RIV Rassegna Italiana di Valutazione

Quarterly journal of study and debate for the dissemination of evaluation culture in Italy by the Italian Evaluation Association
The Italian Evaluation Review (RIV) aims to raise the level of evaluation debate in Italy by promoting dialogue between the various disciplinary and professional strands of evaluation. It aims to stimulate scientific reflection by identifying the most significant elements in each area of the complex world of evaluation, with a view to advancing general reflection. This includes both promoting the comparison of approaches, theories and methods, and sharing evaluative research experiences carried out in Italy and abroad.
Secondly, the RIV aims to promote dialogue between evaluators, public administration, and the profit and non-profit sectors. The RIV addresses issues that are currently at the heart of the process through which evaluation is becoming established in the public, private and third sectors: the objectives and functioning of public institutions with evaluative purposes, the role of evaluation units, the ethical framework and established methodological practices for programme evaluation, the definition of quality standards and accreditation and evaluation systems, the evaluation market, the institutionalisation of evaluation processes and other crucial issues for the development of an evaluation culture in the country.
The contents and ideas expressed by the authors do not necessarily reflect those of the Italian Evaluation Association or its Management and Editorial Committees, which aim to guarantee an open space for different orientations and approaches, provided they are scientifically argued and do not conflict with the principles contained in the Association's Code of Ethics.
Throughout its history, RIV has been characterised by a significant capacity for renewal. Founded in 1996 in Perugia as an exclusively electronic journal, initially distributed on floppy disk and later made available online, between 2001 and 2002 it was published in paper format with the sponsorship of the AIV. Today, RIV is owned by the AIV and published by FrancoAngeli. Starting with the first issue of 2026, the magazine is available online in open access.

General editor
Giuseppe Moro (Università di Bari)

Executive board
Veronica Lo Presti (Sapienza Università di Roma); Francesco Mazzeo (Università di Catania); Erica Melloni (Politecnico di Milano)

Editorial board
Michela Freddano (Invalsi); Francesca Pia Scardigno (valutatrice indipendente); Claudio Torrigiani (Università di Genova); Giancarlo Vecchi (Politecnico di Milano)

Scientific board
Maria Carmela Agodi (Università di Napoli “Federico II”); Gianluca Argentin (Università Cattolica di Milano Bicocca); Ferruccio Biolcati Rinaldi (Università di Milano); Simone Busetti (Università di Teramo); Daniele Checchi (Università di Milano); Antonio Fasanella (Sapienza Università di Roma); Osvaldo Feinstein (valutatore indipendente); Dora Gambardella (Università di Napoli “Federico II”); Giampietro Gobo (Università di Milano); Sebastian Lemire (University of California Los Angeles, UCLA); Andrea Lippi (Università di Firenze); Andrea Mairate (Commissione europea - Institute for European Studies); Mita Marra (Università di Napoli “Federico II”); Katia Papazian (Institut Polytechnique de Lausanne); Carlo Pennisi (Università di Catania); Donatella Poliandri (INVALSI); Laura Polverari (Università di Padova); Stefania Profeti (Università di Bologna); Claudio Radaelli (European University Institute); Emanuela Reale (CNR, Roma); Gloria Regonini (Università degli Studi di Milano); Maria Stella Righettini (Università di Padova); Robert Shepherd (Carleton University, CA); Dominika Wojtowicz (Kozminski University, PL)

Publication proposals must be submitted through the OJS platform by selecting the button Propose an article.

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The Journal adopts a double-blind peer review process, and reviewers are selected based on their specific expertise. The article will be submitted in anonymous form in order to avoid any potential bias related to the author’s identity. The editorial board may decide not to submit the article to reviewers if it is deemed irrelevant, lacking in rigor, or not meeting appropriate scientific standards. Reviewers’ reports will be sent to the author even in the case of a negative decision.

Referee 2015
Maria Carmela Agodi (Università di Napoli "Federico II"); Gianluca Argentin (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano); Giovanni Bertin (Università di Venezia); Ferruccio Biolcati Rinaldi (Università di Milano); Raffaele Brancati (MET-Monitoraggio Economia e Territorio); Daniele Checchi (Università di Milano); Costantino Cipolla (Università di Bologna); Guido Corbetta (Università Bocconi); Ugo De Ambrogio (IRS, Milano); Bruno Dente (già Politecnico di Milano); Antonio Fasanella (Sapienza Università di Roma); Osvaldo Feinstein (Valutatore indipendente); Kim Forss (International evalutator); Dora Gambardella (Università di Napoli "Federico II"); Giampietro Gobo (Università di Milano); Sebastian Lemire (University of California at Los Angeles, UCLA); Andrea Lippi (Università di Firenze); Andrea Mairate (Commissione europea - Institute for European Studies); Giuseppe Moro (Università di Bari); Daniela Oliva (IRS, Bologna); Katia Papazian (Institut Polytechnique de Lausanne); Domenico Patassini (Università IUAV di Venezia); Aline Pennisi (MEF); Carlo Pennisi (Università di Catania); Donatella Poliandri (INVALSI); Laura Polverari (University of Strathclyde, Glasgow); Claudio Radaelli (University of Exeter); Emanuela Reale (CNR, Roma); Maria Stella Righettini (Università di Padova); Barbara Romano (ASVAPP); Paolo Severati (INAPP); Claudio Torrigiani (Università di Genova); Giancarlo Vecchi (Politecnico di Milano); Alberto Vergani (Valutatore indipendente)

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Articles concerning individuals or containing personal information that makes a human subject identifiable must comply with the international standards set by the Declaration of Helsinki, developed by the World Medical Association (WMA) and revised in 2013.

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