About the Journal
I. Focus and Scope:
The scientific journal Mos Historicus: A Critical Review of European History aims to advance and expand the field of European History by functioning as both a platform for showcasing research on European History and a forum for discourse and intellectual exchange within the academic community.
Mos Historicus will publish articles that introduce new scientific perspectives and innovative approaches, whether directly appertaining to the theme of each issue or extending beyond it. Submissions should fall within the chronological framework spanning from Late Antiquity to Contemporary Europe and the broader geographical context of Europe, excluding the Balkans. The journal also welcomes comparative studies and/or contributions to global history, provided they maintain a central focus on Western Europe.
Additionally, Mos Historicus may feature reviews of recently published monographs and collective volumes that align with the journal’s thematic, temporal and geographical scope.
The Editorial Committee will determine the subject of each issue and oversee the selection and publication of articles. To encourage broader participation, the committee’s membership will be periodically renewed, enabling a wider range of historians with diverse areas of expertise to contribute to future issues.
II. Article Form
Mos Historicus will primarily accept research articles, which are based on primary sources and pertain to original or less examined subjects. Additionally, the journal will consider essay-style pieces that draw exclusively, primarily, or partially from bibliographic sources. The article writers must approach their chosen subject from a new, novel and critical viewpoint.
Articles may be submitted by researchers of European History, who are at least undertaking a respective or related postgraduate degree programme.
Any article in Mos Historicus has to be of interest and fully accessible to the non-specialist as well as the specialist reader, while retaining their scientific approach.
III. Peer Review Process:
All submitted articles and papers will be evaluated by the Scientific Committee in accordance with the double-blind review method. Futhermore, each article will be reviewed by two members of the Scientific Committee during the evaluation process.
IV. Publication Frequency
The e-journal Mos Historicus: A Critical Review of European History is published annually.
V. Archiving
Through the platform of the National Documentation Centre (ΕΚΤ), Mos Historicus has chosen to integrate with the LOCKSS and CLOCKSS systems to preserve and safeguard its archives, ensuring uninterrupted access for its readers. LOCKSS, developed by Stanford University, is a digital repository where content is stored and made continuously accessible to libraries, provided they are entitled to it. CLOCKSS is a non-profit archive that preserves digital scholarly materials for the long term through a globally distributed, geopolitically diverse network of archival nodes. Additionally, content preservation services are offered to the journal via the Preservation Network (PN) of the Public Knowledge Project (PKP), which supports journals hosted on the OJS platform.
ePublisher
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