About the Journal

Focus and Scope

Reti Medievali is an international academic journal devoted to all aspects of medieval civilization. It was created in 1998 by a group of scholars from various Italian universities in response to the uneasiness caused by the fragmentation of historiographic languages and research subjects. A large number of historians subsequently gathered around the initiative, willing to discuss with their peers beyond their respective chronological, thematic and disciplinary specialisations, and to experiment with ways to apply information technology to research, and to communicate knowledge.
Despite its name RM Rivista is not intended to reflect a printed journal in the strict sense, for it presents neither an imitation nor a rendition of the structure of a printed journal into computer technology. Instead, it is specifically devised in order to emphasize some characteristics of the new communication technology: the relative inexpensiveness of production and issuing, easiness of accessibility and widespread circulation favour fast updates, format flexibility, hypertextual language, the possibility for a multimedial edition, interactive usage and easier reproducibility.
Those readers who would like to be informed on the contributions which are published in RM Rivista are requested to fill in the registration form. In accordance with legislation on privacy protection, the submitted information will neither be transmitted to third parties nor be used for other purposes.
The authors who intend to submit a contribution to Reti Medievali are requested to read the Author Guidelines. They will be required first and foremost to write to the Editors for beeing registered as Authors in order to log in and initiate the article submission procedure which is articulated into five steps. Reti Medievali, which has developed in synergy with the world of libraries, is present in the catalogues of hundreds of universities and research institutions worldwide. Librarians are gently invited to send their notifications to the editorial address: redazione@retimedievali.it.

 

 

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Peer Review Process

All published articles are double-blind peer reviewed at least by two referees selected among high-profile scientists, in great majority belonging to foreign institutions.

 

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Publication Frequency

RM Rivista publishes one volume in two six-monthly issues.
The new numbers are opened in January and July, and closed in June and December.
Individual items are published as soon as they are ready, by adding them to the "current" volume's Table of Contents.

 

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Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

RM Journal does not have article processing charges (APCs) nor article submission charges.

RM Journal is published under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence 4.0.

With the licence CC-BY, authors retain the copyright, allowing anyone to download, reuse, re-print, modify, distribute their contribution. The work must be properly attributed to its author and RM Journal should be mentioned.

Publisher copyright policies & self-archiving (by RoMEO/SHERPA)

Author's Pre-print:	author can archive pre-print (ie pre-refereeing)
Author's Post-print:	author can archive post-print (ie final draft post-refereeing)
Publisher's Version/PDF:	author can archive publisher's version/PDF
General Conditions:	On open access repositories Publisher's version/PDF may be used Creative Commons Attribution Licences 4.0 is available

 

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Publication ethics and publication malpractice

The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed journal is an essential model for RM Journal.

It is necessary to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer and the publisher.

RM Journal's ethic statements are based on COPE's Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

Authors, Editors and referees are expected to know and share the following principles.

 

Duties of Editors

Publication decisions

The editors of the RM Journals are responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published.The editors may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editors may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.

Fair play

The editors at any time evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

Confidentiality

The editors and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.

Duties of Reviewers

Contribution to Editorial Decisions

Peer review assists the editors in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the paper.

Promptness

Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process.

Confidentiality

Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editors.

Standards of Objectivity

Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Acknowledgement of Sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editors attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider 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 papers.

Duties of Authors

Reporting standards

Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

Data Access and Retention

If applicable, authors are asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.

Originality and Plagiarism

The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others, that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.

Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication

An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable.

Acknowledgement of Sources

Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.

Authorship of the Paper

Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors.The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

Fundamental errors in published works

When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editors or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.

 

 

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