Journal profile
DiveIn
ISSN 2785-3233 · University of Bologna · Italy
DiveIn: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 37 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
DiveIn is published by University of Bologna. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration, Gender and Feminist Studies and Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature, together about 24.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory and Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
DIVE-IN – An International Journal on Diversity and Inclusion is a scholarly journal that takes a comparative and multidisciplinary approach to cultural, literary, linguistic, and social issues connected with diversity and inclusion. These have not only gained key importance in our times, but they have also been at the core of a wide variety of academic subjects and heterogeneous research methodologies. This journal welcomes the submission of interdisciplinary contributions that are representative of such a variety of interests and methodologies, with particular reference to linguistics, literature, philology, history, social sciences and economics. DIVE-IN is a multilingual publication with contributions in English, Italian as well as the main languages of academic research. The targeted audience is specialists of the above-mentioned disciplines, as well as all those who have an interest in the current epistemological debate on identity as well as environmental, cultural and linguistic challenges.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Italy 23, United Kingdom 2, France 2, Germany 1, Spain 1 (31 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Memory, Trauma, and CommemorationPsychology8.3%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences8.3%
- Ecocriticism and Environmental LiteratureArts and Humanities7.7%
- Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative FictionArts and Humanities7.2%
- Japanese History and CultureSocial Sciences5.5%
- Literary Theory and Cultural HermeneuticsArts and Humanities5%
- Memory, Trauma, and TestimonyPsychology5%
- Cultural Identity and RepresentationArts and Humanities5%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar
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
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.04OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 123 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 3 |
| 2025 | 37 | 37 | 7 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,500 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Templates
- Word
Article types accepted2
- articlesAll articles (about 5,000–7,500 words, bibliography excluded) should be submitted in Microsoft Word (.doc/.docx) format via e-mail at the Guest Editors’ address…Length not stated
- book reviewsIt thus welcomes the submission of book reviews, which will be published pending editorial decision and will not undergo the standard peer-review process.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics Publication ethics
DIVE-IN adopts the AlmaDL Journals Code of Ethics. The code is inspired by the guidelines from the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), in particular to the COPE Core Practices and its Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing. All parties involved in the editorial process, editorial staff members, authors, reviewers must know and apply the ethical principles of that …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyrights and publishing rights belong to the respective authors; journal licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Model summary
The copyrights and publishing rights of all the texts on this journal belong to the respective authors without restrictions. This journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (full legal code). See also our Open Access Policy. Metadata All the metadata of the published material is released in the public domain and may be used by anyone free of charge. This inc…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access policy
Metadata (including references) released in the public domain and may be re-used in any medium without prior permission. Model summary
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. It releases its articles under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This license allows anyone to download, reuse, re-print, modify, distribute and/or copy the contributions. The …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Acceptance of articles for publication is subject to a double-blind peer review process. The anonymous referees are chosen on the basis of their specific competences and research fields. Papers are evaluated according to the criteria listed in the Reviewer Guidelines, which meet international scientific standards for journals. By submitting an article, the author implicitly accepts the double-blin…
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
- University of Bologna
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- Italian, English, French, German
- ISSN
- 2785-3233
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 5, Issue 2 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about DiveIn
How long does peer review take at DiveIn?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 DiveIn?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Manuscript length: ≤ 7,500 words; Reference style: Author–date; Templates: Word. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of DiveIn based?
Of the 31 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (23), United Kingdom (2) and France (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index DiveIn?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, DiveIn is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is DiveIn open access, and what is the APC?
DiveIn 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: .