CARTHAGINENSIA (ISSN 0213-4381 E-ISSN 2605-3012), published every six months (January and July of each year), was founded in 1985 as an organ of cultural and scientific expression of the Theological Institute of Murcia O.F.M., a Center attached to the Faculty of Theology of the Pontifical University Antonianum (Rome). The content of the Journal covers the various areas of knowledge taught at this Center: Theology, Philosophy, Ecclesiastical and Franciscan History of Spain and America, Franciscanism, humanism and Christian thought, and current issues in the field of ecumenism, ethics, morals, law, anthropology, etc.

Mission

Carthaginensia, a journal of studies and research, is the organ of cultural and scientific expression of the Theological Institute of Murcia OFM, a center attached to the Faculty of Theology of the Pontifical University Antonianum (Rome). It is a biannual publication that presents to the academic community the most current contributions in the fields of Theology, Philosophy, Ecclesiastical and Franciscan History of Spain and America, Franciscanism, Humanism and Christian thought, and current issues in the fields of ecumenism, ethics, morals, law, anthropology, etc.

Vision

This publication aims to be included in the most prestigious national and international indexing systems. To this end, this journal is open to all international collaborations, always seeking research solvency, synergic integration of social and human sciences, and critical and creative capacity in the articles.

Target audience

The products published in Carthaginensia are aimed at the academic community, interested in learning about research advances in the areas reviewed.

The Journal is sent to the libraries of different universities, institutes, study centers, training centers and seminaries with which communication and exchange is maintained.

Instructions to authors: use the template provided by clicking here.

Authors interested in publishing in Carthaginensia should submit original contributions and take into account that three types of articles will be privileged:

Scientific Research Article with critical support (6,000-9,000 words).

A document that presents, in detail, the original results of research projects. The structure generally used contains four important sections: introduction, methodology, results and conclusions.

Notes and commentaries (2,000-5,000 words).

Shorter research articles that express opinions, experiences, personal analysis, etc.

Papers (6,000-9,000 words).

Submission of written documents or critical editions.

For publication, the paper must be relevant and unpublished. The article must have the following characteristics:

Word or similar format (a template for the preparation of the article is provided).
Length: between 6,000 and 9,000 words.
Font: Times New Roman, size 12.
Spacing: single
Margin: 3 cm on all sides.

The title of the article should be presented, in Spanish and English, followed by the author's name, affiliation (faculty, university or institution) together with ORCID and/or ResearchID, and contact e-mail, an abstract (100 to 150 words) and a maximum of five keywords, in Spanish and English. The use of capital letters should be avoided, being restricted to acronyms or abbreviations that require it. In footnotes and bibliography, authors' names should be written in small caps.

The bibliography should be placed at the end of the article in alphabetical order, with a maximum of 25 references and no more than 3 by the author. The citation system will follow the CHICAGO-DEUSTO (http://www.deusto-publicaciones.es/deusto/pdfs/otraspub/otraspub07.pdf).

The title of the article should be presented, in Spanish and English, followed by the author's name, affiliation (faculty, university or institution) together with ORCID and/or ResearchID, and contact e-mail, an abstract (100 to 150 words) and a maximum of five keywords, in Spanish and English. The use of capital letters should be avoided, being restricted to acronyms or abbreviations that require it. In footnotes and bibliography, authors' names should be written in small caps.

The bibliography should be placed at the end of the article in alphabetical order, with a maximum of 25 references and no more than 3 by the author. The citation system will follow the CHICAGO-DEUSTO (http://www.deusto-publicaciones.es/deusto/pdfs/otraspub/otraspub07.pdf).

Process of reception, arbitration and publication

The author must submit the article directly through the author section of the Carthaginensia website, complying with the requirements expressed therein for submitting an article and using the model for writing articles provided by the journal: https://revistacarthaginensia.com/index.php/CARTHAGINENSIA/information/authors.
The author agrees to submit an unpublished and original article.
Once received, it will be submitted to two referees or academic peers who will issue their concept in a format that establishes the evaluation criteria. The author of the article will be informed in due time. In case of disparity of criteria of the referees, the possibility of sending the article to a third referee for a final opinion will be considered and the Editor will make the decision on publication. Double-blind” arbitration will be carried out, in which the author will not know the name of the referees, nor will the referee know the name of the author of the article he/she is evaluating. The dates of receipt and refereeing will appear at the beginning of each article. Once the process is completed, the Editor/Director makes the final publication decision.
The refereeing procedure uses external evaluators who are experts in their areas of knowledge.
Once the article is accepted, it will be reviewed for style, editing and publication.
Once the refereeing process is completed, the author will be informed of the acceptance or rejection of the article.

Interesting information: in the last 4 issues (69-72) there has been a rejection rate of 17%. Sixty have been published and 12 articles have been rejected through the double-blind peer review system.

Open access policy

This journal provides its contents in immediate open access and full text, under the principle that allowing free access to the results of research results in a greater exchange of knowledge globally.

Carthaginensia is an open access journal, which means that all content is freely available, at no charge to the user or his/her institution. Users may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search or link to the full text of articles in this journal without seeking prior permission from the publisher or author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access.
See Copyright for more information.

General Provisions

The content is the full responsibility of the authors.

Sending articles to the Journal's e-mail does not imply their publication.

The reception, refereeing and publication of articles do not imply remuneration.

The service provided by the scientific committee, editorial committee and referees does not imply remuneration.

Texts accepted for publication may be disseminated through virtual media.

Printing and mailing times are external factors that do not compromise the editorial policies of the Journal.

 

Editorial Committee

The Editorial Committee of the Journal generates the editorial policies and supports the editing and publication processes.

Scientific Committee

The Scientific Committee takes permanent care to ensure the high quality of the academic products, in order to fulfill the Mission and the goals of visibility and national and international indexing.

Review of articles

The academic peer reviewer is an expert in the specific topics addressed by the authors of the articles. His or her function is to ensure the quality of the particular article sent to him or her, so that the articles published in the Journal are relevant and make a contribution to philosophy, theology and other related disciplines.

Submission of the Journal

Each author will be sent a copy and the pdf of the article. Likewise, a copy will be sent to the institutions with which the journal is exchanged and to those instances that endorse the dynamics of indexing.

Subscription

To receive the Journal, institutions or individuals can fill out and send the form or contact the telephone numbers or e-mail address listed at the end of each issue.

Frequency of publication

Carthaginensia is published every six months, in January and July, with a pagination of about 250 pages.

Liability disclaimer

The opinions expressed in the works published by the Journal are the sole responsibility of their authors.

Ethical and best practices statement

The editorial team of Carthaginensia is committed to the scientific community to guarantee the ethics and quality of the articles published.

In compliance with these good practices, articles are evaluated by anonymous external peers with criteria based exclusively on the scientific relevance, originality, clarity and pertinence of the work presented. The confidentiality of the evaluation process and the anonymity of the evaluators and authors, the evaluated content, the reasoned report issued by the evaluators and any other communication issued by the Scientific Committee or the Editorial Board is guaranteed at all times. Likewise, confidentiality will be maintained in the event of possible complaints, claims or clarifications that an author may wish to make to the editorial team or to the evaluators.

Carthaginensia declares its commitment to the respect and integrity of the published works. For this reason, plagiarism is strictly forbidden and texts that are identified as plagiarism or fraudulent in content will be eliminated from the evaluation process. Online digital means will be used to detect plagiarism. By accepting the terms and conditions expressed, authors must guarantee that the articles and associated materials are original and do not infringe copyright. Authors must also justify that, in the case of shared authorship, there was full consensus of all authors concerned and that the proposed work has not been previously submitted or published in another media.

Editorial data and print run

Year founded: 1985
Photocomposition: Compobel
Printing: Selegráfica
Print run: 450 copies
Legal deposit: MU 17/1986
ISSN: 0213-8341
e-ISSN: 2605-3012