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Forum Italicum

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States

ISSN0014-5858eISSN2168-989X

SJR Q2✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total18

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.119

H-Index

CiteScore

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SNIP

0.576

Total Works

4,081

Total Citations

1,588

2yr Mean Citedness

0.06

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Forum Italicum publishes scholarship on Italian literature, culture, and history, with a particular focus on literary analysis, intertextuality, and the examination of specific authors and works. The journal explores themes such as the representation of death, the role of metaphor in humanistic pedagogy, the evolution of narrative structures, and the intersection of literature with historical and social contexts. It also engages with translation studies, the analysis of artistic and literary movements, and the broader cultural impact of literary works.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 59 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications4,081

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0014-5858 / 2168-989X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Literature and Literary TheoryQ2

Cultural StudiesQ3

Linguistics and LanguageQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Language & LinguisticsLiterature, Romance

Scopus Categories

Cultural StudiesLiterature and Literary TheoryLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Italian Literature and CultureItalian Fascism and Post-war SocietyLinguistic Studies and Language AcquisitionDiverse academic and cultural studiesHistorical and Environmental Studies