About the Journal

Focus and Scope

DigItalia, a journal dedicated to digital technologies in cultural heritage, published by ICCU since 2005, is part of the Italian landscape of specialized periodical publishing with the aim of promoting study and critical discussion on the application of digital technologies to cultural heritage. The journal addresses these topics from an international and interdisciplinary perspective.

The journal is recognized by ANVUR as a Class A periodical for the following areas: 11/A1 – Medieval History, 11/A2 – Modern History, 11/A4 – Book and Document Studies and Historical-Religious Studies, and 10/A1 – Archaeology. It is also included in the lists of scientific publications for all areas 10 – Ancient, Philological-Literary and Art-Historical Studies, and 11 – Historical, Philosophical and Educational Studies.

Since 2012, the journal has been published on OJS, an open-access platform that ensures search functionality across metadata and full text. The platform has recently been updated, becoming fully accessible and improving the user consultation experience.

DigItalia is also available online through the Sistema Modus-Biblioteca virtuale-Pubblicazioni ufficiali dello Stato (Modus System – Virtual Library – Official State Publications).

Video guides for using the editorial platform are available for readers, authors, and reviewers.

Peer-Review Process

Articles submitted to the sections Essays, Projects, and Documents and Discussions undergo a double-blind peer-review process.

Submissions are read and evaluated by the editorial board, which then assigns reviewers taking into account their expertise, level of familiarity with the topics addressed in the contribution, knowledge of the language in which the contribution is written, and the absence of conflicts of interest.

Publication Frequency

Since 2005, the journal has been published on a semiannual basis.

The first issue of the year is published in June, and contributions must be submitted by January 31. The second issue of the year is published in December, and contributions must be submitted by May 31.

The editorial board undertakes to comply with the dates indicated above, except in cases of changes due to specific editorial requirements.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides open access to its online content, with the aim of promoting the free and open dissemination and sharing of knowledge.

Authors retain the intellectual property rights to their work and grant the journal the right of first publication under the following license: Attribuzione-Condividi allo stesso modo 4.0 Internazionale (Creative Commons Attribution–ShareAlike 4.0 International).

This license allows others to share the work, provided that proper attribution is given and that first publication in this journal is acknowledged. Authors publishing in this journal retain their copyright.

The journal does not charge any fees for article submission, peer review, or publication.

Journal Sections

Issues are divided into the following sections: