Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Canadian Journal American and Caribbean Studies
ISSN 0826-3663 · eISSN 2333-1461 · University of Calgary Press
Canadian Journal American and Caribbean Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.5 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 159 days to acceptance (32 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 36% (journal website); 35 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Canadian Journal American and Caribbean Studies is published by University of Calgary Press 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 Politics and Society in Latin America, Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America and Cuban History and Society, together about 29.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Cultural Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Founded in 1976, the Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CJLACS) publishes distinguished research and debates on Latin America and the Caribbean. CJLACS makes an important contribution to furthering knowledge about these regions in Canada and around the world. It offers scholars, graduate students, and independent researchers a Canadian venue for publishing their work. It publishes peer-reviewed articles based on original research, in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish. Each issue of the Journal contains several articles as well as reviews of recent publications about Latin America and the Caribbean. The Journal also publishes a feature on Reflections in Latin American and Caribbean Studies in which leading scholars are asked to reflect on the field. The Journal's publication is normally made possible in part by a grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Interested persons are invited to submit articles, reviews or books for review. Peer Review Statement All submitted research articles undergo an initial editor screening, followed by double-anonymized peer review with at least two independent referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Amelia M. KiddlePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Politics and Society in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences12.5%
- Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin AmericaSocial Sciences9.1%
- Cuban History and SocietySocial Sciences8.4%
- Caribbean history, culture, and politicsSocial Sciences6.4%
- Latin American and Latino StudiesSocial Sciences6.1%
- Latin American Literature StudiesSocial Sciences5.1%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences4.9%
- International Relations in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences4.3%
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 | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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 (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.23Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.91Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 113OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.9%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 20,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,220 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 35 | 6 | 10 |
| 2024 | 41 | 2 | 33 |
| 2023 | 30 | 1 | 54 |
| 2022 | 39 | 6 | 159 |
| 2021 | 42 | 5 | 197 |
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 · to
159 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 84 days – 253 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 35 days (32 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 194 days
- Sample
- 32 articles with submission and acceptance dates (70 in the window); the latest was accepted on
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 36%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 107 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 118 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies / Revue canadienne des études latino-américaines et caraïbes is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, rea…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Statement
All submitted research articles undergo an initial editor screening, followed by double-anonymized peer review with at least two independent referees. Model summary
All submitted research articles undergo an initial editor screening, followed by double-anonymized peer review with at least two independent referees.
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
- University of Calgary Press
- ISSN
- 0826-3663
- Electronic ISSN
- 2333-1461
- Society / sponsor
- Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 51, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Canadian Journal American and Caribbean Studies
What CAS zone is Canadian Journal American and Caribbean Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Canadian Journal American and Caribbean Studies is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Canadian Journal American and Caribbean Studies?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1, h-index 28.
How long does peer review take at Canadian Journal American and Caribbean Studies?
Based on the dates recorded on 32 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 159 days (interquartile range 84–253 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 36%. 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 Canadian Journal American and Caribbean Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Canadian Journal American and Caribbean Studies is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Canadian Journal American and Caribbean Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Canadian Journal American and Caribbean Studies is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .