Journal profile · ANTHROPOLOGY
Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology
ISSN 1935-4932 · eISSN 1935-4940 · Wiley-Blackwell
Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.84; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,400; median 267 days to acceptance (52 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 61% (journal website); 47 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 3 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Politics and Society in Latin America, Anthropological Studies and Insights and Indigenous Cultures and History, together about 31.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cultural Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology (JLACA) is a peer-reviewed journal of anthropological research on Latin America and the Caribbean. JLACA publishes original research grounded in ethnography in different article formats. The Journal welcomes contributions that integrate interdisciplinary approaches and methodologies with ethnographic processes of knowledge production. The JLACA maintains an inclusive geographical scope that includes diasporic populations throughout the Americas and the world. The journal’s purview also includes global processes that effect or interconnect not only different regions or nations within the Americas but also the Americas with other world geographic regions. JLACA’s mission, as a publication of the American Anthropological Association, is to provide a venue for anthropologists of all subfields and topical-thematic areas within sociocultural anthropology, social archaeology, sociolinguistics, ethnohistory, bio-physical anthropology—as well as for scholars of cognate disciplines—who are engaged in the critical study of social and cultural processes in Latin America and the Caribbean. To reach a broader international readership and base of contributing authors, JLACA’s mandate includes publishing in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ANTHROPOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Carla Guerrón MonteroPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Politics and Society in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences13.4%
- Anthropological Studies and InsightsSocial Sciences9.5%
- Indigenous Cultures and HistorySocial Sciences8.7%
- Latin American and Latino StudiesSocial Sciences8.1%
- Latin American history and cultureArts and Humanities6.9%
- Cuban History and SocietySocial Sciences5.1%
- Caribbean history, culture, and politicsSocial Sciences5%
- Migration, Education, Indigenous Social DynamicsSocial Sciences4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Anthropology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Anthropology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Anthropology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, OCLC
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
- Impact factor
- 0.84LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.94LetPub ·
- h-index
- 68OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 483OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.42OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 29.79%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 38Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 68,573Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,084 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 13 | 2 |
| 2025 | 47 | 19 | 16 |
| 2024 | 41 | 16 | 32 |
| 2023 | 70 | 37 | 119 |
| 2022 | 66 | 15 | 139 |
| 2021 | 50 | 8 | 141 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
267 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 174 days – 359 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 43 days (52 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 344 days
- Sample
- 52 articles with submission and acceptance dates (77 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 61%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 61%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 102 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 102 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 239 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 31 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,400 / EUR 2,850 / GBP 2,270 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Chicago
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted2, with length limits
- research articleges should contact the Editor in Chief. Research Articles are limited to 8,000 words and a maximum of three images. Return to top of page Word lmain text ≤ 8,000 words
- reviewJLACA uses a double blind review, which means that reviewers do not know the name of the author whose manuscript they are evaluating. Thus, authors need to uplo…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review Review Process
Double blind peer review Model summary
JLACA uses a double blind review, which means that reviewers do not know the name of the author whose manuscript they are evaluating. Thus, authors need to upload a manuscript file with no identifying author information (designate this as "Main Document"). Similarly do not include any text that identifies authors when inputting information into the “Author’s Cover Letter” or in the “Author’s Respo…
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1935-4932
- Electronic ISSN
- 1935-4940
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 31, Issue 4 (December 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology
What CAS zone is Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Anthropology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.84; CiteScore 1.2, h-index 68.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology?
Based on the dates recorded on 52 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 267 days (interquartile range 174–359 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 61% (2025). 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 Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Chicago; 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.
Which databases index Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,400.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .