Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
Substantia
ISSN 2532-3997 · Firenze University Press · Italy
Substantia: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 2 weeks (community reports); 24 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Substantia is published by Firenze University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are History of Science and Medicine, History and advancements in chemistry and Historical Philosophy and Science, together about 47.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are History and Philosophy of Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Besides its main focus on the dissemination of advances in Chemistry, Substantia welcomes contributions dealing with other experimental or theoretical scientific disciplines, and other horizons of human culture, including society, education, ethics, etc. We are interested in: original contributions offering novel experimental or theoretical insights in Chemistry and related disciplines fundamentals implications of chemical theories and related sciences the progress of single discoveries, the life of scientists, the historical advancement of technology, in other words, the stories of the people behind breakthroughs and innovations the historical overview and critical reviews of chemical theories and their interweaving with the cultural and social environment the critical discussion of past concepts and experimental works, in the light of the present chemical knowledge contributions on contemporary science reporting and scientific dissemination discussions on making science and on the role and efforts of basic research in a world where the practical and financial outcomes seem to be the main driving forces. Substantia is also the right place for the publication of scarcely accessible literature milestones and of unpublished material. We welcome papers that report the story of a discovery, where the intellectual and experimental steps that precede the writing are presented.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History
Editor-in-chief Pierandrea LoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Italy 26, United States 6, Australia 4, Germany 3, United Kingdom 2 (48 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities23%
- History and advancements in chemistryChemistry16%
- Historical Philosophy and ScienceArts and Humanities8.9%
- Biographical and Historical AnalysisArts and Humanities8.1%
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities5%
- Chemistry Education and ResearchSocial Sciences4.1%
- History of Science and Natural HistoryArts and Humanities3.4%
- Science Education and PedagogySocial Sciences2.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.96OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 299 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 114 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 157 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 154 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 126 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 109 |
| 2021 | 53 | 53 | 109 |
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 2 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 7 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer review, Single 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)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional, 5
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
Responsibilities of Substantia's editors, reviewers, and authors concerning publication ethics and publication malpractice are described in Substantia’s Guidelines on Publication Ethics.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 applies to articles. Model summary
Copyright on any open access article in Substantia published by FUP is retained by the author(s). Authors grant FUP a license to publish the article and identify itself as the original publisher. Authors also grant any third party the right to use the article freely as long as its integrity is maintained and its original authors, citation details and publisher are identified. The Creative Commons …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Substantia provides immediate open access to its content. Our publisher, Firenze University Press at the University of Florence, complies with the Budapest Open Access Initiative definition of Open Access: By “open access”, we mean the free availability on the public internet, the permission for all users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full text of the articles,…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review External Rigorous Peer-Review
Each submission to Substantia is subject to a rigorous quality control and external peer-review evaluation process before receiving a final decision. The initial in-house quality control check deals with issues such as competing interests; ethical requirements for studies involving human participants or animals; financial disclosures; full compliance with Substantia’s data availability policy, etc…
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
- English
- ISSN
- 2532-3997
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Substantia
How long does peer review take at Substantia?
Authors report an average review time of about 2 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Substantia?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≤ 5; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional, 5; Graphical abstract: Required; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Substantia based?
Of the 48 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (26), United States (6) and Australia (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Substantia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Substantia is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Substantia open access, and what is the APC?
Substantia 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: .