Behind the Books takes readers inside the world of academic publishing. This section features interviews with publishers, series editors, and authors, offering insights into the editorial decisions, intellectual ambitions, and practical challenges behind major scholarly works. It also opens space for reflection and debate on the changing landscape of academic publishing today.
By Nicola Milanesi
Today we interview Roberto Limonta. He is the series editor of the historical collection Biblioteca di cultura medievale, published by Jaca Book (Milan). He has worked as an editor for several publishing houses and curated the first catalogue of Umberto Eco’s modern library and manuscript archive. A historian of medieval philosophy, he conducts research at the Universities of Salerno and Parma, focusing on monastic thought.
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By Mário Correia
June 2025 – We begin today a set of interviews with editors of book series dedicated to medieval philosophy. Our aim is to introduce these series, but also to discuss issues related to our publishing practices and policies. And there’s no better way to start this series than with Robert Pasnau, whose In medias PHIL has been a source of inspiration for us. This time, it is in his role as Editor-in-chief of The Medieval Text Consortium Series that we conducted this interview with him.
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By Mário Correia
September 2024 – This month we discuss the merger of two of the most important publishers in our field. De Gruyter and Brill are merging, and we had the opportunity to talk about it with Maurits van den Boogert, Co-Chief Publishing Officer of De Gruyter Brill. We talked about the merger and we had a very honest conversation on other topics concerning the editorial process, the high prices of academic books and journals, and the challenges of AI.
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IPM Monthly 