Journal profile
Anuario de Estudios Centroamericanos
ISSN 0377-7316 · eISSN 2215-4175 · Universidad de Costa Rica · Costa Rica
Anuario de Estudios Centroamericanos: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Anuario de Estudios Centroamericanos is published by Universidad de Costa Rica. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical Studies in Central America, Historical Studies in Latin America and Politics and Society in Latin America, together about 45.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
El Anuario de Estudios Centroamericanos (AECA), fundado en 1974, es una revista académica de acceso abierto, editada en la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad de Costa Rica. Es una publicación continua presentada en formato electrónico. En la actualidad es una de las pocas publicaciones que se realizan sobre América Central bajo una perspectiva regional. Así, el AECA cubre temas que se ocupan del análisis de la realidad histórica y presente de la región centroamericana y de las sociedades que la constituyen. El Anuario es una publicación internacional. En sus páginas tienen cabida artículos, ensayos y reseñas que se realicen, en español e inglés, desde una perspectiva interdisciplinaria en el amplio espectro de las ciencias sociales y la cultura en general, tanto dentro como fuera de la región. El objetivo central es comprender las sociedades centroamericanas desde las más diversas perspectivas: económicas, sociales, políticas y culturales. De manera que se puedan obtener explicaciones científicas y académicas a las principales problemáticas que aquejan la región o que la caracterizan desde sus tradiciones, cultura material e inmaterial, poblaciones y grupos étnicos, género y ambiente, entre otros aspectos. El AECA está dirigido a personas interesadas en la realidad actual e histórica de la región centroamericana. Actualmente, se encuentra en índices rigurosos como SciELO, Redalyc, Dialnet, DOAJ, Latindex, REDIB, entre otros.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Studies in Central AmericaArts and Humanities21.2%
- Historical Studies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences13.8%
- Politics and Society in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences10.4%
- Political Dynamics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences8.4%
- Latin American socio-political dynamicsSocial Sciences6.5%
- Latin American history and cultureArts and Humanities4.1%
- International Relations in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences3.4%
- Latin American Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 315 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 77 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 120 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universidad de Costa Rica
- Country or region
- Costa Rica
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 0377-7316
- Electronic ISSN
- 2215-4175
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Anuario de Estudios Centroamericanos
How long does peer review take at Anuario de Estudios Centroamericanos?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Anuario de Estudios Centroamericanos?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 120 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 7,000 words; Reference style: APA. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Anuario de Estudios Centroamericanos?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Anuario de Estudios Centroamericanos is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Anuario de Estudios Centroamericanos open access, and what is the APC?
Anuario de Estudios Centroamericanos is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .