Journals

Flux and Réseaux are the two journals associated with LATTS. Flux focuses on technical networks, their regulation and their relationship with local areas, whilst Réseaux – Communication – Technologie – Société explores communication and information processes from a multidisciplinary perspective. These journals publish articles that help to situate LATTS’s work within broader academic debates.

Flux Magazine

Founded in 1990 by Gabriel Dupuy, Flux publishes articles offering original scientific contributions in the field of networks: public transport, roads, water supply and sanitation, energy networks, telecommunications, etc. The growing presence of these technical networks in economic and social life is transforming spatial organisation, the functioning of businesses, the foundations of local government and the use of new technologies.

Flux is particularly interested in the ways in which these networks are designed and operated, as well as the relationships they maintain with the territories they serve. From this perspective, Flux is one of the few French academic journals to address this unique theme of networks, whose transformations merit analysis and interpretation, judgement and debate, given the extent to which they shape the future of our societies.

The articles published in Flux highlight specific characteristics common to networks: studies of network development, international comparisons, methods for analysing network functionality, and in-depth exploration of concepts specific to the operation or management of networks. In this context, Flux welcomes articles focusing not only on physical networks, but also on services organised into networks.

We welcome contributions from regional planners, geographers, urban planners, sociologists, anthropologists, economists, political scientists, historians, and network designers and operators.

The journal also publishes short articles, research notes, survey reports, conference proceedings, book reviews, opinion pieces, and so on.

Draft articles are submitted for review to two reviewers from the Editorial Board and the Scientific Committee, who may ask the author to make amendments or additions. The evaluation criteria take into account the relevance of the text to the issue of ‘networks’, scientific originality, the accuracy of the information and readability.

Clarity of the text is essential, given the disciplinary and linguistic diversity of the readership. Authors should therefore endeavour to use simple vocabulary, define technical terms, and explain acronyms and abbreviations. Theoretical references should be specified and placed in the context of the ‘networks’ issue.

This journal is published by Gustave Eiffel University, supported by the CNRS Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences and the École nationale des ponts et chaussées.

The journal has been available on the PERSEE and CAIRN electronic platforms since 2001.

Contact – Editor: Aurélie BUR

Réseaux Journal

The journal Réseaux – Communication – Technologie – Société covers the entire field of communication, with a particular focus on telecommunications, mass media and information technology. Television, in particular, has been the subject of a significant number of issues. As reflection on communication is at the heart of many debates within the social sciences, issues are also devoted to theoretical or methodological questions.

Although primarily oriented towards sociology, Réseaux aims to address issues of communication and information in a multidisciplinary manner and opens its pages to historians, philosophers and economists. Each issue, devoted to a specific theme, provides an opportunity for dialogue between researchers from different teams, both French and international. Alongside the special feature, the journal publishes standalone articles. It also offers readers reference texts by international authors and book reviews.

The journal is published by La Découverte, with support from the CNRS Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, Gustave Eiffel University and the École nationale des ponts et chaussées.

The journal has been available on the PERSEE platform since 1983 and on CAIRN since 2006.

Contact – Editor: Aurélie BUR