Publication Frequency

Bimonthly schedule and controlled continuous publication

Bimonthly frequency requires six identifiable issues each year. Continuous publication permits articles to enter the open issue after production, but it does not alter official dates or permit incomplete, backdated, or metadata-free issues.

Planning reflects editor, reviewer, and production capacity. The journal does not increase volume or frequency at the expense of review and does not change dates to appear punctual.

Frequency

Sapiens in Education is published bimonthly in six issues per year.

  • January-February: January 1.
  • March-April: March 1.
  • May-June: May 1.
  • July-August: July 1.
  • September-October: September 1.
  • November-December: November 1.

Continuous publication

Within each period, accepted articles may be published continuously after review, production, DOI assignment, and metadata completion. Every article belongs to an identifiable issue and volume.

Compliance

Submissions remain open throughout the year. The editorial team plans the workflow to meet dates without compromising review, ethics, or quality. Any frequency change will be announced before implementation and reflected in official records.

Calendar definition

Each volume corresponds to one year and contains six bimonthly issues. The stated date for each period is the official opening of the issue. Continuous publication permits later addition of articles within that period without creating undated issues or retroactively changing article assignment.

Each article displays receipt, acceptance, and publication dates together with volume, issue, article identifier or pagination, and DOI. Advance publication is used only with a stable citation and a clearly described relationship to the final issue.

Planning and capacity

The editorial team maintains an annual schedule for submissions, review, decisions, and production and aligns article volume with actual review capacity. Frequency is not increased merely to accumulate content, and decisions are not delayed to fill an issue artificially.

Punctuality is monitored through OJS reports and public-date checks. Delays are analyzed by stage—assignment, review, revision, or production—so corrective action does not reduce rigor.

Exceptional changes

A special issue belongs to the schedule, states its scope and responsible editors, and follows all ordinary policies. It may not displace regular issues or use less demanding review.

Any frequency change is approved before the affected period, communicated to authors and readers, and updated in ISSN, DOI, catalogs, and relevant directories. Material interruptions or delays are explained transparently; dates are not changed to create an appearance of punctuality.

Record continuity

Year-round submission does not guarantee immediate publication or assignment to a particular issue. Assignment occurs only after acceptance and complete production. Rejected, withdrawn, or incomplete manuscripts are not used to sustain frequency artificially.

Sustained compliance with the calendar is part of quality control and external evaluation. Declared frequency must match the observable archive.

Implementation procedure

  • Approve and publish the annual calendar before the volume begins.
  • Open each issue on the stated dates: January 1, March 1, May 1, July 1, September 1, and November 1.
  • Assign articles only after acceptance and complete production.
  • Display receipt, acceptance, and publication dates, volume, issue, and DOI.
  • Monitor review and production progress monthly.
  • Document delays and communicate material changes.
  • Update ISSN, DOI, and directory records when frequency changes.

Evidence of compliance

  • A public archive containing six issues per volume.
  • A calendar, planning records, and OJS reports.
  • Consistent dates across article, issue, and metadata.
  • A record of delays, causes, and corrective action.

Editorial continuity without date manipulation

Every bimonthly issue shall have an identifying page and chronology consistent with its articles’ actual publication dates. Delays shall be documented with their causes and contingency measures; backdating with fictitious dates or presenting issues as complete without published content is excluded.

Policy monitoring and review

At year end, declared and actual publication are compared. Special issues follow the same rules and do not displace regular issues. Any change is announced before implementation and preserves a transparent history.