Aisthesis" WELCOMES PROPOSALS FOR BOOK REVIEWS AND CONFERENCE REPORTS.
If you wish to submit a proposal for a book review or a conference report, please contact Aisthesis Reviews Coordinator (Mariagrazia Portera: mariagraz...@unifi.it), specifying "Book review proposal" in the subject of your email.
NEXT DEADLINE FOR REVIEWS SUBMISSION: SEPTEMBER 1 2026
As a general rule, Aisthesis accepts only reviews of recent publications (no publications older than 2 years). Aisthesis' languages are Italian, English and French.
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Founded in 2008, «Aisthesis. Pratiche, linguaggi e saperi dell'estetico (https://mimesisjournals.com/ojs/index.php/aisthesis/index) is a peer-reviewed Open Access Journal whose focal aim is to promote interdisciplinary and transcultural research and debate in Aesthetics and the arts. Transcending traditional subject boundaries and understanding the notion of "aesthetic" as a pervasive component of human cultures and life forms, Aisthesis integrates a major focus on the intersection between aesthetics and the contemporary sciences (biology, psychology, neurosciences) with an in-depth interest in the history of the discipline, its leading classics and great metaphysical questions.
The journal appears biannually, in spring and autumn, and welcomes insightful academic articles and timely book reviews. Each issue includes a thematic cluster and a miscellany; call for papers are regularly announced on the journal website. "Aisthesis" is indexed, among others, in The Philosopher's Index, SCOPUS, PhilPapers, Google Scholar, and WoS Clarivate.
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Writing a Book Review or Conference Report for Aisthesis:
A good review, which may concern a book or a paper or a set of journal papers, should give readers an informative and critical discussion of the reviewed book/papers.
The header of your review should include: author(s) or editor(s) first and last name(s) (please indicate if it is an edited book); title of book; year of publication; place of publication; publisher; number of pages; price; ISBN.The reviews should generally follow the following structure: 1) in the first part, please include a summary of the most important themes and main theses of the book; 2) in the second part, please provide a critical evaluation of the work. What are the pros and cons of the approach presented in the book? What are its strengths and weaknesses? 3) in the third part, please copy the book's table of contents and include a brief biographical note of the author.Conferences reports may follow the same structure: 1) a brief presentation of the main theme of the conference (including title, location of the conference, participants); 2) detailed account of the different contributions and talks, and of the major issues raised by speakers and participants; 3) a succinct bibliography ("further reading") about the main topics and issues discussed at the conference
