About the Journal

Aims and Scope

Opus Incertum is a double-blind, peer-reviewed international journal that publishes significant original and interpretive research on the history of architectural theory, and architectural historiography, in all places and periods. Articles in Opus are intended to be rigorous, analytical, and, although closely focused, also contextualize their subject and explore its relevance in relation to wider issues concerning the history and understanding of architecture.

Open Access and Licenses

Opus Incertum is a Diamond Open Access journal, and is featured among the journals indexed in the Diamond Discovery Hub (DDH).

All articles are freely available online immediately upon publication, with no APCs, subscription or access fees. To learn more about “Diamond Open Access” browse the publisher’s page DOA.

The journal adheres to the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition of Open Access.

Authors retain the copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY-4.0) that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication.and CC0  1.0  Universal for metadata.

To learn more about the journal's policies, please refer to the publisher's policies here: https://journals.fupress.net/our-policies/ or browse “Our Policies”.

Peer-Review Process

The peer review process is double-blind, whereby both referees and authors are kept anonymous. If the reviews are positive, but the manuscript requires to be revised and resubmitted, the author is expected to submit the revised version.

The reviewer reports are not published.

Publication decisions by the Editors/Board of Directors are final.

Submissions that are out of scope may be rejected based on the initial editor screening and without external peer review.

Authors must submit contributions that have not been published previously in other journals, nor in any other form of communication. 

Opus Incertum performs a plagiarism check using CrossRef Similarity Check (iThenticate), to ensure the originality of submitted manuscripts.

Publication Frequency

The journal is published one time per year.

Long Term Preservation

In agreement with Firenze University Press, Opus Incertum is archived within the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN).

Article Processing Charges (APCs)

Opus Incertum does not ask for articles and submissions processing charges APCs.

Waiver Information

Fee waivers do not apply at Firenze University Press.

Open to all authors

Opus Incertum is committed to openness and inclusivity in scholarly publishing without author-facing charges for reading or publishing. We welcome submissions from all authors, regardless of their institutional affiliation, geographical location, or academic status. Submissions only must align with the aims and scope of the journal and meet the required quality standards once the reviewing process is completed.

Community-owned

Opus Incertum is owned by Firenze University Press, a public institution/organisation dedicated to advancing research and scholarship. The journal’s ownership and governance structure reflect its mission to support open and accessible academic publishing. We confirm that any commercial service providers involved in our operations only deal with service-related aspects of journal publishing. All content-related aspects of publishing, such as submission, peer review, acceptance, publication frequency, and scope of the journal, are controlled by the editors of the journal.