About the Journal
Focus and Scope
Il Capitale culturale - Studies on the Value of Cultural Heritage is the Scientific Journal promoted by the Division of Cultural Heritage of the University of Macerata, which brings together different disciplinary skills (archaeology, archival science, law, business management, information science, museology, restoration, history, art history), with the common goal of implementing studies, research and planning activities for enhancing cultural heritage.
The journal was created to provide a field of discussion on the issue of integrated conservation and enhancement of cultural heritage among scholars in different disciplines. The journal is not only aimed at academic partners, but also strives to meet the needs of both public and private individuals, operating in the management of cultural heritage at different national and international levels, aiming to offer them innovative and effective models.
The basic assumption is that, especially in the Age of Knowledge, Culture is a fundamental asset in enhancing citizens’ tangible and intangible quality of life and Italian development. Moreover, this objective is the commitment of the Constitution of the Italian Republic, which states that cultural heritage should be enhanced to improve citizens' lives (articles 3 and 9) since 1948, and has explicitly provided the function of 'valorizzazione' (enhancement) since 2001.
In particular, it is necessary to know and communicate the potential value that is inherent to cultural goods and therefore to manage cultural organizations with this mission in order to meet the broader social and market demand. In this way we can succeed in not disappointing the right to culture, which is guaranteed by the constitution, to create - as it is right and possible - social and market value for communities, individuals, territories and made in Italy products, and finally to ensure the survival of the 'cultural capital'.
Even Government documents relating to the management of cultural institutions and services and the needs expressed by cultural organizations insist that a multidisciplinary approach is necessary, integrating theoretical and speculative, legal and institutional, economic and managerial competences, efficiently using the technology resources applicable for conservation and enhancement.
Since the challenge we face is, in principle, cultural and general, the appropriate solutions can only come from a combined approach among different disciplines.
This approach aims to successfully achieve fine tuning in the fields of business management, public economics, law and humanities, and also within social and political-institutional contexts, which are essential for the enhancement of cultural heritage.
Peer Review Process
The journal adopts a double blind peer review for 'Essays'; 'Documents', 'Discoveries', 'Book reviews' and 'Discussions' are reviewed by the Editorial Staff and the Director.
The Scientific Committee and the Director determine the general and detailed journal guidelines and define its programming, in collaboration with the editorial board.
Publication timeline
The ICC Journal respects the publication timeline shown below in managing the editorial workflow for the 'Essays' section:
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An initial editorial review, by at least one editor, with consequent rejection or peer review assignment (within 3 weeks of submission);
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Blind assignment to 2 reviewers (by a section editor);
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First round of peer review (within 8 weeks since the assignment);
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Notification to the author;
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Author's modifications of the paper subsequent to reviewer's evaluation (within 6 months since the editor’s request);
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Evaluation of author's modifications made by reviewers (within 2 weeks)
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Last editorial decision (within 2 weeks since the receipt of the last version).
In the event of discordant reviews, with the help of a section editor or the editorial staff, the director will decide whether or not to publish the contribution and to send it to the other reviewers.
Publication Frequency
The journal guarantees a publication on a six-monthly basis, including special issues dedicated to conferences or particular topics.
Open Access Policy
The 'Il Capitale culturale' journal fully supports the principles contained in the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to scientific literature (2003), reiterated in the Italian CRUI Guidelines on Open Access journals.
Open Access has to be intended according to theBOAI definition (Budapest Open Access Initiative's definition of Open Access <http://www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.org/read>), i.e. the right for anyone to download, reuse, re-print, modify, distribute and/or copy the published papers.
So, the Journal applies the Creative Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 License.
Publication ethics
“IL CAPITALE CULTURALE. Studies on the Value of Cultural Heritage” is a peer-reviewed journal.
Its ethic statements are based on COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.
It is necessary to agree upon standards of expected ethical behaviour for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor and the peer reviewer.
Duties of Editors
Publication decisions
The editor of “IL CAPITALE CULTURALE. Studies on the Value of Cultural Heritage” is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The editor may be guided by the policies of the journal’s editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force, regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editor may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.
Fair play
An editor always evaluates manuscripts for their intellectual content, without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.
Confidentiality
The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.
Disclosure and Conflicts of interest
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor’s own research without the express written consent of the author.
Duties of Reviewers
Contribution to Editorial Decisions
Peer reviewers assist the editor in making editorial decisions and through editorial communications with the author; they may also assist the author in improving the paper.
Promptness
Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that a prompt review is impossible, should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process.
Confidentiality
Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others, except as authorized by the editor.
Standards of Objectivity
Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
Acknowledgement of Sources
Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor’s attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.
Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.
Duties of Authors
Reporting standards
Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behaviour and are unacceptable.
Data Access and Retention
If applicable, authors are asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.
This journal’s editorial team uses this data to guide its work in publishing and improving it. Data that will assist in developing this publishing platform may be shared with its developer Public Knowledge Project in an anonymized and aggregated form, with appropriate exceptions such as article metrics. The data will not be sold by this journal or PKP nor will it be used for purposes other than those stated here.
The authors published in this journal are responsible for the human subject data that figures in the research reported here.
Originality and Plagiarism
The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others, that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.
Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication
In general, ann author should not publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable.
Acknowledgement of Sources
Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.
Authorship of the Paper
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included in the paper, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.
Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.
Fundamental errors in published works
When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, the author has an obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.
Publication charges
This journal does not apply any charge for the authors, neither for the submissions and for articles processing.
Journal policy
The purpose of the Journal policy is to support the quality and fairness of the editorial process, the transparency towards external users and the best possible management of internal decisions.
