Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
SCIRES-IT-SCIentific RESearch and Information Technology
ISSN 2239-4303 · CASPUR-CIBER Publishing · Italy
SCIRES-IT-SCIentific RESearch and Information Technology: CAS Zone 2 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 43 articles a year; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
SCIRES-IT-SCIentific RESearch and Information Technology is published by CASPUR-CIBER Publishing and is in Zone 2 of Arts in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation, Research Data Management Practices and Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies, together about 50% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology and Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
SCIRES-IT, e-ISSN 2239-4303, provides a forum for the exchange and sharing of know-how in the areas of Digitalization and Multimedia Technologies and Information & Communication Technology (ICT) in support of Cultural and environmental Heritage (CH) documentation, preservation and fruition. It publishes comprehensive reviews on specific fields, regular research papers and short communications in a timely fashion.The Journal aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental results and theoretical work in a comprehensive way. Restrictions on the length of papers is negotiable with the Editors. There are, in addition, other features that this Journal encourages: Electronic files regarding the full details of theoretical derivations, detailed experimental results, high-resolution renderings, short video animations and audio/video documentaries can be deposited as supplementary material to support the article. Multimedia Digital LibrariesMultimedia, Data Management and ArchivingBibliometricsPortals and Digital Libraries of Culture2D and 3D Data Acquisition/Capture Methodologies and Data Processing in CH2D and 3D Data Processing in CHICT assistance in monitoring and restorationOn-site and remotely acquired digital dataGIS in Cultural Heritage and for the environmentRemote Sensing for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Management & MonitoringReproduction Techniques and Rapid Prototyping in CHVisualization Techniques (Virtual and Augmented Reality)Virtual Museum Applications (e-Museums and e-Exhibitions)Virtual Documentation of Archaeological Excavationse-Libraries and e-Archives in Cultural HeritageConstruction and indexing of large scale Multimedia/Multilingual databasesComputer Animation for CH Applications and Virtual HeritageNon-Photorealistic Rendering of CH DataNovel Internet-based Cultural Heritage ApplicationsLong term availability of content and its long term accessibilityEffective Technologies for the creation, management and reuse of content and knowledgeTools for Education, Documentation and Training in CHArchaeological Analysis and Interpretive DesignStandards, Metadata, Ontologies and Semantic Processing in Cultural HeritageCopyrights and IPR in digital Cultural HeritageThe Economics of Cultural Informatics and Tourism
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Virginia ValzanoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 3%); most named Italy 56, United States 3, France 3, Mainland China 2, United Kingdom 2 (75 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities16.7%
- Research Data Management PracticesComputer Science16.7%
- Historical and Cultural Archaeology StudiesSocial Sciences16.7%
- Academic Publishing and Open AccessDecision Sciences16.7%
- Library Science and InformationComputer Science16.7%
- Medieval Architecture and ArchaeologyArts and Humanities16.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher 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
- 2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 53.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 43LetPub ·
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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 accepted3
- comprehensive reviews on specific fieldsIt publishes comprehensive reviews on specific fields, regular research papers and short communications in a timely fashion.Length not stated
- regular research papersIt publishes comprehensive reviews on specific fields, regular research papers and short communications in a timely fashion.Length not stated
- short communicationsIt publishes comprehensive reviews on specific fields, regular research papers and short communications in a timely fashion.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship Authorship of the Paper
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosure and conflicts of interest
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Access and Retention
If applicable, authors are asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication. Originality and Plagiarism The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the w…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication ethics and publication malpractice
The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed journal is an essential model for SCIRES-IT. It is necessary to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer and the publisher. Our ethic statements are based on COPE's Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors. Publication decisions The edit…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
SCIRES-IT is published under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence – NonCommercial-NoDerives 3.0 Italy (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IT)You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor (but not in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the work). You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You may not alter, transform, or build upon this work. Before pub…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Diamond Open Access and eco-sustainable journal Model summary
SCIRES-IT is published under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence – NonCommercial-NonDerives 3.0 Italy (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IT). This publication provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. There is no APC or submission fee to publish a work in this journal. SCIRES-IT is an eco-sus…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Reviewer selection for each article submitted is up to the editors and takes into account reviewers' experience, competence, suggestions by authors or different editors, and a previous experience in reviewing papers for SCIRES-IT.Every proposal submitted for publication (full paper) is read at least by an editor, for an initial review. If the paper agrees with editorial policies and with a minimum…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Originality and Plagiarism
Originality requirement: articles must not have been published before or be under consideration elsewhere. Model summary
The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others, that this has been appropriately cited or quoted. Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manusc…
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
- CASPUR-CIBER Publishing
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English, Italian
- ISSN
- 2239-4303
- 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 SCIRES-IT-SCIentific RESearch and Information Technology
What CAS zone is SCIRES-IT-SCIentific RESearch and Information Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, SCIRES-IT-SCIentific RESearch and Information Technology is in Zone 2 of Arts, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Arts. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at SCIRES-IT-SCIentific RESearch and Information Technology?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
Where are the editorial board members of SCIRES-IT-SCIentific RESearch and Information Technology based?
Of the 75 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (56), United States (3) and France (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index SCIRES-IT-SCIentific RESearch and Information Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, SCIRES-IT-SCIentific RESearch and Information Technology is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is SCIRES-IT-SCIentific RESearch and Information Technology open access, and what is the APC?
SCIRES-IT-SCIentific RESearch and Information Technology 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: .