Editorial Plan & Open Science

Review of Artificial Intelligence in Education · e-ISSN 2965-4688

Editorial Policy: Open Science, DEIA and Development Plan

How the journal plans its growth, opens its research process and promotes diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility, in line with the SciELO criteria and international best practices.

Last updated: October 23, 2026Plan period: 2026–2030Diamond open access · CC BY 4.0

1Editorial Development Plan (EDP)

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The EDP is the journal’s strategic instrument for 2026–2030. It states what the journal is committed to, how progress is measured and when the plan is reviewed.

Mission and vision

Mission
To advance rigorous, open and interdisciplinary knowledge on the applications, governance and implications of artificial intelligence in education, spanning learning environments, institutional management, corporate learning, EdTech business models and public policy.
Vision
To be an international open-access reference in AI in education, recognized for methodological rigor, research integrity, transparency and inclusion, with a strong presence of voices from Latin America and the Global South.
How to read the status tags. In place is already described in the journal’s published policies. Encouraged is recommended to authors and reviewers but not mandatory. Planned is a commitment of this plan, to be implemented within the period shown in the roadmap.

Strategic axes and goals

A. Open science
Planned
  • Maintain diamond open access and CC BY 4.0.
  • Expand preprint deposit under the “publish first, evaluate later” principle.
  • Make the data availability statement mandatory and move toward SciELO TOP Level 2.
  • Offer optional open peer review.
  • Promote the practices through guides, campaigns and webinars for authors and reviewers.
B. Indexing and impact
Planned
  • Maintain and document current indexing on the Indexing & Abstracting page.
  • Prepare and submit applications to SciELO Brazil, Scopus and Web of Science (ESCI) as the criteria are met.
  • Advance to a higher Qualis stratum in the next quadrennial evaluation.
C. Internationalization
In place
  • Achieved. 13 of 19 members of the editorial team (68%) are affiliated outside Brazil, in 9 countries, above the SciELO minimum of 25% and the 35% target.
  • Achieved. In 2026, 81% of authors with a known country are affiliated outside Brazil (39 foreign affiliations from 16 countries).
  • Maintain. Keep the balance between Brazilian and foreign editors, reviewers and authors, and publish the figures every year on the Statistics page.
  • Next. Record the share of manuscripts handled with a foreign editor or reviewer (SciELO minimum 15%, recommended 25%) and add Portuguese and Spanish versions of titles, abstracts and keywords; AI-assisted translation is disclosed.
D. Quality and integrity
In place
  • Double-blind review by at least two external reviewers.
  • Crossref Similarity Check on every submission.
  • COPE guidance for misconduct, corrections and retractions.
  • CRediT contribution statement, mandatory from 2027; AI use must already be disclosed.
  • Reviewer training and screening for paper-mill and fabricated-data patterns.
E. Sustainability and funding
Planned
  • Keep the diamond model funded by the publisher, Editora Alumni IN, with no fees for authors or readers.
  • Consolidate the partnership with Florida Christian University and seek further university partners.
  • Apply to public funding calls for scientific publishing (for example CNPq, FAPESP and CAPES), many of which require indexing in at least two databases.
  • Publish a transparent statement of how the journal is financed.
F. Capacity building
Planned
  • Training for the whole editorial team through ABEC, SciELO, COPE and DOAJ courses and webinars.
  • Onboarding guide for new editors and reviewers.
  • One editorial board meeting per year to review this plan.
G. Scientific dissemination
In place
  • In place. Editora Alumni IN already maintains active accounts on LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, X (Twitter) and Facebook, where the journal, its issues and its articles are announced. A Bluesky profile is being tested.
  • Next. Plain-language and video summaries aimed at teachers, school leaders, policymakers and EdTech practitioners.
  • Next. Build on the existing accounts with a dissemination plan for the international community, with emphasis on Latin America and the Caribbean, and track views and downloads by channel.
  • Next. Newsletter and webinars with authors.
H. Periodicity and processing time
Planned
  • Continuous publication, with articles numbered within the annual volume.
  • Average of up to 6 months from submission to final decision, and up to 12 months from submission to publication (SciELO ceilings).
  • Six-monthly internal report of manuscripts received, accepted and rejected, and time in each stage.

