Journal profile
lo Squaderno
ISSN 1973-9141 · professionaldreamers · Italy
lo Squaderno: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nel suo profondo vidi che s’interna, legato con amore in un volume, ciò che per l’universo si squaderna [I saw that in its depth far down is lying Bound up with love together in one volume, What through the universe in leaves is scattered] Dante . * * * . Research is a movement of thought that does not depend on established cultural codes or specialized savoirs. It is neither disciplinary, nor bound to produce certified knowledge. In other words, research is free-flowing, open and endless. Predicated upon these premises, lo Squaderno is a free web journal devoted to explore, advance and support an array of research movements. Launched in 2006, and continuously published ever since, lo Squaderno collects original short features by people committed to research in various fields across the social and human sciences. Each issue is structured around a thematic focus within the broad framework of space, power & society. Until 2019, lo Squaderno used to be a quarterly publication. Starting from 2020, it has turned into a triannual publication. Three issues per year are published – in March, July, and November. The choice of shifting to three issues per year seeks to ensure the production of each issue in a timely and efficient manner, devoting as much attention as possible to each single contribution, possibly developing new concepts with the guest artists in a more sustained way. Each journal issue is illustrated by a single guest artist, and we do not usually publish article-specific illustrations. lo Squaderno publishes monographic issues only: all submitted articles should be clearly addressed to a published Call for Papers. The journal is published online under a Creative Commons Licence and is thus offered to the reader freely in Open Access. Just click on the picture of the cover to download the issue. The journal does not charge authors any handling or publication fees. It allows authors to retain full copyright and publishing rights. lo Squaderno is a project by Andrea Mubi Brighenti and Cristina Mattiucci, who currently co-edit the journal with Andrea Pavoni. The project is supported by Paul Blokker, Giusi Campisi, and Daniele Nicolosi. Each issue of the journal takes advantage of the specific competence of a Scientific Advisory Board (see the list of guest co-editors below) and is enriched by the sharing of knowledge and ideas from all its previous authors and contributors. lo Squaderno is open to guest editors and thematic issues proposals. Please als
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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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
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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 · 0 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Editorial review, Unspecified 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 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 2,000 words
- Not considered
- AI-written text; salami publication
Article types accepted1
- editorialThis is a small, independent journal. We aim at collecting original, fresh and interesting contributions about the topics proposed in the CFPs. The journal is p…Length not stated
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
- professionaldreamers
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English, French, Italian
- ISSN
- 1973-9141
- 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 lo Squaderno
How long does peer review take at lo Squaderno?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 lo Squaderno?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, lo Squaderno is indexed in DOAJ.
Is lo Squaderno open access, and what is the APC?
lo Squaderno 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: .