''Confluenze - Rivista di studi iberomericani'' is a

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established in 2009. It is published by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures (section of Iberian Studies) of the

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. It covers Ibero-American studies in the

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and

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s. The journal is published in Spanish, Italian and Portuguese, and it is diffused especially in

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and

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. In 2012, the journal acquired class A status in the evaluation lists published by the "National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes". It is maintained by ''AlmaDL'',

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of the

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