About the Press

Focus and Scope

Media Mutations Publishing is an independent academic press dedicated to advancing scholarship in media studies, television narratives, and digital culture.

The main focus of the press is to promote a global discussion forum and interdisciplinary exchange among scholars exploring contemporary media from different perspectives.

Media Mutations Publishing encourages innovation and research, contributing to a better understanding of the narrative, technological, economic, social, and cultural impact of audiovisual media. To this end, some areas of interest include:

  • Narrative analysis of contemporary media phenomena, with a focus on innovative elements
  • Studies on the influence and connection of media narratives with forms of socialization and acculturation driven by social technologies
  • Analysis of media as capable of advancing aesthetic thought
  • Study of the relationship between technology and narrative
  • Studies on economic and innovative formulas in terms of the production chain and distribution strategies
  • The impact and significance of media products from a political, ethnological, or educational perspective
  • The historical approach in terms of media history to locate and identify influences on contemporary media
  • Studies on the evolution and characteristics of media phenomena in different geographical areas
  • Analyses and studies focusing on audiences and reception

Peer Review Process

The review process combines double-blind reviewing and open reviewing.

The editors will assess whether the submission is eligible for review. After this formal assessment, if positive, the submission will be sent to two external referees.

Under particular circumstances, we may return to reviewers for further advice, or we may ask for the opinion of a third reviewer.

Based on the review reports, the editors will make one of the following decisions:

  • The submission is rejected. In this case, a written explanation will be provided.
  • The submission is accepted with revisions. The author will have the opportunity to rework the manuscript, taking into account the comments of the referees and the editors. After the author's revision, the editors will assess the manuscript and make a final decision on publication.
  • The submission is accepted.

The whole review process will take no longer than six months.

Publication Model

Media Mutations Publishing adopts a continuous release model, issuing new academic volumes as soon as they have successfully completed the peer-review and editorial process. This approach allows for timely publication while maintaining rigorous scholarly standards, in line with established practices among academic book publishers.

Open Access Policy

This press provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

All publications are released under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

This license allows anyone to download, reuse, reprint, modify, distribute and/or copy the content. The works must be properly attributed to their author(s). It is not necessary to ask for further permissions from either the author(s) or the press, although you are kindly requested to inform us of any reuse of the materials.

Authors who publish with this press maintain copyrights.

Authors are welcome to post pre-submission versions, the original submitted version of the manuscript (preprint), and the final draft post-refereeing (postprint) on personal websites, collaborative wikis, departmental websites, social media, institutional repositories, or non-commercial subject-based repositories. Self-archiving can happen only upon acceptance of the submission.

Authors wishing to publish within the Press’s Open Access framework are requested to contact the Editorial Office and the appropriate Series Editors with a project proposal, upon which a detailed quotation for the APCs will be provided.

Indexing and Archiving

Media Mutations Publishing is committed to ensuring the long-term preservation and discoverability of its publications.

Books published by Media Mutations Publishing are indexed and archived through various platforms and services to ensure maximum visibility and permanent accessibility.

All publications receive DOI (Digital Object Identifier) for permanent citation and tracking.

Code of Conduct

Media Mutations Publishing is committed to upholding the highest standards of scholarly integrity in the evaluation and publication of monographs, edited collections, and academic volumes. The Publisher and the Editorial Board oversee the entire editorial workflow, ensuring that each manuscript is assessed solely on its academic merit, originality, and relevance, and that the review process is conducted in a fair, impartial, and timely manner. All materials submitted for consideration are treated with the strictest confidentiality, and all participants in the editorial process are required to disclose any potential conflicts of interest. Particular care is devoted to the selection of suitably qualified reviewers and to the provision of constructive and transparent feedback to Authors.

Authors bear responsibility for the accuracy and originality of their work and are expected to adhere to established scholarly conventions in citation, attribution, and research reporting. They must acknowledge all forms of support received, declare any competing interests, and follow the Press’s submission guidelines, including anonymization procedures when required. Authors are encouraged to ensure appropriate access to underlying data whenever possible and to notify the Publisher promptly should any significant error emerge after submission or publication.

Reviewers undertake to evaluate manuscripts with professionalism, confidentiality, and independence of judgment. Their reports should reflect an objective assessment of the scholarly contribution of the work, its methodological soundness, and its engagement with existing literature. Reviewers are asked to alert the Publisher to any ethical concerns, including potential plagiarism, duplication, or issues of intellectual property.

Media Mutations Publishing acts promptly and responsibly when concerns arise regarding errors, ethical breaches, or misconduct. In accordance with COPE guidelines, appropriate measures are implemented, which may include the publication of corrections or, in the most serious cases, the withdrawal of a work. The Press periodically reviews its policies to ensure alignment with evolving standards of academic publishing and with best practices for the long-term preservation and accessibility of its publications.

Publisher

Media Mutations Publishing is an editorial project based at the Università di Bologna.

Media Mutations Publishing started its activities in October 2022 with Conference Proceedings of the 13th edition of the Media Mutations International Conference.