About the Journal

Founded in 2018 as part of Fragmentarium, an international research project at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland) funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, and the Zeno Karl Schindler Foundation, Fragmentology is published by the University of Fribourg and controlled by the Editorial Board in service to the scholarly community. Authors of articles, research notes, and reviews published in Fragmentology retain copyright over their works and have agreed to publish them in open access under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Submissions are free, and Fragmentology does not require payment or membership from authors or institutions.

Editorial Policy

All submissions are subject to an initial desk review for suitability with respect ot to the journal's scope and scholarly aim, and for formal adherence to the requirements for submission. Without exception, all articles deemed suitable are evaluated by double-blind peer review. Reviewers produce a detailed report with a publication recommendation. The editors then make a decision based on the reports. Research notes are subject to editorial review by both editors, and may be submitted for peer review. Project Reports, Book Reviews, and Conference Reports are by commission. In the event of disputes, motivated appeals may be made to the editorial board. The ultimate decision to publish submissions rests with the editors and the editorial board.

Ethical Policy

Persons submitting material for publication in Fragmentology warrant that they have obtained all relevant permissions and rights for publication in Fragmentology under a Creative Commons Attribution license, that adequate credit and citation is given to all persons and institutions that have contributed to the submission, and that they have accurately represented their sources. They agree to indemnify the editors and publishers of Fragmentology for any damages arising from any failure, intentional or unintentional, to adhere to these terms.

Policy on Corrections and Retractions

Fragmentology endeavors to follow the guidelines issued by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE, https://publicationethics.org/). In the event of a significant factual error in a publication, the editors of Fragmentology will, in coordination with the authors (to the extent possible), update the publication with the correction and a note indicating the correction. An erratum notice will be included in the following issue of Fragmentology.

In cases of significant misconduct that calls into question the integrity of the publication, including but not limited to faults of attribution, authorship, conflicts of interest, intellectual property, or the manipulation of data, the editors may, after investigation of the issue and consultation with the Editorial Board, issue a statement of concern or a retraction. Retracted publications should remain available to the public, but will be explicitly indicated as retracted.

For legal reasons, Fragmentology may be required to remove an article. Removed articles will be so indicated on the table of contents for the issue and on the landing page for the article’s DOI.