Marco Polo

Studies in Global Europe-Asia Connections
     topic: cultures of the middle and far east and the mediterranean africa  
  • ISSN 2785-5899
  • e-ISSN 2785-5627
  • Language en
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Aims & Scope

The book series, sponsored by the Department of Asian and North African Studies through the Marco Polo Research Centre for Global Europe-Asia Connections, is designed to publish up-to-date research that is supported by the Centre. In dialogue with the intellectual tradition of the Centre, our research interests are vast, spanning manifold spaces (from Japan to the Mediterranean Sea), times (from Neolithic times to today, and possibly the future), and themes (from modern geopolitics to religious identities to climate change to archaeological sites), with particular attention to trans-Eurasian interactions. This emphasis on intercultural contact and exchange, especially at the crossroads of the ostensible European-Asian divide, is evoked through the title of the series: indeed, Marco Polo travelled all the way from Venice to Beijing at the end of the 13th century, engaging with many different political contexts, nations, and civilisations along the land and sea routes later jointly known as the Silk Road (or, better, Silk Roads). This concept, with its underlying reference to the exchange of things and ideas across societies, is a historical phenomenon of great significance associated with a distant past; however, the spectre of the Silk Road(s) has never rested. The People’s Republic of China announced the ‘Silk Road Economic Belt’ (now known as the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’) in 2013. In other words, the distant historical traditions of the Silk Road(s) continue to penetrate discursive reality in our own day and age. Globalisation – with its various and contradictory connotations – is an overarching motif that links the Silk Roads of the past and the present. Inspired by the famous Venetian merchant, our book series prioritises studies that are inquisitive, bold, and dynamic, with a preference for transcultural and interdisciplinary studies. We welcome manuscripts that are grounded in rigorous scholarship and speak to international academic conversations within and across diverse disciplines, including history, international relations, economics, environmental studies, literature, languages, archaeology, art history, philosophy, religion, anthropology, geography, music, social sciences, and the digital humanities. The books in this series will focus on specific research topics but will range from single-authored monographs to edited volumes with multiple authors, each contributing a chapter to an organically conceived whole.

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    Editors-in-Chief
    Sabrina Rastelli, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia    
    Elisabetta Ragagnin (Vice-Editor), Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia    

    Advisory Board
    Peter Benjamin Golden, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, School of Arts and Sciences, USA    
    Minoru Inaba, Kyoto University, Japan    
    James E. Montgomery, University of Cambridge, UK    
    Sebastien Peyrouse, Elliot School of International Affairs, The George Washington University, USA    
    Roderick Whitfield, SOAS, University of London, UK    

    Editorial Board
    Jong-Chol An, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia    
    Luca Anceschi, University of Glasgow, UK    
    Attilio Andreini, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia    
    Maddalena Barenghi, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia    
    Stefano Beggiora, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia    
    Ágnes Birtalan, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary    
    Daniele Brombal, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia    
    Katja Centonze, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia    
    Marco Ceresa, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia    
    Howard Chiang, University of California, Davis, USA    
    Simone Cristoforetti, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia    
    Thomas Dahnhardt, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia    
    Laura De Giorgi, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia    
    Giovanni De Zorzi, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia    
    Aldo Ferrari, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia    
    Antonella Ghersetti, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia    
    Rachel Harris, SOAS University of London, UK    
    Pedram Jam, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran    
    Matthias Kappler, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia    
    Derek Kennet, Durham University, UK    
    Rajeev Kinra, Northwestern University, USA    
    Mark Kirchner, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Deutschland    
    Paolo Lucca, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia    
    Gina Marchetti, The University of Hong Kong, China    
    Michele Matteini, New York University, USA    
    Daniela Meneghini, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia    
    Toshio Miyake, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia    
    Hasna Jasimuddin Moudud, Independent researcher    
    Maria Cristina Paciello, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia    
    Stefano Pellò, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia    
    Michaël Peyrot, Universiteit Leiden, Nederland    
    Elena Pollacchi, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia    
    Cody Poulton, University of Victoria, Canada    
    Marco Salati, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia    
    Joseph Emanuel Sanzo, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia    
    Vanessa R. Sasson, Marianopolis College, Quebec    
    Armin Selbitschka, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München, Deutschland    
    Federico Squarcini, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia    
    Theocharis Stavrides, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus    
    Zahra Taheri, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia    
    Francesca Tarocco, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia    
    Cristina Tonghini, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia    
    Richard Quang-Anh Tran, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia    
    Ulo Valk, Institute of Cultural Research, Tartu, Eesti    
    Jens Wilkens, Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen, Deutschland    
    Eckart Woertz, Director, the GIGA Institute of Middle East Studies; Universität Hamburg, Deutschland    

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Head office

Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia
Dipartimento di Studi sull’Asia e sull’Africa Mediterranea
Palazzo Vendramin
Dorsoduro 3462
30123 Venezia
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APCs

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Peer review

Every work published in Marco Polo was accepted for publication by no less than two qualified reviewers as a result of a process of anonymous reviewing (double-blind peer review). The reviewers are independent of the authors and not affiliated with the same institution.

The Series’ Editor-in-Chief guarantees the proper execution of the peer review process for every book published in the Series.

Peer review policies for the different sections:

  • Complete volume/issue: subject to peer review
  • Monographs/essays/articles: subject to peer review
  • Introductions, prefaces: no peer review
  • Reviews: no peer review
  • Editorials: no peer review
For a complete description of the process, please visit: Scientific certification.

Policy
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    Ethical Code of Marco Polo. Studies in Global Europe-Asia Connections

    Marco Polo. Studies in Global Europe-Asia Connections is a peer-reviewed scientific book series whose policy is inspired by the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) Ethical Code.

    Publisher’s responsibilities  

    The Publisher must provide the Book Series with adequate resources and the guidance of experts, in order to carry out its role in the most professional way, aiming at the highest quality standard.

    The Publisher must have a written agreement that defines the relationship with the owner of the Book Series and/or the Editor-in-Chief. The agreement must comply with the Code of Behavior for Publishers of Scientific Journals, as established by COPE.

    The relationship among the Editor-in-Chief, the Advisory Board and the Publisher is based on the principle of publishing independence. 

    Editors’ responsibilities 

    The Editor-in-Chief and the Advisory Board of Marco Polo alone are responsible for the decision to publish the submitted works.

    Submitted works, after having been checked for plagiarism by means of the anti-plagiarism software Compilatio that is used by the University and is made available to us, will be sent to at least two reviewers. Final acceptance presumes the implementation of possible amendments, as required by the reviewers and under the supervision of the Marco Polo Editor-in-Chief.

    The Marco Polo Editor-in-Chief and Advisory Board must evaluate each submitted paper in compliance with the Book Seriesʼ policy, i.e. exclusively on the basis of its scientific content, without discrimination of race, sex, gender, creed, ethnic origin, citizenship, or the scientific, academic and political position of the Authors. 

    Allegations of misconduct

    If the Marco Polo Editor-in-Chief and Advisory Board notice (or receive notifications of) mistakes or inaccuracies, conflict of interest or plagiarism in a published book, they will immediately warn the Author and the Publisher and will undertake the necessary actions to resolve the issue. They will do their best to correct the published content whenever they are informed that it contains scientific errors or that the authors have committed unethical or illegal acts in connection with their published work. If necessary, they will withdraw the book or publish a recantation.

    All complaints are handled in accordance with the guidelines published by the COPE.

    Concerns and complaints must be addressed to the following e-mail ecf_support@unive.it. The letter should contain the following information:

    • complainant’s personal information;
    • title, author(s), publication date, DOI;
    • complaint(s);
    • declaration that the complainant has no conflict of interest, or declaration of an actual or potential conflict of interest.

    Authors’ responsibilities

    Stylesheet

    Authors must follow the Guidelines for Authors to be downloaded from the Marco Polo website.

    No multiple submissions

    Authors must explicitly state that their work is original in all its parts and that the submitted paper has not been previously published, nor submitted to other publishers, until the entire evaluation process is completed. Since no paper or book gets published without significant revision, earlier dissemination in conference proceedings or working papers does not preclude consideration for publication, but Authors are expected to fully disclose publication/dissemination of the material in other closely related publications, so that the overlap can be evaluated by the Marco Polo Editor-in-Chief. 

    Authorship

    Authors are strongly encouraged to use their ORCID iD when submitting a manuscript. This will ensure the authors’ visibility and correct citation of their work.

    Authorship must be correctly attributed; all those who have given a substantial contribution to the design, organisation and accomplishment of the research the book is based on, must be indicated as Co-Authors. Please ensure that: the order of the author names is correct; the names of all authors are present and correctly spelled, and that affiliations are up-to-date.

    The respective roles of each co-author should be described in a footnote. The statement that all authors have approved the final version should be included in the disclosure.

    Conflicts of interest and financing

    Authors, under their own responsibility, must avoid any conflict of interest affecting the results obtained or the interpretations suggested. The Marco Polo Editor-in-Chief will give serious and careful consideration to suggestions of cases in which, due to possible conflict of interest, an Author’s work should not be reviewed by a specific scholar. Authors should indicate any financing agency or the project the book stems from. 

    Quotations

    Authors must see to it that all works consulted be properly quoted. If works or words of others are used, they have to be properly paraphrased or duly quoted. Quotations between “double quotes” (or «angled quotation marks» if the text is written in a language other than English) must reproduce the exact wording of the source; under their own responsibility, Authors should carefully refrain from disguising a restyling of the source’s wording, as though it was the original formulation. 

    Any form of excessive, inappropriate or unnecessary self-citation, as well as any other form of citation manipulation, are strongly discouraged.

    Ethical Committee

    Whenever required, the research protocols must be authorised in advance by the Ethical Committee of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. 

    Emendations

    When Authors find a mistake or an inaccuracy in their own work, they must immediately warn the Marco Polo Editor-in-Chief, providing all the information needed to make the due adjustments. 

    Reviewers’ responsibilities

    Goal

    By means of the peer-review procedure, reviewers assist the Marco Polo Editor-in-Chief and Advisory Board in taking decisions on the submitted works. They are expected to offer the Authors suggestions as to possible adjustments aimed at improving their contribution submission. 

    Timing and conflicts of interest

    If a reviewer does not feel up to the task of doing a given review, or if she/he is unable to read the work within the agreed schedule, she/he should notify the Marco Polo Editor-in-Chief. Reviewers must not accept texts for which there is a conflict of interest due to previous contributions or to a competition with a disclosed author (or with an author they believe to have identified). 

    Confidentiality

    The content of the reviewed work must be considered confidential and must not be used without explicit authorisation by the Author, who is to be contacted via the editor-in-chief. Any confidential information obtained during the peer review process should not be used for other purposes.

    Collaborative attitude

    Reviewers should see themselves not as adversaries but as advocates for the field. Any comment must be done in a collaborative way and from an objective point of view. Reviewers should clearly motivate their comments and keep in mind the Golden Rule of Reviewing: “Review for others as you would have others review for you”. 

    Plagiarism

    Reviewers should report any similarity or overlapping of the work under analysis with other works known to them.