Case
SCIENTIA HUMANAE
· OPEN-ACCESS SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL (OJS)
1 · The problem
Emerging and junior researchers need a transparent open-access journal with rigorous management and room to grow.
2 · What exists today
The journal “Scientia Humanae — Bridging Theory and Practice” on an OJS platform: submissions, archive, editorial team, privacy policy, contact, author/reviewer registration and login. Scope: psychology, sociology, anthropology, cultural studies, education, political science.
3 · How it works
Submission → editorial triage → peer review → editorial decision → open-access publication.
4 · Evidence of maturity
A live OJS platform with a submission workflow, publicly verifiable.
Technical note: always use the root domain (scientia.byblos-native.pt); the www variant returns a configuration error.
5 · R&D component
AI-assisted Submission & Review module (working name: Scientia Review Assist — not fixed without branding review; status: R&D, nothing presented as available):
· Authors/students: preparation report — structure, objectives-methods-results-conclusions consistency, required sections, guideline fit.
· Editors: initial technical triage, thematic classification, reviewer-routing support, ethics/documentation checklist.
· Reviewers: structured manuscript map, methodological issues to inspect, points requiring human review.
Binding ethical limits: AI assists, never decides; transparency; protection of confidential manuscripts; auditable logs; final human decision; bias analysis; a no-AI review path always available.
6 · Technology
OJS/PHP 8.3, self-hosted (Plesk).
7 · Next challenge
A controlled pilot of the submission-support module, with explicit consent from authors and reviewers.