ADVISORY BOARD OF GAUDIUM SCIENDI T he Advisory Board of Gaudium Sciendi is an external permanent committee that gives scientific advice and support to the Editor thus participating in the definition of general editorial directives. It is constituted by Portuguese and international academics, researchers and other personalities, who, being well known for their merit and scientific level, are considered experts on the topics published by Gaudium Sciendi. By accepting the invitation of the Editor, the members of the Board are thus honoring the magazine with their scientific and academic endorsement of our work. The Advisory Board of Gaudium Sciendi is currently constituted by: Luísa Leal de Faria (Universidade Católica Portuguesa), Portugal Molefi Asante (Temple University), United States of America Pedro Louzada da Fonseca (Universidade Federal de Goiás), Brasil Ana Costa Lopes (Universidade Católica Portuguesa), Portugal Ian Campbell (University of Edinburgh), United Kingdom Dália Guerreiro (Universidade de Évora), Portugal Ana Maria Monteiro Ferreira (Eastern Michigan University), United States of America Leonídio Ferreira (Direcção Diário de Notícias) Portugal Georges Rousseau (Oxford University), United Kingdom Ana Paula Machado (Universidade Aberta), Portugal Catarina Burnay (Universidade Católica Portuguesa), Portugal Gerald Bär (Universidade Aberta), Portugal Gaudium Sciendi, Número 7, Janeiro 2015 19