Policies

Open Access Policy

This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access.

Copyright Policy

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal. Note: up to volume 4 issue 1, an incorrect copyright line appears in the PDFs of the articles.
Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.

Peer Review Process

Upon a text's submission the secretary to the editor checks to see whether the text complies with the style-sheet. The secretary's criteria: correct English, relevant subject matter, intelligible argument, ready for anonymous refereeing.
[one week after submission] The editor-in chief decides whether the piece is publishable. If so, then the secretary to the editor communicates with the author that the text is entered into the peer review procedure, and that the aim is to notify the author after six weeks about the decision taken. Also, the editor sends the text to two referees. Upon accepting the task, the referees have four weeks to reach a verdict about whether the text should be published with or without further modification.
[five weeks after submission] When the referee reports are entered the editor-in-chief judges their quality and considers the submission in light of the recommendations, in an attempt to decide within a week whether or not to publish the submission. When modifications are required, this step is postponed.
[six weeks after submission] Once the submission is accepted for publication it is handed over to a member of the editorial board to make it ready for publication, in correspondence with the author.

Research Integrity

We adhere to the best practices in the ethics of scholarly publishing stated in the COPE’s (Committee on Publication Ethics) Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for all parties involved: Authors, Reviewers and the Publisher. If you have questions or concerns regarding research integrity or publishing ethics in this journal, you may contact the editor.

Archiving Policy

The long term preservation of the electronic content of Aesthetic Investigations is of critical importance. All published articles are preserved at Zenodo and the PKP Preservation Network to ensure they are available and accessible over time.

Repository Policy

Authors are permitted to post and distribute all versions of their work in any format, including repositories, with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.