California Italian Studies

Aims & Scope

California Italian Studies (CIS) is a digital, peer-reviewed scholarly journal that publishes innovative and influential research in the field of Italian Studies. As the expression of the California Interdisciplinary Consortium for Italian Studies (CICIS), CIS is supported by leading institutions of higher education in California.

The journal seeks contributions that meet one or more of the following criteria:

• Interdisciplinarity: work that combines multiple disciplines, uses tools from one discipline in the service of another, or relates to a cluster of scholarly works representing multiple disciplines.
• Comparativity: placing the study of Italian history, culture, society, and languages in relation to other geographical, cultural, and linguistic formations.
• Criticality: work that not only studies an object but also engages in theoretical and/or methodological reflection on its own approach and implications.

Submissions should be of interest to a broad spectrum of scholars in and outside of Italian Studies, and contributions that make creative use of the journal's digital format will be especially encouraged.

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Google Scholar

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Apc url
• Homepage
• Aims scope

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Arts and Humanities, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies. Learn more.

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