The Publisher - Cultural Association for Legal Studies and Research

Institutional Profile

Aequitas Magazine – Association for Legal Research and Studies (AQM), based in Italy and registered under Italian tax code 93089850635, is an independent, secular, non-partisan and non-profit research organization established for an unlimited duration and operating in accordance with its statutory principles of scientific autonomy, cultural pluralism and institutional responsibility.

The Association’s institutional page is: www.aequitasmagazine.it/associazione

Persistent Identifiers and Registrations

The Association is internationally identified as a research organization through persistent identifiers and authoritative registrations, in accordance with best practices for research traceability, interoperability and metadata standardization:

Purpose, Mission and Methodological Framework

The Association aims to promote study, research and scholarly debate on the most significant contemporary legal issues, with particular attention to interdisciplinary connections between law and other fields of knowledge, including anthropology, bioethics, philosophy, geopolitics, history and technology.

Its approach is cross-cutting, multidisciplinary and intersectoral, inspired by Edgar Morin’s principle of Complexity, which serves as an interpretive framework for the analysis of contemporary socio-legal phenomena.

Research Activities, Events and Training

The Association carries out study and research activities through the promotion, design, support and implementation of specific research projects and fosters collaboration among researchers, research institutions and organizations at both national and international levels.

It organizes and promotes conferences, seminars, debates and scholarly events, as well as transdisciplinary workshops, fostering the circulation of knowledge and methodological development.

It also provides training and professional development opportunities for scholars and researchers at different stages of their careers.

Scientific Cooperation

The Association collaborates, as a supporting member, with the “Hugo Gernsback” Research Laboratory at the “Leonardo da Vinci” University (Torrevecchia Teatina, Italy), contributing to the development of scientific synergies and joint projects.

Scholarly Publishing and Dissemination

Within the framework of its institutional purposes, the Association promotes the dissemination of research outputs and, in its capacity as Publisher, publishes Aequitas Magazine – Journal of Law and Legal Culture, a monthly, peer-reviewed, Diamond Open Access scholarly journal identified by ISSN 3035-4803 (Journal) and ISSN 3035-0271 (Portal) and indexed, among others, in DOAJ, OpenAlex and ROAD.

The Publisher safeguards the Journal’s scientific and editorial autonomy and independence and does not interfere with the outcomes of the scientific evaluation of submissions. The respective functions of the Publisher, Editor-in-Charge, Scientific Director and Scientific Committee are exercised within their respective areas of responsibility, in accordance with the Journal’s Ethics Code and editorial policies.

The Publisher promotes research and publication integrity, transparency in editorial processes and the adoption of international best practices in scholarly publishing, in accordance with the principles of Open Access and internationally recognized standards of publication ethics, taking into account the principles of the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) and the principles and guidance developed by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

 

Editorial and Scientific Independence

The Publisher recognizes and safeguards the scientific independence of the Journal and its peer-review processes. Decisions concerning the scientific evaluation of manuscripts are made in accordance with the procedures established by the Ethics Code and the Journal’s editorial policies, exclusively on scientific grounds and without economic, institutional, personal or commercial interference.

The Publisher supports the Journal’s policies aimed at ensuring the independence of peer review, preventing conflicts of interest and limiting editorial endogamy.

Any collaborative relationship, funding, sponsorship or other form of support shall not influence editorial or scientific decisions or compromise the independence of Reviewers.

 

Institutional Relations and Scientific Community

In pursuing its institutional and scientific purposes, the Association promotes relationships and collaborations with researchers, scholars, academics, professionals, universities, research centres and laboratories, and other public and private institutions at national and international levels.

The Association and its scholarly publishing activities are also present, registered, identified or interoperable, according to the nature of the respective services, within national and international infrastructures, registries, repositories, catalogues and organizations operating in the fields of research, scholarly publishing and bibliographic information.

Institutional contact

For institutional communications, information and enquiries, please contact: associazione@aequitasmagazine.it