Journal profile · ANTHROPOLOGY
Cuadernos de Antropologia
ISSN 1409-3138 · eISSN 2215-356X · Universidad de Costa Rica · Costa Rica
Cuadernos de Antropologia: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 11 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cuadernos de Antropologia is published by Universidad de Costa Rica 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 Central America, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage and Cuban History and Society, together about 30.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Cuadernos de Antropología tiene como objetivo divulgar y facilitar la discusión académica, en los campos de la Antropología Social, Antropología Biológica, Etnohistoria, Antropología Lingüística, Arqueología y áreas afines; con relevancia para Centroamérica, el sur de México, el Caribe Insular y el noroeste de Colombia. La revista está dirigida tanto a la comunidad académica, profesional y a cualquier persona, locales o internacionales, interesada en la materia.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ANTHROPOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Studies in Central AmericaArts and Humanities13.8%
- Archaeology and Cultural HeritageSocial Sciences8.9%
- Cuban History and SocietySocial Sciences8.3%
- Indigenous Cultures and HistorySocial Sciences7.2%
- Latin American socio-political dynamicsSocial Sciences5.2%
- Regional Development and InnovationSocial Sciences4.1%
- Archaeological and Geological StudiesArts and Humanities4.1%
- Latin American Urban StudiesSocial Sciences3.8%
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 | Anthropology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Anthropology | 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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.31OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 95.45%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 255 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 19 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 31 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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-SA | |
| 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 de Costa Rica
- Country or region
- Costa Rica
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1409-3138
- Electronic ISSN
- 2215-356X
- 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 Cuadernos de Antropologia
What CAS zone is Cuadernos de Antropologia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cuadernos de Antropologia is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Anthropology. 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 Cuadernos de Antropologia?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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 Cuadernos de Antropologia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cuadernos de Antropologia is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Cuadernos de Antropologia open access, and what is the APC?
Cuadernos de Antropologia 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: .