Submissions

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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • I am aware that I must upload at least two files into the platform to successfully submit my paper:
    – both one Title Page (DOC/DOCX file, with abstract, author names and institutions, keywords; download the Title Page template);
    – and one Anonymized Article Text (DOC/DOCX file; download the Anonymized Article Text template);
    – also, if any: Figures and Tables (anonymized Excel file).
    Please note that a Submission tutorial is provided if you need help submitting: English version - Italian version.
  • I have carefully formatted all my files according to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • I have carefully formatted my Title Page according to the Title Page template.
  • I have carefully formatted my Anonymized Article Text according to the Anonymized Article Text template.
  • I am aware that failure to properly format my Anonymized Article Text and/or my Title Page according to the Author Guidelines and the templates will result in pre-review reject of my paper.
  • My submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).

Author Guidelines

Please consult the Submission tutorial if you need help submitting your paper: English version - Italian version.

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You must upload at least two files to successfully submit your paper:

  • one Title Page, with abstract, author names and institutions, keywords (DOC/DOCX file, see the Title Page Template);
  • one Anonymized Article Text (DOC/DOCX file, see the Anonymized Article Text Template; a walkthrough is available if you need help anonymizing you Anonymized article text);
  • if any: Figures (Anonymized Excel file);
  • if any: Tables (Anonymized Excel file).

Your submitted files must be formatted according to the provided templates (Title Page Template and Anonymized Article Text Template). Also, your submitted paper must thoroughly adhere to the author guidelines.

Failure to comply with the author guidelines, the templates and/or the upload requirements will result in pre-review reject of your paper.

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Please don't hesitate to contact us at journal@scuolademocratica.it for any question or clarification.

SAGGI/Scientific and Academic Papers

A double-blind peer-review evaluation is in force for papers submitted to this section. Peer reviews are sent to the authors in an anonymous form.

Papers should not exceed the following limits (including title, abstract, keywords, references, authors ‘affiliation):

  • A typical academic and scientific manuscript for this journal should be no more than 7.600 words
  • Papers submitted for publication must be accompanied by an abstract of no more than 200 words, 3-5 keywords, affiliation, and email address. References must include only citations in the paper text.

Papers in Italian or whatever language rather than English should have only 1 abstract written in English, and should also include the original title translated in English.

Note e punti di vista

The section welcomes contributions planned by the Journal on scientific, political and cultural issues and debates on education. Contributions can range from a minimum of 15,000 to a maximum of 20,000 digits. Contributions must be accompanied by a) title (also in English if the contribution is in Italian); b) the applicant's affiliation e-mail address.

Recensioni e rassegne

The editorial board selects national and international books which open horizons in the fields of education, learning and vocational training. For reviews of books the maximum number of digits is 10,000. The section usually issues also reviews of multiple books in order to analyse, criticize and compare, on the same subject or on similar subjects, more volumes by different authors or various volumes by the same author. Those kinds of review must not exceed 15,000 digits.

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