About the Journal

Focus and Scope

The journal publishes articles on aesthetics, phenomenology, history of philosophy, and the theory of arts. Lebenswelt was founded in 2011 under the direction of Tonino Griffero and is published by the University of Milan using the Open Journal System. The journal emerged from the shared interest of its scientific committee and editorial board in the philosophy of experience and has an international character: it publishes articles in five languages (Italian, English, French, German, and Spanish) and often features works by foreign authors. Since 2014, the journal transitioned from an annual to a biannual publication, alternating its sections: the summer issue is dedicated to Varia and Reviews, exclusively focusing on texts published by foreign authors, while the winter issue features a monographic section, Focus, and a Forum that engages with the author of a significant scholarly text published abroad.

Since 2017, the journal has been recognized by ANVUR as a Class A scientific journal for the following academic sectors: 11/C1, 11/C2, 11/C4, and 11/C5.

 

Peer Review Process

The journal adopts a double-blind peer review process.

Essays are evaluated by at least two referees, whose judgment determines whether the submission will be accepted for publication, rejected, or returned to the author for revisions. The final decision will be communicated to the author within six months of the manuscript’s submission.

Author Guidelines

Lebenswelt is a peer-reviewed journal of the University of Milan.

Manuscripts intended for publication should be sent to Giulia Milli (giuliamaria.milli01@universitadipavia.it).

Invited essays may also be published.

Submitted manuscripts must be unpublished.

By submitting their manuscript to Lebenswelt, authors certify that it has neither been previously published nor is under consideration for publication elsewhere.

Any images included in the manuscript may only be reproduced if free from copyright restrictions. It is the author’s responsibility to indicate which images require permission and to obtain and provide such permissions.

Manuscripts must be submitted to Lebenswelt in their final version, adhering to the editorial guidelines.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides open access to its contents, believing that freely available research improves the global exchange of knowledge.

Frequency of Publication

The journal is published biannually, with two issues per year. Articles are published as part of a complete issue with a finalized table of contents.

Code of Ethics

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

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.

Copyright and Licensing

Authors retain the rights to their works while granting the journal a non-exclusive right to publish them. The journal allows authors to publish their articles without any restrictions, including pre-prints (publishable after publication in Lebenswelt) and post-prints, with the obligation to indicate the original place of publication.

Creative Commons License

The journal is distributed under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND license.

Readers have free access to all journal content and are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, browse, or create links to all published texts.

The terms of the license are available at the following link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/it/

Article Submission Charges (APCs)

No fees are required for the submission and evaluation (submission and processing) of articles.

Archiving

The University of Milan has an archiving agreement with the National Central Libraries of Florence and Rome under the national Digital Depositories project.

The journal has activated the PKP PN (Preservation Network) service to preserve digital content by transferring it to the LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) project.

Anti-Plagiarism Measures

Editors are responsible for taking prompt action in cases of errors or misconduct, proven or suspected, in both published and unpublished contributions. In the event of errors, fraudulent publication, or plagiarism in published articles or during the publication process, appropriate measures will be taken in accordance with the recommendations and guidelines of COPE.

Corrections will be made prominently, including the publication of an erratum (errors during the publication process), a corrigendum (author errors), or, in severe cases, the retraction of the work in question. Retracted documents will remain online and will be clearly marked as retracted in all online versions, including the PDF, to ensure transparency for readers.

Fair play
An editor 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 editor 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 editor 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 editor.
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 editor's 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 editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.

 

 

 

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Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Festa del Perdono, 7 20122 - Milano Italy