Journal profile · HISTORY
Historia-Santiago
ISSN 0717-7194 · Instituto de Historia · Chile
Historia-Santiago: 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 AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Historia-Santiago is published by Instituto de 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, 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)
Historia, fundada en 1961 y publicada por el Instituto de Historia de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, es una revista on-line de acceso abierto y gratuito, orientada a investigadores y lectores especializados en la Historia y otras disciplinas afines de las Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades. 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): 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
AHCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 53OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 58.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
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 | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- 4–8
- Reference style
- Author–date
- 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
- Instituto de Historia
- Country or region
- Chile
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- 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-Santiago
What CAS zone is Historia-Santiago in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Historia-Santiago 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-Santiago?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Historia-Santiago?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: 4–8; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Historia-Santiago 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-Santiago?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Historia-Santiago is indexed in AHCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Historia-Santiago open access, and what is the APC?
Historia-Santiago 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .