Journal profile
California Italian Studies
ISSN 2155-7926 · eScholarship Publishing, University of California · United States
California Italian Studies: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 19 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
California Italian Studies is published by eScholarship Publishing, University of California. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Italian Literature and Culture, Renaissance and Early Modern Studies and Italian Fascism and Post-war Society, together about 43.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
California Italian Studies (CIS) is a digital, peer-reviewed scholarly journal committed to publishing the finest, the most innovative, and the most potentially influential scholarly work being done in the field of Italian Studies today. CISis the expression of the California Interdisciplinary Consortium for Italian Studies (CICIS) and is financed by the following institutions of Higher education: Cal State Long Beach, Chapman, Scripps, USC, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Los Angeles, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara, UC Santa Cruz, and UC San Diego. CIS seeks contributions that meet one or more of the following criteria: interdisciplinarity; comparativity; criticality. Submissions should be of interest to a broad spectrum of scholars in and outside of Italian Studies. Contributions that make the best and most creative use of the journal's digital format will be especially encouraged. By interdisciplinarity we mean work that combines within itself the practices of multiple disciplines, makes significant use of the tools of one discipline in the service of another, or relates to a cluster of other scholarly works, representing the approaches of multiple disciplines to a single topic. Relevant disciplines: medieval, early modern, modern, and contemporary studies, visual studies, history of art and architecture, cultural and political geography, environmental studies, philosophy, religious studies, history of science, musicology, literary studies, film, media and new media studies, theater and performance studies, gender studies, political science, anthropology, sociology, migration and diaspora studies, classical studies, rhetoric, linguistics, ethnography and popular culture studies, and any other cross-disciplinary and comparative field of inquiry. By comparativity we mean placing the study of the history, culture, society, artistic products, and languages of the Italian peninsula and islands, and of Italian diasporas, in relation to other geographical, cultural, and linguistic formations—for instance in the areas of Mediterranean and European studies; the study of migration to and from Italy and of regional and dialect cultures; as well as colonial, post-colonial and transnational studies. By criticality we mean work that not only studies a given object but also engages in theoretical and/or methodological reflection on its own approach and on its implications within larger disciplinary and interdisciplinary contexts.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Italian Literature and CultureArts and Humanities23.8%
- Renaissance and Early Modern StudiesArts and Humanities10.2%
- Italian Fascism and Post-war SocietySocial Sciences9.4%
- Italian Social Issues and MigrationSocial Sciences5.5%
- Renaissance Literature and CultureArts and Humanities5.4%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities4.7%
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities3.2%
- Literary Theory and Cultural HermeneuticsArts and Humanities3.1%
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
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.03OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 520 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 112 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 194 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | 211 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 175 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 134 |
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 ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 250–500 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright
Authors responsible for copyright permissions Model summary
If the contribution is accepted, the author is responsible for obtaining all copyright permissions and submitting them to the managing editor in a timely manner.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access publication policy Model summary
Open Access Publications from the University of California
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Anonymized submissions required Model summary
Please do not include your name or other identifying information in the body of your article or notes.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Original, previously unpublished material only Model summary
All submissions must be of previously unpublished, original material.
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
- eScholarship Publishing, University of California
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English, Italian
- ISSN
- 2155-7926
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about California Italian Studies
How long does peer review take at California Italian Studies?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of California Italian Studies?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 250–500 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words. 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 California Italian Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, California Italian Studies is indexed in DOAJ.
Is California Italian Studies open access, and what is the APC?
California Italian Studies 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .