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Author Guidelines

MEFISTO has three sections: Essays, Focus, and Book Reviews. Please choose the appropriate section in the drop-down menu when submitting your work.

Essays articles must be submitted in an anonymous form. They must not exceed 50.000 characters in length (spaces and footnotes included) and include an abstract in English (150 words) and 3 to 5 keywords. In a separate sheet, the author(s) must provide (his/her/their) affiliation and a short biographical sketch in English. Submitted contributions for this section are first evaluated by the advisory board, and then eventually sent to at least two qualified external reviewers for a double-blind peer-review. Submission timeline (for this section): in order to publish in the first issue of the year (June), authors have to submit no later than October of the previous year; to publish in the second issue of the year (December), essays have to be submitted by April.

The 'Focus' section is a monographic section based on a call for papers. It usually has one or more guest editors. All contributions are double-blindly peer-reviewed. Each paper must not exceed 40.000 characters in length (spaces and footnotes included). Submissions have to include: an English title, an abstract in English (150 words), and 3 to 5 keywords. Authors should also provide, in a separate file, their affiliation and a short biographical sketch in English. With regard to submission deadlines, see each call for papers. The mean response time after the deadline is 16 weeks. If you are interested in proposing a topic for this monographic section, please address an email to section editor dr. Marica Setaro at rivistamefisto@gmail.com

Book reviews must not exceed 6,000 characters long (with no footnotes) and must contain an evaluation of the book under consideration. Book reviews are subject to the evaluation of the Editorial Staff. For further information please address an email to section editor Pier Davide Accendere at rivistamefisto@gmail.com

Accepted languages for contributions are Italian, English, French. In submitting their paper, authors are required to conform entirely to the journal style sheet.

Authors are requested to adapt their accepted work to the journal’s formatting standards. Read the Stylesheet for further details.

Peer-review process

The journal relies on a double-blind peer review process. Papers proposed by authors are received by the Editors, who decide whether to reject the proposal ex officio (in the case of obvious misconduct, or if the proposal’s topic is incompatible with the journal's scientific objectives) or to initiate the review process. In the latter case, the editors are assisted by the members of the Executive Board in managing the anonymous review process, which involves the following steps: identifying the two reviewers, mediating between the reviewers and the authors while protecting their identities, and taking a final decision on the publication of the proposal. In the event of a strong disagreement between the two reviewers, the Editors and the Editorial Board may reserve the right to request a new opinion and initiate a second round of review.

The Open Journal System platform, which the journal relies on for the editorial production process and the issue’s publication, guarantees the protection of the identities of those involved in the blind review process. Reviewers are required to justify their judgment by completing the review form on the journal's OJS platform.

Upon request, members of the Editorial Board may disclose the identity of reviewers and authors only at the end of the review process and for the sole purpose of establishing direct contact.

Authors and reviewers should contact the Editorial Board and Editors in case of disputes or reports.

 

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • The submission file is in MSWord, OpenOffice or RTF format.
  • The submission has not previously been published nor it is under consideration for another journal (or an explanation for this is provided in the Comments for the editor).
  • The text is formatted according to the journal style sheet.

Essays

Essays articles must be submitted in an anonymous form. They must not exceed 50.000 characters in length (spaces and footnotes included) and include an abstract in English (150 words) and 3 to 5 keywords. In a separate sheet, the author(s) must provide (his/her/their) affiliation and a short biographical sketch in English. Submitted contributions for this section are first evaluated by the advisory board, and then eventually sent to at least two qualified external reviewers for a double-blind peer-review. Submission timeline (for this section): in order to publish in the first issue of the year (June), authors have to submit no later than October of the previous year; to publish in the second issue of the year (December), essays have to be submitted by April.

Focus

The 'Focus' section is monographic section based on a call for papers. It usually has one or more guest editors. All contributions are double-blindly peer-reviewed. Each paper must not exceed 40.000 characters in length (spaces and footnotes included). Submission have to inlucde: an English title, an abstract in English (150 words), and 3 to 5 keywords. Authors should also provide, in a separate file, their affiliation and a short biographical sketch in English. With regard to submission deadlines, see each call for papers. Mean response time after deadline is 16 weeks.

Reviews and Reports

Book reviews should not exceed 6,000 characters in length (with no footnotes) and must contain an evaluation of the book under consideration. Any cited work other than the reviewed book must be listed in the References. Book reviews are solely subject to the review of the Editorial Staff.

The Editor-in-chief or the Editorial staff may directly invite someone to review a book deemed of interest for the journal’s scope.

Copyright Notice

Deposit Policy

- At the time of publication, the authors of the article may deposit the draft version (not the final version) in institutional archives with restricted access (e.g. Cineca, Anvur), indicating the details of the actual publication (journal title, volume, number, pages, and DOI).

- 18 months after publication, the article will be placed under a CC BY SA 4.0 license and stored on the journal's website. All rights remain with the author.

The journal does not charge for the processing of submissions. Any request to the contrary should be immediately denounced to the Publisher.

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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