About the Journal

Focus and Scope

in_bo is an open-access online Journal, that aims to publish research papers on the various fields related to architecture, urbanism and engineering. Blind peer-reviewed papers can be in Italian or English. Since 2012, in_bo has been included in the ANVUR (Italian National Agency for the Evaluation of the University and Research Systems) list of scientific journals. Since 2016, in_bo is rated as a "classe A" journal by ANVUR. In 2019 in_bo was accepted in Elsevier's Scopus. in_bo focuses on the past and present forms of architecture and the city. The editorial board is interested in receiving proposals on the following research topics: didactics of architecture, design theory, the relationship between the sacred and the built space, and the history and transformations of architecture, the city and the landscape, without chronological or geographical limits.

Journal History

in_bo was founded in 2008 as the journal of the Department of Architecture (now DA, then DAPT) of the University of Bologna, by Roberto Mingucci (editor in chief from 2008 to 2013) and Luisa Bravo (Journal Manager from 2008 to 2014). From the very beginning, in_bo was located among several research fields connected to architecture, urbanism and engineering, mirroring the study course of the Master Degree in Building Engineering and Architecture, promoted by the Department of Architecture itself.

In order to celebrate its first 10 years, the Journal has renovated its Editorial Board and the members of its Scientific Committee.

Editor in chief: Luigi Bartolomei (2014–); Roberto Mingucci (2008–2013)
Journal Manager: Federica Fuligni (2022–); Sofia Nannini (2018–2021); Gilda Giancipoli (2014–2018); Luisa Bravo (2008–2014)
Scientific Committee (2018 –): Ilaria Agostini, Ernesto Antonini, Micaela Antonucci, Sérgio Barreiros Proença, Eduardo Delgado Orusco, Esteban Fernández-Cobián, Arzu Gönenç Sorguç, Luca Gullì, Silvia Malcovati, Sara Marini, Thomas Oles, Alberto Perez Gomez, Claudio Sgarbi, Teresa Stoppani
Scientific Committee (2011–2018): Luisella Gelsomino, Riccardo Gulli, Roberto Mingucci, Carlo Monti, Piero Orlandi, Giorgio Praderio, Claudio Sgarbi
Scientific Commitee (2008–2011): Anna Barozzi, Alberto Corlaita, Adolfo Cesare Dell’Acqua, Luisella Gelsomino, Riccardo Gulli, Roberto Mingucci, Carlo Monti, Celestino Porrino, Giorgio Praderio, Piero Secondini

Peer Review Process

Acceptance of articles for publication is subject to a double-blind peer review process. Two anonymous referees are chosen on the basis of their specific competence and research fields. Papers are evaluated according to criteria such as intrinsic quality, thematic relevance and originality.

By submitting an article, the author implicitly accepts the double-blind peer-review process. The Editorial Team will provide a judgment both in case of approval or non-approval of the article. The article will be published online within twelve months after the evaluation. Once the paper is submitted and before the evaluation of the proposals, the Editorial Team will use the software iThenticate, in order to evaluate the originality of the texts and of their quotes, and detect possible acts of plagiarism.

in_bo published original articles, that have not been previously published in journals or other channels. The Editorial team may take into consideration articles that have already been published elsewhere, provided that the authors will assume the responsibility of the copyright related to their work.

Publication Frequency

in_bo is an annual journal.

Open Access Policy

in_bo 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.

This journal is published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial Licence 4.0(CC-BY-NC).

This license allows anyone to download, reuse, re-print, modify, distribute and/or copy the final version of the papers without commercial purposes. The works must be properly attributed to its author(s). It is not necessary to ask further permissions both to author(s) or journal board, although you are kindly requested to inform the journal board for every reuse of the papers.

Authors who publish on this journal maintain the copyrights.

Indexing and Abstracting

The journal is indexed in the following databases:

ACNP – Italian Periodicals Catalogue
BASE – Bielefield Academic Search Engine
DOAJ – Directory of Open Access Journals
ERIH PLUS - European Reference Index for the Humanities and the Social Sciences
Google Scholar – Academic Search Engine
JournalTOCs – Index of Journals TOCs
ROAD – Directory of Open Access Scholarly Resources
Scopus – The largest database of peer-reviewed literature
Ulrich's – Global Serials Directory
Web of Science – Emerging Sources Citation Index
Worldcat – The world's largest library catalog

In 2012 in_bo has been included in ANVUR (Italian National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes) list of scientific journals for the purpose of the National Scientific Qualification. Since 2016, in_bo is rated as a "classe A" journal by ANVUR. In 2019 in_bo was accepted in Elsevier's Scopus.

Publication Ethics

The following statement is inspired by COPE Code of Conduct:
http://publicationethics.org/files/Code_of_conduct_for_journal_editors.pdf

Duties for the Editor-in-chief

Editors have a duty to act if they suspect misconduct or if an allegation of misconduct is brought to them. This duty extends to both published and unpublished papers.

Editors have a system for managing their own conflicts of interest as well as those of the staff, authors, reviewers and Editorial Team members.

Editors have a process for handling submissions from the editors, employees or members of the editorial Team to ensure unbiased review.

Editors encourage study and research into peer review and publishing and reassess the journal’s process in the light of new finding.

Editors guarantee that errors, inaccurate or misleading statements are corrected promptly and with due prominence.

Editors will publish corrections, clarifications, retractions and apologies when needed.

Editors will respond promptly to complaints and will ensure there is a way for dissatisfied complainants to take complaints further. Complains and appeals could be sent to in_bo@unibo.it.

Editors ensure that contents are published on a timely basis, following the stated frequency.

Editors take all reasonable steps to guarantee that the published material is securely preserved and all articles are published in open access, freely available to anyone. Permanent identifiers as DOI guarantee tracking and preservation of articles in the long term.

Duties for the Editorial Team

The Editorial Team of in_bo is responsible for the selection and the publication of the articles submitted to the journal.

The Editorial Team takes all reasonable steps to ensure the quality of the material published on in_bo.

The decision of the Editorial Team as to accept or reject a paper for publication in the journal is based on subject relevance and originality and is guided by the review of suitably qualified reviewers.

The Editorial Team will ensure that appropriate reviewers are selected for submissions.

The Editorial Team strives to ensure that peer review at the journal is fair, unbiased and timely.

A description of peer review process is published, and the Editorial Team is ready to justify any important deviation from the described process.

The Editorial Team evaluates manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

The Editorial Team’s decision may be constrained by such legal requirements regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism.

The Editorial Team provides guidance to authors that encourage accuracy, completeness and clarity of research reporting, including technical editing and the use of appropriate guidelines and checklists.

The Editorial Team has a system to ensure that material submitted to the Journal remains confidential while under review. Confidentiality of individual information obtained in the course of research or professional interactions is guaranteed.

Duties for Authors

Authors are responsible for the articles they submit: they must assure the originality of their works, being aware of the consequences of misconduct.

Authors should always acknowledge their sources and provide relevant citation details for all publications that have influenced their work.

Authors are asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication in order to provide access to such data.

Authors are asked to follow the Author’s Guidelines published by the Journal, therefore ensuring accuracy, completeness and clarity of research reporting, including technical editing.

Duties for Reviewers

Reviewers are provided guidance on everything that is expected of them including the need to handle submitted material in confidence.

Reviewers are required to disclose any potential competing interests before agreeing to review a submission.

Reviewers are encouraged to comment on the originality of submissions and to be alert to redundant publications and plagiarism. They will alert Section Editors regarding intellectual property issues and plagiarism and work to handle potential breaches of intellectual property laws and conventions.

Reviewers should help identifying relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors.

The Journal policies will be reviewed periodically, particularly with respect to new recommendations from the COPE.

Archiving Policy

The University of Bologna has an archival arrangement with the National Central Libraries of Florence and Rome within the national project Magazzini Digitali.
http://www.depositolegale.it/editori-aderenti/

Publisher

Dipartimento di Architettura – DA
Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna

Viale del Risorgimento, 2
40136 - Bologna (Italy)