Riviste Open Access italiane e valutazione in area umanistica. Spunti per un'analisi

Academic Journals' evaluation in HSS is fairly debated in the recent years, and even the advantages brought by Open Access in these sectors are under discussion, especially those concerning dissemination and scientific value. This research aims to present new reflections about Italian journals of Area 10, by comparing the ministerial classifications of the last three years and the amount of periodicals listed in DOAJ. It results that Italian OA publications in these fields are progressively renown and positively valuated: notwithstanding they are still not characterized by a huge level of diffusion, both for quantity and for subjects covered