Journal profile · ANTHROPOLOGY
Estudios de Cultura Maya
ISSN 0185-2574 · eISSN 2448-5179 · Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México · Mexico
Estudios de Cultura Maya: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 33 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Estudios de Cultura Maya is published by Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Latin American history and culture, Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics and Indigenous Cultures and Socio-Education, together about 54.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Estudios de Cultura Maya es una publicación semestral dedicada a la difusión de las investigaciones centradas en el área maya. Es el órgano oficial del Centro de Estudios Mayas del Instituto de Investigaciones Filológicas de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, publica artículos en español, inglés, francés y lenguas mayances. Interesada en dar a conocer el rico y complejo universo de saberes, creencias y prácticas mayas desde el surgimiento de esta cultura hasta la actualidad, la revista admite trabajos de corte histórico en sus distintas manifestaciones, y antropológico en todas sus disciplinas (Arqueología, Arqueoastronomía, Arqueobotánica, Arqueozoología, Antropologías Física y Social, Etnología, Lingüística, Etnohistoria, Etnomusicología), Biología, Derecho, Ecología, Economía, Epigrafía, Geografía, Geografía Humana, Iconografía, Religión, etc., sin desdeñar la publicación de textos dedicados a otros campos de la ciencia que se vinculen con el mundo maya. Así, da cuenta, entre otras cosas, del estudio estilístico de los monumentos, la astronomía y sus nexos con manifestaciones culturales como la arquitectura, los códices y los calendarios; informes de exploraciones arqueológicas; lectura y discusión de inscripciones jeroglíficas, textos prehispánicos, coloniales y actuales de y sobre los mayas, y ensayos acerca del entorno natural, la organización social, la economía y las manifestaciones religiosas de los mayas de ayer y hoy. Desde sus primeros números se ha enriquecido con la participación de especialistas de la talla de Alberto Ruz Lhuillier, J. Eric Thompson, Alfonso Villa Rojas, George Kubler, Gordon Willey, Evon Z. Vogt, William Holland, Alfredo Barrera Vásquez, Calixta Guiteras Holmes, César Lizardi Ramos y muchos más, los cuales dan fe de que Estudios de Cultura Maya es un foro científico y humanístico de alta calidad abierto a todos los mayistas del mundo.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ANTHROPOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Latin American history and cultureArts and Humanities27.2%
- Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental DynamicsEnvironmental Science14.2%
- Indigenous Cultures and Socio-EducationSocial Sciences13.5%
- Archaeology and Cultural HeritageSocial Sciences6.6%
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences4.2%
- Historical Studies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences4.1%
- Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and BeyondEnvironmental Science3.7%
- Spanish Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Anthropology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Anthropology | 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 ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 70OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.75OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,067 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 33 | 33 | 187 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | 14 |
| 2023 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | 28 |
| 2021 | 34 | 34 | 57 |
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-NC | |
| 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
- ≤ 250 words
- Reference style
- Harvard
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- preprint
Article types accepted3
- artículosartículos, reseñas, in memoriam y documentos de archivo con estudio introductorioLength not stated
- notas de investigaciónNotas de investigaciónLength not stated
- reseñasReseñasLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Self-archiving
- Open access
Licencia Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional Model summary
Estudios de Cultura Maya está disponible en línea bajo una Licencia Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Se autoriza la reproducción total o parcial de los textos aquí publicados siempre y cuando se cite la fuente completa y la dirección electrónica de la publicación, para fines no lucrativos. Las obras derivadas pueden distribuirse bajo una licencia idéntica a la que regula a la obra original. Model summary
Se autoriza la reproducción total o parcial de los textos aquí publicados siempre y cuando se cite la fuente completa y la dirección electrónica de la publicación, para fines no lucrativos. Las obras derivadas pueden distribuirse bajo una licencia idéntica a la que regula a la obra original.
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 Nacional Autónoma de México
- Country or region
- Mexico
- Language
- English, French, Spanish
- ISSN
- 0185-2574
- Electronic ISSN
- 2448-5179
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Estudios de Cultura Maya
What CAS zone is Estudios de Cultura Maya in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Estudios de Cultura Maya is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Anthropology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Estudios de Cultura Maya?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Estudios de Cultura Maya?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Reference style: Harvard; Cover letter: 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 Estudios de Cultura Maya?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Estudios de Cultura Maya is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Estudios de Cultura Maya open access, and what is the APC?
Estudios de Cultura Maya 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: .