Journal profile · HISTORY
Fronteras de la Historia
ISSN 2027-4688 · eISSN 2539-4711 · Instituto Colombiano de Antropología e Historia · Colombia
Fronteras de la Historia: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 35 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Fronteras de la Historia is published by Instituto Colombiano de Antropología e Historia 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 in Latin America, History and Politics in Latin America and Latin American history and culture, together about 59.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Anthropology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La revista Fronteras de la Historia es una publicación científica editada y financiada por el Instituto Colombiano de Antropología e Historia (ICANH), entidad adscrita al Ministerio de Cultura de la República de Colombia. Recibe contribuciones inéditas, tanto de autores nacionales como extranjeros, en el área de historia colonial latinoamericana (finales del S. XV a inicios del XIX) cuya importancia sea fundamental para el avance de la discusión dentro de la disciplina. Se reciben artículos sobre el periodo anterior a la llegada de los europeos (1492) y la transición hacia la república (1819-1830), en la medida en que se vinculan a fenómenos coloniales, bien sea porque los procesos entran en crisis o mantienen su continuidad. Fronteras de la Historia difunde artículos originales, producto de investigaciones y contribuciones significativas a la historia, reseñas y ensayos bibliográficos en los que se dé cuenta de los principales aportes y las novedades más sobresalientes relacionadas con la especialidad de la Revista, la cual publica artículos en español, portugués e inglés.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 7, Argentina 3, Chile 1 (11 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Studies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences24.6%
- History and Politics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences20%
- Latin American history and cultureArts and Humanities15.2%
- Historical Studies on SpainArts and Humanities9.1%
- Historical Art and Architecture StudiesArts and Humanities3.6%
- Indigenous Cultures and HistorySocial Sciences3.4%
- Colonialism, slavery, and tradeSocial Sciences3%
- Argentine historical studiesSocial Sciences2.5%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | 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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.22OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.7%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 25LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 666 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 32 | 1 |
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | 6 |
| 2024 | 37 | 37 | 16 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | 42 |
| 2022 | 36 | 36 | 77 |
| 2021 | 33 | 33 | 40 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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-ND | |
| 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)
Article types accepted3
- artículosFronteras de la Historia difunde artículos originales, producto de investigaciones y contribuciones significativas a la historia, reseñas y ensayos bibliográfic…Length not stated
- ensayos bibliográficosFronteras de la Historia difunde artículos originales, producto de investigaciones y contribuciones significativas a la historia, reseñas y ensayos bibliográfic…Length not stated
- reseñasFronteras de la Historia difunde artículos originales, producto de investigaciones y contribuciones significativas a la historia, reseñas y ensayos bibliográfic…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Open access
- Authorship
El proceso editorial no implica ningún costo para los autores Model summary
El proceso editorial no implica ningún costo para los autores.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Acceso Abierto (Open Access), licencia Creative Commons Reconocimiento-No comercial-Sin obras derivadas 4.0 Model summary
La revista tiene la política de Acceso Abierto (Open Access), todos los contenidos se encuentran disponibles de forma gratuita en la página web y están cubiertos por una licencia Creative Commons Reconocimiento-No comercial-Sin obras derivadas 4.0.
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
- Instituto Colombiano de Antropología e Historia
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 2027-4688
- Electronic ISSN
- 2539-4711
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Fronteras de la Historia
What CAS zone is Fronteras de la Historia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Fronteras de la Historia is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category History. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Fronteras de la Historia?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Fronteras de la Historia based?
Of the 11 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Colombia (7), Argentina (3) and Chile (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Fronteras de la Historia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Fronteras de la Historia is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Fronteras de la Historia open access, and what is the APC?
Fronteras de la Historia 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: .