Journal profile · HISTORY
Historia Constitucional
ISSN 1576-4729 · Universidad de Oviedo · Spain
Historia Constitucional: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 14 weeks (community reports); 37 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Historia Constitucional is published by Universidad de Oviedo 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 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies, Historical Studies in Latin America and Human Rights and Immigration, together about 49.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 4, Argentina 2, Canada 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences23.8%
- Historical Studies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences17.1%
- Human Rights and ImmigrationSocial Sciences9%
- Spanish History and PoliticsArts and Humanities5.9%
- Political Theory and DemocracySocial Sciences5.3%
- Legal processes and jurisprudenceSocial Sciences4.3%
- Media, Journalism, and Communication HistoryArts and Humanities3.1%
- Brazilian Legal IssuesSocial Sciences3.1%
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.05OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 66.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.16%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 592 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | 36 | 0 |
| 2024 | 56 | 55 | 5 |
| 2023 | 41 | 40 | 8 |
| 2022 | 36 | 35 | 11 |
| 2021 | 50 | 48 | 14 |
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 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- 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 accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
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 de Oviedo
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish, Italian, English, French, Portuguese, German
- ISSN
- 1576-4729
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Historia Constitucional
What CAS zone is Historia Constitucional in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Historia Constitucional 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 Constitucional?
Authors report an average review time of about 14 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 Constitucional based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (4), Argentina (2) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Historia Constitucional?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Historia Constitucional is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Historia Constitucional open access, and what is the APC?
Historia Constitucional is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .