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Author Guidelines

Gli obiettivi principali della nostra politica sono: informare gli autori, mantenere un'integrità scientifica della rivista e dei suoi contenuti, e specificare le responsabilità etiche della rivista, degli editor e degli autori.

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Per approfondimenti sulle responsabilità etiche consultare quanto segue.

Authors’ Responsibilities

Authors should: 

  • Ensure that all researched work submitted is original, fully referenced and that all authors are represented accurately. The submission must be exclusive and not under consideration elsewhere.
  • Provide accurate contact details for a designated corresponding author, who shall be deemed by the publisher and editor as fully responsible for the authorship of the paper and all communications concerning the ethical status and originality of the paper. This includes any queries or investigations that may arise, pre- or post publication.
  • Openly disclose the source of all data and third party material, including previously unpublished work by the authors themselves. Anything that could compromise the originality of the submission should be expressly avoided and/or discussed with the editor in the first instance.
  • Identify any third party material that they intend to include in their article, and obtain written permission for re-use in each instance from the relevant copyright holders. Such permissions should be submitted once the manuscript is accepted, or requires small changes to be accepted. 
  • Openly disclose any conflict of interest - for example, if publication were to benefit a company or services in which the author(s) has a vested interest.
  • Expect to sign a Creative Commons Attribution License. 
  • Fully correspond and comply with the editor and publisher in any requests for source data, proof of authorship or originality in a timely manner, providing reasonable explanation for discrepancies or failures to disclose vital information.
  • Fully co-operate with any consequent investigations if the editor and/or publisher are dissatisfied with the evidence available or the explanations provided.
  • Expect transparency, efficiency and respect from the publisher and the editor during the submissions process.
  • Remain in good communication with both the publisher and the editor.
  • When necessary, submit corrigenda in a timely and responsible fashion.
  • Co-operate fully with the publication of errata and with the retraction of articles found to be unethical, misleading or damaging.
  • Remain in good communication with the editor(s), the publisher and any co-authors.

    • Editors’ Responsibilities

    Editors should:

    • Protect the reputation of the journal and published work by only publishing content of the highest quality and relevance in a timely and responsible manner.
    • Carry out thorough, objective and confidential peer review for original article submissions that pass the initial quality check and editorial assessment.
    • Provide a transparent review and publication process as far as is possible, with full respect and care paid to the author(s).
    • Provide advice and give reasonable explanation and updates to authors during the submissions process and once a decision has been made.
    • Allow authors the right to appeal any editorial decision.
    • Only accept papers based on the original merit, quality and relevance of their content.
    • Support authors in queries concerning the originality of their submissions and request the support of RPC if necessary.
    • Advise the publisher of any third party material which has been included for which they do not believe sufficient permission has been cleared.
    • Be ready and prepared to publish corrections, corrigenda, errata when necessary, as well as retract articles that deem unethical, misleading or damaging.
    • Remain in good communication with both the publisher and the author(s).

    Reviewers’ Responsibilities

     

    Reviewers should:

    • Adhere to journal’s policy of confidential peer review of the journal. This includes, but is not restricted to, keeping their identity hidden from authors and not externally distributing any work that is passed to them for their eyes only.
    • Only accept invitations to review work that is relevant to their own expertise and speciality.
    • Review submitted work in a responsible, impartial and timely manner.
    • Report any suspected ethical misconduct as part of a thorough and honest review of the work.
    • Avoid the use of unnecessarily inflammatory or offensive language in their appraisal of the work.
    • Accept the commitment to review future versions of the work and provide 'follow up’ advice to the editor(s), if requested.
    • Seek advice from the editor if anything is unclear at the time of invitation.
    • Remain in good communication with both the publisher and the editor.

     

    Submission Preparation Checklist

    All submissions must meet the following requirements.

    • Il testo aderisce alle indicazioni stilistiche e bibliografiche presenti nelle linee guida per gli Autori.
    • Il contributo non è stato precedentemente pubblicato né è attualmente in considerazione presso altra rivista.
    • Gli autori hanno seguito le istruzioni per Assicurare una Blind Peer Review.
    • L'autore ha preso visione della Policy Etica della rivista.