Cunoașterea Științifică is coordinated by an editorial team and supported by a Scientific Advisory Board composed of specialists in fields relevant to the journal’s interdisciplinary profile.
The editorial team is responsible for managing the editorial process, conducting the initial assessment of manuscripts, selecting reviewers, overseeing the peer-review process, and making editorial decisions.
The Scientific Advisory Board has a consultative role and contributes to maintaining academic standards, developing the journal’s scientific direction, and strengthening its interdisciplinary character.
Editorial Team
Editor-in-Chief
Nicolae Sfetcu
Researcher, Division of History of Science (DIS), Romanian Committee for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (CRIFST), Romanian Academy, Romania
ORCID: 0000-0002-0162-9973
Profile: [retain the existing link to the individual profile]
The Editor-in-Chief coordinates the journal’s editorial activities, oversees the implementation of editorial policies, and is responsible for the integrity and independence of the publication process.
Deputy Editors-in-Chief
Narcis Zărnescu
Ecological University of Bucharest, Romania
ORCID: [to be completed, if available]
Profile: [existing link]
Note for updating: the current professional affiliation should be verified before publication of the final version, as the individual profile on the website also mentions other subsequent academic and editorial activities.
Tănase Tiberiu
Division of History of Science (DIS), Romanian Committee for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (CRIFST), Romanian Academy, Romania
ORCID: [to be completed, if available]
Profile: [existing link]
The Deputy Editors-in-Chief support the Editor-in-Chief in managing editorial processes and may assume editorial responsibility for manuscripts where expertise, workload, or the existence of a competing interest makes this appropriate.
Editorial Board
Mirela Adriana Anghelache
Romanian Academy – Institute of Geodynamics, Solid Earth Dynamics, Romania
ORCID: [to be completed, if available]
Profile: [existing link]
Ioana Petcu
National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics – ICI Bucharest, Romania
ORCID: [to be completed, if available]
Profile: [existing link]
Darius-Antoniu Ferent
Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
ORCID: [to be completed, if available]
Profile: [existing link]
Ovidiu Boureanu
Association for Intelligence Studies and Applied Geopolitics, Romania
ORCID: [to be completed, if available]
Profile: [existing link]
Dan D. Farcaș
Romanian Academy – Biometrics Commission, Romania
ORCID: [to be completed, if available]
Profile: [existing link]
Alida Monica Doriana Barbu
Division of History of Science (DIS), Romanian Committee for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (CRIFST), Romanian Academy, Romania
ORCID: [to be completed, if available]
Profile: [existing link]
Paul-Claudiu Cotîrleț
“Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău, Romania
ORCID: [to be completed, if available]
Profile: [existing link]
Members of the Editorial Board contribute, according to their areas of expertise, to the development of the journal, the implementation of editorial policies, and the maintenance of academic standards.
Membership of the Editorial Board does not imply automatic participation in the review of every manuscript.
Scientific Advisory Board
The Scientific Advisory Board has a consultative role and supports the development of the journal’s academic direction, the maintenance of scientific standards, and the strengthening of the publication’s interdisciplinary and international relevance.
Members of the Board may provide expertise and recommendations concerning the journal’s scientific policy and development. Membership of the Scientific Advisory Board does not imply approval of the content of every published article or mandatory participation in manuscript evaluation.
Acad. Mihail-Viorel Bădescu
Romanian Academy, Romania
ORCID: [to be completed, if available]
Profile: [existing link]
Adrian Klein
Israel
American Association for the Advancement of Science – [exact membership status/professional affiliation to be verified]
ORCID: [to be completed, if available]
Profile: [existing link]
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Dacian Duna
Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
ORCID: [to be completed, if available]
Profile: [existing link]
Emilian M. Dobrescu
Academy of Romanian Scientists – Full Member, Romania
ORCID: [to be completed, if available]
Profile: [existing link]
V. A. Chișu
Human Resources Romania Foundation, Romania
ORCID: [to be completed, if available]
Profile: [existing link]
Lisa-Maria Achimescu
Division of History of Science (DIS), Romanian Committee for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (CRIFST), Romanian Academy, Romania
ORCID: [to be completed, if available]
Profile: [existing link]
Alexandru Cristian
Romanian Ministry of National Defence / Defence Staff, Romania
ORCID: [to be completed, if available]
Profile: [existing link]
Note for verification: the exact current institutional affiliation and the form in which the member wishes to be presented should be confirmed before publication.
Peer Review
Reviewers are not automatically part of the editorial structures presented on this page.
For each eligible manuscript, the Editorial Board selects independent reviewers with expertise relevant to the subject of the work and without competing interests that could affect their impartiality.
The review process is double-anonymous, in accordance with the journal’s policy.
Further details are available on the Peer Review Process page.
Editorial Independence and Competing Interests
Editorial decisions are made exclusively on the basis of academic criteria, the relevance of the manuscript to the journal’s scope, the peer-review process, and compliance with editorial and ethical policies.
Members of the Editorial Team and the Scientific Advisory Board must disclose any actual, potential, or perceived competing interest relevant to a manuscript.
A member of the editorial team must not take part in handling or deciding on a manuscript where a competing interest could affect their impartiality.
Where a manuscript is authored or co-authored by the Editor-in-Chief, an editor, a member of the Editorial Board, or a member of the Scientific Advisory Board, editorial responsibility is assigned to another qualified person who has no competing interest. The author concerned does not participate in reviewer selection or in the editorial decision regarding their own work.
Membership of the journal’s editorial structures does not guarantee or favor acceptance of a manuscript.
Voluntary Nature of the Roles
The activities of members of the Editorial Board and Scientific Advisory Board are carried out on a voluntary basis and are not remunerated by the journal.
Institutional affiliations are presented solely for the professional identification of members and do not imply endorsement, funding, or sponsorship of the journal by the respective institutions, unless expressly stated otherwise.
Member Consent and Updating of Information
Members of the Editorial Board and Scientific Advisory Board must give their consent to being included in the journal’s structures.
The composition of the boards and the professional information presented on this page are reviewed periodically.
Members are asked to inform the journal of:
- changes in institutional affiliation;
- changes in relevant professional position or status;
- updates to ORCID identifiers or institutional profiles;
- any circumstances that may affect the performance of their editorial or advisory role.
The journal may update the composition of its boards in order to maintain academic expertise, interdisciplinary scope, institutional diversity, and active participation.
Publisher
Cunoașterea Științifică is published by MultiMedia Publishing.
The publisher provides the technical and administrative infrastructure required for publication without interfering in academic decisions concerning the acceptance or rejection of manuscripts.
Editorial Board
Nicolae Sfetcu (Editor-in-Chief): Romanian Academy – Romanian Committee for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (CRIFST), Division of History of Science (DIS)
Narcis Zărnescu (Deputy Editor-in-Chief): Ecological University of Bucharest
Tănase Tiberiu (Deputy Editor-in-Chief): Romanian Academy – Romanian Committee for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (CRIFST), Division of History of Science (DIS)
Mirela Adriana Anghelache: Romanian Academy – Institute of Geodynamics, Solid Earth Dynamics
Ioana Petcu: National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics – ICI Bucharest
Darius-Antoniu Ferent: Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
Ovidiu Boureanu: Association for Intelligence Studies and Applied Geopolitics
Dan D. Farcaș: Romanian Academy – Biometrics Commission
Alida Monica Doriana Barbu: Romanian Academy – Romanian Committee for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (CRIFST), Division of the History of Science (DIS)
Paul-Claudiu Cotîrleț: “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău
Scientific Council
Acad. Mihail-Viorel Bădescu; Romanian Academy
Adrian Klein (Israel): American Association for Advancement of Science
Dacian Duna: Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca
Emilian M. Dobrescu: Full Member of the Academy of Scientists
V. A. Chișu: Human Resources Foundation Romania
Lisa-Maria Achimescu: Romanian Academy – Romanian Committee for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (CRIFST), Division of History of Science (DIS)
Alexandru Cristian – Ministry of National Defense/ General Staff of Defense
Publication edited by MultiMedia Publishing
All positions in the team of the Editorial Board, Scientific Council and reviewers are on a voluntary basis and are not remunerated.