| Status | failed |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1993 |
| Founder | Gioacchino Onorati |
| Defunct | 2018  |
| Country of origin | Italy |
| Headquarters location | Rome |
| Fiction genres | academic, scientific |
| Official website | www.aracneeditrice.it |
Aracne was an Italian publishing company, founded in 1993 by Gioacchino Onorati and specialized in academic and scientific literature. It was declared failed on the 6 of april, 2018.[1]
It is the only Italian publishing company that does not require exclusive rights for its publications.[2] Aracne publishes both paper books and ebooks, most of them in Italian, although a considerable number of works is published in English. It claimed to use the peer review as an evaluation system,[3] it has often been found to use vanity press systems,[4] and to publish on ordination.[5]
Aracne was a member of the programme for the Evaluation of the Quality of Research of the ANVUR, institution of the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research.[6]
- ^ "Estratto sentenza 286/2018". Portale dei creditori.
- ^ Aracne editrice - Pubblica con noi
- ^ Aracne editrice - Metodi e criteri di valutazione
- ^ "Piccoli editori capestro - minima&moralia : minima&moralia". 2018-10-12. Archived from the original on 2018-10-12. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
- ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-01-05. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
- ^ Elenco degli Editori registrati per la VQR | Anvur