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About the Journal

CerebrIQ International Journal (CRQIJ), founded in 2025, was created as an annual scientific publication specialized in the dissemination of research, studies, and academic contributions in the field of neuroeducation and cognitive sciences applied to pedagogical innovation. Its mission is to provide a rigorous and up-to-date space for teachers, researchers, and professionals interested in the impact of neuroscientific knowledge on contemporary educational processes.

Published by DB Ediciones, the journal seeks to foster the integration of neuroscience, cognitive psychology, and pedagogy, promoting more effective, inclusive, and personalized teaching and learning practices. CRQIJ is positioned as a benchmark in exploring the relationship between brain, emotion, and learning in 21st-century educational contexts.

With an annual periodicity, CerebrIQ ensures the originality and academic quality of the articles published, and promotes national and international academic dialogue through a plural and interdisciplinary approach.

Focus Area: Neuroeducation
Specific areas include:

  • Neuroscientific foundations of learning

  • Neurodidactics and brain-based instructional design

  • Emotion, motivation, and brain plasticity

  • Executive functions and self-regulated learning

  • Evidence-based educational strategies

  • Applications of neurotechnology in education (EEG, brain-computer interfaces, educational neuromarketing)

  • Learning disorders and attention to neurodiversity

  • Neuroeducation in early childhood and higher education

  • Emotional well-being, mindfulness, and emotional intelligence in the classroom

  • Neurocognitive assessment of educational processes

Open Access

CerebrIQ International Journal promotes open and immediate access to all its contents, aligning with the principles of the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI). This allows anyone to consult, download, share, and reuse published articles without economic or technical restrictions, provided proper attribution to the authors is respected.

It is considered that open access amplifies the visibility and impact of research, contributing to the equitable development of scientific knowledge on a global scale.

Ethical Principles and Editorial Responsibilities

Editor-in-Chief

  • Leads the journal, ensuring transparency and fairness in the editorial process.

  • Oversees compliance with editorial policies and the peer review process.

  • Communicates decisions based on scientific and ethical criteria.

  • Safeguards manuscript confidentiality at all times.

Editorial Board

  • Manages manuscript assignment to expert reviewers in thematic areas.

  • Ensures the quality of editorial processes.

  • Proposes continuous improvements to the review system and scientific dissemination.

Authors

  • Must submit unpublished works through the journal’s digital platform.

  • Comply with editorial guidelines available on the website.

  • Ensure that manuscripts are not under review by other publications.

  • Submit articles in editable format (Microsoft Word).

Reviewers

  • Carry out critical, objective, and confidential evaluations.

  • Inform the editors if they cannot complete the review within the established timeframe.

  • Refrain from offensive or subjective comments.

Anti-Plagiarism Policy

Submitted works must be entirely original. CerebrIQ uses specialized tools such as Turnitin® to detect textual similarities and guarantee content integrity. All cited sources must be properly referenced, and the use of third-party material must comply with ethical and academic citation standards.

Peer Review Process

The journal applies a double-blind peer review, ensuring the anonymity of authors and reviewers. Each manuscript is evaluated by two experts within an estimated period of 3 to 5 weeks. This methodology guarantees rigorous evaluations and well-founded editorial decisions.

Ethical Publishing Guidelines

Publishing in CerebrIQ International Journal (CRQIJ) represents a commitment to the highest ethical and scientific standards. All stakeholders—authors, editors, reviewers, and the editorial board—must act with responsibility, integrity, and transparency.

Editorial Decisions
Decisions regarding publication are based on the relevance, originality, and methodological quality of the manuscript, following the journal’s policies and reviewers’ recommendations.

Confidentiality
The editorial team is obliged to preserve the confidentiality of manuscripts and share information only with those directly involved in the editorial process.

Conflicts of Interest
Editors must not use information from manuscripts for personal benefit without the explicit consent of the author.

Role of Reviewers
Reviewers must provide critical and constructive evaluations that contribute to improving the work, and must refrain from participating if there is a conflict of interest or lack of thematic expertise.

Authors’ Responsibilities
Authors must describe their research clearly and precisely, with sufficient detail to allow replication. Data falsification or manipulation is strictly prohibited. In addition, they must be willing to share their data if required for verification.

Originality and Citation
All content must be unpublished. If prior material is used, it must be properly cited. Reuse must be explicitly declared and comply with editorial standards.

Error Correction
In case significant errors are detected in a publication, authors must inform the editorial team to make the necessary corrections or retractions.