Journal profile · SOCIOLOGY
Cambio-Rivista sulle Trasformazioni Sociali
ISSN 2239-1118 · Firenze University Press · Italy
Cambio-Rivista sulle Trasformazioni Sociali: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 42 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cambio-Rivista sulle Trasformazioni Sociali is published by Firenze University Press and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Italian Social Issues and Migration, Educational and Social Studies and Historical and Environmental Studies, together about 45.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The issues of the new series will present the usual structure: every issue features a monographic theme on which researchers and social scientists debate their views, without the exclusion of contributions from the other human sciences and, when called for, the so-called natural sciences. The journal's non-monographic sections also adopt this approach. Monographic Section Each Issue presents a different Monographic Section dedicated to a specific theme. The section includes contributions related to active Call for Papers. You may vision the active Calls here. Open Essays and Researches Open Essays and Researches welcomes contributions on various topics, with a preference for those relying on innovative research designs and methods. Eliasian Themes Eliasian Themes aims to cultivate the journal’s roots in Nobert Elias’ tradition, by hosting discussions of his works, but especially by favouring theoretical reflections and research works that explicitly refer to his theoretical architecture and analytical methods. Points of view Points of view hosts papers, comments or interviews on current themes (Re)Reading the Classics (Re)reading the Classics collects theoretical reviews of classic books, aiming to show the newness of the thought of classic authors. Book Reviews – Debates Debates aims to encourage discussion among several authors on recently published volumes. Book Review – Standard Book Review standard hosts reviews of recently published volumes. Book Review – Profiles The purpose of this section is to report recent publications of considerable scientific interest. In the beginning of this new course, we wish to express our gratitude to the outgoing editor Paolo Giovannini who has decided to hand over the reins to us, entrusting us with the task of relaunching and widening the themes and horizons of the journal. Thanks to the collaboration of the brilliant scholars who have joined the Scientific and Editorial Boards of CAMBIO, and to the hard work of the Editorial Office, we hope to be able to realize a new ground-breaking international academic journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Angela PerulliPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Italy 9, United Kingdom 1, Germany 1, Spain 1 (12 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Italian Social Issues and MigrationSocial Sciences20.5%
- Educational and Social StudiesSocial Sciences14.5%
- Historical and Environmental StudiesSocial Sciences10.9%
- Diverse academic and cultural studiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.5%
- Sociology and Norbert EliasSocial Sciences5.6%
- Legal and Labor StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting4.4%
- Management, Economics, and Public PolicyBusiness, Management and Accounting4.4%
- Italian Fascism and Post-war SocietySocial Sciences4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuestPublisher website
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
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.27OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 94.2%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 572 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 1 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 4 |
| 2024 | 34 | 34 | 21 |
| 2023 | 41 | 41 | 23 |
| 2022 | 53 | 53 | 54 |
| 2021 | 40 | 40 | 25 |
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 | — | |
| 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)
Article types accepted7
- (re)reading the classics(Re)reading the Classics collects theoretical reviews of classic books, aiming to show the newness of the thought of classic authors.Length not stated
- eliasian themesEliasian Themes aims to cultivate the journal’s roots in Nobert Elias’ tradition, by hosting discussions of his works and favouring theoretical reflections and …Length not stated
- focus sectionThe Focus section hosts articles that, while not contributing to the issue’s monographic section, address a shared thematic core.Length not stated
- monographic sectionEach Issue presents a different Monographic Section dedicated to a specific theme. The section includes contributions related to active Call for Papers.Length not stated
- open essays and researchesOpen Essays and Researches welcomes contributions on various topics in the field of Social Sciences (Sociology, Philosophy, History, Anthropology, …) with a pre…Length not stated
- open labThe massive spreading of Covid-19 all around the world, motivate us to promote a special issue of Cambio dedicated to theoretical question of return to social l…Length not stated
- points of viewPoints of view hosts papers, comments or interviews on current themesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright retained by authors; CC-BY-4.0 license Model summary
Authors retain the copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY-4.0) that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Cambio provides immediate open access to its content. Our publisher, Firenze University Press at the University of Florence, complies with the Budapest Open Access Initiative definition of Open Access: By “open access”, we mean the free availability on the public internet, the permission for all users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full text of the articles, cra…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Submissions are first evaluated by the Editors / Board of Directors and by the members of the Editorial Boards within four weeks. If the manuscript is considered suitable for publication, it is sent to at least two reviewers. The peer review process is double-blind, whereby both referees and authors are kept anonymous. Referees are asked to evaluate the manuscript within three weeks. If the review…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening via Crossref Similarity Check (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
- 2239-1118
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cambio-Rivista sulle Trasformazioni Sociali
What CAS zone is Cambio-Rivista sulle Trasformazioni Sociali in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cambio-Rivista sulle Trasformazioni Sociali is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Sociology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Cambio-Rivista sulle Trasformazioni Sociali?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of Cambio-Rivista sulle Trasformazioni Sociali based?
Of the 12 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (9), United Kingdom (1) and Germany (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Cambio-Rivista sulle Trasformazioni Sociali?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cambio-Rivista sulle Trasformazioni Sociali is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Cambio-Rivista sulle Trasformazioni Sociali open access, and what is the APC?
Cambio-Rivista sulle Trasformazioni Sociali 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: .