Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
Indiana
ISSN 0341-8642 · eISSN 2365-2225 · Ibero - Amerikanisches Institut · Germany
Indiana: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 11 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Indiana is published by Ibero - Amerikanisches Institut. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Latin American history and culture, Indigenous Studies in Latin America and Indigenous Cultures and History, together about 46% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La revista INDIANA, creada en 1973 y publicada por el Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut en Berlín, es un foro para investigaciones sobre las sociedades y culturas multiétnicas, indígenas y afro-americanas de América Latina y el Caribe tanto en el presente como en el pasado. Reúne contribuciones originales de todas las áreas de los estudios americanistas, incluyendo la arqueología, la etnohistoria, la antropología socio-cultural y la antropología lingüística. Cada volumen está compuesto por varios artículos, un dossier dedicado a un tema especial y reseñas temáticas. Se aceptan contribuciones originales en español, inglés, portugués y alemán que son sometidas a un proceso de evaluación por pares en forma anónima.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Latin American history and cultureArts and Humanities23.8%
- Indigenous Studies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences12.4%
- Indigenous Cultures and HistorySocial Sciences9.8%
- Historical Studies in Central AmericaArts and Humanities6.5%
- Archaeology and Cultural HeritageSocial Sciences5.8%
- Historical Studies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences5.4%
- Amazonian Archaeology and EthnohistoryArts and Humanities5.2%
- Historical and Architectural StudiesArts and Humanities3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Q2 | 732/1936 | 62nd |
| Archeology (arts and humanities) | Q3 | 240/462 | 48th |
| Language and Linguistics | Q3 | 597/1137 | 47th |
| Archeology | Q3 | 225/388 | 42nd |
| Linguistics and Language | Q3 | 711/1221 | 41st |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Redalyc, Latindex-Catálogo 2.0, HAPIPublisher website
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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.01OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 700 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 31 | 8 |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | 72 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | 267 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 87 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 127 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 123 |
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 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 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 | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
- Page charges
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
- Submission fee
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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
- Reference style
- Author–date
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use
AI-assisted authorship is not accepted; authors must confirm no AI authorship. Model summary
La autoría o co-autoría del artículo no ha sido desempeñada por aplicaciones de Inteligencia Artificial (IA).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Follows COPE guidelines. Model summary
INDIANA adhiere a las DIRECTRICES SOBRE BUENAS PRÁCTICAS PARA PUBLICACIONES DE COPE (Committee of Publication Ethics).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Authors retain copyright and grant the journal a Creative Commons Attribution License. Model summary
Al hacer un envío a la revista, los autores certifican que: Los autores conservan los derechos de autor y garantizan a la revista el derecho de una Creative Commons Attribution License que permite a otros compartir el trabajo con un reconocimiento de la autoría.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Confidential review process with anonymized reviewers and authors. Model summary
INDIANA garantiza la confidencialidad del proceso de evaluación y el anonimato de evaluadores y autores.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Manuscripts are screened for plagiarism. Model summary
By submitting a manuscript, you agree to have the document scanned for plagiarism.
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
- Ibero - Amerikanisches Institut
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English, Spanish, German
- ISSN
- 0341-8642
- Electronic ISSN
- 2365-2225
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Indiana
How long does peer review take at Indiana?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 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.
Which databases index Indiana?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Indiana is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Indiana open access, and what is the APC?
Indiana 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: .