Journal profile
Imgo A Journal of the Social Imaginary
ISSN 2281-8138 · Mimesis Edizioni, Milano · Italy
Imgo A Journal of the Social Imaginary: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 23 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Imgo A Journal of the Social Imaginary is published by Mimesis Edizioni, Milano. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cultural Studies and Postmodernism, Visual Culture and Art Theory and Cybernetics and Technology in Society, together about 26.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Visual Arts and Performing Arts. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Editor-in-chief Pier Luca MarzoPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cultural Studies and PostmodernismSocial Sciences13.8%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities6.9%
- Cybernetics and Technology in SocietyArts and Humanities5.9%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities5.2%
- Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative FictionArts and Humanities4.7%
- Semiotics and Representation StudiesArts and Humanities4.7%
- Contemporary Sociological Theory and PracticeSocial Sciences4.4%
- Art, Aesthetics, and PerceptionArts and Humanities4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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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
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.05OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 376 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 5 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 8 |
| 2024 | 35 | 35 | 16 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 12 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | 17 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 11 |
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)
Article types accepted4
- focusThis section of the journal contains critical analysis of books and research on the social imaginaryLength not stated
- off topicThis section features interviews, open reflections, proceeding and any other type of text dealing with the issue of imaginary regardless the deadlines of the ma…Length not stated
- reviewsIt publishes book or other media reviews linked to an interdisciplinary approach to the imaginary.Length not stated
- topicEach issue of the journal includes a “Topic”, i.e. a topic which is very important for the editors. Editors may choose to publish a contribution into this or in…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Self-archiving
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright: Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication, with the work licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. Model summary
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal. Authors are able to enter into separate, additio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online prior to and during the submission process. Model summary
Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).
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
- Mimesis Edizioni, Milano
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English, French, Italian
- ISSN
- 2281-8138
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 2, Issue 26 (2025)
- 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 Imgo A Journal of the Social Imaginary
How long does peer review take at Imgo A Journal of the Social Imaginary?
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.
Which databases index Imgo A Journal of the Social Imaginary?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Imgo A Journal of the Social Imaginary is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Imgo A Journal of the Social Imaginary open access, and what is the APC?
Imgo A Journal of the Social Imaginary 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; 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: .