About the Journal
About the journal
Ponti/Ponts is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal that aims to be a meeting place for French-speaking cultures: from Quebec and Canada to sub-Saharan Africa, from Belgium to the Caribbean, from the Maghreb to Switzerland and the Val d'Aosta, and to other French-speaking islands scattered around the world, the entire French-speaking world is invited to this meeting, which is one of knowledge, recognition and confrontation.
Each issue of the magazine, which appears once a year, presents critical studies, sometimes unpublished texts, and a vast repertoire of reading notes on linguistic, literary and cultural works from different French-speaking areas. Critical essays and creative texts are brought together in a thematic dossier, which may also include linguistic studies.
From no. 1 of 2001 to no. 21 of 2021, the various issues have featured a thematic dossier and free studies; from no. 22 of 2022 onwards, Ponti/Ponts is characterised by studies of a literary, cultural or linguistic nature that are free from thematic constraints. Interviews and unpublished literary works (poems, prose poems, short stories) are also welcome and encouraged.
Issues published by other publishers :
Cisalpino (http://www.monduzzieditore.it/cisalpino)
Enfers, n. 1/2001
Bestiaires, n. 2/2002
Voyages, n. 3/2003
Astres et désastres, n. 4/2004
Enfances, n. 5/2005
Mariages, n. 6/2006
Présences du mythes, n. 7/2007
Monstres, n. 8/2008
Led Edizioni http://www.ledonline.it/index.php/Ponts/issue/archive
Centre-villes, villes et bidonvilles, n. 11/2011
Pouvoirs de la parole, n. 12/2012
Mimesis (http://mimesisedizioni.it/)
Rêves, fantômes, fantasmes, n. 14/2014
Bars, cafés, buvettes, n. 15/2015
Odeurs, senteurs, parfums, n. 16/2016
Jouer avec les mots, n. 17/2017
Fleuves, océans, ports et navires, n. 18/2018
Univers de la radio, n. 19/2019
Musiques et chansons, n. 20/2020
Enseigner et apprendre, n. 21/2021
Spelling
The articles and reviews published by Ponti/Ponts retain the graphic choices of their authors with regarding spelling rectifications and the feminisation of the names of titles and professions.
Evaluation
All articles submitted to Ponti/Ponts are evaluated and selected by the scientific committee and subjected to a double-blind peer review process.
The expertise takes eight to ten weeks to complete.
Publication charges
All articles are published in the absence of Article Processing Charges (APC).
Licence
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-sharealike 4.0 International License.
Plagiat
The journal takes care to check for any errors and makes corrections where necessary. Retracted papers will be retained online, and they will be prominently marked as a retraction in all online versions, including the PDF, for the benefit of future readers.
Artificial intelligence (AI)
Ponti/Ponts acknowledges the importance of artificial intelligence innovations understanding the challenges and opportunities they entail.
Authors who have used artificial intelligence tools in the editing of a manuscript, in the production of images or graphical elements of the article, or in the collection and analysis of data, are invited to explicitly declare their use, mentioning the AI tool, the field of application, the search queries used and the date of use, in order to allow reproducibility and verification.
The author will remain responsible for the accuracy and correctness of any published content and guarantees compliance with the code of ethics and anti-plagiarism rules.
Authors who have used AI, or AI-assisted tools, are required to include a paragraph at the end of their manuscript, entitled "Declaration on Generative AI and AI-Assisted Technologies in the Writing Process", with the following information:
"During the preparation of this paper the author(s) used [TOOL/SERVICE NAME] on [DD/MM/YYYYY] using the search terms: [SEARCH TERMS] in order to [REASON]. After using this tool/service, the author(s) have reviewed and edited the content as necessary and take full responsibility for the content of the publication."
Editors are not allowed to upload received manuscripts into artificial intelligence software, in order not to risk compromising privacy and copyright.
Reviewers undertake not to use artificial intelligence tools to evaluate manuscripts in order to guarantee the application of critical thinking and original assessment, as required for this work.
Archives
The journal has enabled the PKP PN (Preservation Network) plugin, in order to preserve digital contents through LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) project.
Pre-Print/Post-Print Policy
Preprint and postprint version of the articles can be archived anywhere under the same license.
