About the Journal
Conexões - Ciência e Tecnologia is a scientific and technological journal linked to the Federal Institute of Ceará (IFCE), created in 2007 to promote the production, systematization, and dissemination of knowledge initially generated at the institution, through the publication of theoretical or applied articles related to scientific and technological research in nine areas of study. Its mission is to enhance debates and contribute to the construction of scientific knowledge and the democratization of science.
Currently, with continuous flow, the journal has received the A2 category, in the evaluation of the Qualis Periódicos platform of the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (Capes). The target audience includes students, teachers, and researchers from nine areas (Engineering; Exact and Earth Sciences; Human Sciences; Applied Social Sciences; Agricultural Sciences; Biological Sciences; Linguistics, Languages and Arts; Health Science; and Multidisciplinary) and it aims to promote consolidated works with unpublished and original contributions, not published elsewhere and resulting from dense master's, doctoral and similar researches into national and international scientific production.
Qualis Capes: A2
ISSN: 2176-0144
DOI Prefix: 10.21439
Current Issue
Vol. 20 (2026)
The Conexões: Ciência e Tecnologia is the most traditional scientific journal of to the Federal Institute of Ceará (IFCE). The journal has continuous publication and its twentieth volume in 2026, which will publish articles throughout this year.
The cover of volume 20 refers to technology and its importance in science, but with the indispensable presence of the human being. Although technological resources are increasingly powerful, versatile, and accessible to our researchers, it is the human figure that determines the course of science. The cover shows it: however technological the tool may be, it is the hands and mind that make science happen.
Published:
2026-02-13
