Journal profile
Ocula
ISSN 1724-7810 · Associazione Ocula · Italy
Ocula: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ocula is published by Associazione Ocula. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Semiotics and Representation Studies, Architecture, Modernity, and Design and Spatial and Cultural Studies, together about 35.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Ocula.it pubblica saggi di ricerca semiotica, in particolare applicata alla comunicazione e alla cultura, è aperta al dialogo con altri campi di ricerca e accoglie contributi che provengono da ogni ambito delle scienze umane e sociali.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Semiotics and Representation StudiesArts and Humanities22.2%
- Architecture, Modernity, and DesignEngineering7.8%
- Spatial and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences5.9%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities5.6%
- Design Education and PracticeEngineering4.4%
- Public Spaces through ArtSocial Sciences4.4%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities3.8%
- Urban and sociocultural dynamicsSocial Sciences3.4%
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
Google ScholarPublisher 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
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 215 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 33 |
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 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 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-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 accepted7
- contrappuntiContrappunti: recensioni e segnalazioni (le segnalazioni sono state pubblicate fino al 2023). A cura della Redazione.Length not stated
- documentiDocumenti: materiali raccolti ed editati a cura della Redazione.Length not stated
- flux collegeFlux College: dal 2000 al 2022, sono stati pubblicati testi di studenti ricavati da tesi o esercitazioni. La sezione è stata chiusa nel 2022, ma i testi sono an…Length not stated
- flux saggiFlux Saggi: double blind peer review. Il coordinatore sceglie i revisori e la Redazione è responsabile del processo di valutazione e di pubblicazione.Length not stated
- numeri tematiciNumeri tematici: double blind peer review (revisione paritaria a doppio cieco). I curatori scelgono i revisori e sono responsabili del processo di valutazione e…Length not stated
- numeri tematici a invitoNumeri tematici a invito: open peer review (revisione paritaria aperta). La Redazione o i curatori invitano studiosi di provata competenza a contribuire. I test…Length not stated
- saggi di ricercaOcula.it pubblica saggi di ricerca semioticaLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Ethics code compliance required for all contributors Model summary
Chiunque collabora con Ocula (in quanto membro del Comitato scientifico, coordinatore, redattore, revisore o autore) è tenuto al rispetto del Codice etico della rivista.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Content licensed under Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) Model summary
I contenuti di questo sito sono rilasciati secondo la formula di licenza Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Nessun costo per autori (APC). Model summary
Ocula non prevede, per gli autori, costi di presentazione degli articoli, di peer review e di editing (APC). Ocula è quindi una rivista Open Content.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double blind peer review: due revisori anonimi, scelti tra esperti non affiliati alla stessa istituzione dell'autore. Model summary
Ogni articolo è sottoposto alla valutazione di due esperti che non conoscono il nome dell’autore e che vengono scelti evitando che siano affiliati alla sua stessa istituzione. A sua volta l’autore non conosce i nomi dei valutatori.
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
- Associazione Ocula
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English, French, Italian
- ISSN
- 1724-7810
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ocula
How long does peer review take at Ocula?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 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 Ocula?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ocula is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Ocula open access, and what is the APC?
Ocula 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: .