About this journal
Aims and scope
Italian Culture is the official publication of the American Association for Italian Studies and is currently housed at the University of Minnesota and the University of California, Berkeley. Its interdisciplinary scope reflects the broad and diverse interests of the Association's members, offering subscribers scholarly articles on Italian linguistics, history, literature, cinema, politics, philosophy, folklore, popular culture and migration as well as on Italy's influence on other cultures. The journal also features articles on comparative literature and cultural studies.
Contributions to Italian Culture range from the medieval period through the Renaissance to contemporary queer studies, feminist writing, film, and postcolonial women's writing. Although Italian Culture has devoted significant attention to topics in modern and contemporary literature, this is by no means its exclusive focus. Italian Culture is a multidisciplinary journal that welcomes reflections on new methods and ongoing debates in the field.
Peer Review Statement
All research articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editorial screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.
Journal metrics
Usage
- 11K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 0.2 (2023) Impact Factor
- 0.5 (2023) 5 year IF
- 0.3 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 1.181 (2023) SNIP
- 0.101 (2023) SJR
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication. However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
For more details, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
Editors
Lorenzo Fabbri (University of Minnesota, USA)
Ramsey McGlazer (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
Book Reviews Editor
Laura Benedetti (Georgetown University, USA)
Assistant Editor
Gianna Ward Vetrano (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
Editorial Board
Pierpaolo Antonello (University of Cambridge, UK)
Marco Arnaudo (Indiana University, USA)
Zygmunt G Baranski (University of Notre Dame, USA/University of Cambridge, UK)
Giorgio Bertellini (University of Michigan, USA)
Francesco Borghesi (University of Sydney, Australia)
Theodore Cachey (University of Notre Dame, USA)
Fabio Camilletti (University of Warwick, UK)
Danila Cannamela (Colby College, USA)
Derek Duncan (University of St Andrews, UK
Aileen Feng (University of Arizona, USA)
Adalgisa Giorgio (University of Bath, UK)
Manuele Gragnolati (Sorbonne Université, France)
Hermann Haller (City University of New York Graduate Center, USA)
Charles Klopp (The Ohio State University, USA)
Akash Kumar (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
Fred Kuwornu
Marcia Landy (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
Millicent Marcus (Yale University, USA)
Ronald Martinez (Brown University, USA)
Giuliana Minghelli (McGill University, Canada)
Vetri Nathan (University of Massachusetts Boston, USA)
Elena Past (Wayne State University, USA)
Guy Raffa (University of Texas at Austin, USA)
John David Rhodes (University of Cambridge, UK)
Arielle Saiber (Bowdoin College, USA)
SA Smythe (University of Toronto, Canada)
Barbara Spackman (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
John P Welle (University of Notre Dame, USA
Saskia Ziolkowski (Duke University, USA)
Ex Officio Members:
President - Ellen Nerenberg (Wesleyan University, USA)
Vice President - Nicoletta Marini-Maio (Dickinson University, USA)
Executive Secretary - Eva Del Soldato (University of Pennsylvania, USA)
Treasurer - Cosetta Gaudenzi (University of Memphis, USA)
President Emeritus - Valerio Ferme (University of Cincinnati, USA)
Abstracting and indexing
Italian Culture is included in the following services:
America: History and Life
Historical Abstracts
Humanities International Index
The Modern Language Association (MLA) International Bibliography of Books and Articles
Repertoire International de Litterature Musicale (RILM) Abstracts of Musical Literature
Thomson Reuters Emerging Sources Citation Index® (ESCI)
Open access
Italian Culture is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
- Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
- Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
- Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
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Society information
Italian Culture is the official publication of the American Association for Italian Studies.
Individuals receive a complimentary subscription with membership. Members are strongly encouraged to support the AAIS by asking their institution’s library to subscribe.
Current officers
President: Ellen Nerenberg, Wesleyan University, USA
Vice President: Monica Seger, College of William and Mary, USA
Executive Secretary: Eva Del Soldato, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Treasurer: Cosetta Gaudenzi, The University of Memphis, USA
President Emeritus: Carol Lazzaro-Weis, University of Missouri, USA
Senior Editor, Italian Culture: Lorenzo Fabbri, University of Minnesota, USA
Senior Editor, Italian Culture: Ramsey McGlazer, University of California, Berkeley, USA
2 issues per year
Italian Culture Policy on Special Issues
Scholars not formally affiliated with the journal may be invited to coordinate submissions, or scholars may come to the editor with suggestions on a special issue topic. These guest editors may circulate a call for papers and/or contact leading and promising scholars in the field for possible submissions, then select from among the submissions generated to reap a proposed set of articles, and pass these articles on to the journal’s Co-editors for vetting.
Importantly, the guest editor does not replace the Co-editors or Editorial Board for that issue. The Co-editors and Editorial Board have final accountability for the ultimate product. If the guest editor does not follow a formal referee process, with the articles vetted by outside readers, the Co-editors or Editorial Board may put the articles through this process following the normal practice of the journal. In other words, solicitation of an essay for a special issue is not a guarantee of its acceptance. The solicitation is a sign of respect and an expression of hope that this author’s piece can make its way into the issue as finally published.
The Co-editors also retains an overall fiduciary responsibility for the journal’s cover art, typography, layout, printing, distribution, and the standards of its contents.
Authors should also remember that the referee process, already subject to delays in processing, assessment, and revision, can be further delayed by the Co-editors’ consultations with the guest editor and invited authors. People involved in special issues should be aware of time-related factors and are advised to be sure to prepare far in advance for deadlines and other contingencies.
In sum, the mission of the guest editor is primarily scholarly. The Co-editors are still heavily involved as would occur in a normal issue, the difference being that the guest editor has actively worked to shape the issue. The cross-fertilization for which this process allows is one of its primary benefits.
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