About the Journal

The journal Aprender published its first issue in January 1987. Since the foundation, it has been a part of a scientific, educational and cultural strategy from the Superior School of Education (nowadays Superior School of Education and Social Sciences – Escola Superior de Educação e Ciências Sociais) and the Portalegre Polytechnic University.
The journal Aprender publishes two issues per year, but special issues/supplements may also be published. Articles can be published in Portuguese, English, Spanish or French.

 

Plagiarism detection

Throughout the process (from submission to production/publication), the journal uses the Ouriginal system, a plagiarism detection service (formerly known as UrKund), under license from the  Portalegre Polytechnic University . If there is evidence of plagiarism, the authors will be prohibited from publishing in Aprender.

 

Ethics policy

The journal follows the Code of Ethics of the Portalegre Polytechnic University, published by Order no. 8047/2021 in the Official Gazette no. 157/2021.

 

Open Access Policy

The content of this journal is freely and immediately accessible, contributing to the dissemination and application of knowledge at national and international level, and no costs are charged to the authors for submission, review and publication.

Aprender began digital publication in June 2012. All previous issues are also available in open access.

 

Preservation and archiving policy

The content of this journal is preserved via PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN).

 

Interoperability protocol

Aprender journal integrates the OAI-PMH 2.0 protocol  (Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvestingor).