Launched in 1953, Diogenes carries out a unique mission in the field of the humanities: bringing together scholars from different cultures, horizons, and disciplines; creating partnerships among the scholarly communities from different parts of the world; and representing a prestigious space of expression for new ideas and emerging intellectual actors in all fields of the humanities. It combines high, internationally peer reviewed scholarly quality with an editorial policy of global cultural inclusion.

As a platform for international scholarly exchanges and research, the contribution of Diogenes to the integration of scholarly and academic communities around the world is unique. Open to scholars from all cultural regions, its issues strive to overcome the traditional, often rigid boundaries between disciplines in order to foster the capacity of the humanities in responding to emerging cultural challenges. Its cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary mission has been increasingly supplemented by a growing attention to gender balance and inclusiveness.

As of 2024, Diogenes will be a fully open access journal. All articles accepted for publication will be published with a Creative Commons licence and freely available to read online. The costs of open access publication will be covered through agreements between the publisher and the author’s institution, payment of APCs by funding bodies, or else waived entirely, ensuring every author can publish and enjoy the benefits of OA.

The following pages will include information about preparing and submitting articles, how the peer review process works, and the post-acceptance process. Submissions to Diogenes will open in January 2024.

Diogenes publishes the following article types:

• Articles*
• Book Reviews
• Conversations