About the Journal

Sapienza: International Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies (SIJIS) aims to encourage scientific publication by national and international researchers committed to the democratization of science. It is a quarterly publication, with free access to content, which follows the "Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors" recommended by specialized institutions. Its interdisciplinary character allows a strong interaction between the applied social sciences, the humanities and other great areas of knowledge.

AIMS & SCOPE: SIJIS follows the Science-metrix classification, and our main focus and scope domains are Economic and Social Sciences and Arts and Humanities. However, given the interdisciplinary nature of our journal and depending on the availability of reviewers and members of the editorial board, we may accept manuscripts from applied sciences, health sciences, and natural sciences.

The journal has no restrictions related to the author's academic degree or institutional affiliation fostering a diverse and inclusive scholarly landscape. Instead, the journal's focus is to contribute to the improvement and publication of original ideas and contributions to the scientific community. Currently, original articles can be submitted for double-blind evaluation. We encourage submission of empirically oriented, unpublished articles with original evidence.

Contributions must be in English and meet the formatting standards stipulated in the journal's guidelines.

SIJIS is the result of the voluntary work of the Editor-in-Chief and other members of the Editorial & Scientific Committee (ESC), also of reviewers and collaborators. Currently, ESC has members specialized in various areas of knowledge, from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia Mexico, Germany, Spain, Philippines and Venezuela.

All accepted articles will be published in continuous publication mode.

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Interoperability:

SIJIS uses the OAI-PMH interoperability protocol, accessible at the electronic address: https://journals.sapienzaeditorial.com/index.php/SIJIS/oai

Means of social interaction:

SIJIS offers several social media and digital communication channels as a means of interaction for its authors and readers:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SapienzaJournal

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sapienzaeditorial/

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Governance structure and funding sources:

Member	Responsibility	Decision power
Editors-in-chief	Coordinate each regular issue: this involves managing the articles received, coordinating revisions and the editing flow with the respective members.	They are responsible for running the online publication and take care of the editorial flow.
Editorial Board Members	They are responsible for issuing specialized opinions and leading the review processes in specific areas of knowledge, at the request of the editors-in-chief.	They issue an editorial suggestion, which is generally received by the editors-in-chief. They may lead special issues or dossiers in specific areas of knowledge.
Technical publishing review and design team	Responsible for the technical review of the content to be published in terms of spelling and grammar. They also manage the graphic sense and design of the journal, as well as its social networks.	They can alter the content of approved articles at the spelling or aesthetic level to improve editorial quality. They also define marketing growth strategies and/or development of the Journal's design capabilities.
Peer reviewers	Responsible for doing peer review and opinions to suggest acceptance or rejection.	The reviews are registered through the Reviewer platform Credits. Reviewers have the suggestive capacity based on their area of expertise .

All positions mentioned in our governance structure are voluntary, that is, without employment ties. Except in occasional exceptions, where ad-hoc services could be provided from third parties, through a link considered free-lance.

All members of the Editorial Board are appointed according to their area of specialization, by presenting their interest to the Editors-in-Chief and are renewed every 18 months. As a minimum rule, 10 members are designated for each area of knowledge.

In general, 1 or 2 annual online meetings with the scientific community of the Sapienza journal are planned to define guidelines and ways of working. Likewise, it is possible that technical and scientific training in academic writing and publishing may be conducted during the year for community members.

The financing of the journal comes from 4 main sources:

1. Own financing funds from the independent publisher Sapienza Grupo Editorial, which operates in Brazil. It covers the main operational aspects of the platform and the expenses necessary for an online presence.
2. Donations and agreements with research institutions.
3. Fundraising campaigns and voluntary donations from members of our international scientific community.
4. SIJIS adopts a Hybrid Gold Open-Access business model. All funds are reinvested in the editorial project, whether in technical and operational resources or hiring specialized outsourced services to ensure that waivers are available to researchers who need them.

This governance and financing structure allows us to maintain free open access long-term.

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Archiving and Long-term Preservation Policy

Sapienza: International Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies uses the archiving and preservation service of LOCKSS, integrated into the network of Cariniana preservation services, offered by the Brazilian Institute of Information in Science and Technology (Ibict).

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The Brazilian Independent Publisher Sapienza Grupo Editorial is responsible for the administration of the JOURNAL through the online platform Open Journal System (OJS), ensuring transparency and universality of access for authors and readers.