Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Versus-Quaderni di Studi Semiotici
ISSN 0393-8255 · Societa Editrice Il Mulino
Versus-Quaderni di Studi Semiotici: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Versus-Quaderni di Studi Semiotici is published by Societa Editrice Il Mulino and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Semiotics and Representation Studies, Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics and Visual Culture and Art Theory, together about 37.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory and Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Semiotics and Representation StudiesArts and Humanities20.1%
- Literary Theory and Cultural HermeneuticsArts and Humanities10.4%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities7.3%
- Umberto Eco and SemioticsArts and Humanities6.1%
- Translation Studies and PracticesArts and Humanities4.9%
- Narrative Theory and AnalysisArts and Humanities4.9%
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationArts and Humanities3.7%
- Language and CultureSocial Sciences3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | Q3 | 657/891 | 26th |
| Language and Linguistics | Q4 | 894/1137 | 21st |
| Linguistics and Language | Q4 | 999/1221 | 18th |
| Applied Psychology | Q4 | 255/258 | 1st |
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.05LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 107 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2021 | 14 | 0 | 10 |
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
- 0393-8255
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Versus-Quaderni di Studi Semiotici
What CAS zone is Versus-Quaderni di Studi Semiotici in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Versus-Quaderni di Studi Semiotici is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Versus-Quaderni di Studi Semiotici?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Versus-Quaderni di Studi Semiotici is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Versus-Quaderni di Studi Semiotici open access, and what is the APC?
Versus-Quaderni di Studi Semiotici 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; 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: .