Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-General Arts and Humanities
Umanistica Digitale
ISSN 2532-8816 · University of Bologna · Italy
Umanistica Digitale: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 46 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Umanistica Digitale is published by University of Bologna. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Digital Humanities and Scholarship, Classical Studies and Philology and Digital and Traditional Archives Management, together about 52.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Umanistica Digitale is the journal of the Italian Association of Digital Humanities (AIUCD - Associazione per l’Informatica Umanistica e la Cultura Digitale). In keeping with the objectives of the Association, Umanistica Digitale serves as a discussion venue for topics pertaining to the Digital Humanities, ranging from the theoretical and methodological foundations of computational models in social science to the development and application of computational systems and digital tools in the humanities; from the study of new phenomena in internet cultures, to the analysis of changes happening in scientific communication and in research infrastructures. Umanistica Digitale is a scientific journal targeted at a specific community; nevertheless, it aspires to become an open space, one that is accessible to as wide and varied an audience as possible in order to enrich its primary audience.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-General Arts and Humanities
Editor-in-chief Fabio CiottiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Italy 16 (16 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Digital Humanities and ScholarshipArts and Humanities35.8%
- Classical Studies and PhilologyArts and Humanities9.4%
- Digital and Traditional Archives ManagementArts and Humanities7.6%
- Library Science and Information SystemsComputer Science4.5%
- Semantic Web and OntologiesComputer Science4.1%
- Library Science and InformationComputer Science3.7%
- Computational and Text Analysis MethodsSocial Sciences3.7%
- Libraries, Manuscripts, and BooksArts and Humanities3.5%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Arts and Humanities | Q2 | 59/175 | 66th |
| Linguistics and Language | Q2 | 591/1221 | 51st |
| Library and Information Sciences | Q3 | 210/296 | 29th |
| Computer Science Applications | Q4 | 894/1022 | 12th |
| Computer Science (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 160/179 | 10th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.1OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 317 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55 | 55 | 19 |
| 2025 | 46 | 46 | 32 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 71 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 46 |
| 2022 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
| 2021 | 39 | 39 | 30 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- 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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≥ 5
- Reference style
- Chicago
- Templates
- Word
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- full articleAll submissions (about 5.000-10.000 words, bibliography excluded) should be written in English or Italian. The manuscript must be submitted electronically and f…main text ≤ 5,000 words · abstract ≤ 200 words
- full articlesFull articlesLength not stated
- reviewing the proposed aim of the project). A review or report is between 1,000 and 3,500 words (bibliography excluded), and contributions to the journal amain text ≤ 3,500 words
- reviews and reportsReviews and reportsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use An Ethical and Rhetorical Framework to Analyze LLM-generated Texts
Daniel Raffini, Agnese Macori, Marco Angelini, Tiziana Catarci 241-262 PDF
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
Original work only; not under consideration elsewhere. Model summary
The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
The following statement is inspired by the COPE Code of Conduct. Duties for the Editorial Team The editorial team takes all reasonable steps to ensure the quality of the material published in Umanistica Digitale. The editorial team have a duty to act if they suspect misconduct or if an allegation of misconduct is brought to them. This duty extends to both published and unpublished papers. The deci…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright belongs to authors; licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. Model summary
The copyrights and publishing rights of all articles in this journal belong to the respective authors without restrictions. This journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (full legal code). See also our Open Access Policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Diamond open access journal of the Italian Association of Digital Humanities (AIUCD). Model summary
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. It releases its articles under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. This license allows anyone to download, reuse, re-print, modify, distribute and/or copy the contributions. The works must b…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Acceptance of articles for publication in Umanistica Digitale is subject to peer-review. A first rating of submitted proposals will be made at least by one editor, who will send accepted papers to at least one chosen member of the Review committee for a standard peer review procedure. As part of the initial quality assessment, each article will undergo plagiarism detection through iThenticate. The…
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
- 2532-8816
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Umanistica Digitale
How long does peer review take at Umanistica Digitale?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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 Umanistica Digitale?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 5; Reference style: Chicago; Templates: Word. 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 Umanistica Digitale based?
Of the 16 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (16). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Umanistica Digitale?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Umanistica Digitale is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Umanistica Digitale open access, and what is the APC?
Umanistica Digitale 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: .