Focus and Scope

Mediterranea, International Journal on the Transfer of Knowledge is an international, open-access, peer-reviewed journal focusing on various areas of knowledge transfer from Late Antiquity to the Early Modern period, covering the Middle East and the Mediterranean basin, and paying special attention to philological, philosophical, scientific, cultural and religious fields of research.

If there is one thing that characterizes the powerful process of knowledge exchange between the Near East and the Latin West it is the passion for knowledge and the discovery of its secrets that inspired scholars of the period. This led to long journeys and rich encounters, and the mutual exchange between cultures that have repercussions up to the present day.

Mediterranea is a project focused on combining efforts, by linking highly qualified research institutions with expertise in the field of translation studies and the transfer of knowledge within the different areas of study that will be addressed in the journal.

Mediterranea is a peer-reviewed academic journal published annually (at the end of March).

Peer-Review Process

After internal assessment, submissions that meet the Journal’s requirements are sent confidentially and anonymously to be analysed by one or two experts who are neither members of the Journal’s editorial team nor part of the advisory board. Reviewers will submit a detailed report on the quality, interest, and potential impact of the manuscript, which will be carefully considered by the editors while assessing the manuscript submission. In case of disagreement between two reports, the manuscript will be submitted to a third referee. Acceptation and refusal of the manuscript, as well as suggested or required modifications, will be promptly communicated to the author. Inclusion of required modification into the manuscript is conditional to its final acceptation. If considered necessary by the editors, the new version of the manuscript will undergo a further peer-review process before being eventually accepted (or rejected). Authors will be kept appraised throughout the editorial process. Once the paper is accepted, the peer-reviewed and revised version of the manuscript will be uploaded to the OJS platform. The Journal will send to the author the article proofs, which must be corrected and returned within 25 calendar days. More detailed info on the peer-review process can be found in the dedicated sections on the ‘Submissions’ and ‘Publication Ethics and Malpractice’ pages.

Open Access Policy

The Journal is proud to provide open access to all its contents on the principle that giving free access to research results helps support a greater global exchange of knowledge. Since its inception in 2016, Mediterranea has been published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). More info can be found in the dedicated section on the ‘Publication Ethics and Malpractice’ page.