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Modern Italy

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1995

ISSN1353-2944eISSN1469-9877

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI · AHCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.357

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.711

Total Worksi

1,976

Total Citationsi

4,183

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.16

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Modern Italy is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Cambridge University Press. It is the leading journal in the field of Italian studies, covering all aspects of Italian history, politics, society, and culture from the late eighteenth century to the present day. The journal publishes original research articles, review articles, and book reviews. It is published quarterly and is available both in print and online. Modern Italy is indexed in the Arts and Humanities Citation Index, Current Contents/Arts & Humanities, and the Social Sciences Citation Index.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1995

FrequencyQuarterly, 2008-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,976

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1353-2944 / 1469-9877

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Peer-reviewed

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

137

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Cultural StudiesQ1

HistoryQ1

AnthropologyQ2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Area StudiesHistory

Scopus Categories

AnthropologySociology and Political ScienceHistoryCultural Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Italian Fascism and Post-war SocietyDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHistorical and Environmental StudiesEuropean history and politicsEarthquake and Disaster Impact StudiesLegal Cases and CommentaryLegal case studies and regulationsHistorical Geopolitical and Social DynamicsDiverse academic and cultural studiesItaly: Economic History and Contemporary Issues

Frequently asked questions about Modern Italy

Is Modern Italy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Modern Italy: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Modern Italy?

Modern Italy is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.16.

Is Modern Italy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Modern Italy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.