The cover: Ștefan Balog, Dragon (ink on paper, 40x50cm, 2016)

 Description

"Incursions into the Imaginary" is a scientific journal of comparative literature, open accessed, dedicated to literary, social, historical, religious studies and the science of the imaginary, as well. It is also open to pluri, inter and transdisciplinary researches. The journal is published annually and it is edited by the "Speculum" Imaginary Research Center within the Faculty of History, Letters and Educational Sciences of the "1 Decembrie 1918" University of Alba Iulia, Romania.

Aims and scope

"Incursions into the Imaginary" is a journal of comparative literature, and the thematically oriented studies are mainly published in languages ​​of international circulation and are dedicated, mainly, to the literary cultures of the Romanian area.

Starting from the fact that the science of the imaginary is considered, at present, as one of the essential disciplines that facilitate the modern approach to the extensive problems related to the research of anthropological, social, cultural phenomena (with all its components), etc., the main concern of the editors was directed to the foundation of a tradition in the field of the imaginary, through works applied to the study of Romanian and foreign literature. An attempt was made, in a first stage, to delimit the area of ​​the various modules intended to cover an activity in the domain of the imaginary, not only branched, but in permanent movement.

 Although the disciplinary application to the issue of literature was predominant, inter- and multidisciplinary aspects (philosophy, philosophy of culture, theory of mentalities, sociology, history, psychology, communication theory, history of religions, etc.) were, naturally highly promoted. Cultivating interdisciplinary as a way of approaching the mechanisms of phenomena of great interest in the postmodern world (see those in the area of ​​social behavior, the collective mind, media communication or cultural creativity), the research based on the science of the imaginary enjoys international recognition.

Also, through the themes proposed annually by the "Incursions into the Imaginary" journal, an openness towards universality is sought, since national literatures cannot be understood in isolation. They can stand out through the parallelism with the literatures from the same area, through the touches with the neighboring literatures, through making structural analogies with other literatures and not only.

The journal thematic orientation opens perspectives on the objects of literary history and each issue, structured thematically, will allow a comparative approach to literary facts, encouraging their placement in a cultural system of the circulation of forms, ideas, programs. Aiming to be written, gradually, mostly in English and French, the "Incursions into the Imaginary" addresses to foreign specialists, seeking to ensure the visibility of the conceptualizations specific to Romanian literature, and contributing to the formation of common categories for the description of national literatures.

History

The "Incursions into the Imaginary" initially addressed to teaching staff and doctoral students of the University of Alba Iulia, and later, the editors of the journal selected and published the studies of all researchers interested in the field of the imaginary.

The first volume of studies, gathered under the title "Incursions into the Imaginary", was published in 2007, and was coordinated by Professor Emeritus Mircea Braga. Since the establishment of the "Speculum" Imaginary Research Center, annual, national and international conferences have been organized, starting with 2005; the research studies presented have been published in the following volumes: Incursions in the Imaginary. Comments and Interpretations, Incursions into the Imaginary. 2 Under the Sign of the Chronotope, Incursions into the Imaginary. 3 The Religious Imaginary, Incursions into the Imaginary. 4. From the Imagined Body to the Represented Body, Incursions into the Imaginary 5. Imaginary and Illusion.

 Since 2015, the volume has been transformed into a journal, receiving ISSN: 2501–2169, ISSN-L: 2501–2169 și EISSN: 2601-5137.

In chronological order, the themes of each issue of the journal were as it follows: "Incursions into the Imaginary 6". Myth, fairy tale, legend. Mutations of the narrative cores, in charge of edited issue, Gabriela Chiciudean, Alba Iulia, 2015; "Incursions into the imaginary" 7. Myth, music, ritual. Approaches from the perspective of comparative literature, editors in charge of the issue, Gabriela Chiciudean, Rodica Chira, Roxana Airini, Alba Iulia, Editura Aeternitas, 2016; "Incursions into the Imaginary 8". Imaginary, identity and otherness in literature, Alba Iulia, editor in charge of the issue, Gabriela Chiciudean, Aeternitas Publishing House, 2017; "Incursions into Imaginary 9". Proxemics in literature, Alba Iulia, editor of the issue, Gabriela Chiciudean, Aeternitas Publishing House, 2018; "Incursions into the Imaginary 10". Folklore, magical practices and literature, Alba Iulia, editor responsible for the issue, Gabriela Chiciudean, Aeternitas Publishing House, 2019; "Incursions into the Imaginary 11". Parallel worlds/universes, imagination and literature, Alba Iulia, editor responsible for the issue, Gabriela Chiciudean, Aeternitas Publishing House, 2020; "Incursions into the Imaginary 12". Journeys in the literary imaginary, editors in charge of the issue, Gabriela Chiciudean, Corina Bozedean, Alba Iulia, Aeternitas Publishing House, 2021; "Incursions into Imaginary 13". Imaginary terrestrial, aerial and aquatic creatures, editors responsible for the number, Gabriela Chiciudean, Cristina Matilda Vănoagă, Alba Iulia, Editura Aeternitas, 2022; "Incursions into the Imaginary 14". Literature and life. Between reality and fiction, editors responsible for the issue, Gabriela Chiciudean, Maria Mureșan, Lucian Vasile Bâgiu, Alba Iulia, Editura Aeternitas, 2023.

Article processing charges (APCs)

Incursions into the imaginary has no article processing charges (APCs).

Article submission charges

Incursions into the imaginary has no article submission charges.

I4OC standards for open citations

The journal complies with I4OC standards for open citations: citations are structured, separable, and open.

Archiving policy

Internet Archive, Romanian National Library, 1 Decembrie 1918 University Library

Repository policy

Authors may deposit a copy of their paper on the publisher’s own electronic repository archive.

This policy is with regard to the different versions of the paper:

• Submitted version
• Accepted version (Author Accepted Manuscript)
• Published version (Version of Record)

The studies published in the journal "Incursions into the Imaginary", along with the entire activity of the members of the Speculum Center, are visible, starting with the year 2009, in the Bulletins of CRI International (CRI 2), France, entitled "Lettre électronique des Centers de Recherches sur l"Imaginaire ”, ISSN: 1770-9385. This "Bulletin de liaison des Centers de Recherches sur l"Imaginaire" is published both on paper and in electronic format, being visible on the sites: Phantasma. Center de Recherches sur l"imaginaire, Cluj, Roumanie www.phantasma.ro, Center de Recherche sur l"imaginaire, Grenoble, France www.u-grenoble3.fr/cri/, and Unesco Chair "Cultural and Comparative Studies on Imaginary", Milan, Italy www.unesco.iulm.it.

CCI SPECULUM Secretariat:
1 Decembrie 1918 University of Alba Iulia,
15-17 Unirii Street,
510009 Alba Iulia, Romania
gabrielachiciudean@gmail.com