Journal profile · HISTORY
Cuadernos de Historia Contemporanea
ISSN 0214-400X · eISSN 1988-2734 · Universidad Complutense de Madrid · Spain
Cuadernos de Historia Contemporanea: CAS Zone 3 · History (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 45 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cuadernos de Historia Contemporanea is published by Universidad Complutense de Madrid 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 Spanish History and Politics, History of Education in Spain and Media, Journalism, and Communication History, together about 45.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Cuadernos de Historia Contemporánea (ISSN 0214-400X, ISSN-e 1988-2734) is an annual publication devoted both to the History of Spain and Contemporary Universal History that compiles research studies and debates on contemporary history, preferably from the national and international field. Each issue contains a dossier devoted to a line of research or a specific subject, as well as studies, notes, debates and reviews.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 4, France 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Spanish History and PoliticsArts and Humanities24%
- History of Education in SpainArts and Humanities12.2%
- Media, Journalism, and Communication HistoryArts and Humanities9.1%
- Spanish Culture and IdentityArts and Humanities7.2%
- Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.9%
- Spanish Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities5.3%
- Historical Studies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences4.6%
- Hispanic-African Historical RelationsArts and Humanities3.2%
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 | History | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | 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
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.07OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 95.45%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,192 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| 2025 | 45 | 45 | 3 |
| 2024 | 50 | 50 | 5 |
| 2023 | 41 | 41 | 10 |
| 2022 | 46 | 46 | 10 |
| 2021 | 45 | 45 | 29 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 175–250 words
- Keywords
- 5–8
- Reference style
- Harvard
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- articlesArticles ( in both the thematic dossier and the miscellaneous sections): original research articles, either theoretical or empirical. The minimum length of thes…Length not stated
- bibliographical notesBibliographical notes: Texts intended for the Bibliographical Notes section must not exceed 6,000 words.Length not stated
- book reviewpt to a minimum. [Download template for book reviews] - Bibliographical notes: Texts intended for the Bibliographical Notes section must not exceed 6,000 words.…main text ≤ 6,000 words
- book reviewsBook reviews: Brief essays that analyze a new publication of academic interest to the subject of the journal. The maximum length is 1,000-1,500 words.Length not stated
- editorialManuscripts that do not fall within the scope of Cuadernos de Historia Contemporánea and/or do not strictly follow these Author Guidelines will be returned to t…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship
Declaration of Originality and Authorship required Model summary
Submitting an article to this journal implies the acceptance of the Declaration of Originality and Authorship.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
No simultaneous submission to other journals Model summary
While the manuscript is in the process of being reviewed by Cuadernos de Historia Contemporánea, the author(s) must not submit the manuscript to other journals for review.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Open access under CC BY 4.0 Model summary
In order to support the global exchange of knowledge, the journal Cuadernos de Historia Contemporánea is allowing unrestricted access to its content as from its publication in this electronic edition, and as such it is an open-access journal. The originals published in this journal are the property of the Complutense University of Madrid and any reproduction thereof in full or in part must cite th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Anonymization required for double-blind review Model summary
All manuscripts must be anonymized before submission . The specific label //anonymized// must replace all quotes, acknowledgements, references, and other allusions that might directly or indirectly make it possible to identify the author.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism 5. Dishonest practices: plagiarism and scientific fraud
In accordance with the stipulations of the Intellectual Property Law regarding actions and procedures that may be initiated against anyone who infringes intellectual property rights, the publication of an article that violates these rights will be the responsibility of the author(s), who will be answerable for any disagreement arising regarding author’s rights. It is the duty of Cuadernos de Histo…
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
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 0214-400X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1988-2734
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 48, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cuadernos de Historia Contemporanea
What CAS zone is Cuadernos de Historia Contemporanea in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cuadernos de Historia Contemporanea is in Zone 3 of History, and in Zone 3 of the minor category History. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Cuadernos de Historia Contemporanea?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Cuadernos de Historia Contemporanea?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 175–250 words; Keywords: 5–8; Reference style: Harvard. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Cuadernos de Historia Contemporanea based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (4) and France (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Cuadernos de Historia Contemporanea?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cuadernos de Historia Contemporanea is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Cuadernos de Historia Contemporanea open access, and what is the APC?
Cuadernos de Historia Contemporanea 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: .