Journal profile · MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE STUDIES
De Medio Aevo
ISSN 2255-5889 · Colectivo para el Análisis Pluridisciplinar de la Iconografía Religiosa Europea (CAPIRE) · Spain
De Medio Aevo: CAS Zone 3 · History (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 27 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
De Medio Aevo is published by Colectivo para el Análisis Pluridisciplinar de la Iconografía Religiosa Europea (CAPIRE) 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 Medieval and Early Modern Iberia, Medieval Iberian Studies and Historical and Religious Studies of Rome, together about 31.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are History and Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Founded in March 2012 by Dr. José María Salvador González, De Medio Aevo (ISSN-e: 2255-5889) is a biannual scientific journal published by the CAPIRE Research Group (Collective for the Multidisciplinary Analysis of Religious Iconography European), attached to the Complutense University of Madrid. The thematic focus of this journal covers lifestyles, historical events, cultural processes, religion and beliefs, society and customs, mentality, artistic productions, systematizations of thought, science and technology, literary expressions in Latin, Greek, Arabic, Hebrew, and medieval Romance languages, epigraphic and palaeographic documents, or any other topic referring to the Middle Ages in any Eastern or Western region, society, and culture. De Medio Aevo is a multidisciplinary scientific journal and, as such, is aimed at recipients interested in the very diverse fields of knowledge mentioned above. Its sections are: "Monographic", "Miscellany", and "Reviews". The journal accepts Spanish, English, German, French, Italian, and Portuguese papers. De Medio Aevo does not charge fees for the article's submission/evaluation of the article, for its publication, the inclusion of color or black and white images, or any other element required to complete the article publication process.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medieval and Early Modern IberiaArts and Humanities11.9%
- Medieval Iberian StudiesArts and Humanities11.1%
- Historical and Religious Studies of RomeArts and Humanities8.8%
- Libraries, Manuscripts, and BooksArts and Humanities7.9%
- Medieval Architecture and ArchaeologyArts and Humanities7.1%
- Byzantine Studies and HistoryArts and Humanities6.9%
- Historical Studies of Medieval IberiaArts and Humanities6.9%
- Historical Art and Architecture StudiesArts and Humanities5.2%
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 | Medieval & Renaissance Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medieval & Renaissance Studies | 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
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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 77Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.5%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 537 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 39 | 1 |
| 2025 | 27 | 27 | 1 |
| 2024 | 40 | 40 | 22 |
| 2023 | 46 | 46 | 32 |
| 2022 | 36 | 36 | 17 |
| 2021 | 64 | 64 | 24 |
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 8 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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- 5–8
- Reference style
- Chicago
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted3
- miscellanyThe articles for the "Monographic" and "Miscellany" sections will have a maximum length of 25 pages, equivalent to about 75,000 characters, including spaces, ab…Length not stated
- monographicThe articles for the "Monographic" and "Miscellany" sections will have a maximum length of 25 pages, equivalent to about 75,000 characters, including spaces, ab…Length not stated
- reviewsReviews will have a maximum length of 3 or 4 pages, equivalent to about 9,000 / 12,000 characters with spaces.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Open access
No submission, evaluation, or publication fees. Model summary
De Medio Aevo does not charge any fee for submitting the paper or for the process of evaluating and publishing it.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Evaluation process completed within a maximum of three months. Model summary
De Medio Aevo commits to initiating and completing the evaluation process within a maximum of three months.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Turnitin plagiarism screening before peer review. Model summary
Articles will be scanned using the Turnitin plagiarism detection software to assess their originality.
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
- Colectivo para el Análisis Pluridisciplinar de la Iconografía Religiosa Europea (CAPIRE)
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish, Italian, English, French, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2255-5889
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 15, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about De Medio Aevo
What CAS zone is De Medio Aevo in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, De Medio Aevo is in Zone 3 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Medieval & Renaissance Studies. 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 De Medio Aevo?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 De Medio Aevo?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: 5–8; 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.
Which databases index De Medio Aevo?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, De Medio Aevo is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is De Medio Aevo open access, and what is the APC?
De Medio Aevo 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .