The Mackenzie Presbyterian Institute began its activities in 1870, when the Presbyterian missionary couple George and Mary Ann Annesley Chamberlain arrived in the city of São Paulo. Currently, Mackenzie is present in various locations throughout the country, offering education and healthcare to people, caring for the human being in a holistic way. Proof of this are its Colleges, Faculties, University and Hospitals, in units in São Paulo (SP), Alphaville (SP), Tamboré (SP), Brasília (DF), Campinas (SP), Palmas (TO), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Castro (PR), Curitiba (PR) and Dourados (MS).

The Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (UPM), 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 Presbiteriana Mackenzie (UPM). 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.