Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
Historia (Chile)
ISSN 0073-2435 · eISSN 0717-7194 · Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile · Chile
Historia (Chile): CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 24 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Historia (Chile) is published by Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile 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, Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America and Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America, together about 52.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Publica artículos inéditos en castellano, inglés y portugués, fruto de investigación original y relativos a historia de Chile e Iberoamérica. Fomenta, asimismo, el diálogo interdisciplinar y la perspectiva continental, por lo que también incluye estudios sobre arte, antropología, geografía, literatura y otras disciplinas que aporten al debate epistemológico y al avance en el conocimiento de la historia de América y de la historia de Chile en perspectiva americana.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Chile 3 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Studies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences20.2%
- Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin AmericaSocial Sciences19.5%
- Cultural and Social Studies in Latin AmericaArts and Humanities12.7%
- Latin American history and cultureArts and Humanities8.9%
- History and Politics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences7.2%
- Migration, Education, Indigenous Social DynamicsSocial Sciences4.6%
- Historical Studies on SpainArts and Humanities3.1%
- Memory, violence, and historyPsychology2.7%
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)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceSciELOPublisher website
Other: ERIH-Plus, LATINDEX-Catálogo, DIALNET-Grupo A, HAPI Biblat, Historical Abstracts y America: History & Life, CLASE, HLAS
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 53OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.16OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 685 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 2 |
| 2024 | 44 | 44 | 11 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | 19 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 16 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 53 |
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 ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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 | Publisher's own license | |
| 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 websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Privacy statement: names and email addresses used exclusively for journal purposes, not shared with third parties. Model summary
Los nombres y las direcciones de correo electrónico introducidos en esta revista se usarán exclusivamente para los fines establecidos en ella y no se proporcionarán a terceros o para su uso con otros fines.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Content distributed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC-BY-NC-ND) license. Model summary
Todos los contenidos de esta edición electrónica se distribuyen bajo licencia Creative Commons de “Atribución-Copartirigual 4.0 Internacional” (CC-BY-NC-ND). Cualquier reproducción total o parcial del material deberá citar su procedencia.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access policy: immediate open access to content. Model summary
Historia proporciona un acceso abierto inmediato a su contenido, basado en el principio de que ofrecer al público un acceso libre a las investigaciones ayuda a un mayor intercambio global de conocimiento.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review under double-blind system with minimum two specialists; third reviewer in case of controversy. Model summary
La revista somete los textos recibidos a una evaluación de pares bajo el sistema de "doble ciego", con un mínimo de dos especialistas vinculados a su campo de estudio. En caso de controversia, la propuesta se enviará a un tercer evaluador.
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
- Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
- Country or region
- Chile
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0073-2435
- Electronic ISSN
- 0717-7194
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Historia (Chile)
What CAS zone is Historia (Chile) in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Historia (Chile) 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 Historia (Chile)?
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 Historia (Chile) based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Chile (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Historia (Chile)?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Historia (Chile) is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Historia (Chile) open access, and what is the APC?
Historia (Chile) 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: .