Itinerario was founded in 1977 at the Leiden University Institute for History and is now published by Cambridge University Press.

Mindful of the University’s entangled history with empire and colonialism, Itinerario encourages authors to take a global perspective. Itinerario publishes contributions which critically evaluate histories of empires, institutions, ideas, and networks across the globe, as well as studies that examine the ways in which their legacies continue to shape the contemporary world. 

Itinerario is committed to sharing the results of academic research through a liberal gold open access policy.