Editor-in-Chief
Fabio Perocco, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia    

Editorial Board
Ricardo Antunes, University of Campinas    
Pietro Basso, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia    
Ajmal Hussain, University of Warwick    
Olga Jubany, University of Barcelona    
Nouria Ouali, Free University of Brussels    
Célia Regina Vendramini, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina    
Marcello Musto, York University    

Editorial Assistants Coordinator
Giorgio Pirina, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna    

Editorial Assistants
Rossana Cillo, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia  
Francesca Cimino, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia  
Nicola Costalunga, Università di Torino  
Francesca Rosignoli, University of Tarragona  

This handbook describes the main editorial guidelines adopted in the journal. For special cases and further indications (such as the list of permitted abbreviations), please refer to the complete editorial guidelines of the Edizioni Ca’ Foscari:

https://edizionicafoscari.unive.it/en/edizioni4/static-page/norme-redazionali/

I. Composition of the text

The journal publishes articles. The length is free within a maximum of 50,000 characters with spaces (including the bibliography).

Formatting the Word file: limit formatting to what is strictly necessary, adopting 12 characters and avoiding small caps, special styles and line spacing other than 1. A particular case is constituted by long text citations. The use of bold is allowed for titles.

Dates, numbers, measures

The numbers must be indicated in abbreviated form omitting the parts that do not change (except for the so-called ‘teens’, 11-19). For example: 1960-5, 270-1, 256-70, 311-18 (n.b.), 1,000, 120 × 240 cm; 5 March-7 May; il Eighteenth Century; the Thirties.

Citations within the text

If less than 10 words in length, they remain in the body of the text in double quotation marks (“ ”). Lines are separated by the sign |. If longer than 10 words, the citations must be:

• without quotation marks
• detached from the body of the text by means of a simple white line before and one after
• indented 1 cm to the left of the main text body
• ended with a full stop.

Quotation within quotation: single high quotation marks (‘...’) within double quotation marks (“ ”).

Source citations should be in the original language. The translation of the quoted text, if necessary, follows immediately, in brackets and in round characters.

Omissions in the body of the quotes are marked with ‘[...]’.

Foreign words and translations

If not included in the Treccani dictionary (http://www.treccani.it/vocabolario/), they must be written in italics. Transliterations are also italicized. Relevant translations go between round brackets immediately after the term. Example: Totenmal (funerary monument).

Emphasis

High quotation marks (‘’) can also be used to highlight a ‘concept’, highlight the precise meaning of a ‘term’, signal the ‘idiomatic’, ‘metaphorical’ or ‘improper’ use of a word.

Titles

The titles of literary, pictorial, sculptural, photographic, cinematographic, theatrical, musical, etc. works are italicized with capital letters.

Trait d’union

• Use ‘-’ in lists and in cases such as: John Pope-Hennessy, 1960-67, May 2-June 5
• Use ‘–’ to introduce parenthesis and bring sentences into direct speech (e.g. in dialogues)
• Do not use ‘-’, but use the comma to distinguish the surnames of authors in the Abbreviations in the footnotes, and the semicolon to separate each group Surname-Name in the final Bibliography.

II. Bibliographic references

Abbreviations in the footnotes.

Write the author’s surname, the year of publication and the page number preceded by a comma only. This abbreviation refers to every occurrence, avoiding the use of idem, ibidem, and similar expressions.

Examples:

Rossi 2010, 25-7

Rossi 2010, 234 fn. 23 [footnote 23]

Rossi, Bianchi 2010 [coauthors]

Rossi, Bianchi, Verdi 2010 [coauthors]

Rossi et al. 2010 [more than three authors]

M. Rossi 2010, G. Rossi 2010 [authors with the same surname]

Rossi 2010a, 2010b [more works by the same author appearing in the same year]

Rossi 2010, 2011 [more works by the same author, but published in different years]

Rossi, s.d., 34 [undated work on the title page and in the imprint]

Rossi, forthcoming [to be published soon]; Bianchi (oral communication)

BSI 1985 [= ‘British Standards Institution’, similar abbreviations are to be found in the final bibliography]

Rossi 2008, 2, 2: 630 fn. 15 [= ‘volume’ 2, ‘tome’ 2: ‘page’ 630, ‘footnote’ 15]

If an edition or a translation of ancient, medieval or early modern texts is cited, at the first occurrence a unique topological reference is provided (e.g. book, chapter, paragraph; song, verse, verse, etc.) and declare the edition or translation used; in subsequent citations the univocal topological reference is sufficient. To indicate in an abbreviated form the edition or translation of similar texts, reference is made to the name of the publisher/translator, rather than that of the author.

For the citation of works of Greco-Roman antiquity, refer to the abbreviations contained in the dictionaries compiled by Henry George Liddell and Robert Scott (A Greek-English Lexicon. Oxford, 1996, http://stephanus.tlg.uci.edu /lsj/05-general_abbreviations.html) and by Luigi Castiglioni and Scevola Mariotti (Il vocabolario della lingua latina. Turin, 1966 and subsequent editions), italicizing the abbreviation relating to the title of the work.

Examples:

Tuc., Hist., 7, 3, 18 [= book 7, chapter 3, paragraph 18]; Piccirilli 1985, 107

Verg., Aen., 1, v. 127 [= book 1, line 127]; Calzecchi Onesti, 20

Mk 1,17 [= the Gospel according to Mark, chapter 1, line 17]

For the items of dictionaries and encyclopedias, the surname of the author of the form and the date of publication are indicated. Example: Rossi 2004, 7. To which in the final bibliography will correspond:

Rossi, M. (2004). s.v. “Bianchi, Antonio”. Enciclopedia degli autori italiani. http://www.enciclopediaautoriintaliani.org/articles/antonio-bianchi.

For manuscripts, the conservation institution and the fund are indicated in abbreviated form. Page numbers are not preceded by abbreviations; the column ones are instead introduced by ‘col./coll.’ and the paper ones by ‘c./cc.’, which is the abbreviation to be adopted if the paper sheet is bound; ‘fol./foll.’ is the abbreviation to be preferred if the sheet is loose. In the latter two cases whether the number of paper or sheet refers to the front and/or the reverse is also indicated. The use of the abbreviation ‘ms’, where superfluous, is omitted. Example: ASV, ASC, numerazione rossa, pratica 614, b. 4235, fasc. 3, cc. 2r-v, 3v [numerazione moderna]; ASV, ASC, b. 4235, s.p. [ma 44].

Final bibliography

Abbreviations relating to bibliographic entries are listed after the text of the article. The items are listed in alphabetical order and, for the same author, from the oldest to the most recent. Each bibliographic entry reports, in the language of the cited publication:

• Extended surname of the author or editor. The author’s name must be pointed. Surname and Name must repeated at each occurrence.
• Year of publication in round brackets.
• Title and subtitle (separated by periods).
• Total number of volumes; number of the single volume and its title, if one in particular is mentioned.
• Publication data (place of publication: publisher), except for periodicals.
• Page numbers (for articles in journals and essays in miscellany).
• Series (optional).
• The additions to the data available within the publication are indicated in square brackets.

Examples

Bianchi, F. (2016). My Work. A Close Look. Edited by L. Rossi. Venice: Edizioni Aperte. Archives of Italian Literature 8.

Rossi, M.; Verdi, G. (2000). Our work. Venice: Edizioni Aperte.

Rossi, M. (2000). Our Work. Berlin; München; Oxford: Oxford University Press [multi-location publisher].

The Thousand and One Nights (1990). Novara: De Agostini [unknown author].

Translations

The work can be indexed by referring to the name of the Translator (especially in the case of classics) or, alternatively, to that of the Author, provided that the choice is consistent with the criteria adopted for the bibliographic abbreviations in the note.

Spencer, J. (transl.) (1974). Aeneid. London: Thames.

Rossi, M. (2010). My Work. Trad. By A. Bianchi. Venice: Edizioni Aperte. Trad. By: Mon oeuvre. Paris: Éditions Saint Michel, 2000.

Opera in multiple volumes and essay in opera in multiple volumes

Smith, P. (2016). Essays on Art. 3 vols. London: Thames.

Bianchi, A. (ed.) (2000-). Anthology of Mario Rossi's writings. Venice: Edizioni Aperte.

Lombardi, Massimo (2017). History of Publishing. Vol. 4, Digital Publishing. Venice: Edizioni Aperte.

Edited book

Bianchi, A. (a cura di) (2010). L’opera di Giotto. Venezia: Edizioni Aperte.

Blanche, A. (éd.) (2010). Commentaires. Paris: Gallimard.

Contribution in edited work

The title and subtitle of the contribution are shown in low brackets. After a point, the surname and name of the editor are indicated followed by '(edited by)' or similar expressions, and a comma; follows the title of the collection in italics.

Bianchi, F. (2016). «The Gothic. Myths.». Ricci, L. (ed.), The Gothic in the 19th Century. Venice: Edizioni Aperte, 87-121.

Online editions

For electronic publications, the DOI (to be preferred, if available) or the URL are used. The DOI codes, which can be deduced from the https://search.crossref.org/search/references site, are cited as: https://doi.org/10.xxxx/xxxxx.

Bianchi, F. (2016). My Work. Edited by L. Rossi. Venezia: Edizioni Aperte. http://www.edizioniaperte.it.

Smith, P. (2019). Bernini in France [PhD dissertation]. London: Thames. https://doi.org/10.xxxx/xxxxx.

Black, J. (unpublished). “My Work”. Johnson, M. (ed.), Edited Works and Essays = Conference Proceedings (Milan, 22 September 2006).

Reviews

Smith, P. (2019). Review of My Work, by Black, J. Journal of Contemporary Art, 23(4), 24-7.

III. Captions

Follow these guidelines:

Figure 1 Author, Title. Year. Technique / support / material, dimensions [the unit of measurement is postponed and separated by a space]. Place, conservation institute, possible origin. Image / copyright source [without full stop]

IV. Figures

Send tiff files, in colour or in black and white, numbered in coherence with the captions, with a resolution of at least 300 ppi.

V. Checklist

Verify that the article:

• indicates the author’s affiliation and email
• is accompanied by bibliography, abstracts (in English), five or more keywords (in English), captions with indication of credits, and images in digital format
• the file is made anonymous for the double-blind peer review.

For information and clarifications, please contact the Edizioni Ca’ Foscari editorial staff at ecf@unive.it.

Ethical Code of Inequalities

Inequalities is a peer-reviewed scientific journal whose policy is inspired by the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) Ethical Code. See the Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

Publisher’s responsibilities  

The Publisher must provide the Journal 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 Journal 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 Inequalities alone are responsible for the decision to publish the articles submitted.

Submitted articles, 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 Inequalities Editor-in-Chief.

The Inequalities Editor-in-Chief and Advisory Board must evaluate each submitted paper in compliance with the Journalʼs 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 Inequalities Editor-in-Chief and Advisory Board notice (or receive notifications of) mistakes or inaccuracies, conflict of interest or plagiarism in a published article, 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 article 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 Inequalities website.

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 journals, until the entire evaluation process is completed. Since no paper 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 Inequalities 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 article 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 Inequalities 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 article 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 article, they must immediately warn the Inequalities 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 Inequalities Editor-in-Chief and Advisory Board in taking decisions on the articles submitted. 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 Inequalities Editor-in-Chief. Reviewers must not accept articles 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. 

CALL FOR PAPERS: Intersectional perspectives on Inequalities in Sweden: An exploration of the ‘Swedish Model’

Inequalities, 4 | 2027

Guest Editors:

Diana Mulinari (Lund University)

Anders Neergaard (Linköping University)

Sweden is often represented internationally as a model of equality, social democracy, gender progressiveness and humanitarianism. Yet this image has always coexisted with deep and unevenly distributed inequalities. In recent decades, these inequalities have become increasingly visible through neoliberalism, antifeminism and ethnoracism in the forms of wealth disparity, growing class polarization, racialized labour market segmentation, gendered and sexualized violence, welfare retrenchment, intensified border regimes, Islamophobia, anti-Black racism, anti-Roma discrimination, and the precarization of migrant lives. This special issue invites critical social science contributions that examine how inequalities in Sweden are produced, legitimized, contested and lived across intersecting relations of class, race, gender, sexuality and migration.

Recent feminist political economy scholarship argues that financialisation has beyond the class dimension also deepened gender and racial inequalities by transferring economic risk from states and corporations onto households, where women/racialised populations disproportionately absorb the burdens of debt, care work, and social reproduction. A number of studies illuminate that women increasingly rely on credit, microfinance, and informal debt to sustain households amid welfare retrenchment. Scholarship has identified how race, class, migration status, and gender shape unequal exposure to debt and financial precarity.

Rather than treating inequality as a deviation from the Swedish welfare model, this issue asks how inequality is embedded within the historical and contemporary formation of Swedish society itself. We are interested in work that interrogates the relationship between welfare, nationalism, coloniality, neoliberalism, racial capitalism, patriarchy, heteronormativity and bordering practices. How have ideals of equality been used to define the limits of national belonging? How are racialized and migrant populations positioned as problems to be integrated, governed, disciplined or excluded? How do gender and sexuality become mobilized in narratives of Swedish modernity, secularism and progress? How are class relations reorganized through migration, privatization, austerity, housing segregation and labour market restructuring?

We particularly welcome contributions that challenge dominant narratives of Swedish exceptionalism. Critical scholarship has shown that Sweden’s self-image as colour-blind, tolerant and egalitarian can obscure the operation of race and racism. At the same time, gender equality and LGBTQ rights are frequently framed as national achievements, sometimes in ways that stigmatize racialized minorities, Muslim communities and migrants as backward or threatening. This special issue seeks to examine these contradictions without reproducing culturalist explanations. We invite authors to analyse how institutions, policies, public discourse and everyday practices produce unequal conditions of life, while also attending to resistance, solidarity, alternative knowledge and collective struggle.

We welcome theoretical, empirical, methodological and creative interventions from sociology, gender studies, social work, political science, anthropology, geography, criminology, education, media studies, history, critical race studies, migration studies, queer studies, Indigenous studies and related fields. Contributions may be based on ethnography, interviews, archival research, discourse analysis, participatory methods, policy analysis, quantitative approaches, visual methods or other critical methodologies.

The special issue aims to create a space for scholarship that does not merely document inequality but examines its conditions of possibility. We are especially interested in contributions that foreground the voices, experiences and political analyses of those most affected by intersecting forms of domination, and particularly how inequalities are named, resisted and acted upon. At the same time, we encourage authors to move beyond recognition-based frameworks and to consider material redistribution, structural transformation, abolitionist horizons, decolonial futures and forms of collective world-making.

By centring class, race, gender, sexuality and migration, this special issue seeks to rethink Sweden as a site where global and local inequalities meet. Sweden is not outside empire, capitalism, patriarchy or border violence; it is shaped through them. Yet Sweden is also a site of struggle, critique and alternative futures. We invite scholars to contribute to a critical conversation on how inequalities are made, how they are resisted, and what forms of justice might become imaginable beyond the limits of the nation’s egalitarian self-image.

Information for authors

• Deadline: contributions must be uploaded by 30 December 2026. 
• Length: maximum 50,000 characters (spaces and bibliography included).
• The finalised paper must adhere to the editorial guidelines of Edizioni Ca’ Foscari

Go to the upload area

https://peerflow.edizionicafoscari.it/abstracts/form/journal/30/409

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