Journal profile
Discursos del Sur
ISSN 2617-2283 · eISSN 2617-2291 · Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos · Peru
Discursos del Sur: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 18 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Discursos del Sur is published by Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Politics and Society in Latin America, Latin American socio-political dynamics and Historical Studies in Latin America, together about 31.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Politics and Society in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences11.1%
- Latin American socio-political dynamicsSocial Sciences10.4%
- Historical Studies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences10%
- Political Dynamics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences9.6%
- Latin American Cultural PoliticsSocial Sciences4.8%
- Populism, Right-Wing MovementsSocial Sciences4.1%
- Religion and Society in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences4.1%
- Feminism, Gender, and Social IssuesSocial Sciences4.1%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.24OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 172 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 33 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 28 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 36 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 15 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
- Country or region
- Peru
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 2617-2283
- Electronic ISSN
- 2617-2291
- 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 Discursos del Sur
How long does peer review take at Discursos del Sur?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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.
Which databases index Discursos del Sur?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Discursos del Sur is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Discursos del Sur open access, and what is the APC?
Discursos del 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; 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: .