Mutations en Méditerranée

About Mutations en Méditerranée

Translated from:
À propos de Mutations en Méditerranée

Editorial initiative

Mutations en Méditerranée (MeM) is a multidisciplinary scientific journal in the Humanities and Social Sciences. In the form of thematic dossiers, it analyses the Mediterranean geographical zone as a fertile ground for experimentation and the development of hypotheses toward the study of numerous processes (political, economic, demographic, legal, social, and cultural), recontextualized within their specific historical frameworks and understood to have participated in critical “turning points”, crises, as well as in longer periods of transition or emerging change.

Rather than seeking to establish a singular theoretical definition of the Mediterranean space, the aim of the journal is to encourage diverse approaches to the question, that remain as close as possible to original data sources, as well as to primary actors within this field of research. Comparative approaches and reflexivity when considering concepts and investigative practices are encouraged, as is the use of mixed methodologies and the implementation of innovative tools and mixed techniques.

The Editorial Board of Mutations en Méditerranée is composed of doctoral students hailing from a range of disciplines within the Humanities and Social Sciences. A Scientific Board of researchers and professors, who are members of the Aix-Marseille Université research units, are responsible for reviewing the journal’s scientific content.

As a publication, the journal favors contributions produced by young researchers (PhD students and post-doctoral fellows) on a national and international scale.

The journal is supported by the Centre méditerranéen de sociologie, de science politique et d’histoire (MESOPOLHIS), in collaboration with graduate studies departments (ED 354 (École doctorale Langues, Lettres et Art), ED 355 (École Doctorale Espace Culture Sociétés), ED 67 (École doctorale Sciences juridiques et politiques), the Maison méditerranéenne des sciences de l’Homme (MMSH) et his Publishing Department.

Mutations en Méditerranée was initially created in 2022 by the Institut Sociétés en Mutation en Méditerranée (SoMuM), Aix-Marseille Université, in collaboration with graduate studies departments ED 355, ED 354, ED 67, as well as with the support of twelve research units, CGGG, CNE, DICE, IDEMEC, IMAF, IREMAM, LEST, LPED, MESOPOLHIS, PRISM, TDMAM, TELEMMe.

Pedagogical objectives

The pedagogical objectives of the journal are:

  • to involve doctoral students at each stage of the editorial chain of an issue of the journal:

    • to define/validate the theme, in conjunction with the Scientific Committee;

    • to draft/validate the call for contributions, in conjunction with the Scientific Committee;

    • to follow up on the evaluation, in conjunction with the scientific experts and the authors, until the final version of the article is published;

    • to bring the articles up to standard for digital distribution on the journal’s website.

  • to familiarise these young researchers with the writing and evaluation of articles.

  • to teach them how digital scientific journal works and challenges of scientific publication in an Open Science context.

Publication policies

Mutations en Méditerranée is published in an exclusively digital format. The journal is hosted by Chapitre neuf. It is an open access, annual publication, and ensures immediate full-text access. Articles texts of the journal are published under the Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Graphic content (illustrations, photographs, graphic design, etc.) may be subject to specific authorization.

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The publication languages are French and English.

Articles are evaluated through double blind review, by established researchers and specialists in the field, object or question of study.

No submission or publication fees are applied to authors.

Referencing

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