Journal profile · SOCIOLOGY
SocietaMutamentoPolitica-Rivista Italiana di Sociologia
ISSN 2038-3150 · Firenze University Press · Italy
SocietaMutamentoPolitica-Rivista Italiana di Sociologia: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 38 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
SocietaMutamentoPolitica-Rivista Italiana di Sociologia is published by Firenze University Press and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Italian Social Issues and Migration, Educational and Social Studies and Historical and Environmental Studies, together about 47.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
SocietàMutamentoPolitica is a journal of sociology dedicated to theoretical and empirical studies of social phenomena. SMP occupies a highly specific niche by positing that the interweaving of society and politics is of crucial analytical importance for a modern critique of society and the development of good government. The journal distinguishes itself within the international landscape by providing a specialized platform that focuses deeply on how political structures and social dynamics co-evolve. Furthermore, a core, distinctive mission of SMP is its commitment to the global sociological community as a dedicated incubator for early-career researchers, actively promoting open debate and providing tools for contemporary social sciences.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Lorenzo VivianiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Italian Social Issues and MigrationSocial Sciences21.6%
- Educational and Social StudiesSocial Sciences17.2%
- Historical and Environmental StudiesSocial Sciences8.7%
- Diverse academic and cultural studiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6%
- Italian Fascism and Post-war SocietySocial Sciences5.5%
- Italian Literature and CultureArts and Humanities4.4%
- Weber, Simmel, Sociological TheorySocial Sciences3.2%
- Populism, Right-Wing MovementsSocial Sciences3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sociology | 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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, EBSCOPublisher 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
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.14%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 671 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| 2025 | 38 | 38 | 6 |
| 2024 | 41 | 41 | 20 |
| 2023 | 85 | 85 | 42 |
| 2021 | 82 | 82 | 61 |
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 websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors retain the copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY-4.0) that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Submissions are first evaluated by the members of the Scientific Board within 4 weeks. If the manuscript is considered suitable for publication, it is sent to at least two reviewers. Special issue editorials, book reviews, and interviews are exempt from this process.
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
- Firenze University Press
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- German, English, Spanish, French, Italian
- ISSN
- 2038-3150
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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 SocietaMutamentoPolitica-Rivista Italiana di Sociologia
What CAS zone is SocietaMutamentoPolitica-Rivista Italiana di Sociologia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, SocietaMutamentoPolitica-Rivista Italiana di Sociologia is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Sociology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at SocietaMutamentoPolitica-Rivista Italiana di Sociologia?
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 SocietaMutamentoPolitica-Rivista Italiana di Sociologia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, SocietaMutamentoPolitica-Rivista Italiana di Sociologia is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is SocietaMutamentoPolitica-Rivista Italiana di Sociologia open access, and what is the APC?
SocietaMutamentoPolitica-Rivista Italiana di Sociologia 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .