Open Science

Open Science

This journal follows the model Diamond Open Access.

In accordance with Open Science, Hansenologia Internationalis seeks to contribute to the development of participatory, transparent, and shared scientific knowledge, promoting greater democratization of knowledge so that the results of scientific research are accessible to society as a whole.
 
To this end, the journal’s editorial policy incorporates practices aligned with the principles of Open Science, such as open access, the use of preprints, the encouragement of research data sharing, and the possibility of implementing open peer review.
 
In addition to these initiatives, the journal upholds standards of ethical conduct and best practices for authors, reviewers, and editors. It describes each author’s contributions, thereby promoting greater transparency in the attribution of authorship for published articles. To that end, please find below the Open Science Compliance Form.
 
HI also values and recognizes editorial and peer-review activities. To this end, it gives due credit to the editors responsible for conducting the editorial process for published articles. Reviewers are provided with statements regarding the reviews they have issued; furthermore, authors have the option to validate their contributions through the Reviewer Credit platform. Additionally, in each issue, the journal publishes a list of the reviewers who contributed to the editorial process during that period, reinforcing its commitment to transparency, recognition of reviewers’ work, and valuing of the scientific community.

Open Access

Open access is a condition under which the copyright holder of an academic work grants usage rights to third parties through an open license (Creative Commons Attribution, CC-BY 4.0), allowing immediate, free access to the work and authorizing any user to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, crawl them for indexing, feed them as data into software, or use them for any other legal purpose.
 
This journal follows the Open Access model, allowing unrestricted online access (including no financial restrictions) to all scientific texts published by the journal. The adoption of this model, together with the waiver of all fees—whether for submission, processing, or publication—earns HI the “Diamond Journal” designation, awarded by the Miguilin directory of the Brazilian Institute of Science and Technology (IBICT).

Preprints

A preprint is a manuscript deposited on a server dedicated to this purpose before submission to a peer-reviewed scientific journal, to enable open and immediate evaluation by experts. This model serves as an alternative for the rapid dissemination of research findings, increased visibility, and establishing originality.

The HI journal accepts manuscripts that have been previously made available on national preprint servers, such as SciELO Preprints and EmeRI, and international preprint server such as  bioRxiv, medRxiv, Research Square and Preprints.org. In such cases, since the authors’ identities are already publicly available, the evaluation process will be conducted through single-anonymized or open peer review. If the manuscript is accepted for publication, the authors must provide a link to the version published in the HI journal in the repository.

Open Research Data

Hansenologia Internationalis emphasizes the importance of transparency and reproducibility in scientific research. Accordingly, authors are encouraged to deposit research data and the codes used in reliable repositories, ensuring their accessibility and long-term preservation. This practice not only promotes research integrity but also advances scientific knowledge by enabling other researchers to validate and reuse data.

To share research data, authors may use institutional or subject-specific repositories, such as SciELO Data or others, depending on the study’s field of research and in accordance with the guidelines in SciELO’s List of Repositories for Research Data Deposit.

We also recommend that authors read the Guide to Promoting Openness, Transparency, and Reproducibility in Research published by SciELO journals and the Guide to Citing Research Data published by SciELO.

All original articles published by the journal will include a section titled “Statement on the Availability of Research Data and Other Materials,” indicating whether the study data are available, along with the conditions and location for access.

Authors are also encouraged to ensure that all data, codes, and materials used in the design and conduct of the research are properly cited in the text and listed in the references section, preferably with a persistent identifier, such as a DOI.

The reference should be presented in the following order:

Authors’ names. Title of the dataset. Data repository [dataset]. Version (when available). Year. Persistent identifier.

Open Peer Review

This review model aims to strengthen the transparency and integrity of the editorial process. Accordingly, beginning in May 2026, the journal will offer the option of open peer review, subject to agreement between authors and reviewers. This model allows the disclosure of identities and direct interaction between authors and reviewers through the journal’s submission system throughout the review process.

At the end of the editorial process, the reviews of accepted articles may be published, provided that both the author and the reviewer grant authorization. If consent is given, the reviewer’s identity may also be disclosed.

At the time of submission, authors must complete and submit the Open Science Compliance Form, indicating: (i) whether the manuscript has previously been deposited as a preprint and, if so, the respective access link or DOI; (ii) whether the data, source codes, and other materials underlying the study are properly cited and referenced in the text; and (iii) whether the authors agree to the open peer review options offered by the journal.

Source: Guide for Promoting Openness, Transparency, and Reproducibility of Research Published by SciELO Journals.