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The authors may present proposals related to monographic numbers – referring to the call for papers – or propose spontaneous contributions.

The journal publishes:

• essays aimed at publication in the numbers of the review or in the thematic dossiers of Diacronie. Studi di Storia Contemporanea;
• book reviews;
• bibliographies and critical bibliographies;
• webographies.

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BIBLIOGRAPHICAL AND EDITORIAL NORMS

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GENERAL RULES FOR ESSAYS’ SUBMISSION

The texts submitted to the editorial board of Diacronie. Studi di Storia Contemporaneashall be sent by e-mail as attachments to:

redazione.diacronie[at]hotmail.it

Every text shall include a short biographical note of the author (max 200 characters); this latter shall state his/her affiliation, eventual publications and the main research interests. These indications will compose part of the text at the moment of its publishing.
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We require the author to send us also:

• Post address
• e-mail address
• phone number

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Copyrights
We inform that the texts submitted to Diacronie. Studi di Storia Contemporanea shall not be submitted contemporarily to other reviews, nor shall they be already published excluded the case in which they have been published under a creative common licence that allows its reproduction.
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Languages
The texts can be published contemporarily in Italian, English, French, or Spanish; furthermore, it is possible to present texts in Portuguese, that will be translated into Italian. Contributions in other languages must be translated (in Italian, English, French, or Spanish) by the author.
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Abstract
The texts must include a resume of 500-800 characters (spaces included). The resumes must be written in the language of the article and, if possible, in Italian. The translation in every other editorial language is optional but appreciated. The resume must therefore be followed by a list of 5 keywords, in English and in the language of the article.

Article’s Length
Essays should be between 30.000 and 40.000 characteres (including spaces).

Editorial and graphic criteria
The article must be submitted in font Georgia 11 or equivalent, justified, interline 1.5; quotes and footnotes must be in font Georgia 10. Titles inside the articles must be hierarchized. The hierarchy of titles and subtitles must be clearly stated.
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REVIEWS

Reviews sent to the editorial board shall be sized between 10.000 and 15.000 characters and shall include:

• the presentation of the author, of the work reviewed and of the scholarly context in which this is inserted;
• a synthetic exposition of the subject addressed by the work;
• a contextualization of the work in respect of the state of investigation and the originality of the subject;
• every bibliographical reference must be indicated in note, following the same norms mentioned for the submission of the essays.

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BIBLIOGRAPHIES

Diacronie published bibliographies and bibliographical researches.

Bibliographies may be:

1. Thematic bibliographies: divided in sub-themes, with sub-sections dedicated to groups of books with common theme;
2. Commented bibliographies: divided in sub-themes, with sub-sections. Each book reported should be followed by a description of max. 600, to illustrate the subject addressed, its strong and weak points, the innovations apported, ect…);
3. Contextualized bibliographies: divided in sub-themes, with sub-sections, inclusive of a general introduction (min. 7.500 – max. 10.000 characters) that explains the subject of the bibliography.

Bibliographies must include:

SURNAME, Name, Title/em>, Place of Publishing, Publishing House, Year.

For further and more detailed information, please consult the Bibliographical norms: normas bibliográficas (en italiano).
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WEBOGRAPHIES

Webographies shall be max. 15.000 characters. They should contain a short introductory text dedicated to the subject and, afterwards, a presentation of the websites, properly categorized.
Articles should categorized (indicatively) considering the different typologies of websites available: services, historiography online, sources.
Services are defined as the complex of databanks, websites, online encyclopaedia, etc.
Historiography online is defined as the corpus of the websites (available) on the subject of historiography
We enlist in this category the websites which allows the access to documents (digital archives, vintage non-scholarly publications, statistics, maps, etc.).
Webographic indications must include the date of the last access.

Diacronie. Studi di storia contemporanea,

URL: < www.diacronie.it > [Accessed on 1st January 2011].

For further and more detailed indications, please consult the Bibliographical norms bibliographical norms (in italian).
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PROCEDURES OF EVALUATION

The procedures of evaluation of each text will examine elements as: the originality of the contents, the valorisation of the interdisciplinary perspective, the coherent articulation according to the contents. Before proceeding to publication, each and every text will be submitted to a peer review process.
Please send your inquiries to
redazione.diacronie[et]hotmail.it
The editorial board will provide the author of the essays submitted with a synthetic appreciation, and containing one of the following judgements concerning the essay:

• Acceptance of the proposal;
• Acceptance under condition of amendments by the author (the editorial board provides explanation and justification of the critics);
• Rejected.

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