About the Journal

Focus and Scope

Incontri. Rivista europea di studi italiani is a peer-reviewed international journal of Italian Studies dedicated to the study of Italian culture from its origins to the present day. Since its founding in 1985, the journal has published original research across a wide range of disciplines, including history, literature, linguistics, philosophy, art history, music, cinema, and theatre. Incontri actively encourages interdisciplinary contributions that cross traditional boundaries within the Humanities. It also welcomes research that examines Italy within transnational and comparative contexts. In doing so, the journal seeks to foster critical debates on the interconnected and evolving nature of Italian culture in a European and global context.

Published as an Open Access journal, Incontri is the official publication of the Werkgroep Italië Studies (WIS), a scholarly network based in the Dutch and Flemish academic communities. Its editorial and advisory boards are composed of scholars recruited from the local and international field of Italian Studies, ensuring rigorous peer review and editorial supervision.

Incontri welcomes contributions in Italian, English, and Dutch, reflecting its inclusive linguistic policy and commitment to fostering cross-cultural academic exchange. While Incontri serves the WIS membership, its scope is explicitly international, aiming to support a dynamic and diverse scholarly community.

The journal appears termly, publishing two issues per year, with an annual volume of  approximately 200–300 pages. Each issue features a range of scholarly articles, thematic features, critical reviews, and research notes. The journal is published in collaboration with WIS and Openjournals. The journal also welcomes proposals for guest-edited special issues. Interested scholars are encouraged to contact the editorial office at incontri.segreteria@gmail.com.

Indexing Services

Incontri is indexed by the following bibliographic and academic services: ITALINEMO, VABB-SHW, MLA Directory of Periodicals & MLA International Bibliography, ERIH PLUS, Bielefeld Academic Search Engine BASE search, DOAJ, Google scholar, JournalTOCs, OAister, Worldcat and MIAR. In addition, the journal is available for harvesting via OAI-PMH.

All published content is indexed with CrossRef and assigned a Digital Object Identifier (DOI). Researchers whose preferred indexing service does not include Incontri are encouraged to submit an indexing request via incontri.segreteria@gmail.com.

Sponsorship

The publication of Incontri is made possible thanks to the generous financial support of WIS, the Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome (KNIR), and the Netherlands Institute for Art History in Florence (NIKI). In 2021, the University of Amsterdam exceptionally provided financial support.  

Board of Werkgroep Italië Studies

Philiep Bossier (president)
Cristiano Amendola (secretary)
Valentijn As (member)
Claudio Di Felice (member)
Serena Ferente (member)
Marleen Termeer (member)
Ardie Van Berkel (treasurer)

E-mail: italiestudies@gmail.com
Website: www.italiestudies.nl