Journal profile
Studi sulla Formazione
ISSN 1127-1124 · eISSN 2036-6981 · Firenze University Press · Italy
Studi sulla Formazione: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 58 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Studi sulla Formazione is published by Firenze University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Educational and Social Studies, Historical Education Studies Worldwide and Education, Philosophy, and Society, together about 46.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Founded in 1998 by Prof. Franco Cambi, "Studi sulla Formazione" was createdand to today still sets as its goal, the reflecting on the history of pedagogyand the redevelopment of education and training at the qualitatively highest levelsof pedagogical epistemology and philosophy of education available.The Journal avails itself of the scientific collaboration of university professorsand researchers at a national and international level of high qualitative prestigeand of the experimentation of the most advanced teaching proposals.The focus of the journal is centered around the ethical, political and social themesof education and instruction, with particular reference to authors and researchon the valorization of subjects in their training path from birth to adulthoodand then old age.Some of the topics covered in the past have been those related to teacher training, school distress, the formative dimension of interaction with new technologies, creativity in the current training, theories on pedagogical complexity, intergenerational epistemological perspectives, training through sport and motor sciences, narrativesas elements of training, reflection on the pedagogical and educational contributionof Edgard Morin, the relevance of John Dewey, etc."Studi sulla formazione" is a scientific, biannual journal, edited through a rigorous double-blind review process that employs a national and international editorial board and peer reviewers.The Journal is classified in "band A" by Anvur since 2012 because it is recognizedas excellent at an international level for the rigor of its review procedures and for its diffusion, but also for the prestige and epistemological-cultural impact it hason the community of scholars in the pedagogical-educational sector.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Alessandro MarianiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Educational and Social StudiesSocial Sciences22.3%
- Historical Education Studies WorldwideSocial Sciences14.6%
- Education, Philosophy, and SocietyArts and Humanities9.7%
- Critical and Liberation PedagogySocial Sciences4.8%
- Educational theories and practicesSocial Sciences4.5%
- Philosophy and Historical ThoughtArts and Humanities4.5%
- Italian Literature and CultureArts and Humanities4.2%
- Themes in Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuestPublisher 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
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.13OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 935 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 27 |
| 2025 | 58 | 58 | 54 |
| 2024 | 59 | 59 | 78 |
| 2023 | 66 | 66 | 98 |
| 2022 | 67 | 67 | 83 |
| 2021 | 48 | 48 | 68 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 websitePeer review
- Peer review Peer Review Process
Submissions are first evaluated by the Editors / Board of Directors and by the members of the Editorial Boards within four weeks. If the manuscript is considered suitable for publication, it is sent to at least two reviewers. The peer review process is double-blind, whereby both referees and authors are kept anonymous. Referees are asked to evaluate the manuscript within three weeks. If the review…
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
- Italian, English
- ISSN
- 1127-1124
- Electronic ISSN
- 2036-6981
- 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 Studi sulla Formazione
How long does peer review take at Studi sulla Formazione?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Studi sulla Formazione?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Studi sulla Formazione is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Studi sulla Formazione open access, and what is the APC?
Studi sulla Formazione 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: .