Submission

An article submitted for publication should be sent to one of the two editors (except for special issues), with a copy to the other:

• Jean-Pierre Marquis: [javascript required]
• Frédéric Patras: [javascript required]

The article can be submitted in one of the languages of the journal (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish).

Authors are asked to submit two versions of the article: a full version, and an anonymized version.

The standard format for an article is 20,000 to 40,000 characters. The journal does not impose a limit on the size of submissions but will apply stricter criteria to longer submissions.

Manuscript preparation

The following formats are accepted: .tex, .docx, .odt

The LaTeX templates use Linux Libertine via the libertine package. If compilation fails, simply comment out \usepackage{libertine} — the template will fall back to Computer Modern. Final typesetting is handled by the editors.

Articles should follow this order:

1. Title
2. Author(s) and affiliation(s)
3. Abstract in English
4. Abstract in the language of the article (if different from English)
5. Keywords
6. Body of the article
7. Acknowledgements
8. Bibliography
9. Author affiliations

Abstract and keywords

An abstract in English is required for all submissions. If the article is not written in English, an additional abstract in the language of the article must be provided.

Abstracts should be between 150 and 300 words.

Bibliography

The file containing the bibliographic references must contain only the bibliographic references used in the article.

The author-year format is preferred (e.g. Marquis [2024]). Numbered references [n] are also accepted. Consistency within the article is required.

For LaTeX submissions, the use of a separate .bib file is recommended.

Typographic conventions

• Italics: use systematically for technical terms introduced for the first time, words in a foreign language, and titles of works.
• Long quotations (3 lines or more): indented, with quotation marks appropriate to the language of the quotation.
• Footnotes only (no endnotes).

Review process

Articles will undergo a preliminary reading by the editorial board, which will determine whether the article meets the general expectations of the journal. If so, it will then be sent to reviewers. Authors are asked to wait a minimum of one month for the first reading, and six months for the review process itself.

Publication policy

The journal has a dual publication format: electronic (multilingual — English, French, German, Italian, Spanish) and print (English only). If an article is accepted, the authors commit to finalizing an English version, of which a first draft can be proposed by the Annals.

Articles published in M×Φ are freely available online and may be freely distributed with proper attribution to the source. No modification of the published text is permitted.

Plagiarism will result in immediate withdrawal of the article and may lead to legal proceedings.