Journal profile · ART
Ars Bilduma
ISSN 1989-9262 · UPV/EHU Press · Spain
Ars Bilduma: CAS Zone 4 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 15 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ars Bilduma is published by UPV/EHU Press and is in Zone 4 of Arts in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical Art and Architecture Studies, Historical Studies of Medieval Iberia and Libraries, Manuscripts, and Books, together about 40.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La revista Ars Bilduma (ISSN 1989-9262) es una publicación electrónica de periodicidad anual, gratuita y de acceso abierto (Open Access Journal) que nace en el seno del Departamento de Historia del Arte y Música de la Facultad de Letras (Vitoria-Gasteiz) de la Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU en el año 2009. Apostamos por la calidad y por ello todos nuestros artículos se revisan por pares (doble ciego). Además intentamos mejorar siempre nuestra indexación y difusión. Formamos parte de Emerging Sources Citation Index, Art Source y Fuente Académica Plus. Ars Bilduma está patrocinada por el Departamento de Historia del Arte de la UPV/EHU y editada por el Servicio Editorial de la Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU). Nuestro objetivo es difundir el conocimiento, publicando artículos de investigación en el ámbito de la Historia del Arte y sus especialidades, tanto en su vertiente teórica como práctica, comprendiendo como líneas preferentes arte antiguo, medieval, moderno y contemporáneo; artes escénicas y audiovisuales, museología y conservación del patrimonio artístico. ¡Síguenos en Facebook!
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ART
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Art and Architecture StudiesArts and Humanities23.8%
- Historical Studies of Medieval IberiaArts and Humanities9.3%
- Libraries, Manuscripts, and BooksArts and Humanities7.8%
- Medieval and Early Modern IberiaArts and Humanities6.8%
- Medieval European Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities4.8%
- Historical Studies on SpainArts and Humanities4.5%
- Basque language and culture studiesSocial Sciences4.5%
- Archaeological and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Art | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Art | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ProQuest, International Bibliography of Art, Art & Architecture Source, Fuente Académica Plus, Ulrichsweb, Regesta Imperii, Latindex, Redib, Sherpa, Copac, Sudoc, Getty Research Institute (GRI), The European Library (TEL), UniCat, WorldCat, Google Scholar, DICE/CINDOC, ISOC, RESH, Clasificación CIRC, ANECA, CNEAI, ANEP, CARHUS + 2014, MIAR, Dialnet, Rebiun, DulcineaPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 90.91%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 293 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 1 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 3 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 9 |
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
- Unspecified 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 | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review
- License & copyright
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Model summary
publicamos bajo licencia Creative Commons "Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivar 4.0 Internacional" (a partir del número 7)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
todos nuestros artículos se revisan por pares (doble ciego)
Source ↗Publisher website ·
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
- UPV/EHU Press
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish, Basque
- ISSN
- 1989-9262
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ars Bilduma
What CAS zone is Ars Bilduma in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Ars Bilduma is in Zone 4 of Arts, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Art. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Arts. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Ars Bilduma?
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.
Which databases index Ars Bilduma?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ars Bilduma is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Ars Bilduma open access, and what is the APC?
Ars Bilduma 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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .