Organisation and responsibilities
Editorial leadership, management, and scientific advice at Lletres Asturianes are provided by several bodies. The Editor-in-Chief, Secretary, Editorial Board, Scientific Advisory Board, and Editorial and Technical Team share responsibility for the journal’s editorial and academic standards. The Editorial and Technical Team handles coordination, editing, editorial management, and technical support throughout the publication process. Up-to-date details of these bodies are available in the journal’s institutional information and through its official channels.
The Editor-in-Chief, Editorial Board, and Editorial and Technical Team are responsible for the journal’s scientific quality, editorial consistency, and compliance with its ethical principles. Editorial decisions must be academically independent, impartial, and based on an assessment of the research. They must not be influenced by personal considerations, ideology, institutional affiliation, language, religion, origin, gender, sexual orientation, or any other factor unrelated to the academic and scientific merit of the submission.
The journal will seek diversity and equality in the composition of its editorial bodies and in the selection of peer reviewers, taking account of academic expertise, diversity in research, gender equality, and representation from different institutions.
The Editor-in-Chief and Secretary of Lletres Asturianes are elected at an ordinary meeting of the full members of the Academia de la Llingua Asturiana (ALLA), from among the Academy’s full members. Selection takes account of scientific expertise, disciplinary specialisation, knowledge of the journal’s research fields, and the candidates’ academic records and involvement with the journal.
The membership of the Editorial Board and Scientific Advisory Board is agreed jointly by the Editor-in-Chief and Secretary of the journal and the President of ALLA, taking account of the candidates’ expertise, knowledge, and research records, as well as the journal’s scientific and editorial needs. Given the specialised character of Lletres Asturianes and its status as a scientific journal published by an academic institution, these bodies are not renewed on a fixed schedule, but whenever justified by the journal’s operational needs or by the need to update its membership or scientific representation.
Members of the editorial team
Editor-in-Chief
Ana María Cano González (ALLA; Universidá d’Uviéu, Spain)
Secretary
Xosé Ramón Iglesias Cueva (ALLA, Spain)
Editorial Board
- Maria Reina Bastardas i Rufat (Universitat de Barcelona, Spain)
- Mercedes Brea (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain)
- Emili Casanova Herrero (Universitat de València, Spain)
- Francisco Llera Ramo (ALLA; Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Spain)
- Claudia Elena Menéndez Fernández (ALLA; Universidá d’Uviéu, Spain)
- Michael Metzeltin (Universität Wien, Austria)
- José Ramón Morala Rodríguez (Universidad de León, Spain)
Scientific Asvisory Board:
- Maria Giovanna Arcamone (Università di Pisa, Italy)
- Éva Buchi (ALLA, Spain; ATILF; CNRS; Université de Lorraine, France)
- Enzo Caffarelli (Editor of RION, Italy)
- Steven Dworkin (University of Michigan, United States of America)
- Antonio Fernández Insuela (Universidá d’Uviéu, Spain)
- Pilar García Mouton (ILLA-CSIC, Spain)
- Enrique Gargallo Gil (Universitat de Barcelona)
- Jean Germain (Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium)
- Àngel Huguet-Canalís (Universitat de Lleida, Spain)
- Dieter Kremer (Universität Trier, Germany)
- James Fernández McClintock (University of Chicago, United States of America)
- Elena Papa (Università di Torino, Italy)
- Emilio Ridruejo Alonso (Universidad de Valladolid, Spain)
- Alda Rossebastiano (Università di Torino, Italy)
- María Nieves Sánchez González de Herrero (Universidad de Salamanca, Spain)
- Fernando Sánchez Miret (Universidad de Salamanca, Spain)
- Beatrice Schmid (Universität Basel, Switzerland)
- Wolfgang Schweickard (Universität des Saarlandes, Germany)
- Xavier Terrado Pablo (Universitat de Lleida, Spain)
- Joan Veny (Universitat de Barcelona, Spain)
- Roger Wright (The University of Liverpool, United Kingdom)
Editorial and Technical Team
The Editorial and Technical Team of Lletres Asturianes consists of the staff of the Language and Literature Section of the Technical Secretariat of the Academia de la Llingua Asturiana. The head of this body and the main contact for the journal’s editorial management is Marcos Martínez Fernández, ALLA's publishing editor.
Editorial independence
ALLA, as the publisher, respects the academic and editorial independence of Lletres Asturianes. The journal’s financial and technical support comes from ALLA’s institutional resources and its cooperation arrangements with other institutions, including the University of Uviéu and its REUNIDO OJS journal platform. Neither funding sources nor other support may influence peer review or editorial decisions.
Information on the selection of reviewers and the review system is provided on REUNIDO under “Editorial process and peer review”, within the “Editorial Policy and Ethics” section.
Complaints and enquiries
Complaints, reported concerns, or requests for clarification must be submitted through the journal’s official communication channels to the editorial management and support contact. They must include a reasoned account of the facts and grounds. Once received, the Editorial and Technical Team will refer them to the Editor-in-Chief and, where appropriate, the Editorial Board. These bodies may request clarification or supporting documents and will give the people involved an opportunity to present their views.
The Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board will assess each case impartially and confidentially and communicate a reasoned decision to the parties, indicating any resulting editorial action where necessary. Members of the journal’s bodies who are involved in the matter or have a conflict of interest must take no part in its assessment or resolution.