Journal profile
Balaju
ISSN 2448-4954 · Universidad Veracruzana · Mexico
Balaju: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 28 weeks (community reports); 9 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Balaju is published by Universidad Veracruzana. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Latin American Literature Analysis, Cinema History and Criticism and Historical Studies in Latin America, together about 27.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Music. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Latin American Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities13.6%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities7.7%
- Historical Studies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences6.6%
- Latin American Literature StudiesSocial Sciences6.3%
- Music History and CultureArts and Humanities5.6%
- Diverse Musicological StudiesArts and Humanities5.6%
- Latin American history and cultureArts and Humanities4.9%
- Indigenous Studies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.12OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 219 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 5 |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | 22 |
| 2024 | 27 | 27 | 13 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 9 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | 8 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
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 28 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 28 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 | |
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universidad Veracruzana
- Country or region
- Mexico
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 2448-4954
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Balaju
How long does peer review take at Balaju?
Authors report an average review time of about 28 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 Balaju?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Balaju is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Balaju open access, and what is the APC?
Balaju 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; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .