Journal profile
Bollettino della Societa Geografica Italiana
ISSN 1121-7820 · eISSN 2974-5780 · Firenze University Press · Italy
Bollettino della Societa Geografica Italiana: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 49 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bollettino della Societa Geografica Italiana is published by Firenze University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical Geography and Geographical Thought, Travel Writing and Literature and Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies, together about 43.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geography, Planning and Development. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
BSGI is an open access peer-reviewed academic international journal dedicated to traditional perspectives as well as innovative and synergetic implications of Geography. It is meant to be a crucible for discussions on science, on making science and its outcomes. BSGI hosts discussions on the connections between geography and other horizons of human, and on the historical aspects of geography. We are interested in: original contributions offering novel experimental or theoretical insights in Geography and related disciplines fundamentals implications of geographic theories and related sciences the progress of single discoveries, the life of scientists, the historical advancement of technology, in other words, the stories of the people behind breakthroughs and innovations the historical overview and critical reviews of geographic theories and their interweaving with the cultural and social environment the critical discussion of past concepts and experimental works, in the light of the present geographic knowledge contributions on contemporary geography BSGI is also the right place for the publication of scarcely accessible literature milestones and of unpublished material. We welcome papers that report the story of a discovery, where the intellectual and experimental steps that precede the writing are presented.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Margherita AzzariPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Geography and Geographical ThoughtSocial Sciences20.8%
- Travel Writing and LiteratureArts and Humanities14.9%
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences7.8%
- Historical Geography and CartographySocial Sciences6.6%
- Geography and Environmental StudiesEnvironmental Science6.4%
- African history and culture studiesSocial Sciences4.7%
- Biographical and Historical AnalysisArts and Humanities4.3%
- Geography Education and PedagogySocial 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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.17OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,934 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 66 |
| 2025 | 49 | 49 | 53 |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | 62 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 52 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 41 |
| 2021 | 47 | 47 | 55 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 5
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Data availability
CC0 for data Model summary
the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Public Domain Dedication waiverapplies to all published data in BSGI open access articles.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics PUBLICATION ETHICS
Responsibilities of Bollettino della Società Geografica italiana's editors, reviewers, and authors concerning publication ethics and publication malpractice are described in Bollettino della Società Geografica italiana's Guidelines on Publication Ethics.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors retain copyright Model summary
Copyright on any open access article in BSGI published by FUP is retained by the author(s). Authors grant BSGI a license to publish the article and identify itself as the original publisher. Authors also grant any third party the right to use the article freely as long as its integrity is maintained and its original authors, citation details and publisher are identified. The Creative Commons Attri…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access OPEN ACCESS POLICY
Diamond Open Access Model summary
Bollettino della Società Geografica italiana is a Diamond Open Access journal, and is featured among the journals indexed in the Diamond Discovery Hub (DDH). All articles are freely available online immediately upon publication, with no APCs for authors, or subscription and access fees for readers. Bollettino della Società Geografica italiana provides immediate open access to its content. Our publ…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review RIGOROUS DOUBLE BLIND PEER REVIEW
Double blind peer review Model summary
Each submission to BSGI is subject to a rigorous quality control and peer-review evaluation process before receiving a decision. The initial in-house quality control check deals with issues such as competing interests; ethical requirements; financial disclosures; full compliance with BSGI’s data availability policy, etc. Submissions may be returned to authors for queries, and will not be seen by o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening with iThenticate Model summary
The authors authorize the Editorial Team to screen the submission using Crossref Similarity Check (iThenticate) to verify its originality.
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
- Firenze University Press
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English, Italian
- ISSN
- 1121-7820
- Electronic ISSN
- 2974-5780
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 9 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bollettino della Societa Geografica Italiana
How long does peer review take at Bollettino della Societa Geografica Italiana?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Bollettino della Societa Geografica Italiana?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Required, 5; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Bollettino della Societa Geografica Italiana?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bollettino della Societa Geografica Italiana is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Bollettino della Societa Geografica Italiana open access, and what is the APC?
Bollettino della Societa Geografica Italiana is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .