Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
Occhiali
ISSN 2532-6740 · Sapienza Università di Roma · Italy
Occhiali: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 9 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Occhiali is published by Sapienza Università di Roma. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Islamic Studies and History, Islamic Thought and Society Studies and Diaspora, migration, transnational identity, together about 27.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Occhialì – Rivista sul Mediterraneo islamico is an Open Access scientific journal. It publishes academic articles, scholarly essays, original translations, and book reviews. Its main aim is to foster specialized research regarding Islam in the Mediterranean area, in order to make quality information and research available to a broader public of academics, readers and Internet users.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences12%
- Islamic Thought and Society StudiesArts and Humanities10.7%
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identitySocial Sciences5%
- Medieval History and CrusadesArts and Humanities5%
- Middle East Politics and SocietySocial Sciences5%
- Historical Turkish StudiesSocial Sciences5%
- Qur’anic Interpretation StudiesSocial Sciences5%
- Italian Social Issues and MigrationSocial Sciences5%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Q3 | 1440/1936 | 25th |
| Religious Studies | Q4 | 586/760 | 22nd |
| Language and Linguistics | Q4 | 936/1137 | 17th |
| History and Philosophy of Science | Q4 | 217/254 | 14th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
RelBibPublisher 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 117 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 2 |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 websitePublication ethics, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Code of Ethics and Malpractice Statement Model summary
Code of Ethics and Malpractice Statement
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
All articles published by our journal’s platforms are peer-reviewed according to the guidelines established by COPE and Elsevier, available respectively at COPE: Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors and Elsevier: How to Conduct a Review.
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
- Sapienza Università di Roma
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English, Spanish, Italian, French
- ISSN
- 2532-6740
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 Occhiali
How long does peer review take at Occhiali?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 Occhiali?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Occhiali is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Occhiali open access, and what is the APC?
Occhiali 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: .