Journal profile
Cuadernos de Antropologia Social
ISSN 0327-3776 · eISSN 1850-275X · Universidad de Buenos Aires · Argentina
Cuadernos de Antropologia Social: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 18 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cuadernos de Antropologia Social is published by Universidad de Buenos Aires. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Anthropological Studies and Insights, Indigenous Cultures and History and Urban and sociocultural dynamics, together about 32.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Anthropology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La revista Cuadernos de Antropología Social (en adelante Cuadernos) es una revista semestral de la Sección de Antropología Social (Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas –ICA– de la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras de la Universidad de Buenos Aires), que se acoge a criterios internacionales de calidad, posicionamiento, periodicidad y disponibilidad en línea.Su cobertura temática refiere al área de la Antropología Social. El objetivo de la revista consiste en contribuir al avance y la difusión del conocimiento antropológico, mediante la presentación de problemáticas y enfoques de producción reciente en la disciplina, buscando fortalecer el intercambio académico en el marco de la Antropología y las Ciencias Sociales.Publica artículos originales, traducciones, reseñas bibliográficas y debates. Su enfoque se centra en una perspectiva etnográfica de producción de conocimiento - entendida en sentido amplio y múltiple - que permita formular en términos renovados discusiones teóricas y metodológicas nodales en la disciplina.Realiza una convocatoria abierta a investigadores formados y en formación del país y del exterior. No se publican trabajos de estudiantes de grado.Se orienta a un público conformado por investigadores, docentes, estudiantes, graduados, profesionales, tanto del área de la Antropología como de las Ciencias Sociales en general.Los números pueden tener una sección temática dedicada a un área de conocimiento de la Antropología Social y un espacio abierto a las diferentes líneas de investigación.Si bien se edita en español, recibe y publica artículos también en portugués, aceptando colaboraciones en esos idiomas procedentes de todos los países siempre que se encuentren dentro de las normas y políticas de la revista.Cuadernos es una publicación de salida semestral (mayo-octubre y noviembre-abril), manteniendo la regularidad de salida y la publicación en línea e impresa. La Revista es financiada por la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras - Universidad de Buenos Aires y por la Sección de Antropología Social del Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas (ICA) de dicha Facultad.Los artículos deben cumplir los siguientes requisitos:a) ser inéditos, no podrán estar simultáneamente en proceso de evaluación en otra publicación, y deben haber sido elaborados durante el año del envío; b) efectuar una contribución a las áreas de publicación de la revista, mostrando claramente el modo en que los problemas y los datos aportan a las líneas de debate actual en esas áreas; c) pres
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Argentina 16, Colombia 1 (17 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Anthropological Studies and InsightsSocial Sciences18.8%
- Indigenous Cultures and HistorySocial Sciences6.8%
- Urban and sociocultural dynamicsSocial Sciences6.6%
- Indigenous Studies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences6.5%
- Argentine historical studiesSocial Sciences5.4%
- Latin American socio-political dynamicsSocial Sciences5.1%
- Politics and Society in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences4.1%
- Latin American Urban StudiesSocial Sciences4%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSSciELOPublisher website
Other: Anthropological Index Online, CITE FACTOR - Academic Scientific Journals indexing, EBSCOhost Online Research Databases, HAPI - Hispanic American Periodical Index, HLAS - Handbook of Latin American Studies, Ulrich´s Serials Analysis System
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 65OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.09OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 696 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 39 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 115 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 230 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 244 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | 213 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 258 |
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 | |
| 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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- APA
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
- Universidad de Buenos Aires
- Country or region
- Argentina
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 0327-3776
- Electronic ISSN
- 1850-275X
- 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 Social
How long does peer review take at Cuadernos de Antropologia Social?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of Cuadernos de Antropologia Social based?
Of the 17 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Argentina (16) and Colombia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Cuadernos de Antropologia Social?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cuadernos de Antropologia Social is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS and SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Cuadernos de Antropologia Social open access, and what is the APC?
Cuadernos de Antropologia Social 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .