Cunoașterea Științifică is an interdisciplinary academic journal that seeks to publish and disseminate original and rigorous contributions in the sciences, philosophy, the social sciences and humanities, as well as research situated at the intersection of these fields.

The journal pays particular attention to studies concerning the nature, production, justification, communication, and application of scientific knowledge, as well as the relationships between science, technology, philosophy, and society.

Aims of the Journal

The main aims of the journal are to:

  • promote original research and rigorous academic reflection;
  • facilitate dialogue between the sciences, philosophy, the social sciences, and the humanities;
  • encourage interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research;
  • promote critical analysis of scientific theories, concepts, methods, and practices;
  • support research in methodology and philosophy of science;
  • examine the social, cultural, philosophical, and ethical implications of scientific and technological development;
  • facilitate the exchange of ideas among researchers from different disciplines and academic traditions;
  • support open access to research results;
  • increase the national and international visibility of published academic contributions;
  • promote good practices in research integrity, transparency, and responsibility in scholarly publishing.

Subject Areas

The journal welcomes contributions from a broad range of academic fields, including, but not limited to:

Natural and Formal Sciences

  • physics;
  • astronomy and astrophysics;
  • mathematics and logic;
  • chemistry;
  • biology and life sciences;
  • Earth and environmental sciences;
  • other fields within the natural and formal sciences.

Philosophy

  • philosophy of science;
  • epistemology;
  • metaphysics and ontology;
  • philosophy of mind;
  • philosophy of language;
  • philosophy of technology;
  • logic and argumentation;
  • ethics and applied ethics;
  • history and philosophy of scientific ideas.

Social Sciences

  • sociology;
  • psychology;
  • economics;
  • political science;
  • communication;
  • education;
  • legal studies;
  • science, technology, and society studies;
  • other relevant fields within the social sciences.

Humanities

  • history;
  • cultural studies;
  • literary and linguistic studies;
  • history of ideas;
  • interdisciplinary studies of culture, knowledge, and society.

Science, Technology, and Society

The journal is particularly interested in research concerning:

  • the relationship between science and society;
  • the social impact of scientific and technological progress;
  • artificial intelligence and its epistemological, social, and ethical implications;
  • digitalization and the transformation of knowledge;
  • science communication and popularization;
  • the social responsibility of research;
  • the ethics of emerging technologies;
  • research, innovation, and knowledge policies.

Interdisciplinary Character

Cunoașterea Științifică particularly encourages works that move beyond the boundaries of a single discipline and address problems by integrating concepts, methods, or perspectives from several fields.

The interdisciplinary character of the journal does not, however, imply any reduction in the academic standards specific to each discipline. Manuscripts must use methods, arguments, and sources appropriate to the subject of the research and demonstrate an identifiable academic contribution.

Types of Contributions

The journal may publish:

  • original research articles;
  • scholarly studies;
  • theoretical and conceptual articles;
  • academic essays;
  • critical analyses;
  • review articles and literature reviews;
  • methodological studies;
  • interdisciplinary studies;
  • case studies;
  • book reviews;
  • commentaries and scholarly contributions on issues relevant to the journal’s scope.

Acceptance of a particular type of contribution depends on its academic character, relevance to the journal’s scope, and compliance with editorial requirements.

Originality and Academic Contribution

Submissions must provide a clear contribution to the field addressed.

Such a contribution may consist, for example, of:

  • original research results;
  • development of a theory or interpretation;
  • critical reconsideration of an existing problem;
  • proposal of a methodology;
  • integration of interdisciplinary perspectives;
  • critical synthesis of the literature;
  • application of concepts or methods in a new context.

A merely descriptive presentation of known information, without analysis, argumentation, or an original academic contribution, is normally insufficient for publication.

Theoretical and Empirical Approaches

The journal accepts both theoretical and empirical research.

Depending on the field and nature of the study, manuscripts may employ:

  • quantitative methods;
  • qualitative methods;
  • experimental methods;
  • conceptual analysis;
  • logical or philosophical analysis;
  • historical research;
  • comparative analysis;
  • case studies;
  • interdisciplinary methods.

The methodology must be appropriate to the research question and described in sufficient detail to allow academic evaluation of the work.

Academic Diversity and Debate

The journal does not promote any particular philosophical school, scientific theory, methodological orientation, or ideological perspective.

Academic debate, methodological pluralism, and critical analysis are encouraged, provided that arguments are presented in a rigorous, well-documented, and respectful manner.

Controversial works or contributions that challenge established interpretations may be considered for publication when they meet the same standards of argumentation, documentation, and academic integrity as other submissions.

Journal Audience

Cunoașterea Științifică is primarily intended for:

  • researchers;
  • university faculty and academic staff;
  • doctoral students;
  • master’s students and advanced undergraduate students;
  • specialists in scientific and professional fields;
  • authors interested in interdisciplinary research;
  • readers interested in the development and implications of scientific knowledge.

Through its open-access policy, the journal also seeks to make research results accessible to a broader public interested in science, philosophy, technology, and society.

Publication Languages

The journal accepts manuscripts in:

  • Romanian;
  • English.

For articles written in Romanian, essential academic metadata are also provided in English, including the title, abstract, and keywords, in order to facilitate international visibility and indexing.

Suitability of Manuscripts for the Journal’s Scope

Authors should ensure that submitted manuscripts fall within the aims and subject areas of the journal.

As part of the initial editorial screening, the Editorial Board evaluates the relevance of the manuscript to the journal’s scope.

A manuscript may be rejected editorially before external peer review if:

  • it falls outside the journal’s scope;
  • it does not demonstrate sufficient academic character;
  • it does not present an identifiable contribution;
  • it is predominantly journalistic, commercial, or promotional in nature;
  • it fails to meet fundamental requirements of academic quality and integrity.

Publishing Principles

Publishing in Cunoașterea Științifică is based on:

originality · academic rigor · interdisciplinarity · peer review · editorial independence · academic integrity · transparency · open access

Eligible manuscripts undergo a double-anonymous peer-review process.

Articles published under the journal’s current editorial policy are made available through immediate open access and are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

For further information on editorial procedures, authors are invited to consult the Publishing Articles, Peer Review Process, Editorial Policy, Plagiarism and Originality Policy, and Open Access pages.