Roadmap

Phase 1 · 2026–2027
Foundation
Publish this policy; keep the internationalization levels already reached; make the data availability statement and open science declaration mandatory at submission, and prepare the CRediT contribution statement, mandatory from 2027; adopt JATS XML production; ORCID for all editors; baseline measurement of every indicator in section 5.
Phase 2 · 2027–2028
Consolidation
Launch optional open peer review and the reproducibility checklist for AI studies; accessibility audit of the site and PDFs; first annual DEIA report; training cycle for the editorial team.
Phase 3 · 2028–2030
Expansion
Submit indexing applications as criteria are met; digital preservation network; funding applications; evaluate the plan and publish the 2031–2035 edition.

2Open Science

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The journal follows the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science (2021): open access, open data, transparent research and evaluation, and participation of society in science.

Open access, licensing and fees

Diamond open access
In place
All content is free to read, download and share. There are no article processing charges, submission fees or other author fees. Costs are covered by the publisher.
Creative Commons license
In place
Articles are published under CC BY 4.0. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal first publication rights. Reuse, including commercial reuse, is allowed with attribution.
Open metadata
Planned
Article metadata are made available for harvesting and reuse, following the CC0 recommendation of the SciELO criteria.

Open science practices at a glance

Preprints
In place
Accepted. A preprint is not prior publication.
Data availability statement
Planned
Required in every article.
Open data, materials and preregistration badges
In place
Optional badges awarded on request.
Open peer review reports
Planned
Published only with consent of authors and reviewers.
CRediT contribution statement
Planned
Required for every article from 2027.
AI use disclosure
In place
Required of authors and reviewers.

Preprints

A preprint is a version of a manuscript made publicly available in a repository before, or while, it is evaluated by a journal. The journal accepts manuscripts previously deposited in trustworthy servers and recommends it, in line with the principle of publish first, evaluate later: results become available immediately and can be discussed openly before formal publication.

  • Where to deposit. SciELO Preprints, EdArXiv (education), OSF Preprints, arXiv, SSRN or an institutional repository with a persistent identifier.
  • What authors must do. Declare the preprint DOI or identifier at submission and update it after acceptance, linking the preprint to the published version.
  • Public comments. Comments and reviews on the preprint (for example through PREreview or Hypothes.is, when the server supports them) may be taken into account by the editors.
  • Extra effort. Preprint servers and the journal’s submission system are not integrated, so metadata must be entered twice. The journal considers this a small price for earlier visibility.

Research data, code and materials

Sharing the data and materials behind a study makes the method transparent, allows replication and encourages collaboration. The journal asks authors to make the data needed to interpret and reproduce the results available, for example datasets, survey instruments, interview scripts, analysis code, prompts and model configurations, and annotated corpora.

1. Deposited in a repository
Data and code are in a trusted repository and cited with a DOI. Recommended: Zenodo, Figshare, OSF, Harvard Dataverse, or SciELO Data.
2. Included in the article
The data are fully reported in the text, tables or supplementary files.
3. Available on request
Allowed only with a reason, and with a contact the authors commit to answer. Reviewers and editors may ask for the data during evaluation.
4. Not available
Allowed when ethical or legal restrictions apply, which must be explained in the statement.
Education data need special care. Data about students, teachers or minors must be anonymized or aggregated before sharing, comply with the applicable law (LGPD, GDPR or local equivalent) and respect the consent given by participants. Qualitative studies are welcome: share as much as ethically possible, such as codebooks, interview guides and anonymized excerpts. When full data cannot be opened, editors and reviewers may still request them confidentially to clarify doubts.

Badges and openness level. The journal offers optional Open Data, Open Materials and Preregistered badges, inspired by the TOP Guidelines and the SciELO guide to openness, transparency and reproducibility. The target for the plan period is Level 2 of the SciELO TOP guide, which requires data to be shared or the reasons for not sharing to be stated. A later move to Level 3, which would verify reproducibility before publication, will be considered after evaluating the experience.

