Journal profile · AREA STUDIES
Boletin Americanista
ISSN 0520-4100 · eISSN 2014-993X · Universitat de Barcelona · Spain
Boletin Americanista: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 22 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Boletin Americanista is published by Universitat de Barcelona and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical Studies in Latin America, History and Politics in Latin America and Indigenous Cultures and History, together about 39.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Boletín Americanista es una revista científica editada por Revistas Científicas de la Universitat de Barcelona (RCUB) y por Edicions UB. Desde el año 1959 es un foro de debate de la historia de América destinado a difundir producciones académicas para un público especializado. A partir del año 2010 posee una periodicidad semestral. Tiene por objetivo facilitar el debate interdisciplinario sobre el pasado y el presente de los países americanos. Tienen cabida las investigaciones sobre el pasado precolombino, la historia colonial, así como la historia contemporánea y actual de las repúblicas americanas, sin excluir temáticas sociales, políticas, económicas y culturales. La revista también acepta artículos que establezcan comparaciones con otros ámbitos geográficos, pero en perspectiva americana.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AREA STUDIES
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named France 2, Argentina 1, Colombia 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Studies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences17.7%
- History and Politics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences11.3%
- Indigenous Cultures and HistorySocial Sciences10.1%
- Latin American history and cultureArts and Humanities9.3%
- Argentine historical studiesSocial Sciences8%
- Historical Studies on SpainArts and Humanities4.3%
- Latin American Cultural PoliticsSocial Sciences4.1%
- Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental DynamicsEnvironmental Science3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.11OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 95.24%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 341 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 5 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 9 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 18 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 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 | |
| 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)
Article types accepted3
- artículosArtículos La defensa miliciana durante la Guerra Chichimeca en la Alcaldía Mayor de León (Guanajuato): el alarde de tropas de 1596Length not stated
- dossierDossier Presentación. El poder y el territorio a través de los municipios decimonónicos en MéxicoLength not stated
- reseñas de librosReseñas de Libros Uparela, Paola. Invaginaciones coloniales. Mirada, genitalidad y (de)generación en la Modernidad temprana. Madrid/Frankfurt: Iberoamericana/Ve…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteCode availability
- Code availability
Código de buenas prácticas en materia de género Model summary
Código de buenas prácticas en materia de género
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
- Universitat de Barcelona
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 0520-4100
- Electronic ISSN
- 2014-993X
- 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 Boletin Americanista
What CAS zone is Boletin Americanista in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Boletin Americanista is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Area Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Boletin Americanista?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Boletin Americanista based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are France (2), Argentina (1) and Colombia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Boletin Americanista?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Boletin Americanista is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Boletin Americanista open access, and what is the APC?
Boletin Americanista 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .