Firenze University Press (FUP) is the open-access publishing house of the University of Florence, established in 2000. It is one of Europe's most visible diamond open-access publishers: its roughly 60 peer-reviewed journals are free to read and free to publish in, with no article processing charges for authors. Publishing costs are covered by the university and partner institutions rather than by authors or readers - a model FUP has helped promote through European diamond-OA initiatives such as the OPERAS-led European Diamond Capacity Hub.

The portfolio is genuinely multidisciplinary. FUP is strongest in the humanities and social sciences - history, philology, education, sociology, area studies, and Italian scholarship - but it also publishes long-established international science titles in plant pathology, horticulture, cytology, herpetology, and agricultural and resource economics. Several journals publish in English, several in Italian, and many accept submissions in multiple languages. This guide covers how to pick a journal, what the diamond OA model means for you, peer review, and how to submit.

FUP journals are independent, editor-led titles rather than branded mega-journals, so choosing the right venue means matching your field and language. The table below maps common cases to well-known FUP titles.

• ~60 peer-reviewed journals hosted on the FUP journals platform (OJS-based), spanning humanities, social sciences, education, law, agriculture, and the life sciences. The platform reports 32,000+ published articles from 38,000+ authors.
• Open-access books and series - monographs, edited volumes, conference proceedings, and university series, most released openly under the same institutional funding model.
• Italian and international scholarship - a deliberate mix: some journals serve Italian-language research communities; others (Phytopathologia Mediterranea, Wine Economics and Policy, Caryologia, Acta Herpetologica) are international English-language venues.

FUP's model is diamond open access: no subscription paywalls and no publication fees for authors or readers across the journal portfolio.

Because nothing is charged, there are no waiver programs, hybrid options, or read-and-publish agreements to navigate - the economics are the same for every author regardless of country or funding.

• Model: double-anonymized peer review is the norm on most FUP journals; individual titles publish their exact procedure on their editorial-policy pages.
• Editorial independence: each journal has its own editor-in-chief and editorial board; FUP provides the platform, production, and ethics framework.
• Turnaround: varies significantly by title and field - specialist science titles typically move faster than humanities journals with longer review traditions. Check the journal's own pages for current timelines.

1. Pick the journal. Browse the FUP journals platform (journals.fupress.net) or the profiles linked above to match scope and language.
2. Read the author guidelines. Each journal publishes its own submission requirements, accepted languages, and reference style - Chicago and APA are common, but styles vary by title.
3. Prepare your manuscript. Use the journal's template; SciSpace hosts formats for FUP titles to speed this up.
4. Submit via the journal's OJS site. Most FUP journals run on Open Journal Systems - register on the journal's own site and submit there.
5. Respond to review. Decisions, revisions, and proofs are all handled through the same OJS workflow.

FUP is a COPE member and follows COPE guidance on misconduct, corrections, and retractions. As a university press it operates under the governance of the University of Florence, and it participates in European diamond-OA quality initiatives, including a published self-assessment against diamond-OA sustainability criteria. Authors are expected to disclose conflicts of interest and follow each journal's data and ethics requirements.