Journals
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Barcelona Investigación Arte Creación
FOCUS AND SCOPE
BRAC. Barcelona Research Art Creation is an electronic journal created in 2013 in the academic context of the University of Barcelona, with national and international participation and framed in Editorial Hipatia. This Open Access publication was established to foster a space for critical reflection on the dialectic between Theory and Praxis in Contemporary Art. Its foundational mission is to systematize, disseminate, and interrogate the epistemological discourses that shape this field of study, while integrating transdisciplinary perspectives.
The Articles section of the journal is a platform for debate between researchers and professionals in the theory and practice of Contemporary Art. The Visual Pages make up a collection of works donated by its authors managed by BRAC with the contribution of the University of Barcelona in its cataloging, maintenance and management.
READERS
BRAC. Barcelona Research Art Creation publishes works in English, Spanish and Catalan. The magazine consists of two sections, Articles and Visual Pages. The first has articles on completed or ongoing scientific research, and the visual pages are original works of art with a coherent discourse or narrative. BRAC readers are the university community, the active members of the artistic community (artists, curators, art center directors, cultural managers, theorists, historians and art critics) and by extension all those interested in art.
PUBLICATION FREQUENCY
BRAC. Barcelona Research Art Creation is an electronic journal that is published three times a year, on February 3, June 3 and October 3. Promptly since 2013.
From March 2022, the contents of each issue will not be published all at once, but will appear periodically throughout the year (continuous publication or online first), until the scheduled dates, the number will be closed, and the items will go to the fixed volume. This system makes it possible to significantly speed up the time of publication of the contents of the magazine, without the need to wait for the whole issue to be edited.
LANGUAGES OF RECEPTION AND PUBLICATION
BRAC publishes works in English, Spanish and Catalan. In any case, BRAC always publishes the title, summary and keywords of all articles in Catalan, Spanish and English. Published articles go through a process of correcting the style, format and linguistic revision of English, Catalan or Spanish, as appropriate. The reception of items is permanently open.
PEER REVIEW EVALUATION PROCESS
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous double-blind peer review, external reviewers of the journal, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by two anonymous referees. (double-blind peer review).
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OPEN ACCESS POLICY
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
There are no publication or reading fees, and it is ad-free. It is supported by the University of Barcelona and Hipatia Press.
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LICENSE
Since October 3, 2024 all contents of the Articles and the Visual Pages is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.en).Since October 5, 2013, and in line with the principles of the Budapest Open Access Initiative, Hipatia Press journals publish all articles under the Creative Commons Attributtion, Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY). Before this date, articles published by Hipatia Press journals were licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) licence.
BRAC informs that images not belonging to the author that appear in the document are used as visual references for analysis, commentary, or critical judgment and are not subject to this license. All rights are reserved, and their reuse requires the corresponding authorization.
BRAC wishes to remind readers that the opinions, content, and obtaining the necessary permissions for the inclusion of graphic material (photographic images, illustrations of all kinds, as well as tables or other materials, regardless of format) taken from other authors are the sole responsibility of the author(s) of the article submitted to BRAC for publication.
COPYRIGHT RESPONSABILITY FOR IMAGES AND VISUAL MATERIALS
Authors are fully responsible for ensuring that the visual materials (images, photographs, reproductions of artworks, graphics, etc.) included in their manuscripts do not infringe upon the intellectual property rights of third parties. This includes works protected by collective management organizations such as VEGAP (Visual Entidad de Gestión de Artistas Plásticos), DACS, or similar institutions.
BRAC accepts no responsibility for any claims arising from the unauthorized use of copyrighted visual materials.
Before submitting a manuscript, authors must:
· Ensure that the images used are either in the public domain or licensed in a way that allows non-commercial academic use without modification.
· Obtain written permission when using copyrighted works, including those managed by collective rights organizations such as VEGAP.
· Provide full credit and source information for each image included.
· Include an explicit statement confirming that they have obtained the necessary permissions for publication.
The acceptance of a manuscript does not imply that the journal has verified the legality of the visual materials included. Any legal responsibility arising from their use lies solely with the author(s) of the work.
Copyright Notice
To foster the global exchange of knowledge, the BRAC journal provides unrestricted access to its content from the moment of publication in this electronic edition, and is therefore an open access journal. All content is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution license.
Since October 3, 2024 all contents of the Articles and the Visual Pages is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.en).
Since October 5, 2013, and in line with the principles of the Budapest Open Access Initiative, Hipatia Press journals publish all articles under the Creative Commons Attributtion, Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY). Before this date, articles published by Hipatia Press journals were licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) licence.
