Submissions

Author Guidelines

Acta Philosophica is meant to be an instrument for dialogue between the different areas within philosophy, and between philosophy, science and theology. Without prejudice to the rigour proper to a scientific contribution, the texts proposed to the journal must offer the necessary elements to situate the proposals in the context of a general philosophical dialogue. This requirement is particularly felt in highly specialised proposals, for example in texts on logic, analytical philosophy, philosophy of language and philosophy of science, as well as in the presentation of contemporary or still living thinkers. On the other hand, although it promotes interdisciplinary work, the Journal does not publish contributions whose contents and methods are not predominantly philosophical, e.g. literary criticism, sociology or systematic theology.

1. Length of the texts: The manuscript, including all the elements listed below, must not exceed the following maximum lengths, depending on the type of contribution:

• Studies: 70,000 characters;
• Notes: 45,000 characters;
• Monographic Sections: 50,000 characters;
• Book Reviews: 12,000 characters;
• Book Comments: 6,000 characters.

2. Manuscript characteristics: Manuscripts may be submitted in the main word-processing formats (odt, docx, rtf) and must follow these specifications:

• Page format: A4 paper, margins 2.5 cm, numbered pages (preferably centered at the footer);
• Text: 12 pt Times New Roman font, single spaced, justified, first line indented;
• Footnotes: 10 pt Times New Roman; single spaced, justified;
• If possible, use styles only for the body text, indented quotations, footnotes, and section/subsection headings.
• Never use bold to highlight text.
• Never write words or titles in capital letters.
• Greek text must be typed using Unicode (UTF-8) encoding.

3. Structure of the manuscript: The manuscript must contain, in this order, the following elements:

1. Article title
2. English title (if the article is written in another language)
3. Author’s name (or authors’ names)
4. Email address, academic affiliation, and ORCID for each author
5. Article table of contents (include only first-level section headings)
6. Main text, divided into numbered sections with subtitles (up to three levels)
7. Abstract, in English and in the language of the article (max. 150 words)
8. Keywords, in English and in the language of the article (4 to 6 keywords)

4. Typographic rules. The following rules must be observed:

• Short quotations (no more than 25 words, two or three lines) must appear in the text within guillemets (« »). Double quotation marks (“ ”) are used for quotations contained within them. Articles in English use double quotation marks (“ ”), and then single quotation marks (‘ ’).
• Long quotations (more than 25 words, two or three lines) must appear in an indented paragraph, without quotation marks.
• To emphasize a term, use single quotation marks (‘ ’). Avoid overusing emphasis.
• In any case, apostrophes or quotation marks must be of typographic quality.
• Words in a language different from that of the text, as well as book titles, must be italicized. An exception is made for words that have entered common usage.
• For parenthetical clauses, use the en dash (–), preceded and followed by a space according to the conventions of the language.
• The hyphen (-), without spaces, is used for dates (15-01-2023), time spans (2020-2023), compound words, and biblical references.

5. Bibliographical references must appear entirely in footnotes and follow these rules (regardless of the language of the article):

1. On first occurrence, give the complete reference in the following order (items are separated by commas.):
   - Author (in small caps),
   - Title of the book or article (in italics),
   - Publication details: For books: Publisher, City Year, | For journal articles: «Journal Name», Volume/Issue (Year), |For book chapters: in Title of the edited volume, ed. by (or dir., Hrsg.) Editor(s), Publisher, City Year,
   - p. or pp. followed by page number(s).
   Please note that no comma should be inserted between the place and year of publication. Other information, such as the translator’s name, may be inserted between the title and the publication details.
   See the examples below.
2. In subsequent occurrences, the title may be abbreviated and publication details should be replaced by: cit.
3. If a reference is repeated twice consecutively, 'ibidem' (in italics) can be used, followed by the page number. In Italian texts, 'ivi' (in roman type) can be used instead, reserving 'ibidem' for cases where two consecutive references are to the same page.
4. If two consecutive notes refer to the same author, the author’s name may be replaced by Idem or Eadem (in small caps).
5. When there are multiple authors, separate names with commas and do not use “and.” If there are more than three authors, list only the first followed by et alii (in italics). Never use Aa.Vv.
6. Avoid abbreviating the publisher’s name as “ed.” or adding “publisher,” unless it is part of the official name.
7. Use Cfr. (or Cf. in English) to indicate a general reference to a work or passage.
8. Later editions must be indicated after the year, in superscript.

Examples of Bibliographical References

Books

T. Irwin, Virtù e obbligo morale. Antichi e moderni, Edizioni Santa Croce, Roma 2018.

S. L. Brock, The Philosophy of Saint Thomas Aquinas: A Sketch, Cascade, Eugene (OR) 2015, pp. 85-89.

M. Rhonheimer, The Common Good of Constitutional Democracy. Essays in Political Philosophy and on Catholic Social Teaching, ed. by W. F. Murphy, Catholic University of America Press, Washington, D.C. 2013.

M. Rhonheimer, La prospettiva della morale. Fondamenti dell’etica filosofica, Armando, Roma 2006².

Chapters in Edited Volumes

P. Sabuy Sabangu, Cultura e razionalità, la pluralità delle culture e l’interculturalità, in Natura, cultura, libertà, ed. by F. Russo, Armando, Roma 2010, pp. 39-63.

L. Bianchi, «Mirabile e veramente angelica dottrina». Galileo e l’argomento di Urbano VIII, in Il caso Galileo: una rilettura storica, filosofica, teologica, Convegno internazionale di studi (Firenze, 26-30 maggio 2009), a cura di M. Bucciantini, M. Camerota, F. Giudice, Leo S. Olschki, Firenze 2011, pp. 213-233.

Journal Articles

R. te Velde, Act and Action: Creation as the Comunicative Action of God, «Acta Philosophica», 34/1 (2025), pp. 13-26.

Subsequent References

S. L. Brock, Action and Conduct, cit., p. 171.

R. te Velde, Act and Action, cit., pp. 18-21.

6. Book Reviews and Book Comments: Reviews have no footnotes. The presentation of the book is done as indicated before (n. 5), but the author's first name must be written in full. The name of the reviewer is written at the end. Example:

John F. Wippel, The Metaphysical Thought of Thomas Aquinas. From Finite Being to Uncreated Being, Monographs of the Society for Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy no. 1, The Catholic University of America Press, Washington, D. C. 2000, pp. xxvii + 630.
[Review Text]
[Author Name, Email, Academic Affiliation]

7. For other details, consult the Editorial Rules of Fabrizio Serra which can be consulted and downloaded at the page http://www.libraweb.net/Norme.pdf.