Textus will be published three times a year as of 2007. Each of the three yearly issues is jointly edited by one or two Italian scholars appointed by the Editorial Board and by a foreign co-editor. The Italian editors must be regular members of AIA. Contributions must not exceed 30,000 (thirty thousand) typed characters (with spaces); final versions are to be sent to the editors in October of the year preceding publication for the first issue of the year, issue I, in February for the second issue of the year, issue II, and in May for issue No. III.
The Textus Style Sheet is available at www.tilgher.it/textus.html and at www.lett.uniba.it//dag/aia/.

Instructions for Editors

The editors:

• write their call for papers, to be published in the AIA Newsletter, seven months before the deadline for the handing in of contributions in their final version;
• set the deadline for abstracts and for the notification of acceptance to contributors;
• check that Italian contributors are regular members of AIA;
• select the abstracts, keeping in mind that the size of the single volume normally will not exceed a total of 160 pages; should the volume exceed this length, they will decide with the Publisher how to meet the additional costs;
• after notifying acceptance to contributors, provide the Publisher with the complete list of contributors and e-mail addresses;
• have three months to jointly revise contributions with their co-editors and send them to the Publisher, whose copy editor will do a last check for formal adherence to style sheet instructions;
• edit the contributions. Editing consists of:
  a) accurate reading for appropriateness of content; checking that all suggested corrections/additions are included in the final version;
  b) accurate evaluation of the fluency, accuracy and stylistic appropriacy of the text;
  c) accurate checking of: final list of references, references in the text, footnotes, tables / figures and captions, for conformity to the style sheet;
• provide the Publisher with one paper copy and a floppy disk of each contribution;
• deadlines for the handing in of the contributions to the Publisher:
  1^st January (first issue for a given year);
  1^st May (second issue for a given year);
  1^st September (third issue for a given year).
  

Instructions for Authors

Authors:

• before submitting an abstract, check that you are a regular member of AIA and that you have paid the annual membership fee;
• write your abstract (max. 300 words) remembering that, if accepted, it will be published on-line on the Textus site;
• send your abstract to the editors, writing your name, postal address and e-mail address both on the abstract page and on a separate page;
• follow the style sheet instructions and send your contribution to the editor together with 'bio-data' details (max 6 lines: name, affiliation, main research interests, recent publications), using the same font and format as for the article;
• send the editors your final version, once it has been approved by both editors, on a floppy disk (two copies) and on paper (two copies). To order copies of your article, please contact the Publisher.
• deadlines for the final version are as follows:
  1^st October (first issue for a given year);
  1^st February (second issue for a given year);
  1^st May (third issue for a given year).