The journal Incidenza dell'Antico relies on a double-blind peer-review process. The responsibility for overseeing the process and ensuring its transparency lies with the Editorial Board. The members of the Editorial Board are also responsible for archiving and preserving the documents related to the review process that are sent to them by authors and reviewers via e-mail.

The journal applies a double-blind peer-review process for proposed articles and notes (separate, but only in the sense that in this case there is only one reviewer, and the review process of texts in thematic dossiers results from invited symposia by a scientific committee that guarantees the scientific quality of the contributions).

The proposed texts are received by the Editorial Board, which has the right to choose whether to reject the proposal (in the case of proven bad behaviour on the part of the potential author(s), or because it is incompatible with the editorial line and scientific objectives of the journal, for example, or because the material submitted is incomplete) or to initiate the review process; in very rare cases, in the presence of an author of recognised exceptional prestige, the Editorial Board may decide to omit the review process). In the second case, i.e. if the proposed text is admitted to the revision process, the Management, if necessary with the assistance of the members of the Scientific Committee, will identify the two reviewers (one of whom may possibly be chosen from among the members of the Scientific Committee, if the Scientific Secretariat is not involved in the revision process) and will then mediate between the author(s) and the reviewers, while protecting their identity, and take a final decision on the publication of the proposed text. In the event of a strong divergence between the opinions of the two reviewers, the Editorial Board will request a new opinion, thus initiating a second round of revision. Contacts between the Editorial Board, the reviewers and the author(s) take place by e-mail; the evaluation forms sent by the reviewers are received by the Management, which then sends them to the author(s) in PDF format. 

The Editorial Board guarantees the protection of the identities of those involved in the review process. Only at the end of the process may the Editorial Board disclose the identity of the author(s) and reviewer(s) for the sole purpose of making direct contact with them. In the event of disputes or to report any problems that may arise, authors and reviewers will only contact the Management. Every two years, the Review publishes the list of reviewers, which does not explicitly correspond to the essays/notes examined and evaluated.

In the event that a member of the Editorial Board intends to propose a paper for publication in Incidenza dell'Antico, his/her proposal will also be subject to the double-blind review process. In order to ensure the transparency of the process and to avoid possible conflicts of interest, the other members of the Editorial Board will, exceptionally, take over all the tasks involved in overseeing the double-blind review for the dossier in question, effectively relieving the proposing member of his or her responsibilities, which will only be reassigned to him or her for the following issue.

Copyright, subscriptions, open access

Issue files are only available for download by subscription for 24 months from the date of publication. After the embargo period, the content becomes open access and is subject to the Creative Commons Generic Licence version 4.0 (cc. By 4.0). Copyright in individual articles passes to the publisher on the date of publication of the article and reverts to the authors at the end of the embargo period.

The journal does not charge authors for the publication of their articles.

If the author wishes to request immediate Open Access publication of his/her contribution, without waiting for the end of the embargo period, a fee of EUR 500.00 will be charged. To make this type of request, please contact our administrative office (amministrazione@edizioniets.com) and the journal manager (journals@edizioniets.com), indicating: the title of the article, the details of the file to which it belongs, the details of the person to whom the invoice should be addressed, the existence of any research funding.

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