The Fluminense Federal University (UFF) is a public higher education institution based in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro. Founded in 1960, UFF’s main objective is to promote high-quality Teaching, Research and Extension in several areas of knowledge. UFF, a union of knowledge and an intellectual force in constant evolution, is committed to transforming learning into a rich experience. Its purpose is to go beyond the academic walls, positively impacting society and shaping a future of great discoveries.

The Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), through the national contract between CAPES and IEEE has an unlimited open access agreement with IEEE that enables researchers to publish articles as open access without open access fees in all IEEE fully and hybrid open access journals. The agreement applies to all original research articles accepted for publication between 5 November 2024 – 30 October 2027. To benefit from this agreement, the corresponding author has to be affiliated with Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF). Please use the correct institution name and your institutional email address during submi​​ssion. It is recommended for authors to select the CC BY 4.0 license. The open access funding request will be approved by an OA administrator at CAPES. Overlength page charges or color fees are not covered by the agreement and will be charged to authors.