Journal profile · LITERARY THEORY & CRITICISM
Strumenti critici
ISSN 0039-2618 · eISSN 2612-0925 · Societa Editrice Il Mulino
Strumenti critici: CAS Zone 3 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 27 articles a year; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Strumenti critici is published by Societa Editrice Il Mulino and is in Zone 3 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Italian Literature and Culture, Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition and Diverse academic and cultural studies, together about 52.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Strumenti critici is one of the journals that has played a key role in redefining the scene of Italian literary criticism, in terms of both methodological thinking and critical research. By maintaining its «militant» nature through greater openness, Strumenti critici keeps its proponent capacity intact, especially in the field of literary theory and textual criticism. It includes scholarly articles and authoritative studies relevant to contemporary and comparative literature, while at the same time combining philological and textual rigour with wide-ranging critical perspectives.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LITERARY THEORY & CRITICISM
Editor-in-chief Piero BoitaniPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Italian Literature and CultureArts and Humanities27.4%
- Linguistic Studies and Language AcquisitionComputer Science16.3%
- Diverse academic and cultural studiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.9%
- Italian Fascism and Post-war SocietySocial Sciences8.8%
- Educational and Social StudiesSocial Sciences6.1%
- Historical and Environmental StudiesSocial Sciences6%
- Historical and Literary AnalysesArts and Humanities3.5%
- Medieval European Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literary Theory & Criticism | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literary Theory & Criticism | 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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, MLA Directory of Periodicals, Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts, IBZ Online, IBR Online, Periodicals Index Online, Italinemo, Articoli italiani di periodici accademici (AIDA), JournalSeek, Analecta-Spoglio dei periodici italiani, Dialnet, Catalogo italiano dei periodici (ACNP), Primo Central (Ex Libris), EDS (EBSCO)
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
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,117 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | 0 | 1 |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Societa Editrice Il Mulino
- ISSN
- 0039-2618
- Electronic ISSN
- 2612-0925
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Strumenti critici
What CAS zone is Strumenti critici in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Strumenti critici is in Zone 3 of Literature, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Literary Theory & Criticism. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Strumenti critici?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Strumenti critici is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Strumenti critici open access, and what is the APC?
Strumenti critici 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .