The journal deals with Italian Prehistory and Protohistory
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Journal Director: Maurizio Cattani
Scientific Board: Antonio Curci, Maurizio Tosi, Daniele Vitali
Editorial Coordinator: Florencia Debandi
Focus and scope
The journal intends to spread to the scientific world the results of recent researches and studies about prehistory and protohistory, in order to bring out knowledge and information on the issues and contexts of the most remote ages of history. The publication in digital format allows to draw attention to those contributions often waiting for suitable editorial spaces, due to their peculiar wealth of data and documentation.
The journal aims to become an area of sharing and debate on the analysis and interpretations of prehistoric contexts, research methods, and economic and social transformations of prehistory.
Peer Review process
The journal policy states that for each submission, the Journal Manager or the Section Editor identify one or two reviewers among scholars and experts of the topic related to the paper submitted. Once accepted, the reviewer has fixed time to evaluate the submission.
Authors must understand the peer review process as an opportunity to improve their product, with the advice of experts that can identify weak points or sections not completely explained. Reviewers can help to correct the paper with suggestions and proposals.
The Peer Review Process is simply consultative and the editor is not formally obliged to accept conclusions of reviewers.
Publication frequency
The journal is four-monthly published with issues available on march, july and november. The output will follow the scheduled time, but when the papers submitted and accepted will be ready for the pubblication they could be on line in advance and included afterwards according the issues numeration.
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.