Call for papers
Submission deadlines:
February or September 2027
Publication:
One of the two 2027 issues
Submission guidelines
All contributions must be interdisciplinary and written in a way that makes them accessible to a heterogeneous readership of experts and non-experts alike. Submissions must be original and unpublished.
All accepted papers will be published in both Italian and English. Nodes editorial board will handle translation into one of the two languages if not provided by the authors (in this case, the submission deadline is 15 days earlier than the indicated date).
All accepted papers will be published in both Italian and English. Nodes editorial board will handle translation into one of the two languages if not provided by the authors (in this case, the submission deadline is 15 days earlier than the indicated date).
All papers, whether in Italian or English, must be prepared by the author for peer review using the designated template and the following → Editorial guidelines
Manuscripts must be submitted to: nodesjournal@gmail.com
The debate around the definition of aesthetic experience is constantly evolving, making it a fertile and inexhaustible field of discussion. Various disciplines – from philosophy to psychology and the cognitive sciences – have characterised aesthetic experience in distinct ways, at times describing it as unique and different from non-aesthetic experience, and at other times as similar or comparable to it in its neural processes. Beyond disciplinary definitions – which often overlap or diverge mainly in their framing perspectives – aesthetic experience remains a rich territory for exploring and stimulating human response. The artwork is, for various reasons, a unique stimulus for human beings, capable of activating a broad and variable range of behavioral and neural responses.
Today, thanks to dialogue among diverse disciplines and the use of advanced technologies that allow the study of behavioral and psychological phenomena in ecological settings, we are witnessing a renewed scientific and cultural interest in the potential of art as a tool for innovation, transformation, and well-being – both individual and collective.
Within this theoretical framework, Nodes welcomes contributions on art and aesthetic experience from the perspectives of multiple disciplines – including aesthetics, philosophy, and neuroscience, as well as anthropology, sociology, communication, and media studies.
Types of Contributions
- Experimental research articles
- Theoretical essays
- Review articles
- Opinion papers
All contributions must be interdisciplinary and written in a way that makes them accessible to a heterogeneous readership of experts and non-experts alike. Submissions must be original and unpublished.
Authors are invited to consult Nodes editorial guidelines available at: https://nodesjournal.com/en/contacts/
All accepted papers will be published in both Italian and English. Nodes editorial board will handle translation into one of the two languages if not provided by the authors (in this case, the submission deadline is 15 days earlier than the indicated date).