Peer review process

To be considered for publication in Rivista Studi Fenici, manuscripts must present a substantial and original contribution to advancing knowledge and understanding in fields relevant to the journal. All submissions undergo an initial evaluation by the Editorial Board and, when appropriate, by the Advisory Board, to ensure they fall within the journal’s scope and meet its fundamental quality standards. Only manuscripts that successfully pass this stage are forwarded for external peer review, typically conducted by two independent reviewers.

The journal employs a double-blind peer review process. Reviewers are chosen for their expertise, academic reputation, and scholarly contributions in the relevant field, and may include both established scholars and, when appropriate, promising early-career researchers.

Reviewers are invited to provide their evaluations using a standardized review form. This form is designed to ensure consistency and fairness in the review process, and requests explicit assessments on the following aspects:

clarity, coherence, and structure of the manuscript;
conceptual and methodological rigor;
originality and innovativeness of the research;
relevance and potential impact within the field;
adequacy, accuracy, and completeness of the references;
quality of language, figures, and tables.

In addition to the structured evaluation, reviewers are encouraged to provide a general comment and detailed, constructive feedback aimed at improving the manuscript. Authors may receive anonymized reviewer comments to guide them in revising their work.

The peer review process is conducted in accordance with internationally recognized ethical standards. Reviewers are expected to provide impartial and objective assessments, to treat manuscripts as confidential documents, and to disclose any potential conflicts of interest. The Editorial Board ensures that all decisions are made with fairness, transparency, and integrity, in line with the best practices of scholarly publishing. For further details, see the Journal’s Code of Ethics.