Information For Authors

Sections

I. About the journal
II. Manuscript preparation
III. Submission
IV. Peer review policy
V. Open-access policy
VI. Copyright and licensing
VII. Archiving and digital preservation
VIII. Corrections, retractions, and updates
IX. Publication ethics
X. APCs and submission charges
XI. Rights and permissions
XII. Privacy statement
XIII. Contact

I. About the journal

Conatus – Journal of Philosophy is the biannual international, peer-reviewed, diamond open-access journal of the NKUA Applied Philosophy Research Laboratory. It publishes original, unpublished research in all areas of philosophy and its applications to intellectual and practical life. The journal is available in both print and electronic formats.

II. Manuscript preparation

Before submitting your manuscript, make sure you have consulted the Manuscript Preparation Guidelines of the journal, available here.

III. Submission

Manuscripts must be submitted exclusively through the journal’s online submission system (OJS platform). The process guides authors step by step in creating and uploading their files. For specific instructions, see the Submission Guidelines available here.

To register with the online submission system (OJS platform) see the User Registration Guidelines available here.

Submission declaration

By submitting a manuscript, authors confirm that:

  • The work has not been published previously (except as an abstract, lecture, thesis, or preprint).

  • It is not under consideration elsewhere.

  • All authors and relevant authorities approve its submission.

  • If accepted, it will not be published elsewhere in any language without the journal’s written consent.

IV. Peer review policy

The journal employs a double-blind peer-review process (both author/s and reviewer/s remain anonymous) to secure the quality, validity and academic integrity of the content.

1. Initial Assessment

All submitted manuscripts will be assessed by the Editor (or the Editors) to ensure, on the one hand, that they fall within the scope of the Journal, and on the other that they abide by the academic standards the Journal embraces. Those manuscripts that meet the Journal’s criteria will, by standard procedure that guarantees double blind review, be channelled to independent (to wit, not affiliated with the same institute as the author) expert reviewers, at least two, for anonymous peer review.

Book reviews, interviews, introductory notes or editorials (in the case of special issues) will be accepted for publication after being reviewed only by the Editor or Editors.

2. Reviewer Feedback and Decision

Reviewers evaluate the manuscript’s originality, clarity, argumentation, methodology, and contribution to philosophy, and recommend acceptance, revision, or rejection. In case of conflicting reports, a third reviewer may be consulted. The final decision rests with the Editor(s).

3. Review Timeline

The full peer-review process, including editorial decision, typically takes up to 16 weeks from acknowledgment of receipt.

Editorially Reviewed Submissions

Book reviews, interviews, and editorial notes (e.g., for special issues) are reviewed directly by the Editor(s).

V. Open access policy

Conatus - Journal of Philosophy is a diamond open-access journal, offering all its content freely to users and their institutions without any charges. Likewise, authors can publish their work without incurring any fees. Users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, link to the full texts of articles, or use them for any lawful purpose without needing prior permission from the publisher or the author. This policy aligns with the BOAI (Budapest Open Access Initiative) definition of open access.

Conatus - Journal of Philosophy provides immediate open access to its content at no cost either for the author, or for the reader, since the Journal's aim and mission is to make original philosophical research freely available, to facilitate exchange of ideas and inspire engagement in philosophical debates. To this purpose authors are encouraged to deposit their articles, as well as data underlying the publications, to institutional and/or other appropriate subject repositories under a Creative Commons BY-NC license. Permitted reuse is defined by a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).

The fact that Conatus - Journal of Philosophy is a diamond open-access journal, means that:

  • All content is freely available without subscription or author fees.

  • Users may read, download, copy, distribute, print, or link to articles without prior permission, in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition.

Authors are encouraged to deposit published articles and underlying data in institutional or subject repositories under a Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).

VI. Copyright and licensing

Authors retain copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication.
The published work is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0, allowing sharing and adaptation with appropriate credit, noncommercial use, and no additional restrictions.

Authors may:

  • Enter separate, non-exclusive agreements for further distribution (e.g., in books or repositories).

  • Post their work online before or during the submission process to encourage engagement and citation.

VII. Archiving and digital preservation

The journal is published through the National Documentation Center (EKT), which provides:

  • OJS platform and digital archiving services.

  • PKP Preservation Network for long-term digital preservation.

Deposit Policy

Authors may self-archive all versions of their work (submitted, accepted, or published) in repositories without embargo.

VIII. Corrections, retractions, and updates

In accordance with COPE Guidelines, the journal publishes:

  • Corrigenda (author errors): According to the COPE guidelines, "the term corrigendum (or correction) usually refers to an author error." The Journal will consider changes to articles requested by their authors at any time after publication. Authors should contact the Managing Editor or the Editor-in-Chief; they will determine whether to publish a corrigendum or not. In case of co-authored articles, all authors should state their agreement.

  • Errata (production errors): According to the COPE guidelines, "The term erratum usually refers to a production error, caused by the journal." Before publishing an erratum, the Journal will contact the author or the authors, indicate the mistake, and ask of their approval.

  • Author name changes (upon author request): Journal authors may change names during their publishing careers for various reasons: marriage or divorce, shift in their gender identity, religious conversion. Conatus - Journal of Philosophy will not require authors to disclose the reasons for a name change request. Conatus will only accept requests directly from the author. Unless otherwise requested, Conatus will silently update the author's name, and update metadata to abstracting and indexing services. The Digital Object Identifier (DOI) for the article will remain the same.

  • Addenda (for significant post-publication updates): In case the author or the authors wish to provide additional information important for the understanding of their article, for example in order to add more depth to the topic, or clarify, or expand it, post-publication addenda may be published. The Editor-in-Chief and the Managing Editor will determine whether or not the publication of an addendum is necessary.

  • Expressions of concern: Expressions of Concern are published at the editors’ discretion to notify readers of serious concerns about published work and raise awareness to a possible problem in an article.

  • Retractions (for ethical breaches or legal violations): The Journal reserves the right to issue retraction statements and/or remove published content according to the COPE Retraction Guidelines in cases that

  1. serious errors occure in the conduct of the research,
  2. the views expressed are manifestly partial and/or outwardly biased,
  3. publication or research ethics have been violated.

Published content of any kind (research papers, introductions, discussions, book reviews, etc.) will be completely removed from the Journal's online platform in cases that there is

  1. defamatory content,
  2. content that infringes the rights of a third party, such as intellectual property rights, the right to privacy, or other legal rights,
  3. unlawful content (including instances of violation of the General Data Protection Regulations),
  4. clear evidence of plagiarism,
  5. content that would promote anti-social or discriminatory views, as well as hate speech and violence.

Content may be removed if it is defamatory, infringes rights, violates privacy, or promotes discriminatory or unlawful material.

IX. Publication ethics

Conatus – Journal of Philosophy adheres to the ethical standards of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and requires all authors, reviewers, and editors to follow principles of integrity, transparency, and responsible scholarly conduct.

Research involving human participants must comply with the Declaration of Helsinki, with explicit confirmation of informed consent and ethics approval where applicable.

All submissions must include a Conflict of Interest Declaration. Authors are required to disclose any financial, institutional, or personal relationships that could be reasonably perceived as influencing the arguments presented in their manuscript. If no such conflicts exist, no statement is necessary.

In multi-authored works, an Author Contribution Statement clarifying individual roles.

For full details, please consult the Journal’s Publication Ethics Policy.

X. APCs and submission charges

The journal does not levy article processing charges (APCs), submission fees, publication fees, or any other form of cost to authors. Open access to all published content is provided entirely free of charge, ensuring that both the publication and dissemination of scholarly work in Conatus – Journal of Philosophy remain without financial barriers for authors and readers alike.

XI. Rights and permissions

Authors retain full rights to their work and may reuse, distribute, or republish it freely, provided that the original publication in Conatus is acknowledged.

XII. Privacy statement

Personal data (names, email addresses) provided through the journal’s website are used solely for editorial and scholarly purposes and are not shared with third parties.

XIII. Contact

Conatus – Journal of Philosophy
NKUA Applied Philosophy Research Laboratory 
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Email: [email protected]