About the Journal

Focus and Scope

Extensio is a scientific journal with national and international circulation, affiliated with the Office of the Vice-Rector for Extension (PROEX) at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC). It is classified as B1 in the CAPES Qualis system. The journal is interdisciplinary in nature and aims to contribute to the dissemination and promotion of knowledge in the field of university extension.

Contributions may result from national and international extension activities or from theoretical works related to extension, considering the thematic areas defined by the Forum of Pro-Rectors of Extension of Brazilian Public Higher Education Institutions (FORPROEX, 2001):

Communication: social communication; community media; written and electronic communication; production and dissemination of educational materials; university television and radio; training and qualification of human resources and public policy managers in communication; interinstitutional and international cooperation.

Culture: cultural development; culture, memory, and heritage; culture and society; folklore, crafts, and cultural traditions; artistic and cultural production in visual arts, graphic arts, photography, cinema, video, music, dance, theater, and circus; training of cultural policy managers; interinstitutional and international cooperation.

Human Rights and Justice: legal assistance; training and qualification of human resources and public policy managers in human rights; interinstitutional and international cooperation; rights of social groups; grassroots organizations; agrarian issues.

Education: basic education; education and citizenship; distance education; continuing education; youth and adult education; special education; early childhood education; primary and secondary education; reading promotion; training of human resources and education policy managers; interinstitutional and international cooperation.

Environment: environmental preservation and sustainability; sustainable development; regional development; environmental aspects of urban and rural development; training of environmental policy managers; interinstitutional and international cooperation; environmental education and natural resource management.

Health: health promotion and quality of life; care for people with special needs; women’s, children’s, adults’, elderly, adolescents’, and youth health; training of human resources and health policy managers; interinstitutional and international cooperation; health systems development; occupational health and safety; emerging diseases and epidemics; family health; substance use and dependency.

Technology and Production: technology transfer; entrepreneurship; junior enterprises; technological innovation; technology parks; training of human resources and science and technology policy managers; interinstitutional and international cooperation; intellectual property and patents.

Work: agrarian reform and rural labor; work and social inclusion; training of human resources and labor policy managers; interinstitutional and international cooperation; professional education; grassroots labor organizations; cooperatives; occupational health and safety; child labor; tourism and employment opportunities.

The journal’s target audience includes undergraduate and graduate students, professors, researchers, and others interested in university extension.

History

Extensio was the first electronic journal to publish articles focused on university extension. Its project was developed between October 2003 and September 2004, encompassing stages such as: initial reflections and analysis of electronic scientific publishing platforms; definition of the journal’s name, periodicity, visual identity, and website structure; development of author guidelines and formatting standards; creation of the homepage and inaugural issue; and overall evaluation and refinement of the journal.

The name Extensio, derived from Latin, means “the act of extending and disseminating,” reflecting the journal’s objectives: to deepen discussions on extension, stimulate the production of texts based on extension experiences, and recognize innovative initiatives that promote social development.

Thus, the journal aims not only to disseminate internal experiences from UFSC, but also to host contributions from other institutions.

From its inception, Extensio has sought to innovate by following technological transformations in society. An example was the inclusion of multimedia elements, such as music on its homepage, adding a dynamic and modern aspect to the presentation of extension activities.

The first issue was launched on May 7, 2004, at www.extensio.ufsc.br, under the leadership of the Vice-Rector for Culture and Extension, Denise Guerreiro Vieira da Silva, and edited by Prof. Gilson Braviano. For this inaugural issue, 23 works were selected from the 50 most representative articles of the UFSC Extension Scholarship Program (2002).

In September 2008, Extensio was incorporated into the UFSC Journal Portal, initiating its transition to the Electronic Journal Publishing System (SEER). From July 2009 onwards, the journal began adapting to national and international standards in order to improve its Qualis classification and enhance communication with authors and readers.

The adoption of Open Journal Systems (OJS) facilitated editorial management, allowing real-time updates by the editor. Since then, the journal has operated exclusively on this platform, ensuring a more professional control of the editorial workflow.

In 2026, Extensio adopted the continuous publication model, in which articles are published individually as soon as they complete the editorial process, with the volume remaining open from the publication of the first article.