Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

Profile

AVANT. The Journal Of The Philosophical-Interdisciplinary Vanguard
TRENDS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES

AVANT is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to current trends in interdisciplinary studies, focusing on cognitive sciences, as well as on science, technology & society studies, and studies on musical & art practice.

Primarily, the journal provides reviews and review-like papers: balanced and insightful syntheses, analysis, comments, opinions, polemics, discussions, book reviews, and interviews. It presents the interactions of various disciplines, including philosophy of mind, anthropology, neurobiology, psychology, robotics, sociology, linguistics, and others.

AVANT publishes mostly solicited papers*. AVANT is bilingual (English and Polish), published online in open access**, in the frequency of three issues per year. Usually, two issues are fully international.

* In the case of an unsolicited manuscript, please send a short Cover Letter to biuro @ avant.edu.pl

** AVANT is open access journal, which means that all articles published in this journal are available on the internet to all users immediately upon publication. The articles can be accessed online at any time, without any form of subscription or access fee being applied. Benefits of open access for authors, include:
– Free access for all users worldwide
– Authors retain copyright to their work
– Increased visibility and readership
– Rapid publication
– No spatial constraints

The standard licence is CC BY-NC-ND 3.0, unless the author has decided otherwise. Non-commercial use and distribution in any medium is permitted, provided the author and the journal are properly credited and no derivated works are created.

 

Section Policies

Standard articles

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Book reviews

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Reviews

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Opinions, Comments and Discussions

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Edytorial

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Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed
 

Peer Review Process

RULES OF COOPERATION

General informations:
1. We accept texts in field described at the page Profile. We prefer manuscripts in correct English. 
2. The manuscripts have to be send by e-mail:    b i u r o @ a v a n t . e d u . p l

The editors acknowledge of receipt and their fit to peer review. The peer reviewing process can take up to three months (solicited papers). The written peer reviews are sent to the authors.

Article processing charges:
There are no charges for submission and publication of articles in Avant.

The peer reviewing process:
1. The manuscript is sent out to two external peer reviewers before the possible publication. The editors make copies of text without author?s personal data and send them for the reviewers. The peer reviewing process is double-blind. 
2. The peer review process in Avant is done by strict specialists in the disciplines. They are outside of the Editorial Board, Advisory Board, publisher and place of affiliation of the author. They declare no conflicts of interest. We have the international Peer Review Board, but in many cases we ask external specialists. 
3. The anonymous peer reviews (in written form) include an evaluation of the manuscript and eventual suggestions of amendments.

Further Requirements:
1. If the author wants to use copyrighted material (photographs, graphics, etc.) he should obtain the official permission from the respective copyright holder.
2. We reserve right to proofreading. The final, ready to publish text will be sent to author.
3. The copyright remains with the author. The standard licence is CC BY-NC-ND 3.0, unless the author decides otherwise. If paper is accepted for publication after changes, author is asked to send amended version with the licence assignment.

 

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.