About Us
Mission Statement
Awareness is an international journal that seeks to promote, protect, and propagate novel findings, deeper insights, and profound wisdoms within and across all fields of human knowledge, behavior, and endeavor. Fueled by a love for humanity, a child-like curiosity, and a laser-like focus on truth, this Journal provides a space for creative ideas “Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection; Where the mind is led forward by thee into ever-widening thought and action…” (Rabindranath Tagore, 1861-1941).
About this journal
Awareness is a multidisciplinary, open access, research journal of Sri Sathya Sai University for Human Excellence supported by an international editorial board that serves as an outlet for multidisciplinary and cutting-edge research within and across all the fields of human knowledge, behavior, and endeavor. Awareness provides space for investigations in all scientific disciplines, all fields of the arts and humanities, as well as all areas of business and commerce. This journal erases the already blurring boundaries between various disciplines or fields of study and, therefore, it encourages the publication of collaborative, transdisciplinary research projects.
This is as an open access, peer-reviewed, online journal publishing investigations in the currently known and not-yet-known disciplines of science and technology, all fields of the arts and humanities, as well as all aspects of business, trade, and commerce. Consistent with the University’s policy of providing completely free education to all students, no publication charges will be levied on any authors, editors, reviewers, contributors, subscribers, and non-subscribers. In doing so, the journal remains completely dependent on the generosity of its stakeholders, and free from all kinds of vested interests. Manuscript submission and review workflow, as well as the editorial procedures and publication decisions are using the EditorialManagerTM platform.
Awareness works equally and equitably for the benefit of all, inclusive of all humans and other beings, the planet and its environs, all schools, colleges, or other research institutions, located in all countries and their subdivisions. We implore you to awaken to this journal’s potential and help us usher in a new era of scholarly publishing.
Why publish in Awareness?
First, Awareness is uniquely positioned to publish and amalgamate all areas of human knowledge, ushering a futuristic approach wherein the artificial and archaic boundaries between different academic disciplines continue to get blurred and/or entirely erased. Publications resulting from outside-the-box thinking, with high-quality, transdisciplinary, innovative research will find a suitable home in the pages of this Journal.
Publish your best work in Awareness!
- High-quality, transdisciplinary, innovative research in all fields
- Free from financial transactions or commercial interests of any kind
- International, well-respected, expert Editorial Board Members
- Leading, influential advances in human knowledge
- Prompt evaluation and publication of all submitted manuscripts
Second, Awareness is the first to decouple the growing bond between publishing and commercial interests. The Journal does not impose any charges on its authors, contributors, reviewers, editors, subscribers, or non-subscribers. One may question the Journal’s sustainability and competitive edge against the established journals, motivated by commercial interests and owned by profitable publishing houses. We, however, have chosen the path less travelled and propose a different way to share knowledge without the limiting constraints of monetary transactions. Thus, the Journal levels the playing field for those who cannot pay to publish their research through traditional means, providing a respected, peer-reviewed platform for academic excellence and innovation hidden deep within the resource-limited universities or other settings.
Third, Awareness distinguishes itself through the unique profile of its Editorial Board Members, each one with authenticated academic credentials, irrefutable integrity, a societal focus, and esteemed standing within their own areas of expertise. The diverse Editorial Board and support staff of this Journal have made profound commitments to equity, diversity, and inclusivity in all it functions; quality and human-centeredness in all its policies, procedures, and decision-making frameworks; coupled with honesty and transparency in all its dealings – thereby positioning the Journal for future growth and success.
Fourth, Awareness will publish papers that are most influential in their fields or across different fields, that significantly advance human knowledge, societal advancement, or human excellence in all aspects. Articles will be selected if they present innovative methods, important data, hypotheses, data syntheses, or related concepts. All contributions should merit recognition by the wider academic community, policy makers, and the general public provided by its publication in Awareness, beyond the recognition that comes from publishing in more specialized journals.
Fifth, the editors are committed to the prompt evaluation and publication of submitted papers while upholding high standards to support the validity and reproducibility of published research. The types of articles accepted for publication include original research articles, brief reports, case studies, editorials, essays, hypotheses, perspectives, study protocols, narrative and systematic reviews, book reviews, and selective case reports – related to one of the following Journal Sections: Scientific Disciplines, Arts & Humanities, or Business & Commerce.