Journal profile · AREA STUDIES
Bulletin of Latin American Research
ISSN 0261-3050 · eISSN 1470-9856 · Wiley-Blackwell
Bulletin of Latin American Research: CAS Zone 3 · History (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.55; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,430; 86 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bulletin of Latin American Research is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 3 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Politics and Society in Latin America, Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America and International Relations in Latin America, together about 33.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): AREA STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Politics and Society in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences13.4%
- Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin AmericaSocial Sciences10.7%
- International Relations in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences9.2%
- Cuban History and SocietySocial Sciences7.8%
- Latin American and Latino StudiesSocial Sciences6.6%
- Latin American history and cultureArts and Humanities6.2%
- Historical Studies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences5.9%
- Cultural and Social Studies in Latin AmericaArts and Humanities5.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.55LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 75OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 720OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.41OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 43.97%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 42LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,418 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 62 | 32 | 4 |
| 2025 | 86 | 45 | 25 |
| 2024 | 77 | 42 | 64 |
| 2023 | 99 | 54 | 59 |
| 2022 | 112 | 20 | 104 |
| 2021 | 128 | 33 | 458 |
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 Crossref
Not usableThis publisher's "received" date is mostly when the revised manuscript arrived (26% of articles were "accepted" within 3 days), so it cannot measure review time
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,430 / EUR 2,880 / GBP 2,300 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0261-3050
- Electronic ISSN
- 1470-9856
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bulletin of Latin American Research
What CAS zone is Bulletin of Latin American Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Bulletin of Latin American Research is in Zone 3 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Area Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Bulletin of Latin American Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.55; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 75.
Which databases index Bulletin of Latin American Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bulletin of Latin American Research is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Bulletin of Latin American Research open access, and what is the APC?
Bulletin of Latin American Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,430.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .