Gerión. Revista de Historia Antigua

Introduction

The journal Gerión. Revista de Historia Antigua (ISSN: 0213-0181 / ISSN-e: 1988-3080) is a scientific periodical publication published by the Ancient History Area of the Department of Prehistory, Ancient History and Archaeology in the Faculty of Geography and History. Founded in 1983 by Prof. Dr. José María Blázquez Martínez, it contains original articles and reviews of published works on topics related to the sciences of Antiquity, with a special focus on Ancient History. It also accepts epigraphical, numismatic and archaeological studies that have a notable impact on the historical research of the space-time covered by the journal, as long as they contain a discussion, analysis or approach of a historical nature.

1.  Management bodies

The management bodies responsible for the scientific coordination and publication of Gerión will be the Editorial Board and the Advisory Board. All members of these boards undertake to respect the principles of the Code of Ethics that may be established for scientific journals by the Complutense University of Madrid.

1.1. Editorial Board: structure and composition

−The Editorial Board will be made up of the Director, the Secretary and the members. The position of Director must be filled by an active lecturer from the Ancient History Area of the Department of Prehistory, Ancient History and Archaeology, with a contractual relationship with the UCM and proven research experience. At least one third of the members of the Editorial Board must belong to institutions other than the Complutense University of Madrid.

−Given the different areas of study, the Editorial Board will be made up of ten researchers, always active lecturers, specialised in any of the areas of knowledge in History and Ancient Sciences.

- Members will be elected by the Board of the Ancient History Area of the Department of Prehistory, Ancient History and Archaeology, using simple majority voting if necessary, according to the following procedures:

• Director: proposal agreed between the outgoing Management of the journal and the Management of the aforementioned Area.
• Internal members: nomination of the members by the Board for the Area for each research field (History of the Near East, History of Egypt, History of Greece and the Hellenistic world, History of Rome and History of the Ancient Iberian Peninsula) or, if there are not enough candidates, by rotation according to the criteria of seniority and speciality.
• External members: proposal of the members of the Area's Board paying attention to the different areas of specialisation.

−The position of Secretary will be directly appointed by the Director.

−All members will be elected for a period of four years.

• The Director and the Secretary may renew their position on the Board for a second consecutive period provided that the Area’s Board approves this in a vote.
• The renewal of internal members will be subject to the procedure established in the previous point.
• In the case of external members, the renewal or extension for a second consecutive term will be made at the proposal of the Director of the Journal and with the approval of the Area’s Board.

The Director may replace any member(s) who repeatedly and without just cause neglect the duties for which they have been appointed.

1.1.1. Duties of the Director

−The Director will be responsible for the coordination and representation of the journal and for relations with the Editorial Board, Advisory Board and Ediciones Complutense. Similarly, they will be responsible for relations with other institutions for any matters related to the journal.

−The Director will appoint the Secretary.

−The Director will convene the meetings of the Editorial Board.

−The Director will be obliged to inform the Area's Board about the operation of the journal, as well as its needs.

−The Director will be responsible for ensuring that the highest possible scientific quality of the journal is maintained, as well as for its recognition and inclusion in national and international databases and its evaluation to obtain quality seals, in which area they will have the support of the other members of the Editorial Board.

−The Director will have a casting vote in the event of a tie in the deliberations of the Editorial Board.

1.1.2. Duties of the Secretary

−The Secretary will be responsible for receiving the originals and managing them throughout the review and publication process.

−The Secretary will be responsible for communication with the authors, the members of the Editorial Board, the Advisory Board and Ediciones Complutense.

−The Secretary will confirm the receipt of all papers received with the authors.

−The Secretary will organise the process for checking the originals received by the Editorial Board so that a decision can be made on which papers to review and which to return, once compliance with the journal’s requirements has been verified.

−The Secretary will be responsible for sending the originals to the reviewers along with an instruction document and review template.

−Once the decision on whether to publish the originals has been made, the Secretary will be responsible for sending notification of the decision to the authors, justifying the decision.

−The Secretary will be responsible for monitoring the complete publishing process for the journal’s issues (preparation and delivery of originals, including the first pages and statistics, layout process, sending proofs to authors, reviewing the version prior to printing, notification to the authors of the publication).

−The Secretary will prepare the meetings with the Director and draw up the minutes of the meetings of the Editorial Board. Similarly, they will be responsible for the safeguarding of the minutes and will certify the work carried out by the members, scientific advisers and reviewers.

−The Secretary will collaborate with the Director in the publicising of the journal, institutional relations, exchanges, indexing and any other tasks that result in an improvement in the quality and recognition of the journal.

1.1.3. Duties of the Members of the Editorial Board

−The members of the Editorial Board will be obliged to attend any meetings that are convened. [If members are from other provinces or other countries, the Board may establish a procedure for their effective participation even if they are not present at the meetings.]

−The Members, under the coordination of the Secretary, will take part in the initial reading of the originals to allow a decision to be made about which will be reviewed and which will be returned to the authors.

−The Members will help with the search for external reviewers for the papers and will not under any circumstances be reviewers.

−The Members will advise and collaborate with the journal’s management in any tasks deemed necessary for the smooth running of the journal, including ensuring compliance with punctuality and timeliness.

1.2. Advisory Board

−The Advisory Board will be made up of professionals and researchers of recognised prestige and soundness, with no institutional ties to the journal. In addition to bringing rigour to the journal, it will help establish the editorial policy, make the journal attractive to both authors and readers and publicise it, as far as possible, in all forums. Similarly, it will support the evaluation and audit processes.

−The Advisory Board must have members who are professionals and researchers from foreign institutions, specialised in any of the areas of knowledge of History and Ancient Sciences.

- The Board of the Ancient History Area will be responsible for the selection of its members, proposing candidates for each of the areas specified in point 1.1. and submitting them to direct election, requiring a simple majority.

- The members of the Advisory Board may participate in the processes for reviewing originals as external peers, taking into account that at least one of the reviews will always be issued by a reviewer who is not a member of that Board. Their participation will be especially required in cases of reviews with mixed results.