Editorial governance

Editorial Governance

This page describes the composition and responsibilities of the editorial bodies of the Revue d'Histoire Théorique (RHT). In accordance with the requirements of the DOAJ and ERIH+ indexing organisations, this information is public and kept permanently up to date.

Last updated : June 2025

Direction

Journal Direction

The Revue d'Histoire Théorique is directed by Philippe Fabry. The publication director assumes legal responsibility for the journal. As editor-in-chief, he is responsible for all editorial decisions, the peer-review process, and the scientific quality of published content.

Philippe Fabry

Publication Director & Editor-in-Chief

Senior Lecturer in Legal History Institut Polybe

Editorial Board

The editorial board is the operational body of the journal. It is responsible for the day-to-day management of the editorial process: receiving submissions, desk review, coordinating reviewers, tracking decisions, and communicating with authors.

Responsibilities

•Editorial screening of submissions (desk review)
•Identification and solicitation of external reviewers
•Coordination and monitoring of the peer-review process
•Official communication with authors
•Ensuring compliance with deadlines and editorial procedures
•Application of the Peer-Review Policy and Ethics Statement

Philippe Fabry

Editor-in-Chief

Senior Lecturer in Legal History Institut Polybe

Denis Séguier

Associate Editor

Institut Polybe

Augustin Descoqs

Associate Editor

Institut Polybe

Scientific Committee

Committee expansion in progress

The scientific committee is currently being constituted. RHT is committed to progressively expanding its composition, aiming for increased international representation and institutional diversity.

The scientific committee is the advisory and academic oversight body of the journal. Its members are researchers external to the editorial team, recognised for their expertise in historionomy or disciplines in dialogue with it. They contribute to the evaluation of submissions and to the academic standing of the journal.

Responsibilities

•Participation in the pool of external reviewers (peer-review)
•Scientific advice on the orientation and positioning of the journal
•Contribution to academic credibility and international standing
•Advisory input on strategic editorial decisions
•Participation in editorial policy revisions (biennial cycle)

Antoine Deblonde

Scientific Committee Member

Institut Polybe

Historionomy — political cycles

David Cosandey

Scientific Committee Member

Independent researcher

Comparative history of civilisations — long-term dynamics

Governance principles

Governance Principles

Editorial independence

RHT's editorial decisions are made in full independence, based exclusively on the scientific merit of submissions. No external pressure — institutional, commercial, or political — may influence these decisions.

Conflict of interest management

No member of the editorial board may be involved in handling a manuscript of which they are author or co-author, or with whose author they have a declared conflict of interest. In such cases, handling is assigned to another editorial board member. Scientific committee members apply the same rules when acting as reviewers.

Renewal and evolution

The composition of the committees is reviewed at least every four years. Any modification is published on the journal website with its effective date. RHT is committed to progressively expanding its scientific committee, aiming for increased international representation and institutional diversity.

Transparency

The full composition of the editorial bodies is permanently displayed on the journal website. The institutional affiliations of each member are indicated and kept up to date. This transparency is a fundamental requirement of indexing organisations (DOAJ, ERIH+) and a pledge of academic credibility.

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