Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR)
Having started its work in 1909, as the ‘School of Apprentice Craftsmen’ (Decree 7,566, of September 23, 1909), UTFPR has existed for 114 years, always dedicated to public education; in 2005, by Federal Law No. 11,184, of October 7, 2005, it became the first Technological University in the country, maintaining the historic investment in Technology and Humanism, which governs all institutional actions. Considering all areas of knowledge, there are more than 110 undergraduate courses, 70 specialization courses and 80 master’s and doctorate courses, approximately.
The Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR), 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 Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR). Please use the correct institution name and your institutional email address during submission. 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.