Editorial Team

PROTOCOL FOR THE SELECTION AND RENEWAL OF EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS

With the aim of ensuring transparent, ethical, and fair processes committed to equity, diversity, and academic quality, Fundus. International Journal on the Rural World in the Roman Period establishes the following protocol for the selection of its editorial team members.

The editorial team is understood to include the journal’s direction, secretariat, editorial board, and scientific board.

This protocol takes as reference the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines and recommendations concerning editorial board composition and diversification: https://publicationethics.org/

  1. General principles
  • Selection will be based on academic merit, editorial experience, and commitment to publication ethics.
  • Gender, institutional, and geographical diversity will be ensured to foster a plural, balanced, and equitable representation within the editorial team.
  • All selection processes will be properly documented to ensure transparency and the trust of authors, reviewers, and readers.
  1. Requirements and profile

Each member must demonstrate:

  • Research experience in archaeology, epigraphy, numismatics, ancient history, or related disciplines.
  • Indexed and/or recognized scientific publications.
  • Commitment to ensuring that submissions align with the principles of open science, inclusion, and gender equality.
  • Availability to actively participate in meetings and editorial activities.
  1. Declaration of interests

Before appointment, proposed members must declare any potential editorial conflict of interest, particularly regarding participation on boards of journals with overlapping or similar topics.

  1. Incompatibilities

Simultaneous participation in other editorial boards will not be permitted when such involvement may create a conflict of interest that compromises impartiality in editorial decision-making.

  1. Duration and renewal
  • Renewal depends on the evaluation of each member’s performance and continuing availability to fulfill assigned responsibilities.
  • Clear incompatibilities or breaches of the journal’s rules and values will result in the termination of editorial membership.
  • The established term for being a member of the editorial team is 4 years, renewable.
  1. Responsibilities

Each member of the editorial board will contribute to tasks appropriate to their role within the team, acting in accordance with the journal’s ethical and editorial principles.

Management and secretary

Marc Bouzas Sabater, Universitat de Girona (Catalonia). Academic editor.

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4754-7559

Joan Frigola Torrent, Grup de Recerca Arqueològica del Pla de l’Estany (Catalonia). Academic editor.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3756-4091

Editorial Board

Xevi Bou, Documenta Universitaria (Catalonia). Technical editor

Marc Bouzas Sabater, Universitat de Girona (Catalonia). Academic editor.

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4754-7559

Josep Burch, Universitat de Girona (Catalonia). Section editor.

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4306-6678

Pere Castanyer, Grup de Recerca Arqueològica del Pla de l'Estany (Catalonia). Section editor.

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5080-3571

Alejandra Chavarria Arnau, Università degli Studi di Padova (Italy). Section editor.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5178-0479

Lídia Colominas Barberà, Institut Català d'Arqueologia Clàssica (Catalonia). Section editor.

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6838-5814

Andrea Ferrer Welsh, Museu Arqueològic de Banyoles-Ajuntament de Banyoles (Catalonia). Section editor.

https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8671-8843

Clara Forn, Museu de Badalona (Catalonia). Section editor.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2225-1519

Joan Frigola Torrent, Grup de Recerca Arqueològica del Pla de l'Estany (Catalonia). Academic editor.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3756-4091

Elisabet Moner, Investigadora independent (Catalonia). Section editor

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6973-7957

Pau Serra, Documenta Universitaria (Catalonia). Digital editor.

Joaquim Tremoleda Trilla, Grup de Recerca Arqueològica del Pla de l'Estany (Catalunya). Section editor.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2699-7318

Sicentific board 

Javier Andreu Pintado, Universidad de Navarra (Spain).

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4662-548X

Fréderique Bertoncello, Université Côte d'Azur (Nice) (France).

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9811-5882

Charlotte Carrato, Mosaïque Archéologie SARL (France).

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6028-8307

Myles McCallum, Saint Mary's University (Canada).

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4803-0036

Léopold Maurel, DRAC Occitanie, Service régional de l'archéologie (France).

Marie-Jeanne Ouriachi, Université Côte d'Azur (Nice) (France).

Christophe Pellecuer, Ministère de la Culture  (France).

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2619-2309

Yolanda Peña Cervantes, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (Spain).

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4239-9588

François Rechin, Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour (Aquitaine).

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5572-459X

Elsa Rocca, Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3 (France).

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7453-2881

Javier Salido, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain).

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0080-9278

Corine Sanchez, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (France).

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7634-9493