Journal profile · HISTORY
Ricerche di Storia Politica
ISSN 1120-9526 · eISSN 2612-1069 · Il Mulino publishing house
Ricerche di Storia Politica: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 14 articles a year; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ricerche di Storia Politica is published by Il Mulino publishing house 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 Italian Fascism and Post-war Society, Historical and Environmental Studies and European Political History Analysis, together about 46.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are History and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
About this journal Ricerche di storia politica publishes articles ("Saggi"), review essays ("Rassegne") and has several fora ("Rubriche") for debates on topical questions of political history. The book reviews section ("Biblioteca") is the richest of any academic journal in Italy, with particular attention being given to books from outside Italy and to comparative history. In all, over two hundred volumes a year are reviewed by Italian and foreign scholars who deal with the most important topics of the contemporary political history of Italy, the rest of Europe, the Middle East and the Americas. The journal also publishes roundtables, in which history is recalled by its makers. Each edition of the journal presents a review essay on current research in a particular field of political history and the journal also publishes special monograph editions on given themes: in recent years, monographs have been published on the Great War, Leadership in politics and Imperialism. All articles are accompanied by an English summary and keywords and are published only after blind peer review. Ricerche di storia politica is online at the address: www.ricerchedistoriapolitica.it Referees 2010-2017. Referess 2018-2021. JOURNAL METRICS Detailed indicators Editorial board Founder Paolo Pombeni Editors Fulvio Cammarano (Università di Bologna), Renato Camurri (Università di Verona) Editorial Board Riccardo Brizzi (Università di Bologna), Giovanna Cigliano (Università degli Studi di Napoli – Federico II), Giulia Guazzaloca (Università di Bologna), Michele Marchi (Università di Bologna), Roberto Pertici (Università degli Studi di Bergamo), Paolo Pombeni (Università di Bologna) Editorial Assitants Raffaella Baritono (Università di Bologna), Matteo Battistini (Università di Bologna), Antonio Bonatesta (Università di Bari), Salvatore Botta (Università di Bologna), Eugenio Capozzi (Università degli Studi Suor Orsola Benincasa), Maurizio Cau (ISIG), Stefano Cavazza (Università di Bologna), Michele Cento (Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo), Andrea Ciampani (LUMSA), Antonino De Francesco (Università degli Studi di Milano), Guido Formigoni (IULM), Mark Gilbert (SAIS – John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies), Federico Mazzei (Università di Bergamo), Mauro Moretti (Università per Stranieri di Siena), Giovanni Orsina (LUISS), Angela Santese (Università di Bologna), Maria Rosaria Stabili (Roma Tre), Teodoro Tagliaferri (Università degli Studi di Napoli – Federico II) E
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Italian Fascism and Post-war SocietySocial Sciences24.7%
- Historical and Environmental StudiesSocial Sciences12%
- European Political History AnalysisArts and Humanities9.9%
- European history and politicsSocial Sciences5.9%
- Historical Geopolitical and Social DynamicsSocial Sciences5.3%
- Communism, Protests, Social MovementsSocial Sciences4%
- Spanish History and PoliticsArts and Humanities3.7%
- French Historical and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities3.1%
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 | History | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 270 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Open access OPEN ACCESS
Filippo Triola Bismarck’s Social Legislation: A New Role for the State Ricerche di storia politica Speciale/2025 pp: 161-171 DOI: 10.1412/118490 Descrizione Download Cite
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
- Il Mulino publishing house
- ISSN
- 1120-9526
- Electronic ISSN
- 2612-1069
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ricerche di Storia Politica
What CAS zone is Ricerche di Storia Politica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Ricerche di Storia Politica is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category History. 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.
Which databases index Ricerche di Storia Politica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ricerche di Storia Politica is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Ricerche di Storia Politica open access, and what is the APC?
Ricerche di Storia Politica is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .