Journal profile · History
Doctor Virtualis
ISSN 2035-7362 · Università degli Studi di Milano · Italy
Doctor Virtualis: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 11 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Doctor Virtualis is published by Università degli Studi di Milano and is in Zone 4 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medieval Philosophy and Theology, Medieval and Classical Philosophy and Historical and Linguistic Studies, together about 26.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy and Classics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Rivista di storia della filosofia medievale. Fondata nel 2002 dalle Cattedre di Storia della filosofia medievale dell'Università degli Studi di Milano La Rivista promuove ricerche nel campo della storia della filosofia medievale, con un'attenzione particolare a fare emergere la pluralità dei contesti e delle dottrine, favorendo il dialogo tanto con le domande che il mondo contemporaneo pone quanto con i contenuti e le metodologie di altre discipline.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medieval Philosophy and TheologyArts and Humanities11.8%
- Medieval and Classical PhilosophyArts and Humanities8.2%
- Historical and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences6.4%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities5.5%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences5.5%
- Historical, Literary, and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities5.5%
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities4.6%
- Byzantine Studies and HistoryArts and Humanities4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medieval & Renaissance Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medieval & Renaissance Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Philosophy | 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
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
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 54 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open Access Policy
Questa rivista fornisce accesso aperto ai suoi contenuti, nell'ottica di rendere le ricerche disponibili liberamente al pubblico per migliorare lo scambio della conoscenza a livello globale.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Processo di Peer Review
Gli editor inviano ai revisori la richiesta di revisione con la proposta allegata all'email. I revisori inviano all'editor la loro accettazione (o rifiuto) e il parere sulla proposta attraverso la pagina della Revisione della proposta, per la registrazione del processo di revisione.
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
- Università degli Studi di Milano
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English, French, Italian
- ISSN
- 2035-7362
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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 Doctor Virtualis
What CAS zone is Doctor Virtualis in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Doctor Virtualis is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Medieval & Renaissance Studies / Philosophy. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Doctor Virtualis?
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.
Which databases index Doctor Virtualis?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Doctor Virtualis is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Doctor Virtualis open access, and what is the APC?
Doctor Virtualis 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: .