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Elenchos

Journal of Studies on Ancient Thought
  • Edited by: Francesca Alesse , Riccardo Chiaradonna and Emidio Spinelli
  • Editorial Board: Francesco Aronadio , Aldo Brancacci , Bruno Centrone , Fernanda Decleva Caizzi , Tiziano Dorandi , Jan Opsomer , Federico Maria Petrucci , Marwan Rashed , Gretchen Reydams-Schils , David Sedley and Francesco Verde
Languages: English, Italian, German, French
First published: December 31, 2017
Publication Frequency: 2 issues per year
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About this journal

Elenchos was founded in 1980 with the aim of promoting specialized and innovative research in the field of the history of ancient philosophy and serving as a venue for different approaches and methodologies. It welcomes articles, critical surveys, and reviews on the most various aspects of Greek and Roman thought, covering all the ages of Antiquity. Each issue consists of three parts: articles and essays; discussions; reviews and short notes. Articles are peer-reviewed on a double-blind basis.

Your Benefits

Free Online Access: All articles published in Volume 38 (2017) of Elenchos will be freely available to all readers.

CiteScore 0.6 2024, Scopus (Elsevier B.V., 2025)
SCImago Journal Rank 0.187 2024, SJR (Scimago Lab, 2025; Data Source: Scopus)
Source Normalized Impact per Paper 2.360 2024, CWTS Journal Indicators (CWTS B.V., 2025; Data Source: Scopus)

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  • Rapid online ahead-of-print publication with short turnaround times
  • High quality manuscript processing
  • Optional open access publication
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  • Manuscripts must be written in clear and concise English
  • Before submitting your article please have a look at Ethical Guidelines and our Copyright Transfer Agreement
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  • Our Repository Policy allows you to distribute 30 PDF copies of your published article to colleagues (the PDF has to include the information that it is an author's copy). Please also feel free to distribute the link to the online abstract
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Please note that authors from institutions with which we have a transformative agreement can publish open access without paying an article processing charge (APC). More information on the eligible institutions and articles can be found under the “Funding and Support” tab here.

Editors

Francesca Alesse (ILIESI-CNR, Rome, Italy)
Riccardo Chiaradonna (Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Rome, Italy)
Emidio Spinelli (Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy)

Editorial Board

Francesco Aronadio (Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy)
Aldo Brancacci (Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy)
Bruno Centrone (Università degli Studi di Pisa, Pisa, Italy)
Fernanda Decleva Caizzi (Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy)
Tiziano Dorandi (Centre Jean Pépin-CNRS, Paris, France)
Jan Opsomer (KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium)
Federico Maria Petrucci (Università degli Studi di Torino, Turin, Italy)
Marwan Rashed (Université Paris-Sorbonne, Paris, France)
Gretchen Reydams-Schils (Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN)
David N. Sedley (Christ’s College, Cambridge, United Kingdom)
Francesco Verde (Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy)

Managing Editor

Maria Cristina Dalfino (ILIESI-CNR, Rome, Italy)

Associate Editors

Lorenzo Giovannetti (ILIESI-CNR, Rome, Italy)
Stefano Mecci (Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy)
Flavia Palmieri (Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy)
Diana Quarantotto (Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy)
Chiara Rover (Universität Hamburg, Germany)
Luca Simeoni (ILIESI-CNR, Rome, Italy)

Editorial Assistant

Pamela Barletta (ILIESI-CNR, Rome, Italy)

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Journal information
Additional information
eISSN:
2037-7177
ISSN:
0392-7342
Languages:
English, Italian, German, French
Publisher:
De Gruyter
Additional information
First published:
December 31, 2017
Publication Frequency:
2 issues per year
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