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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Author Guidelines

To submit a contribution, authors must first request registration on the platform as an Author by contacting the editorial office (tecnal@unicas.it). Only after receiving confirmation will it be possible to log in to the system and initiate the manuscript submission procedure, which consists of five steps.

The proposed contribution must not have been previously published elsewhere nor be simultaneously under consideration by another journal. Any exceptions must be clearly and thoroughly explained in the “Comments for the Editor” field, specifying the reasons and circumstances of any prior or concurrent submission.

Authors wishing to submit an article to Trame di Letteratura Comparata are required to comply strictly with the editorial guidelines.

dimore

'dimore’ is devoted to the monographic topic selected by the editorial board.

caleidoscopio

'caleidoscopio' broadens the monographic theme to more general fields. It also welcomes miscellaneous articles.

alfieriana

'alfieriana' is a section dedicated to studies on Vittorio Alfieri.

officina

'Officina' is devoted to translation and translation studies.

agorà

'agorà' presents news and reports on initiatives in the fields of foreign literatures and comparative literature.

finestre

'finestre' features reviews.

Copyright Notice

trame di letteratura comparata is an online open-access publication distributed under a Creative Commons license.

The author retains copyright of their contribution, while granting anyone the right to reproduce, distribute, communicate to the public, display, perform, or otherwise disseminate the work, provided that the author’s name and the title of the journal are properly acknowledged.

At the time of submission, the author must declare that the proposed text is original in both structure and content and does not infringe upon the rights of third parties or violate any obligations related to the protection of the moral and economic rights of other authors or rights holders. This declaration applies to every part of the contribution, including texts, images, photographs, tables, and any other included materials.

The author also confirms awareness of the legal responsibilities and penalties provided for by applicable law in cases of false statements or the use of forged documents. Consequently, trame di letteratura comparata is exempt from any civil, administrative, or criminal liability and shall be indemnified by the author against any claims or demands brought by third parties.

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The journal collects only the personal data strictly necessary for the operation of a peer-reviewed academic publication. The information requested is used solely to manage the evaluation and publication processes, to ensure proper authorship attribution, and to compile anonymous, aggregated statistical data on readership, geographical origin, and article preferences. Data are used exclusively for scholarly communication and dissemination.

The Editorial Office uses this information only to manage the editorial workflow and to improve the quality of the journal. Anonymous and aggregated statistical data, including publication and usage metrics, may be shared with the developers of the OJS (PKP) platform. Under no circumstances are data used for commercial purposes or for aims other than those stated above.

Authors remain responsible for any personal data relating to individuals mentioned in their contributions.

Data management complies with applicable legislation, including the European Union’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), which safeguards data subjects’ rights (access, rectification, erasure, portability, and privacy by design), while also recognising the public interest in the dissemination of scholarly research.

 

CODE OF ETHICS

The journal trame di letteratura comparata adheres to the good practice guidelines, recommendations and guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) for Journal Editors. All parts involved – authors, editors and reviewers – must know and agree on the following ethic principles.

Duties of Editors

  1. The Editor-in-Chief as well as the Editor(s) of each issue are solely and independently responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. In their decisions, they must follow the strategies and the editorial approach of the journal. They may confer with the Scientific Committee and are constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism.
  2. The Editor-in-Chief and the Editor(s) of each issue pre-review the received manuscripts and their decisions of acceptance or rejection are based on the contribution’s thematic relevance to publication’s scope, originality and appropriate submission format. Manuscripts complying with the above requirements and free of possible irregularities are sent to at least one reviewer chosen among scholars and experts external to the Scientific Committee and the Editorial Committee, according to a double-blind peer review procedure. If a manuscript is rejected, the author(s) will be notified electronically.
  3. The Editor(s) will ensure that the peer review process is fair, impartial, and accurate; and that manuscripts will be evaluated for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship or political philosophy of the authors.
  4. Manuscripts submitted to the journal will be treated as confidential documents throughout the evaluation process. The Editorial staff will not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, and the publisher.
  5. If the Editor-in-Chief detects or receives reports of errors or inaccuracies, conflict of interest or plagiarism in a published article, he shall promptly notify the author and the publisher, take the necessary actions to clarify the matter and, if necessary, withdraw the article or publish a retraction.

Duties of Reviewers

  1. Peer-reviewers assist the Editor(s) in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author may also help the author in improving the manuscript.
  2. A selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows its prompt review is impossible must notify the Editor(s).
  3. Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents and their contents must not be discussed with others, except as authorised by the Editor(s).
  4. Peer review must be conducted objectively, with no personal criticism of the author. Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
  5. Reviewers should also call to the Editor-in-Chief’s and/or the Editor(s)’s attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published essay of which they have personal knowledge.
  6. Reviewers must treat any manuscripts they are asked to review as confidential documents and will not use them for personal advantage.
  7. Reviewers should not review manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the submission.

Duties of Authors

  1. Authors are responsible for the manuscripts they submit: they guarantee the originality of their works. Authors ensure that the work and/or words of others are appropriately cited or quoted and identify all sources used in the creation of their manuscripts.
  2. Submitted manuscripts must not have been published as copyrighted material elsewhere. Authors must certify that the manuscript under review is not currently being considered for publication elsewhere.
  3. The authorship of the manuscript is limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, or execution of the study. The submitting Author must ensure that all eligible co-Authors are included on the manuscript and that all co-Authors have seen and approved the final version of the manuscript and have agreed to its submission for publication.
  4. Authors must clearly report any potential financial or other possibly important conflict of interest that could affect the results or the interpretation of the manuscript.