Ethical principles of our journal
The target audience for this volume consists primarily of teacher training students, teachers and (subject) didacticians of classical languages in Europe (particularly German-speaking countries, Italy, but also Spain and Poland). Not all potential readers are therefore engaged in research in the field of subject didactics and/or subject studies, but they do possess basic knowledge and an interest in the subject.
Authors are either invited by the Editorial Board to submit articles or contact the two editors-in-chief directly with their contributions. The following principles are central to our publication:
- Academic integrity (guaranteed by authors and peer reviewers)
• Honesty and verifiability: All contributions must be based on verifiable scientific methods, cite sources correctly and document data in a traceable manner.
• Originality: Submissions must not have been submitted to other journals at the same time or already published elsewhere.
• Peer review process: An anonymous peer review process ensures objectivity, academic quality and independence.
Submitted manuscripts are anonymised by the editors-in-chief and sent to three peer reviewers, who assess them using a checklist and pass on their feedback to the editors-in-chief.
The editors-in-chief then contact the authors to give their approval or request revisions to the manuscript, which is reviewed once again by the peer reviewers once the revisions have been made.
Authors who do not adhere to these rules are excluded (by the editors-in-chief) from further publication in Ars docendi. - Pedagogical and didactic responsibility (guaranteed by authors and peer reviewers)
• Practical relevance: Contributions should link academic findings with practice in schools and universities in order to enhance the quality of classical language teaching.
• Transparency regarding teaching materials: Didactic concepts, translations and text collections must be disclosed and, where appropriate, made available for reuse under clear licensing terms.
• Protection of learners: Empirical teaching contributions must not contain any personal data or identifiable information about pupils.
All these requirements are regularly checked by the peer reviewers (using a dedicated checklist for assessing a submission). - Interdisciplinarity and Inclusion (guaranteed by Editorial Board)
• Interdisciplinary dialogue: The journal promotes exchange between different disciplines in order to highlight the cultural and ethical relevance of ancient texts for the present day.
• Diversity and fairness: We actively seek diversity among authors (in terms of region, gender and level of experience) and in the topics covered. Discussions should be conducted critically but respectfully.
• Multilingualism: Contributions may be published in German, Italian or English to promote international cooperation. - Digital Ethics and Open Access (guaranteed by editors-in-chief)
• Open Access: The journal is committed to open access in order to make academic and educational resources available to all teachers, researchers and learners.
• Copyright and Licences: Authors retain their rights but grant free use provided the source is cited. Plagiarism or content that infringes copyright will result in exclusion from further publication in Ars docendi.
• Technical transparency: Publications should be made available in sustainable, citable formats (e.g. PDF). - Social Responsibility (guaranteed by Editorial Board and Peer Reviewers)
• Ethics in antiquity and the present day: Reflection on how ancient ethical systems (e.g. Cicero’s humanitas or Stoic virtue ethics) can be meaningfully conveyed in a modern educational context without becoming anachronistic.
• Openness to criticism: The journal sees itself as a forum for respectful pluralism of opinion and critical discourse between schools, universities and education policy.
• Sustainability: Digital publication practices should be resource-efficient and suitable for long-term archiving.
Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board ensure that the journal is published in accordance with general standards and encourages discussion of the various articles by providing a platform for this within the journal.
The following applies in detail to all our guidelines:
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