About the Journal

Focus and Scope

South American Sciences began its activities in 2020, aiming to contribute significantly to scientific communication in South America and to collaborate with the development of science throughout the region.

From May 2026 onwards, the publication will be edited by Aurum Editora Ltda, holder of the prefix 10.63330 in the DOI system, with no further publications by Instituto PROS or with the prefix 10.52755 from v. 6 n. 2 onwards.

Mission

South American Sciences aims to democratize the dissemination of and access to scientific knowledge in South America, establishing itself as an important scientific communication channel focused on agility in the peer-review process, respect for the required ethical standards, and the quality of published content. Above all, it seeks to provide researchers with the opportunity to publish at an affordable cost and to promote open access to high-quality scientific content.

Objectives

With an inter/multidisciplinary character, South American Sciences aims to publish original and unpublished scientific works in several areas of knowledge, from different regions of the world, especially on topics relevant to the countries that make up South America.

Target Audience

Researchers, professors, undergraduate and graduate students, research groups, and professionals from different fields.

Types of Documents

Original, unpublished scientific articles; literature reviews (narrative, systematic, or integrative); and, in specific cases, case reports. Manuscripts may be submitted in Portuguese or English.

Publication Frequency

The journal South American Sciences (online, ISSN 2675-7222) is published semiannually under a continuous flow model.

Submission Policies

The journal does not charge submission fees for articles or literature reviews.

Open Access Statement

The journal adopts the Open Access model, allowing readers to access all journal content without affiliation or subscription, ensuring that all content available on our website is freely accessible. All monthly editions may be accessed directly through the platform. In addition, we accept continuous flow submissions, meaning researchers may submit their work at any time. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication.

Ethics and Good Publication Practices Statement

We declare that South American Sciences:

Seeks to maintain ethical standards and good publication practices, committing itself to the international principles established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), recommending that editors, authors, and reviewers conduct themselves according to these principles. The principles of impartiality and transparency must be respected by editors and reviewers during manuscript evaluation, and any discrimination based on race, gender, class, nationality, religious belief, or ideology that may interfere with the evaluation of intellectual content is expressly prohibited. All ethical issues related to research involving human subjects are the sole responsibility of the authors. Any deviations from the rules mentioned above must be reported to the Editorial Board for prompt resolution.

Members of the Editorial Board are responsible for contributing to the development and proper management of the journal, helping promote the journal, and assisting editors in editorial decisions.

Authors are responsible for the content of their articles, declaring that the contribution is original and unpublished and that the manuscript is not under evaluation by another journal; they must also acknowledge that plagiarism constitutes unethical and unacceptable behavior, ensuring that the text does not violate the journal’s plagiarism policy; and inform the editors if any error or inaccuracy is identified in the published work so that corrections may be made.

Reviewers must critically analyze the work, suggesting improvements when necessary; inform the editors if they do not feel qualified to review the submitted manuscript; refuse evaluation if conflicts of interest exist due to competitive, collaborative, or personal relationships with any authors or institutions related to the articles; immediately inform the editors if they become aware of copyright violations and/or plagiarism by the author; and assist editors in their decisions by recommending acceptance or rejection of the manuscript for publication.

Editors are responsible for deciding on the publication of submitted manuscripts based on the journal’s policies; informing authors and reviewers about the peer-review process; selecting appropriate reviewers and ensuring that all evaluation and publication procedures are respected in order to guarantee fair and impartial assessments; protecting reviewers’ identities; publishing corrections, clarifications, retractions, and apologies whenever necessary; and consulting Editorial Board members periodically to gather opinions about the journal’s operation, policy changes, and future challenges.

Plagiarism Detection Policy

Submitted works will undergo plagiarism screening. If they do not comply with the required ethical standards, they may, whenever possible, be returned for correction before the peer-review process begins or otherwise immediately rejected.

Publication Fee

The journal charges a fee intended to cover the costs of review, layout formatting, DOI registration, and editorial maintenance. The publication fee is R$ 325.00 per manuscript with up to 8 authors.

Publication Deadlines

We work with a deadline of up to 4 business days for manuscript evaluation after confirmation of receipt and, after approval and confirmation of payment, publication is completed within up to 2 business days.