PUBLICATION ETHICS
BRAC is committed to meeting high standards of ethical conduct at all stages of the publication process. In our ethical standards and procedures, we set out general expectations for authors, editors, external reviewers of the journal, publishers and society partners. BRAC guarantees at all times the confidentiality of the evaluation process: the anonymity of the reviewers and the authors, the content evaluated, the rationale report issued by the reviewers and any other communication issued by the editorial and advisory boards. Also, the confidentiality will be maintained before any clarifications or complaints that an author wishes to send to the committees of the journal or to the evaluators of the article.
BRAC pursue the ethical standards present in the COPE (Committee on Publications Ethics) Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors and the International Standards for editors and authors.
BRAC declares its commitment for the respect and integrity of the works already published. For this reason, plagiarism is strictly prohibited in BRAC and texts that are identified as plagiarism or its content are fraudulent will be removed from the journal if they have already been published or will not be published. Hipatia Press and BRAC editors will act, in these cases, as quickly as possible. By accepting the terms and agreements expressed by BRAC, authors must ensure that the article or review and the materials associated with them are original or do not infringe copyright. The authors also have to justify that, in case of a shared authorship, there was a full consensus of all the authors affected and that the article or book review has not been previously presented or published in other journals.
In the event that BRAC editors are made aware of any allegation of research misconduct, these allegations would be treated accordingly. BRAC editors will be willing to publish corrections, clarifications, retractions and apologies whenever needed. . For more information, follow this link
GENDER EQUALITY POLICY - CODE OF GOOD PRACTICES CONCERNING GENDER
This journal is pledged to defend gender equality, to give visibility to the scientific works of female researchers and promote the use of inclusive language in scientific publications. Specifically, this is carried out through the following actions:
- Maintaining genderarity in the journal’s Directorate, Editorial Secretariat, Editorial Board and Advisory Board.
- Having a minimum percentage of 40% of female reviewers.
- Incorporating in the journal’s Editorial Policy a series of specific recommendations in favor of using inclusive language in scientific publications. Inclusive language acknowledges diversity, is respectful towards people, considers differences and promotes equal opportunities for everybody. Articles should not include suppositions about the beliefs of readers and should avoid statements concerning superiority relative to race, sex, culture or any other similar aspect. A language free of bias, using terms that avoid stereotypes, should be used while writing an article. In that regard, authors are encouraged to read any guideline about bias-free language, for instance, APA's online guideline.
- Requiring authors to inform whether the research’s data take sex and/or gender into account or not, with the intention of identifying any differences that may result from it.
- Use of complete names of authors in the works published by the journal.
- The magazine has has provisionally received a mention on good practices in gender equality 2025.granted by FECYT Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology, public foundation, of the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities of the Government of Spain.
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POLÍTICA DE IGUALDAD DE GÉNERO
SPONSORS : Universitat de Barcelona
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Multidisciplinary Journal of Gender Studies
GÉNEROS. Multidisciplinary Journal of Gender Studies is an Open Access four-monthly journal from Hipatia Editorial that publishes articles from multidisciplinary research, as well as theoretical discussions about different aspects of gender and feminism. The journal addresses different topics such as gender violence (domestic violence, sexual harassment, sexual abuse, institutional violence, etc), health and gender (illness and treatment related to gender, physical and psychological welfare, etc), education and gender, theories about love, new masculinities, feminist theory, multiculturality and gender, women and religion, women in history, poverty and gender, femininity models, transsexuality and gender diversity, women and image, gender and media, female leadership and women in organisations and the business world...However, it is not limited to these; there are other articles and other topics accepted always related to gender. All articles accepted for publication are always oriented to the overcoming of inequalities and gender discrimination.
This scientific journal accepts original articles and it has a worldwide reach, it incorporates an international vision and includes contributions from all continents.
It addresses mainly researchers on the gender issues, as well as professionals in the area. It is also oriented to professionals of education and health practitioners as well as others, whose experience might not be related to gender issues but who are still interested in the topic due to the gender problems arising in their professional domain and in its daily life.
GÉNEROS is a multilingual Journal which will be Publishing articles in Spanish, French, and English and it will be published in February, June, and October.
Peer Review Policy:
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by two anonymous referees.
Licence: Until October 5th 2013, Hipatia Press scientific journals were published under Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial-NoDerivative License (CC BY NC ND). Hipatia Press journals decided to change the license and use the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) as recommended by the Budapest Open Access Initiative taking into account its commitment with Open Access.
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Social and Education History
The journal Social and Education History, aims to closely connect these two fields of study, by publishing relevant articles focused on both the analysis of societies and, the socialization processes and cultural and educational transmission. It focuses on the study of social change and transformation periods. It includes the analysis of social and pedagogical thought, as well as the teaching of history. It is open to all historical periods.
The journal comprises the analysis of all learning, cultural transmission and socialization processes, together with social analysis. It brings together education and society, and enhances the role of education in the learning processes and development of societies. Furthermore, it includes the study of social and pedagogical thought and the teaching of history, and as there is no limitation of time period, this journal achieves an integrating dimension regarding the study of history that a vast majority of publications do not have.
Social and Education History is a digital and open access publication, which aims at disseminating scientific knowledge and generating debate in order to promote an active history addressed to reflect on the past, the present and the future, and at the same time to be useful in deepening in the values of democracy and social justice. The journal publishes original articles about social and educational history. It is a four-monthly publication and multilingual. HSE publishes articles in English and Spanish.
This journal includes articles about ended or in progress scientific inquiries. The journal publishes reviews of books that have been recently published in the field of education or other disciplines and of international interest.
Peer Review Policy:
All research articles published in this journal have undergone a blind peer review process (double external evaluation).
Licence: Until October 5th 2013, Hipatia Press scientific journals were published under Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial-NoDerivative License (CC BY NC ND). Hipatia Press journals decided to change the license and use the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) as recommended by the Budapest Open Access Initiative taking into account its commitment with Open Access.
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International Journal of Educational Leadership and Management
International Journal of Educational Leadership and Management (IJELM) is a peer-reviewed, open-access, biannual electronic journal devoted to the dissemination of research findings relevant to organizational issues in education from a multidisciplinary perspective, including management, psychology, pedagogy, history, sociology, politics, economics, and law. The journal welcomes diverse theoretical and methodological approaches, promoting both empirical research and theoretical contributions on educational leadership and management from local and international perspectives.
IJELM aims to provide an international forum for scholars and researchers to exchange and expand knowledge on effective leadership and management practices that enhance educational outcomes. The journal places particular emphasis on rigorous research that contributes to improvements in educational leadership, management, and administration, including teaching processes, teacher quality, learning and organizational outcomes, educational policy, economics of education, and organizational learning in educational contexts.
Mission
The mission of IJELM is to foster the production and dissemination of high-quality academic knowledge that is theoretically grounded and methodologically rigorous, contributing to the advancement of educational leadership and management. The journal aspires to consolidate itself as an international forum for scholarly debate, promoting critical reflection on educational practices, policies, and processes, with particular attention to evidence-based approaches and the improvement of educational outcomes.
Focus and Scope
IJELM publishes articles that:
- Address organizational and educational leadership issues through a clear and robust theoretical framework.
- Present empirical, theoretical, or methodological research relevant to debates on educational leadership, management, and administration.
- Include case studies that provide analytical value and are connected to international debates in education.
- Examine educational and organizational processes, educational policies, teacher quality, economics of education, or organizational learning with clear practical and theoretical implications.
What usually does not fit
Manuscripts that:
- Focus exclusively on pedagogical, didactic, or instructional issues without an explicit connection to educational leadership or management.
- Rely solely on limited or convenience-based samples without addressing relevant organizational questions.
- Present descriptive studies lacking theoretical grounding or analytical contribution.
- Lack relevance to debates on improving educational outcomes or organizational management.
- Depend exclusively on validated scales or instruments without offering substantive theoretical or analytical contributions.
Types of Contributions Accepted
- Empirical research articles (quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods) with a clear organizational analysis.
- Theoretical articles that develop, review, or challenge conceptual frameworks in educational leadership and management.
- Case studies that provide analytical value beyond the local context and are explicitly linked to international debates.
Journal Objectives
- To publish original, rigorous, and theoretically grounded research that contributes relevant knowledge to the field of educational leadership and management.
- To promote international scholarly dialogue through the participation of researchers from diverse theoretical, methodological, and geographical traditions.
- To contribute to evidence-based educational debates, policies, and practices with analytical and social relevance.
- To ensure high standards of integrity, editorial ethics, and transparency in the peer-review process, in accordance with the principles established by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics).
- To promote open science and the accessible dissemination of knowledge for the academic community and society at large.
Peer Review Policy
All articles published in IJELM undergo a rigorous peer-review process aimed at ensuring the scientific quality, originality, and relevance of the published content.
Open Access and Licensing
IJELM publishes under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY), following the recommendations of the Budapest Open Access Initiative, ensuring that research findings remain freely accessible to the academic community and society as a whole.
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International Journal of Educational Psychology
The International Journal of Educational Psychology (IJEP) is an Open Access journal which has as its main objective the publication of top research in the area of educational psychology which seeks to be applied in a variety of educational contexts, formal and informal, involving different education levels, individuals and groups of all ages.
The articles published in IJEP deal with problems that are relevant for the international scientific and education communities and their contributions serve as scientific tools to improve educational processes and outcomes. A second objective of IJEP is the publication of theoretical articles that advance the literature in educational psychology, opening new lines of research in the field.
For both types of articles IJEP emphasizes those that deepen in the understanding of the processes, tools, contexts, and outcomes of school and non-school learning. These are works that can address, among others, the analysis of the dynamics of classroom interactions, the relationships between learning and development, the design of effective learning environments, learning processes in non-school contexts (such as the home, the street, after school programs, ICT), discourse use in those contexts, and interactions between learning and identity. These analyses are undertaken taking into account the cultural dimension of teaching and learning processes in societies which are increasingly diverse.
IJEP welcomes papers that make these contributions from a variety of perspectives, such as historico-cultural psychology, cognitive psychology, educational psychology, developmental psychology, cultural studies, etc. The articles can also take on different research methods: quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods.
IJEP is addressed primarily to researchers, but it is also of interest for those in charge of implementing the results of scientific research. IJEP is an electronic journal publishing articles in English and it is four-monthly.
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Masculinities & Social Change
Masculinities & Social Change (MCS) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access academic journal dedicated to the study of masculinities and men’s studies. It is published quarterly (three issues per year) in online format by Hipatia Press. The journal has strong academic visibility as it is indexed in major international databases, including Scopus, Emerging Sources Citation Index (Web of Science), Psicodoc, among others. MCS publishes original articles in English and Spanish.
The journal publishes original empirical research that advances knowledge about masculinities and examines their role in broader processes of social transformation. MCS does not only collect research outcomes from different disciplines and methodological approaches, but also research carried out by interdisciplinary research teams. By fostering cross-disciplinary dialogue, the journal seeks to strengthen the analytical and empirical foundation of men’s studies.
Unlike publications that focus primarily on the theoretical analysis of masculinities, MCS places particular emphasis on their impact on processes of social transformation. This orientation encourages research that moves beyond conceptual debate to examine how specific configurations of masculinity operate within social structures and everyday interactions. The journal highlights research that identifies and analyzes masculinities capable of fostering gender equality, preventing violence, and contributing to more just and democratic social relations. In this regard, MCS has become a significant platform for the development and dissemination of studies on alternative and transformative masculinities. It has supported empirical research that documents practices, narratives, and social interventions through which men actively challenge dominant norms and engage in egalitarian, non-violent, and solidarity-based relationships. By foregrounding scientific evidence on how such masculinities emerge, consolidate, and generate social impact, the journal contributes to advancing both academic knowledge and practical strategies aimed at overcoming gender-based violence and promoting egalitarian relationships across diverse social contexts.
Focus and Scope
Masculinities & Social Change publishes across all relevant topics related to men’s studies, including but not restricted to:
- New Alternative Masculinities
- Masculinity and the overcoming of violence
- Fatherhood and caregiving models
- Men’s transformative role in education and schooling
- Men’s health and well-being
- Masculinities and AI
- Masculinities and transformative leadership
- Men’s engagement in policy change and social innovation
- Masculinities and intercultural dialogue
Submissions are expected to demonstrate clear empirical and analytical contributions and to engage with international debates, with relevance beyond the local context.
What fits well in MCS
Submissions to MCS typically fit well when:
- Situates the study within debates on masculinities and social transformation.
- Highlights how masculinities are changing, challenged, or reshaped to promote social transformation.
- Offers new insights into the processes, dynamics, or impacts of transformative masculinities.
- Engages with global or cross-cultural perspectives on masculinities and social change.
- Uses robust, transparent methods appropriate to the study of masculinities in context.
- Demonstrates how findings inform practices, policies, or interventions that advance gender equity.
What usually does not fit in MCS
Manuscripts are less likely to be considered for review when they are:
- Studies without a theoretical framework – Research that lacks engagement with existing debates on masculinities or social change.
- Descriptive work without analysis – Papers that only present data or observations without critical interpretation.
- Scale validation studies – Methodological studies focused solely on psychometric validation rather than substantive contributions.
- Topics far from the journal’s focus – Research not addressing masculinities and their role on social transformation.
- Systematic or purely literature reviews – Reviews that do not advance empirical outcomes to the understanding of masculinities and their role in social transformation.
Types of contributions
MCS accepts the following types of manuscripts:
- Empirical research articles, based on quantitative, qualitative or mixed methods, with a clear analysis on masculinities and men’s studies.
- Case studies, when they provide analytical value beyond the local context and are explicitly connected to global debates on masculinities and men’s studies.
Mission
MCS’s mission is to disseminate high-quality, theoretically grounded and empirically robust research in masculinities and men’s studies, promoting the production and circulation of rigorous, relevant, and socially engaged knowledge. The journal seeks to establish itself as an international academic forum that contributes to the understanding of masculinities and their role in social change.
MCS is committed to fostering open, ethical, and accessible science, ensuring that research contributes meaningfully to scholarly debates and informs discussions on masculinities and social change. The journal aims to consolidate its position as a leading international forum for scholarly debate in men’s studies.
Objectives
Masculinities & Social Change (MCS) pursues the following objectives:
- To publish original empirical research grounded in rigorous methodologies and explicit men’s studies frameworks that advance knowledge in the transformative role of masculinities.
- To promote international academic dialogue by fostering the participation of scholars from diverse geographical, theoretical and methodological traditions, encouraging comparative and interdisciplinary perspectives anchored in a clear
- To foster theoretical plurality and critical debate, welcoming contributions that address emerging challenges, innovative approaches and transformative perspectives on masculinities and men’s studies.
- To uphold the highest standards of research integrity and editorial ethics, in line with the principles and guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), including transparency in authorship, peer review, conflict of interest management and post-publication responsibility.
- To guarantee open and accessible dissemination of research results, supporting the principles of open science and ensuring that published knowledge is freely available to the global academic community and society at large.
- To ensure editorial and scientific excellence through rigorous peer review, continuous quality improvement and alignment with international standards required by leading indexing systems and evaluation frameworks.
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Qualitative Research in Education
Qualitative Research in Education journal is an online journal fourth-monthly published by Hipatia which shows the results of qualitative researches aimed to promote significantly the understanding and improvement of the educational processes. Qualitative Research in Education gathers the outcomes from the educational researches carried out in different fields, disciplines and qualitative methodological approaches. These investigations have as a final purpose to improve the educational processes or contexts. Consequently, the journal will publish disciplinary and multi-disciplinary pieces of work linked to education and more precisely to Pedagogy, Sociology, Anthropology, History, Philosophy, Linguistics, Geography, Mathematics, Physical Education, Music or Political Science.
This scientific journal was created to meet the need for recording the increasing scientific knowledge generated from qualitative researches. Qualitative Research in Education is one of the first scientific journals on this theme. It intends to be an international space for debate and educational reflection on participative implementations on research which involves the reality that is being investigated, the understanding of educational phenomena as well as the evidence that can encourage not only equity and improvement of outcomes in education but also a social change.
Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous double-blind peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by two anonymous referees.
Licence: Until October 5th 2013, Hipatia Press scientific journals were published under Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial-NoDerivative License (CC BY NC ND). Hipatia Press journals decided to change the license and use the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) as recommended by the Budapest Open Access Initiative taking into account its commitment with Open Access.
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Research on Ageing and Social Policy
Research on Ageing and Social Policy (RASP) is an open access biannual Journal free of APC (article processing charges) and indexed in the Web of Sciences ESCI (Emerging Sources Citation Index). It publishes research outcomes with significant contributions to the understanding and improvement of the social policies related to ageing and the life course. RASP collects research outcomes from different disciplines and methodological approaches. In this line, different works will be welcome, related to: life course and ageing policies; employment and retirement; dependence and care; age, gender and class relations; etc. RASP pretends to be an international space for discussion and critique through the presentation of theoretical and empirical evidences that could favour equity and the advancement of our societies.
Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone double-blind peer review, based on initial editor screening and reviewing by two anonymous referees.
Licence: Until October 5th 2013, Hipatia Press scientific journals were published under Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial-NoDerivative License(CC BY NC ND). Hipatia Press journals decided to change the license and use the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) as recommended by the Budapest Open Access Initiative taking into account its commitment with Open Access.
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Journal of Research in Mathematics Education
REDIMAT is an open access journal published by Hipatia Press in the field of Mathematics Education.
REDIMAT emerges from the need to address the excessive compartmentalization of scientific knowledge that has traditionally existed in this educational field in Spain and Latin America countries. REDIMAT is an international space to stimulate scientific discussion on mathematics education drawing on scientific evidence.
REDIMAT publishes original empirical and theoretical work, focusing on scientific researches from a diversity of theoretical and methodological approaches.
REDIMAT publishes articles in English and Spanish three times a year, in February, June and October. Article processing charges may apply to publish in REDIMAT (see guidelines for authors).
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and blinded refereeing by two anonymous referees.
Until October 5th 2013, Hipatia Press scientific journals were published under Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial-NoDerivative License (CC BY NC ND). Hipatia Press journals decided to change the license and use the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) as recommended by the Budapest Open Access Initiative taking into account its commitment with Open Access.
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Multidisciplinary Journal of Educational Research
The Multidisciplinary Journal of Educational Research (known by its Spanish acronym REMIE) is an open access four-monthly journal of Hipatia Press that publishes research outcomes with significant contributions to the understanding and improvement of the educational processes. REMIE not only collects research results from different disciplines and methodological approaches, but also research carried out by interdisciplinary research teams. In this line, disciplinary and interdisciplinary works related to educational research are welcome in areas including education, sociology, psychology, anthropology, history, philosophy, economics, linguistics, geography or political science.
This scientific journal emerges with the need to provide a response to the excessive compartmentalization of scientific knowledge that has traditionally existed in the educational research arena in Spain and Latin America. It aims to be an international space for discussion and critique through the presentation of theoretical and empirical evidences that favor educational equity and the advancement of our societies.
Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous double-blind peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by two anonymous referees.
Until October 5th 2013, Hipatia Press scientific journals were published under Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial-NoDerivative License (CC BY NC ND). Hipatia Press journals decided to change the license and use the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) as recommended by the Budapest Open Access Initiative taking into account its commitment with the Open Access movement.
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International and Multidisciplinary Journal of Social Sciences
International and Multidisciplinary Journal of Social Sciences (RIMCIS) is an international peer-reviewed journal published by Hipatia Press that publishes empirical and theoretical contributions in the social sciences, contributing to the advancement of knowledge on social transformation and the overcoming of social inequalities. RIMCIS publishes disciplinary and interdisciplinary research grounded in scientific theories that analyse social processes, structures, and actions related to key societal challenges, with particular attention to their potential to generate social impact.
RIMCIS was established to promote rigorous, evidence-based research addressing major social issues from multidisciplinary perspectives. The journal examines both the mechanisms through which social inequalities are reproduced and the evidence, actions, and conditions that contribute to their transformation and improvement. RIMCIS serves as an international forum for scholarly debate and critical reflection through the publication of high-quality theoretical and empirical contributions with clear analytical, societal, and impact-oriented relevance.
The journal is addressed to researchers and scholars in sociology and related social sciences. RIMCIS is published three times per year and follows an Online First publication model. Accepted articles are made available online as soon as they complete the editorial and production process, prior to assignment to a specific issue. Manuscripts may be submitted in English or in Spanish.
RIMCIS is indexed in international databases and adheres to recognised standards of scientific quality, editorial transparency, and research ethics.
Focus and Scope
RIMCIS publishes theoretical articles and original research in the social sciences using diverse methodological approaches grounded in scientific evidence.
The journal prioritises contributions that:
- Are based on explicit theoretical frameworks
- Demonstrate methodological rigor
- Engage with international scholarly debates
- Provide analytical contributions beyond descriptive results
- Clearly identify their potential or actual contribution to social improvement
- Address social inequalities and processes of social transformation
The journal welcomes multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research addressing issues such as inequality, gender, migration, education, social inclusion, and other key societal challenges.
What fits well in RIMCIS
Submissions are a good fit when they:
- Provide clear theoretical and/or methodological contributions
- Analyse relevant social problems with broader societal implications
- Explicitly articulate how findings contribute (or could contribute) to improving society
- Link results to social transformation, policy, or practice
- Demonstrate relevance beyond a single local context
What usually does not fit
Submissions are unlikely to be considered when they:
- Are primarily descriptive without analytical contribution
- Lack a clear theoretical framework
- Do not address societal challenges or social inequalities
- Do not identify any potential contribution to social improvement or impact
- Focus on narrow cases without broader relevance
Types of contribution
RIMCIS accepts:
- Empirical research articles (quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods)
- Theoretical articles advancing or critically discussing relevant frameworks
Mission
RIMCIS aims to disseminate high-quality, theoretically grounded and empirically robust research in the social sciences, promoting knowledge that contributes to the improvement of society and the reduction of social inequalities.
Objectives
RIMCIS aims to:
- Publish rigorous research with clear theoretical, methodological, and societal contributions
- To promote international academic dialogue by fostering the participation of scholars from diverse geographical, theoretical and methodological traditions, encouraging comparative and interdisciplinary perspectives anchored in a clear sociological approach.
- To contribute to evidence-informed educational debates, policies and practices by disseminating research with analytical, societal and civic relevance, engaging not only scholars and policymakers but also educational practitioners and broader social actors.
- To uphold the highest standards of research integrity and editorial ethics, in line with the principles and guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), including transparency in authorship, peer review, conflict of interest management and post-publication responsibility.
- To guarantee open and accessible dissemination of research results, supporting the principles of open science and ensuring that published knowledge is freely available to the global academic community and society at large.
- To foster theoretical plurality and critical debate, welcoming contributions that address emerging challenges, innovative approaches and transformative perspectives on education and social inequalities.
- To ensure editorial and scientific excellence through rigorous peer review, continuous quality improvement and alignment with international standards required by leading indexing systems and evaluation frameworks.
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International Journal of Sociology of Education
International Journal of Sociology of Education (RISE) is an international peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Hipatia Press that publishes empirical and theoretical contributions in the field of education from a sociological perspective, contributing to the advancement of knowledge on education and social change. In this sense, RISE publishes disciplinary and interdisciplinary work grounded in sociological and educational theories that advances understanding of social transformation and the overcoming of social inequalities through education.
RISE was established in response to the excessive determinism and dogmatism that have at times characterised strands of sociology emphasising the reproductive role of education in society. The journal aims not only to examine the mechanisms and processes through which education reproduces and may intensify social inequalities, but also to analyse the models, variables, scientific evidence and educational actions that foster social change and the overcoming of inequalities.
RISE seeks to serve as an international space for scholarly debate and critical reflection through the presentation of theoretical and empirical contributions from the sociological field that contribute to the improvement of societies through education.
The journal is addressed to researchers, scholars and professionals interested in current debates in Sociology of Education. RISE is published three times per year, with issues released on 25 February, 25 June, and 25 October. The journal follows an Online First publication model. Accepted articles are made available online as soon as they complete the editorial and production process, prior to assignment to a specific issue. Manuscripts may be submitted in English or Spanish.
RISE is indexed in major international databases, including Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics) and Scopus. The journal is also recognised by national and international evaluation systems and quality frameworks.
Focus and Scope
RISE publishes theoretical articles and original research findings in the field of education from a sociological perspective, using diverse methodological approaches grounded in scientific theory and evidence. The journal welcomes disciplinary and interdisciplinary contributions that examine educational processes, institutions and policies, and that advance social transformation and the overcoming of social inequalities through education. The journal is particularly interested in research addressing the intersections between education and broader social structures, including inequality, power relations, stratification, migration, gender, policy and institutional change. Submissions are expected to demonstrate clear theoretical and analytical contributions and to engage with international debates, with relevance beyond the local context.
What fits well in RISE
Submissions to RISE typically fit well when they:
- Address educational phenomena through a clearly articulated sociological framework.
- Analyse how education contributes to the reproduction and/or transformation of social inequalities.
- Present empirical, theoretical or methodological contributions with clear relevance for sociology and education debates.
- Include case studies, provided that they are analytically grounded and explicitly connected to broader sociological theory and international debates.
- Focus on transformative educational approaches, actions or policies, supported by scientific evidence.
What usually does not fit
Manuscripts are less likely to be considered for review when they:
- Focus mainly on pedagogical, instructional or didactic aspects without a central sociological analysis.
- Use university students or other easily accessible populations only for reasons of convenience, without addressing substantive questions in sociology of education.
- Present descriptive studies that lack theoretical grounding or analytical contribution.
- Address educational topics where social inequalities or social transformation are not analytically relevant.
- Rely primarily on the application of validated scales or instruments without offering a substantive theoretical or analytical contribution.
Types of contributions
RISE accepts the following types of manuscripts:
- Empirical research articles, based on quantitative, qualitative or mixed methods, with a clear sociological analysis.
- Theoretical articles that advance, revise or critically discuss frameworks within sociology of education.
- Case studies, when they provide analytical value beyond the local context and are explicitly connected to global sociological debates.
Mission
RISE’s mission is to disseminate high-quality, theoretically grounded and empirically robust research in Sociology of Education, promoting the production and circulation of rigorous, relevant, and socially engaged knowledge. The journal seeks to establish itself as an international academic forum that contributes to the critical understanding of education as a social institution, with particular attention to social inequalities, power relations and processes of social transformation.
RISE is committed to fostering open, ethical, and accessible science, ensuring that research contributes meaningfully to scholarly debates and informs discussions on education and social change. The journal aims to consolidate its position as a leading international forum for scholarly debate in Sociology of Education.
Objectives
The International Journal of Sociology of Education (RISE) pursues the following objectives:
- To publish original empirical and theoretical research grounded in rigorous methodologies and explicit sociological frameworks that advance knowledge in Sociology of Education.
- To promote international academic dialogue by fostering the participation of scholars from diverse geographical, theoretical and methodological traditions, encouraging comparative and interdisciplinary perspectives anchored in a clear sociological approach.
- To contribute to evidence-informed educational debates, policies and practices by disseminating research with analytical, societal and civic relevance, engaging not only scholars and policymakers but also educational practitioners and broader social actors.
- To uphold the highest standards of research integrity and editorial ethics, in line with the principles and guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), including transparency in authorship, peer review, conflict of interest management and post-publication responsibility.
- To guarantee open and accessible dissemination of research results, supporting the principles of open science and ensuring that published knowledge is freely available to the global academic community and society at large.
- To foster theoretical plurality and critical debate, welcoming contributions that address emerging challenges, innovative approaches and transformative perspectives on education and social inequalities.
- To ensure editorial and scientific excellence through rigorous peer review, continuous quality improvement and alignment with international standards required by leading indexing systems and evaluation frameworks.
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Communication & Social Change
Examined the relationship between communication processes and social transformation. The journal analysed how dialogue, media and public discourse contributed to social change.
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The Journal of Deliberative Mechanisms in Science
Fourth issue of DEMESCI already available!!
The Journal of Deliberative Mechanisms in Science (DEMESCI) is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes original works on the relation between science and the rest of society. The articles provide insight into the growing dimensions of sciencein democracy. DEMESCI is oriented towards the academic world, stakeholders and all types of collectives interested in exploring the relations and tensions of science and technology with different publics and a variety of social institutions. In this respect, the journal intends to come up with a better critical understanding of the conceptualization and potential application of practices that create new spaces for deliberation in science. In the context of the co-production between science and society, DEMESCI then focuses on related areas of research such as citizen science, scientific controversies about health and the environment, public engagement with science, advocacy research, social impact of science, and evidence-based decision making, among others.
DEMESCI is a multidisciplinary journal that will publish articles based on disciplines such as Sociology, History, Anthropology, and Political Science, among others. DEMESCI also promotes the transdisciplinary character of science, encouraging the submission of articles that combine these and other approaches in a single academic work. We then expect scholars from successful fields of study such as Science and Technology Studies to submit their articles as well.
Articles in any language are welcome. All research articles will be available on open access. DEMESCI does not charge Article Processing Charges (APCs) nor submission charges to its authors for publication.
The journal is now indexed with and included in DOAJ, ERIH PLUS, GIGA IZ, WorldCat, SHERPA/RoMEO, Latindex, Dulcinea, Google Scholar, WZB, EZB, and MIAR.
Until October 5th 2013, Hipatia Press scientific journals were published under Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial-NoDerivative License (CC BY NC ND). Hipatia Press journals decided to change the license and use the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) as recommended by the Budapest Open Access Initiative taking into account its commitment with Open Access.
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International Journal of Roma Studies
We announce that the International Journal of Roma Studies (IJRS) will no longer be published. After five years of dedicated service, the editorial board and Hipatia Press have made the decision to cease operations. We express our sincere gratitude to all editorial board members, contributors, reviewers, and readers who have supported IJRS, especially thanks to the Hipatia Press team for all the support received. Over the years, the journal has played a vital role in making visible high-quality research on Romani Studies and connected fields, contributing to its goal of disseminating research with high social and political impact. Published articles will remain available in our online archive for reference.
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Established in 2019 as The International Journal of Roma Studies (IJRS; ISSN: 2462-425X). IJRS particularly focuses on the analysis of the intersections and patterns of discriminations suffered by Ethnic minorities in general and the Roma in particular, as well as those strategies to reverse them.
IJRS is an Open Access journal that welcomes empirically based research articles, broader reviews as well as theoretical reflections that contribute to the advancement of the existing scientific knowledge on Ethnic minorities, with a special focus on Roma constituencies, from different disciplines (from sociology, ethnic and cultural studies, anthropology, linguistics, political science, among others).
Particularly, the journal will serve as a platform to publish cutting edge and innovative research in the field of Ethnic and Roma Studies that contributes to addressing the needs and problems affecting ethnic minorities, while moving beyond exclusionary perspectives both objectifying and essentializing minorities. Contributions might be conducted from a wide range of methodologies: quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods. Specially valued will be those works conducted from dialogic-based research methodologies which promote the participation of researched communities themselves, and which deepen in the analysis of those elements that allow ethnic groups to organize and thus exert their human agency.
The IJRS review process will strictly follow a rigorous double-blind peer review, based on initial editor screening and posterior two anonymous referees. Thus, IJRS requires all papers to strictly meet the international ethical standards as contemplated by international professional organizations.
This scientific journal is a multilingual journal which will be publishing articles in English, Spanish and French, and is published two times a year (May and November).
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Social Impact of Research
The Social Impact of Research (SIR) is an Open Access journal that has as its main objective the publication of top research about the social impact of the research in all sciences.
The social impact of sciences has been extraordinary throughout human history; from the reduction of child mortality or the understanding of the Universe to the current citizenship awareness on climate change or clarifying the successful social actions. It would not have been possible without scientists dedicating their lives to the progress of knowledge.
Periodically we face incomprehensible situations like budget cuttings in scientific research, people questioning its utility, or people following more the useless comments of junk TV personalities that the evidences provided by scientists. This scientific journal will publish both researches from all fields that have achieved remarkable social impact, and researches about the social impact of sciences.
SIR publishes articles in English. It aims to be indexed and abstracted as soon as possible in International Social Sciences databases such as the Science Citation Index, SCOPUS, ERIH PLUS or DOAJ.
Peer Review Policy. All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous double-blind peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by two anonymous referees.
