modern,” such as the General Post Office, the former insurance company La Mutua, and the National Theater, which was then under construction.
In 1933, it informed the university community of the declaration of the institution’s full autonomy, a fact that was incorporated into its name, which then became the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Likewise, in 1956, it published news of the approval by the University Council of graduate programs, which transformed the National School of Engineers into the Faculty of Engineering.
During the 1980s, the journal underwent significant changes that definitively set its path toward recognition as a scientific publication. These changes included the elimination of commercial advertising, the creation of an editorial board, the legal registration of its name with the Ministry of the Interior and the Copyright Office of the Ministry of Public Education, and the establishment of a peer-review process conducted by highly respected specialists in the relevant fields.
By the end of the 1990s, the journal adopted the name it bears today, under which it is registered with the relevant government agencies and indexed in major Mexican and international databases such as Latindex, the National System of Scientific and Humanistic Publications, Dialnet, SciELO Mexico, Redalyc, and Periódica.
This certification process has given the journal greater visibility, both in print and electronically, since some indexes, such as Redalyc, provide valuable bibliometric data that help assess its reach across Latin America and enable comparisons with other prestigious publications in the same field.
Today, the journal maintains exchange agreements with national and international engineering publications and participates in book fairs and engineering forums.
It is important to note that the journal has achieved its current prestige through the dedicated efforts of many administrations and, more importantly, through the work of its editorial team, authors, reviewers, readers, and other members of the engineering community. They are the essential foundation that has enabled a publication with such a long history and recognition to endure and, hopefully, continue for at least another 100 years with the well-deserved reputation it enjoys today.