Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Museology
Heranca
ISSN 2184-3090 · Ponteditora · Portugal
Heranca: CAS Zone 3 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 539; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 44 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Heranca is published by Ponteditora and is in Zone 3 of Arts in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Literature, Culture, and Criticism, Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies and Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation, together about 28.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Herança – History, Heritage and Culture Journa is a biannual magazine dedicated to the plurality of themes involving History, Heritage and Culture. It will cover the various strands of knowledge with special emphasis on History, Archeology, Architecture, Art History, Theory of Art, Museology and Museography, Curatorial Studies, Heritage Inventory and Safeguarding, Heritage Sciences, Conservation and Restoration, Management and Studies of Culture and Cultural Tourism. In order to disseminate studies supported by broad and multidisciplinary perspectives, which stand out for their quality and originality, the scientific articles will be published in English, aimed at researchers and professionals in the field of Social and Human Sciences all over the world.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Museology
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 6%); most named Malaysia 24, Portugal 5, India 4, Greece 4, Mainland China 3 (54 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Literature, Culture, and CriticismArts and Humanities11%
- Cultural, Media, and Literary StudiesArts and Humanities8.7%
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities8.4%
- Museums and Cultural HeritageArts and Humanities6.5%
- Linguistics and Education ResearchArts and Humanities6.1%
- Chinese history and philosophySocial Sciences4.8%
- Cultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.5%
- Digital Media and Visual ArtComputer Science4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.06LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.76OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 348 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 22 | 1 |
| 2025 | 44 | 44 | 23 |
| 2024 | 53 | 53 | 67 |
| 2023 | 69 | 69 | 116 |
| 2022 | 45 | 45 | 6 |
| 2021 | 57 | 57 | 26 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Editorial review, Open peer review, Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | EUR 500 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 500 | 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
- License & copyright licence
This work is licensed with a License Creative Commons - Atribuição 4.0 Internacional.
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
- Ponteditora
- Country or region
- Portugal
- Language
- Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2184-3090
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 9, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Heranca
What CAS zone is Heranca in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Heranca is in Zone 3 of Arts, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Arts. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Heranca?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Heranca based?
Of the 54 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Malaysia (24), Portugal (5) and India (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Heranca?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Heranca is indexed in Scopus.
Is Heranca open access, and what is the APC?
Heranca is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 539.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .