Journal profile · Social Sciences-Cultural Studies
Desde El Sur
ISSN 2076-2674 · eISSN 2415-0959 · Universidad Científica del Sur · Peru
Desde El Sur: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 102 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Desde El Sur is published by Universidad Científica del Sur. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Latin American Literature Analysis, Latin American Literature Studies and Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America, together about 40.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory and Cultural Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Publica artículos inéditos, ensayos y reseñas de investigadores de todo el mundo en el área de las ciencias sociales, con atención especial a los campos de ciencia política, antropología, sociología, estudios de género, estudios críticos de la cultura, industrias creativas y culturales, comunicación y estudios de medios, y educación; todo a partir de un abordaje sobre y desde América Latina.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Cultural Studies
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 3, Brazil 2, United Kingdom 1, Australia 1, Chile 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Latin American Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities20.3%
- Latin American Literature StudiesSocial Sciences10.1%
- Cultural and Social Studies in Latin AmericaArts and Humanities9.7%
- Historical Studies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences8.7%
- Spanish Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities4.9%
- Indigenous Studies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences4.9%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities4.2%
- Latin American history and cultureArts and Humanities4.1%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cultural Studies | Q2 | 602/1434 | — |
| Gender Studies | Q3 | 155/233 | — |
| Library and Information Sciences | Q3 | 211/296 | — |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q3 | 1110/1530 | — |
| Public Administration | Q4 | 198/248 | — |
| Education | Q4 | 1379/1698 | — |
| Safety Research | Q4 | 98/108 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.46OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 761 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 81 | 81 | 131 |
| 2025 | 102 | 102 | 126 |
| 2024 | 55 | 55 | 141 |
| 2023 | 74 | 74 | 182 |
| 2022 | 52 | 52 | 123 |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 | 56 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review
- License & copyright
Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 license Model summary
Este obra está bajo una licencia: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Es una publicación arbitrada por pares de frecuencia trimestral y de edición continua desde su fundación en el año 2009. Model summary
Es una publicación arbitrada por pares de frecuencia trimestral y de edición continua desde su fundación en el año 2009.
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 Científica del Sur
- Country or region
- Peru
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 2076-2674
- Electronic ISSN
- 2415-0959
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Desde El Sur
How long does peer review take at Desde El Sur?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Desde El Sur based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3), Brazil (2) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Desde El Sur?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Desde El Sur is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Desde El Sur open access, and what is the APC?
Desde El Sur 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: .