About the Journal
Focus and Scope
Focus and scope
Ekstasis: Journal of Hermeneutics and Phenomenologyintends to consolidate itself as a scientific and academic serial, published in digital format and every six months. It aims to publish inedited materials in article format and reviews, as well as translations and interviews that are in accordance with the journal's requirements so that they remain consistent with the subject matter, guided by the hermeneutic-phenomenological theoretical framework.
Peer Review Process
Double-blind peer-review process
Ekstasis Journaladopts the double-blind peer-review policy to approve contributions to be published periodically. This policy generally involves observing the following points:
1. All contributions must be submitted electronically through the Ekstasiswebsite following the five steps.
2. After the submission of the contribution, the author(s) must follow on the website the evaluation process that can last from 30 (thirty) to 60 (sixty) days.
3. The review process begins when the managing editor, after a preliminary review of the paper submitted by the author (s), appoints an editor responsible for the submission review process with the appraisers/reviewers and author(s).
4. The responsible editor, after analyzing the adequacy to the journal's guidelines and norms, submits the contribution to 2 (two) appraisers/reviewers, starting the first round of evaluation.
5. Appraisers/reviewers may be Ekstasis Editorial Boardmembersor external guests who contribute to the evaluation process and ensure the scientific quality of the publications;
6. After the result of the first round of evaluation, the author will be informed of the decision of the evaluators/referees and should provide, in case of conditional approval, within 7 (seven) days, the adequacy of his contribution to the observations of the evaluators/reviewers.
7. It is up to the editor to determine whether or not a second round of evaluation will be required for contributions approved on condition.
Throughout the evaluation process, the confidentiality and anonymity of both authors and reviewers are guaranteed. To ensure confidentiality and anonymity, authors, editors and reviewers should observe the following precautions regarding documents submitted electronically on the journal's website:
1. The authors of the document should exclude all references that may lead to the identification of the authorship of their contribution;
2. In Microsoft Office documents, the author ID must be removed from the document properties (from the File> Properties menu) by starting from File in the main menu and clicking the following: File> Save As ...> Tools (or Options on Mac)> Security Options ...> Remove Personal Information from File on Save> OK> Save.
3. In PDFs, author names should also be removed from "Document Properties" under "File" in the Adobe Acrobat main menu.
The final acceptance of contributions for publication depends on the prior favorable recommendation of the reviewers, the necessary adjustments made by the authors and the final approval of the Ekstasis Boardand Editorial Board.
Publication Frequency
Periodicity
Semiannual. Ekstasis Journalpublishes an annual volume with two semi-annual issues. The first volume is free themeand receives streaming submissions. The second volume has a previously defined theme and the submissions must follow the deadline stipulated in the previously announced work calls.
Open Access Policy
Open Access Policy
This journal offers immediate free access to its content, following the principle that making the scientific knowledge available to the public free of charge provides greater worldwide democratization of knowledge.
