Modalities for drafting and submitting contributions to the journal
How to write and submit contributions to the journal
Three types of contributions can be submitted to the journal:
- Articles
- Short communications
- Reports for the Reticula News
All contributions must be sent to the Editorial Committee via email reticula@isprambiente.it
ARTICLES
Articles may take the form of an exposition of:
- an original research;
- an innovation in planning methodologies (territorial or sectoral);
- a good practice;
- a project example realised or in the process of realisation;
- a policy/governance tool facilitating or preordaining the activities mentioned in the previous points.
Articles must be written according to the Authors’ guidelines for articles (linkare file Author Guidelines_articles.pdf) and sent to the Editorial Committee together with the form adhering to the indications of the Code of Ethics.
All articles published in the journal undergo a double-blind peer-review process with the collaboration of a group of experts with proven experience in the topics covered by RETICULA.
SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
Short communications are expositions of good practices or project experiences with a more essential layout than an article, containing a limited amount of data and bibliographic citations. Short communications are not subject to peer review by RETICULA reviewers, but are subject to review by the Editorial Committee, after which changes or additions may be requested. For their editing, please refer to the dedicated Editorial Guidelines.
REPORTS FOR THE RETICULA NEWS SECTION
The Reticula News section is intended to disseminate information on new European, national and regional regulations, open access publications, events, news, European projects, conferences and other initiatives considered of particular interest to the journal's readers. News to be published can be submitted to the Editorial Board using the form provided
Who Is an Author?
To define the Authorship of a scientific paper, please refer to the documents issued by the Council of Science Editors (CSE) and the International Committee of Medica Journal Editors (ICMJE)
In particular, the ICMJE recommends that authorship be based on the following 4 criteria:
- Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; AND
- Drafting the work or reviewing it critically for important intellectual content; AND
- Final approval of the version to be published; AND
- Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.
All those designated as authors should meet all four criteria for authorship, and all who meet the four criteria should be identified as authors. Those who do not meet all four criteria should be acknowledged.