Focus and Scope
Science & Philosophy is an International, double-blind peer-reviewed, open access journal, published every six months (June-December). Science & Philosophy is a multidisciplinary journal and aims to publish original research articles but also short communication and review papers of general significance that are written clearly and well organized. The journal is a source of information for professionals in a wide range of scientific discipline. Both English and Italian languages are accepted for publications. The journal is oriented on the scientific analysis of social phenomena, both by developing research with quantitative and qualitative methods and by interpreting with philosophical criticism. Science & Philosophy has its focus in the study of social phenomena both macro and micro, using the interdisciplinary approach of the social sciences, from economics to law, from politics to sociology, from history to social statistics. The journal focuses on the analysis of both phenomena and trends, for designing local developments and systems ecology. Scientific analysis is supported by an ethic of sociability.
Peer Review Process
This journal has adopted a blind reviewing policy, where both the referee and author remain anonymous throughout the process. Please remove all identifying features from the paper itself, ensuring that authors’ identity is not revealed. However, this does not preclude Authors from citing their own works. However, authors must cite their works in a manner that does not make explicit their identity. Editors will email selected Reviewers the submission. Reviewers who agree to review the paper submit their comments, and select a recommendation. After the refereeing process is complete, a section editor will make a decision for acceptance or rejection. There are two types of revisions: major or minor. For a major revision, original referees will be invited to review the manuscript again. For a minor revision, no more reviews are required, the editor will make the final decision of acceptance if both the content and format are acceptable.
Publication Frequency
The Journal publishes two issues for each year.
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. The journal is committed to real and immediate open access for academic work. All the journal articles are free to access immediately from the date of publication. There is no charge for readers to download articles and reviews for their own scholarly use. Benefits of open access for authors include:
- Free access for all users worldwide
- Increased visibility and readership
- Rapid publication
- No spatial constraints
- Authors can share their research papers on their personal web-pages (i.e. ResearchGate, etc.).
Science & Philosophy publishes open access articles under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) Licence. The Creative Commons Attribution Licence (CC-BY) allows users to copy, distribute and transmit an article, adapt the article and make commercial use of the article. The CC BY licence permits commercial and non-commercial re-use of an open-access article, as long as the author is properly attributed. Copyright on any research article published by SCIENCE & PHILOSOPHY is retained by the author(s). Authors grant SCIENCE & PHILOSOPHY a licence to publish the article and identify itself as the original publisher. Authors also grant any third party the right to use the article freely as long as its original authors, citation details and publisher are identified.
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Open Submissions
Open Submissions