Unipa publishing initiatives
This page is maintained by Settore monitoraggio, analisi e sviluppo dei servizi bibliotecari e di reference digitale [Monitoring, Analysis, and Development of Library Services and Digital Reference Unit]. It is regularly updated to reflect revisions in regulations and the editorial organization of Unipa's journals and series.
Over the course of its long history, the University of Palermo has fostered a rich publishing output, comprising volumes, series, journals, and working papers, produced by various university structures. Such publishing commitment has recently been consolidated with the launch of dedicated projects like Unipa Press and Unipa Springer.
In 2019, the General Director assigned the Settore monitoraggio, analisi e sviluppo dei servizi bibliotecari e di reference digitale [Monitoring, Analysis, and Development of Library Services and Digital Reference Unit] the objective “Survey, analysis, and communication on the University’s editorial projects portal”. Consequently, the Unit conducted a survey submitting it to Department Directors through Library Managers, as outlined in the official note prot. no. 29366 dated 8 April, 2019.
Proposals derived from the analysis of the survey results are presented in the note Progetti editoriali Unipa: ricognizione, analisi delle criticità e possibili linee di intervento [Unipa Editorial Projects: Survey, Analysis of Critical Issues, and Potential Interventions] excerpt from the final report on the Unit's 2019 objectives, prot. n. 127796 dated 20 December, 2019.
The Regolamento per le riviste scientifiche di proprietà dell’Ateneo, di singoli dipartimenti o di centri interdipartimentali dell’Università degli Studi di Palermo [Regulation for Unipa Scientific Journals] was issued with Rectoral Decreee no. 2882/2021. This Regulation addresses the growing complexities of scientific communication, the developments in Open Access, and the need to promote consistent use of the University’s brand. The Regulation establishes guidelines to ensure adherence to ethical standards in journal management (following principles of integrity, fairness, transparency, publicity, and collegiality) and to guarantee the high quality of scientific products under the Unipa brand. These objectives can be achieved staying open to international opportunities and paying close attention to the editorial process and peer review methods.
The University Library System (SBA) has developed a detailed checklist to support Departments in drafting the editorial regulations for each journal, to ensure their compliance with the University Regulation.
This page is updated in accordance with the actions specified by the Regulation and presents descriptions of the Unipa editorial projects. Furthermore, it includes links to the ‘Series and Journals’ web pages of Unipa Departments.
University of Palermo publishing projects
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Palermo University Press is an editorial brand designed for the academic community of the University of Palermo, for the production of academic publications as well as for the creation of products for teaching support. The multidisciplinary editorial lines refer to university professors, researchers, postdocs, doctoral students and all the cultural realities surrounding the University, interested in publishing single works, series, journals, conference proceedings. |
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Unipa Springer Series - ISSN 2366-7516 E-ISSN 2366-7524 This joint brand series, based on an agreement signed in 2013 by the University of Palermo and the Springer publishing house (the first in the Italian panorama and one of the first in the world) enables UNIPA scientific community to publish research and teaching works in English (monographs, manuals and advanced textbooks, conference proceedings, research works derived from doctoral theses, journals) The initiative is open to scholars from the University of Palermo and colleagues from other institutions whom they collaborate with. |
Editorial projects of the Unipa Departments
The links point to the page 'Collane e riviste' where available in the 'Ricerca' section of the departmental websites (accessed 17 Oct., 2024)
Dip. Architettura [Department of Architecture]
Dip. Cultura e società [Department of Cultures and Societies]
Dip. di Fisica e chimica 'Emilio Segrè' [Department of Physics and Chemistry 'Emilio Segrè']
Dip. di Giurisprudenza [Law Department]
Dip. di Ingegneria [Department of Engineering]
Dip. di Matematica e informatica [Department of Mathematics and Informatics]
Dip di Scienze umanistiche [Department of Humanities]