Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Religious Studies
Annali di Ca Foscari Serie Orientale
ISSN 1125-3789 · eISSN 2385-3042 · Edizioni Ca Foscari · Italy
Annali di Ca Foscari Serie Orientale: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 42 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annali di Ca Foscari Serie Orientale is published by Edizioni Ca Foscari. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Indian and Buddhist Studies, Chinese history and philosophy and Japanese History and Culture, together about 24.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Annali di Ca’ Foscari.Serie orientale is the journal of the Department of Asian and North African Studies of Ca' Foscari University of Venice. Started in 1970, the journal became an Open Access resource in 2014. Its mission is to foster original and interdisciplinary research in the fields of Asian and North African Studies. Each annual issue features articles and reviews written by leading scholars whose contributions span across a vast array of topics. These can be gathered under four main headings:
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Religious Studies
Editor-in-chief Antonio RigopoulosPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Indian and Buddhist StudiesArts and Humanities10%
- Chinese history and philosophySocial Sciences7.8%
- Japanese History and CultureSocial Sciences6.7%
- Comparative and World LiteratureArts and Humanities6.3%
- Classical Studies and PhilologyArts and Humanities6.1%
- Language, Linguistics, Cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities4.6%
- Translation Studies and PracticesArts and Humanities4.3%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Religious Studies | Q3 | 394/760 | 48th |
| Cultural Studies | Q3 | 870/1434 | 39th |
| Linguistics and Language | Q3 | 804/1221 | 34th |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q4 | 1297/1530 | 15th |
| Political Science and International Relations | Q4 | 633/745 | 15th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: WorldCat
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.23OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 548 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 22 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 42 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 38 |
| 2023 | 41 | 41 | 40 |
| 2022 | 35 | 35 | 41 |
| 2021 | 74 | 74 | 27 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted5
- complete volume/issueComplete volume/issue: subject to peer reviewLength not stated
- editorialsEditorials: no peer reviewLength not stated
- introductions, prefacesIntroductions, prefaces: no peer reviewLength not stated
- monographs/essays/articlesMonographs/essays/articles: subject to peer reviewLength not stated
- reviewsReviews: no peer reviewLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Peer review
- Publication ethics
COPE Ethical Code Model summary
Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie orientale is a peer-reviewed scientific journal whose policy is inspired by the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) Ethical Code.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review + Peer review
Every article published by ECF was accepted for publication by no less than two qualified reviewers as a result of a process of anonymous reviewing (double-blind peer review). The reviewers are independent of the authors and not affiliated with the same institution. The Journal’s Editor-in-Chief guarantees the proper execution of the peer review process for every article published in the Journal. …
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Edizioni Ca Foscari
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English, French, Italian
- ISSN
- 1125-3789
- Electronic ISSN
- 2385-3042
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annali di Ca Foscari Serie Orientale
How long does peer review take at Annali di Ca Foscari Serie Orientale?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Annali di Ca Foscari Serie Orientale?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annali di Ca Foscari Serie Orientale is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Annali di Ca Foscari Serie Orientale open access, and what is the APC?
Annali di Ca Foscari Serie Orientale is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .