About the Journal

Trópos. Journal of Hermeneutics and Philosophical Criticism was founded in 2008 at the University of Turin (Italy) by Gianni Vattimo, Gaetano Chiurazzi and Roberto Salizzoni. At present, its editor in chief is  Gaetano Chiurazzi. 

Trópos publishes essays on topics of great relevance in contemporary philosophical debate, in a permanent dialogue with different philosophical traditions. Its main fields of interest include theoretical and practical philosophy, aesthetics, linguistic and literary subjects.

Trópos is published twice per year, until 2020 by Aracne Editrice, since 2021 by OJS in open access. Each publication includes a thematic section, followed by essays on various subjects. The journal publishes invited contributions and essays submitted freely or in response to a Call for papers, which undergo a double blind review process. Contributions are accepted in Italian, English, French, Spanish. Occasionally, also articles in other languages are accepted.

The journal has adopted a Code of Ethics.

Trópos is indexed by ACNP (Catalogo Italiano dei Periodici), ERIH PLUS (European Reference Index for the Humanities and the Social Sciences), the Philosopher’s Index, the Philosophy Research Index.