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Cuadernos de Historia Moderna
ISSN 0214-4018 · eISSN 1988-2475 · Universidad Complutense de Madrid · Spain
Cuadernos de Historia Moderna: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 32 weeks (community reports); 51 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cuadernos de Historia Moderna is published by Universidad Complutense de Madrid and is in Zone 4 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical Studies on Spain, Medieval and Early Modern Iberia and Historical Art and Architecture Studies, together about 51.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Cuadernos de Historia Moderna (ISSN: 0214-4018, ISSN-e 1988-2475) is a journal that first came out in 1988 after Cuadernos de Historia Moderna y Contemporánea was split into two separate publications. It initially came out annually but two issues have been published every year since 1997: a focus study and a more miscellaneous issue. The journal compiles research and discussion articles on Universal and Spanish Modern History and aims to be a vehicle for expressing the progress and transformations taking place in our area of knowledge through notes, instruments, bibliographical discussions, department news and summaries of doctoral theses.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 5, Israel 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Studies on SpainArts and Humanities22.6%
- Medieval and Early Modern IberiaArts and Humanities15.3%
- Historical Art and Architecture StudiesArts and Humanities14%
- Historical Studies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences11.6%
- Early Modern Spanish LiteratureArts and Humanities5.2%
- Historical Influence and DiplomacySocial Sciences4.2%
- Spanish Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities3.9%
- Libraries, Manuscripts, and BooksArts and Humanities2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| 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 ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 47Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.21%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 736 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 2025 | 51 | 51 | 1 |
| 2024 | 35 | 35 | 7 |
| 2023 | 49 | 49 | 9 |
| 2022 | 51 | 51 | 15 |
| 2021 | 52 | 52 | 30 |
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 32 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 32 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 | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Reference style
- Chicago
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
In order to support the global exchange of knowledge, the journal Cuadernos de Historia Moderna 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 the sour…
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
- 0214-4018
- Electronic ISSN
- 1988-2475
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 51, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cuadernos de Historia Moderna
What CAS zone is Cuadernos de Historia Moderna in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cuadernos de Historia Moderna is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category History. 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.
How long does peer review take at Cuadernos de Historia Moderna?
Authors report an average review time of about 32 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 Moderna?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≤ 6; Reference style: Chicago; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. 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 Moderna based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (5) and Israel (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Cuadernos de Historia Moderna?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cuadernos de Historia Moderna is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Cuadernos de Historia Moderna open access, and what is the APC?
Cuadernos de Historia Moderna 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .