Focus and scope

The journal Cultura giuridica e diritto vivente (hereinafter, the Journal) is committed to promoting the dissemination and advancement of legal science, enhancing both its historical dimension—understood as part of the European and global legal heritage—and its ongoing transformation, shaped by jurisprudential practice and interpretive activity. Thanks to this broad and dynamic perspective, the Journal serves as an international forum for scholarly exchange, fostering free research and ensuring its widest dissemination through an agile and accessible open access platform.
The Journal adheres to the Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors developed by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics).
The Journal complies with the provisions of EU Regulation 2016/679 on personal data protection and the use of cookies (click here for details).
In line with the ANVUR recommendations, the Journal assigns a DOI code to identify the articles.

Publication Frequency

The Journal publishes annual issues, marked by a progressive number. Contributions ready for publication will be gradually added to the section of the website. At the end of each year, the complete issue will be made available.
The Journal relies on the collaboration of a diverse board of scholars, both national and international, reflecting its inclusive mission, without any discriminatory practices based on sex, race, political or religious orientation, or scientific content.
The Journal supports the cultural growth of young scholars and fosters dialogue between them and their respective scientific communities.

Peer Review

Except for articles explicitly requested by the Editorial Board (invited articles), contributions submitted to Cultura giuridica e diritto vivente for the “Essays” section and, at the discretion of the editorial team, those intended for the “Notes and Comments” section, will undergo a peer review process (double-blind) conducted by one or two reviewers selected from specialists in the field, either within or outside the Scientific Board. They will evaluate the congruence of the contributions with the journal's content, scientific relevance, currency, originality, methodological quality, validity of results, and writing style.

Specifically, it is envisaged that two anonymous referees will evaluate articles intended for the “Essays” section, and one anonymous referee will evaluate articles intended for the “Notes and Comments” section. Once the suitability of the contribution for publication is confirmed, the reviewers will indicate whether the article should be accepted as is or if it requires revisions and improvements. The referees will also assess the appropriateness of the article's placement in either the “Essays” or “Notes and Comments” section and the possibility of relocating the contribution to a different section than initially indicated by the author. In such cases, a new evaluation will be conducted following the rules established for peer review in the proposed section by the referees. The author will be promptly informed of all these decisions.

Open Access Policies

No article processing charges - No article submission charges

Cultura giuridica e diritto vivente does not require any payment from authors for the publication of articles; both the review and publication processes are free of charge.

Cultura giuridica e diritto vivente provides open access to its content, believing that making research freely available to the public enhances the global knowledge exchange. In this regard, the journal adopts the most permissive Creative Commons license. This license allows third parties to reproduce, distribute, communicate to the public, publicly display, perform, and modify this work, provided the author and the journal are credited.

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