About the Journal
Focus and Scope
Educazione Aperta, Journal of Critical Pedagogy is an open-access peer-reviewed scholarly journal founded in 2017, taking up the legacy of the "Educazione Democratica" journal.
It uses a double-blind peer review process and publishes articles in Italian, English, French, Spanish and Portuguese.
"Educazione Aperta" is an expression of the Educazione Aperta Research Community (CREA), which is composed of three groups: the Editorial Board, the International Scientific Board, and the International Board of Reviewers.
The Editorial Board
The International Scientific Board
The International Board of Reviewers
From Issue 1 to Issue 5, the journal’s directors have been Antonio Vigilante and Paolo Vittoria. Starting from Issue 6, the journal’s directors have been Mariateresa Muraca and Paolo Vittoria.
From issue 1 to Issue 12, Paolo Fasce has been the Editor-in-chief.
Starting from Issue 13, Antonio Vigilante is the Editor-in-chief.
To contact the Editorial Office: redazione.educazioneaperta@gmail.com
Publisher
Fasi di Luna, via Celentano, 54, 70121 Bari. Tel: 0805247110
Registration at the Court of Bari n.8 (28 March 2017).
ISSN 2532-3091 (paper) | 2785-079X (digital)
Peer review process
The “Primopiano” [Featured] and “Esperienze e Studi" [Experiences and Studies] sections undergo double-blind peer review.
The peer review process consists of the following steps:
1) After acknowledging receipt of the article, the Editorial Board makes an initial assessment based on the topic's relevance and the contribution's overall quality.
2) If it passes the first evaluation, the article is sent to at least one anonymous reviewer, who is an expert in the relevant field.
3) Within about two months, the decision of the reviewer(s) is communicated to the author. The evaluation may have the following outcomes:
- The article is accepted.
- The article is accepted with a request for minor changes.
- The article is accepted with a request for substantial changes.
- The article is rejected.
4) Once the evaluation is positive and the requested changes have been made, the article is published in the first available issue.
Authors and reviewers are invited to review the journal's Manifesto and Code of Ethics.
"Educazione Aperta" publishes articles in Italian, English, Portuguese, Spanish and French.
Publication Frequency
The journal publishes two issues per year.
Open Access Policy
Educazione Aperta is an open-access journal, all its contents are freely available. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author, as long as they cite the source. The journal is licensed by Creative Commons Attribution International CC-BY
Copyright
Authors retain their articles' copyright and full publishing rights, without restrictions.
Fees
The journal has neither article processing charges nor submission processing fees.
Indexing and Abstracting
"Educazione Aperta" is indexed in:
- DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals);
- Google Scholar.
The Journal is rated “A” by the Italian Academic Research Evaluation Agency (ANVUR) for the following scientific areas:
11/D1 (Pedagogy and History of Pedagogy) and
11/D2 (Didactics, Special Pedagogy and Educational Research).
The journal is also included in the Italian list of scientific journals of the scientific area 11 (History, Philosophy, Pedagogy and Psychology).
Guidelines for authors
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