Journal profile
TECA
ISSN 2282-1007 · eISSN 2240-3604 · University of Bologna · Italy
TECA: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 14 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
TECA is published by University of Bologna. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Libraries, Manuscripts, and Books, Renaissance and Early Modern Studies and Libraries and Information Services, together about 49.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
TECA is dedicated to book and library disciplines, as well as to the history of writing, of the book, of reading and of libraries; furthermore, it is also focused on the history of typography and publishing. TECA publishes studies, research, news, reports and reviews, in order to enhance the work of both established scholars and young researchers. The readers of TECA are mainly researchers in bibliography, librarianship and archivistics as well as in historical and literary disciplines. It is recognized by ANVUR (Italian National Agency for Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes) as a scientific journal for disciplinary area 11 (History, Philosophy, Pedagogy and Psychology), and it is rated “Classe A” for the academic recruitment field 11/A4 (Science of Books and Documents, History of Religions).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Paolo TintiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Libraries, Manuscripts, and BooksArts and Humanities30.5%
- Renaissance and Early Modern StudiesArts and Humanities10.7%
- Libraries and Information ServicesArts and Humanities8.3%
- Italian Literature and CultureArts and Humanities7.1%
- Library Science and InformationComputer Science4.4%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities4.3%
- Digital and Traditional Archives ManagementArts and Humanities4.2%
- Renaissance Literature and CultureArts and Humanities3.2%
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
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar
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
- 1OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 441 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 23 | 1 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 1 |
| 2024 | 40 | 40 | 0 |
| 2023 | 87 | 87 | 2 |
| 2022 | 98 | 98 | 0 |
| 2021 | 116 | 116 | 2 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- 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 | 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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Reference style
- Author–date
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- 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.
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.
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 TECA. It is necessary to agree on 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. TECA’s ethic statements are based on COPE's Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors. Publication decisions The editor o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
The copyrights and publishing rights of all the texts on this journal belong to the respective authors without restrictions. This journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (full legal code). See also our Open Access Policy. Metadata All the metadata of the published material is released in the public domain and may be used by anyone free of charge. This inc…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access policy
The journal follows an open access policy in all its contents, in order to facilitate as much as possible the diffusion of scientific knowledge among scholars and all interested people. By submitting a paper to TECA, the author implicitly accepts its publication under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0). According to this license, what is published in TECA can be…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
The peer review process The submitted papers are selected by the International scientific board thanks to their skills and experience, as well as the suggestions from editors and the previous experience in reviewing papers for TECA. Each submitted paper, which has passed the check by the software Compilatio, is firstly reviewed by at least two members of the International scientific board. If the …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Originality and Plagiarism
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.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Authorization for self-archiving
Authors are allowed to self-archive their manuscripts and publish them on social networks, on personal and institutional sites, on non-commercial archives etc. Authors can self-archive both reviewed and non-reviewed manuscripts (postprint and preprint). However, they are required to mention and link the TECA page in which the same manuscript, almost unmodified, is published in the journal.
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
- University of Bologna
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English, Italian
- ISSN
- 2282-1007
- Electronic ISSN
- 2240-3604
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 15 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about TECA
How long does peer review take at TECA?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of TECA?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Reference style: Author–date. 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.
Which databases index TECA?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, TECA is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is TECA open access, and what is the APC?
TECA 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: .