About the Journal

Brazilian Journal of International Relations - BJIR (ISSN: 2237-7743) is a four-monthly publication of the São Paulo State University - UNESP – Faculty of Philosophy and Sciences – Marília Campus, the Graduate Program in Social Sciences and the Institute of Public Management and Relations International (IGEPRI). BJIR is indexed in the International Political Science Abstracts (IPSA) - EBSCO Publishing, in Latindex, in IBICT, in Biblioteke Virtual and in Academia.edu in Google Scholar and in the Portal of Periodicals of the Faculty of Philosophy and Sciences (Unesp-Marília).

Mission

To serve as an alternative space for the publication of scientific research prepared by academics dedicated to the study and debate of topics related to International Relations and Public Policies in Brazil and in the world. Contributing, in this way, to influence and intervene in the governmental decision-making process in its various spheres, producing new proposals for the elaboration of public policies, effectiveness of social control, support for the advocacy of ideas and the search for transparency in dealing with public affairs in the International.

Digital Preservation Policy

The Journal is hosted on the Portal of Electronic Journals of the Faculty of Philosophy and Sciences (FFC) of Unesp, (E-Journal Portal - FFC - Unesp Marília), which guarantees the preservation of its digital content in two ways: (i) backup copies are performed daily; (ii) preservation by the Brazilian Network of Digital Preservation Services Rede Brasileira de Serviços de Preservação Digital (Cariniana Network). As an initiative of the Brazilian Institute of Information in Science and Technology (IBICT), the Cariniana Network is part of Stanford University's Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe (LOCKSS) program.

Copyright Policy

The authors grant the Journal the exclusive right of first publication, the work being simultaneously licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY) license. This license allows third parties to remix, adapt, and build upon the published work, giving proper credit for authorship and initial publication in this Journal. Authors are authorized to enter into additional contracts separately, for non-exclusive distribution of the version of the work published in this Journal (for example: publish in an institutional repository, on a personal website, publish a translation or as a book chapter), with acknowledgment of authorship and publication initial in this Journal.

Open Access Policy

To ensure greater democratization of access to scientific knowledge, the Journal adopts the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY) license. Readers have free and immediate access to the content. The journal authorizes the distribution, remixing, adaptation, and creation of the work, even for commercial purposes, as long as credit is given to the author.

Ethical Commitment

The Journal follows the ethical publishing standards of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), whose principles are described here. Plagiarism, self-plagiarism, falsification, and data fabrication practices are not allowed. These scientific misconducts are defined, respectively, by the Brazilian Academy of Sciences as follows at this address: 

1. Plagiarism involving the appropriation of the ideas and work of others without proper credit;
2. Self-plagiarism or republication of scientific results already published, as if they were new, without informing previous publication;
3. Falsification or manipulation of data, procedures and results;
4. Fabrication of results and records as if they were real;

The Editorial Board is committed to the principles of impersonality, transparency and confidentiality in the evaluations, preserving the rights of reviewers, authors and institutions involved in the editorial process.

All manuscripts submitted to the Journal are screened using plagiarism detection software (Turnitin). If plagiarism, self-plagiarism (text recycling) or redundant publication is identified, the editors will take action following the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics-COPE and will consider suspending the review process or retracting a publication (as per the Errata and Retraction Policy).

Guidelines and Peer Review

Every contribution submitted to the Journal first undergoes a preliminary assessment by the Editors, which analyzes the suitability of the work according to the  Journal's editorial line, its suitability for the scope, and aspects such as contribution and originality of the text. Submissions that have gone through the editorial verification process are forwarded to two/two ad hoc evaluators specialized in the subject, who will serve as a subsidy to the editors, and a third reviewer may be consulted in case of conflict in the assessments. The review system is double blind (Double Blind Review): the names of the reviewers will remain confidential, also omitting the names of the authors before the reviewers.

The criteria for the evaluation of articles take into account the relevance of the theme, originality of the contribution in the thematic areas of the Journal, clarity of the text, adequacy of the bibliography, structuring and theoretical development, methodology used, conclusions and contribution offered to the knowledge of the area.

The opinions may result in 4 types of evaluations: Accept; Accept with revisions; Submit again for review; Reject.

The publication of works is subject to compliance with the recommendations of the referees

 Errata and Retraction Policy

The COPE (here) and Council of Science Editors (here) guidelines are followed for correcting articles. Based on these sources, there are three methods for proofreading scientific literature:

1. Errata - refers to amendments or changes to parts of the article. Corrections can be in the title of the article, names of the authors and typographical or diagramming errors;
2. Retraction - refers to partial corrections of the article due to methodological errors, incorrect data analysis, scientific misconduct, or non-reproducible research. There is also the possibility of removing the article completely from the Journal page;
3. Expression of concern - refers to the publication of a notice by the editor when there is concern about the reliability of an article, but insufficient information is available to justify a retraction.

The editors will review all communications pointing out problems in a publication, whether minor or significant. Requests for corrections should be sent to e-mail: . If the editors confirm the allegations, they may consider asking authors to correct occasional errors or mistakes, or they may consider retracting a publication, based on the COPE (here) and Council of Science Editors (here) guidelines for correcting articles.

Editors may consider retracting a publication when:

a) Authors refuse to correct errors or mistakes when requested by the editors;

b) There is clear evidence that the research findings are unreliable, whether as a result of robust error, invention (e.g. of information) or falsification (e.g. manipulation of images);

c) There is plagiarism, self-plagiarism or redundant publication;

d) Research findings have been previously published elsewhere and there is no citation, communication of fact to editors, permission to republish or justification;

e) Contains information or materials without authorization for use;

f) Copyright has been infringed or there is some other relevant legal issue (eg use of images without permission);

g) Presents unethical research;

h) It was published solely on the basis of a compromised or manipulated peer review;

i) The authors did not report a relevant conflict of interest that, in the editors' perspective, would have unduly affected the interpretations of the manuscript or the recommendations of the editors and reviewers.

Editors will not consider retracting a publication when:

a) There is dispute over the authorship of the publication, but there is no reason to doubt the validity of the research findings;

b) The main research findings are still reliable, and a correction can correct eventual errors;

c) The editors have inconclusive evidence to support the retraction or are awaiting additional information, such as that from institutional research;

d) Authors' conflicts of interest were communicated to the Journal after publication, but from the editors' perspective they did not influence the article's interpretations or conclusions.

The request and writing of the correction must be made by the author responsible for the article. If there is disagreement between the authors about what is being corrected, the Journal editor becomes responsible for writing the correction. The errata, retraction or expression of concern will be published as soon as possible, with the article remaining on the Journal page with the respective correction indication.

Fee Policies

There is no charge for submission, evaluation, or publication of texts.

Privacy Statement

The names and addresses provided in this Journal will be used exclusively for the services provided by this publication, not being made available for other purposes or to third parties.