Journals

Susanne Kubersky-Piredda

Römisches Jahrbuch der Bibliotheca Hertziana
The RJBH is published annually in September and typically comprises 10–12 articles covering 400–500 pages and including up to 250 images. Around a third of the authors are Hertziana scholars while the rest are drawn from the international research community. The collaboration with the publishing house Hirmer in Munich continues to prove valuable and guarantees excellent print quality. The journal applies double-blind peer review and is supported by an international advisory board. All volumes published to date have recently been digitized and made available in  open access on the e-journals server of Heidelberg University Library. New volumes are subject to an embargo period of eighteen months, which we hope to reduce to twelve months in the near future. The journal considers itself a forum for the latest methodological and content-related debates on Italian art history in a global context. During the reporting period, the spectrum of articles was significantly expanded both chronologically and thematically. The most recent volume, for example, ranges in its individual articles from soundscapes of medieval Rome to activist artmaking in the 1970s. We are pleased to report that the journal, which has been a reference in the field of Italian art history for almost ninety years, is attracting an increasing number of submissions every year. We therefore feel it makes sense to continue to publish the RJBH in print for now, while at the same time expanding our digital formats. 

RIHA Journal
The RIHA Journal is an open access peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the full spectrum of art history and visual culture published by the International Association of Research Institutes in the History of Art, of which the Bibliotheca Hertziana is a member. Our editorial team is one of the most active contributors to the journal. In recent years, we have not only edited a whole series of articles and special issues for publication in the RIHA Journal, but have also actively contributed to the development and promotion of the journal in collaboration with the chief editorial office at the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte in Munich. Among other achievements, we have succeeded in obtaining the “A-category” rating in art history from the Italian national academic authority ANVUR. Originally launched in 2010, the RIHA Journal succeeded in 2024 in more than doubling the number of accesses to its articles compared to the previous year. It enjoys international recognition among academic journals in the field. We are currently preparing a collective study by a project team from the Department Michalsky devoted to the 1582 view of Naples by the Dutch artist Jan Stinemolen. This study will offer innovative insights based on digital resources developed by our DH Lab.