Data Availability section. Accepted articles carry a section called “Data availability”, with the category chosen above, the repository and DOI when applicable, and any restriction. Authors check this section at proof stage.

Open peer review

The evaluation process remains double-blind: during review, authors and reviewers do not know each other’s identities. Openness applies after the decision, to what is published, and only with consent.

Editor named in the article
Planned
The name of the handling editor is shown in the published article.
Optional publication of review reports
Planned
After acceptance, authors and reviewers may agree to publish the review reports. Each reviewer chooses: report published anonymously, report published signed, or not published. Authors choose at submission.
Citable reports
Planned
Published reports receive a DOI, so reviewers can cite them in their CVs and reports.
Reviewer recognition
In place
Editora Alumni IN and its journals have adopted ReviewerCredits, which records and certifies each reviewer’s work. Reviewers are also encouraged to register an ORCID iD.

Possible concerns. Some reviewers may fear being less critical or suffering retaliation when identified. For that reason signing is never required, and declining to publish a report has no effect on the decision.

Transparency, AI and reproducibility

  • Authorship and contributions (from 2027). From 2027, every article includes a CRediT contribution statement, completed at submission. AI tools cannot be authors.
  • AI disclosure. Authors state which AI tool was used, for what purpose and where (methods or declarations). Authors remain fully responsible for the content. AI tools cannot act as reviewers or as decision-making editors, and any AI use in peer review must be disclosed.
  • Reproducibility checklist for AI studies (planned). Papers that use or evaluate AI systems report model name and version, access date, prompts and parameters, datasets and their licenses, evaluation protocol, and a code or notebook link when possible.
  • Preregistration. Authors are encouraged to preregister empirical studies in OSF or similar registries.

3DEIA Principles

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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility are part of how the journal selects editors and reviewers, evaluates manuscripts and publishes content.

Sex and gender issues

Authors and the editorial team observe the Sex and Gender Equity in Research (SAGER) guidelines, which guide how sex and gender are reported in study design, data analysis, results and interpretation.

Gender equity policy
In place
In force: the journal adopts an explicit gender equity policy for its editorial team, reviewers and published authors. In 2026, women accounted for 30 authorships (14 in 2025), about 52% of classified authorships, which indicates participation close to parity. Gender is estimated from names, for aggregate statistics only; the figures are on the Statistics page.
Editorial board balance
In place
At least 25% men and 25% women in the editorial team, in line with the SciELO criteria. In October 2026 the team has 9 women (47%) and 10 men (53%). Composition is public on the Editorial Team page.
Voluntary self-identification
Planned
At submission, authors may declare gender and ethnicity, with the option not to answer. The data are used only in aggregate, never in editorial decisions.

Diversity, equity and inclusion

No author or reader fees
In place
No article processing or submission charges, so publication does not depend on the authors’ funding.
Double-blind review
In place
Decisions are based on the manuscript, not on the identity or institution of the authors.
Regional and institutional diversity
In place
In force: active search for editors, reviewers and authors from Latin America, Africa, Asia, Europe and other regions, and for early-career researchers. In 2026, 81% of authors with a known country are affiliated outside Brazil (16 countries), and the editorial team brings together members from 10 countries.
Language inclusion
Planned
Abstracts in English, Portuguese and Spanish. Reviewers are asked to assess scientific content and not the author’s fluency in English.
Research on equity
Encouraged
Studies on algorithmic bias, digital divide, disability and inclusion in AI and education are explicitly welcome within the journal’s scope.
Reporting concerns
In place
In force: the journal contacts and the Editora Alumni IN website (alumnijournals.org) are available to report discrimination, bias or misconduct in the editorial process. Reports are handled according to COPE guidance.

Accessibility

Accessibility means that anyone, regardless of ability, device or connection, can reach and use the journal’s content. The plan adopts the following actions:

Accessible web and PDF
Planned
Site and articles aligned with WCAG 2.1 level AA: heading structure, color contrast, keyboard navigation, alternative text for figures and tagged PDFs.
Structured XML (JATS)
Planned
Articles published in XML following the SciELO Publishing Schema, which makes the content usable on any platform, browser or assistive technology.
Multimedia accessibility resources
Planned
Audio summaries of title, authors, abstract and keywords, and short author video summaries, with captions and transcripts.
Plain-language summaries
Planned
Short summaries for non-specialists, such as teachers, families, students and policymakers.

4FAIR principles and preservation

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Content and metadata are managed so that they are Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable.

Findable
Planned
Persistent DOI for every article, rich metadata, ORCID iD for authors and editors, and indexing in discovery services.
Accessible
In place
Open access with no registration or embargo, standard protocols (OAI-PMH) and a permanent URL.
Interoperable
Planned
Metadata in standard schemas, JATS XML following the SciELO Publishing Schema, and linked identifiers (ORCID, DOI, ROR).
Reusable
In place
CC BY 4.0, clear provenance, and data and code deposited with their own license and DOI.

Preservation. The journal keeps cloud backups and mirrored hosting, and plans to join a digital preservation network, such as the Cariniana Network (IBICT) or LOCKSS/CLOCKSS, so that articles remain available if the platform ceases to exist. XML files and images are treated as the original source for preservation.

5Monitoring and indicators

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Progress is measured every year. The figures marked “Current” are the first snapshot (October 2026) and the baseline for the following years. Gender is estimated from names for aggregate statistics only and is not self-declared. See the Statistics page for details.

Open access and fees
Target
100% of articles in CC BY 4.0; no author fees
Current (Oct 2026)
CC BY 4.0 and no author fees, as stated in the journal policies
Articles with data availability statement
Target
100% (mandatory)
Current (Oct 2026)
Baseline to be measured
Articles deposited in repositories
Target
Increase each year; target set after the baseline
Current (Oct 2026)
Tracked through OpenAIRE, with the OJS plugin active
CRediT contribution statement
Target
100% of new articles
Current (Oct 2026)
Mandatory from 2027
Articles with preprint declared
Target
Increase each year; target set after the baseline
Current (Oct 2026)
Baseline to be measured
Manuscripts with published review reports
Target
Increase each year after the launch of open peer review
Current (Oct 2026)
Baseline to be measured
Editorial team affiliated abroad
Target
At least 25% of associate editors, aiming at 35%
Current (Oct 2026)
Target met: 13 of 19 members (68%) outside Brazil, in 9 countries
Manuscripts handled with foreign editor or reviewer
Target
At least 15%, aiming at 25%
Current (Oct 2026)
In force: reviewers are foreign, with review reports recorded in ReviewerCredits; the editorial team includes an associate editor from France and a Brazilian editor
Gender balance in the editorial team
Target
At least 25% men and 25% women
Current (Oct 2026)
9 women (47%) and 10 men (53%)
Women among authors and co-authors
Target
Maintain gender balance among authors
Current (Oct 2026)
30 authorships in 2026 (14 in 2025); about 52% of classified authorships
Authors affiliated outside Brazil
Target
Maintain broad international participation
Current (Oct 2026)
Target met: 81% of authors with a known country in 2026 (39 foreign affiliations, 16 countries)
Submission to final decision (average)
Target
Up to 6 months
Current (Oct 2026)
Baseline to be measured
Submission to publication (average)
Target
Up to 12 months
Current (Oct 2026)
Baseline to be measured
Articles in JATS XML with accessible PDF
Target
100% of new articles after implementation
Current (Oct 2026)
Baseline to be measured
Annual DEIA report
Target
From 2027, published every year, in aggregate form
Current (Oct 2026)
Some evidence is already described in this policy and on the Statistics page

Review cycle. The editorial board reviews this plan once a year, and the policy is updated whenever national or international criteria change. The date of the last update is shown at the top of this page.

6References and standards

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