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Latin American Perspectives
ISSN 0094-582X · eISSN 1552-678X · SAGE
Latin American Perspectives: CAS Zone 3 · History (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.85; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 86 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Latin American Perspectives is published by SAGE and is in Zone 3 of History 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, Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America and Cuban History and Society, together about 32.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
founded in 1974, is a theoretical and scholarly journal for discussion and debate on the political economy of capitalism, imperialism, and socialism in the Americas. For more than forty years, it has published timely, progressive analyses of the social forces shaping contemporary Latin America. Most issues focus on a single problem, nation, or region, providing an in-depth look from participants and scholars throughout the Americas.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Politics and Society in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences15.8%
- Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin AmericaSocial Sciences10%
- Cuban History and SocietySocial Sciences6.9%
- Latin American socio-political dynamicsSocial Sciences6%
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6%
- Political Economy and MarxismSocial Sciences5.4%
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- International Relations in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Political Science | 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 | Area Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.85LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 73OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,015OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.9%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 73LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,116 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 100 | 31 | 11 |
| 2025 | 86 | 27 | 64 |
| 2024 | 135 | 34 | 392 |
| 2023 | 91 | 25 | 204 |
| 2022 | 83 | 11 | 251 |
| 2021 | 99 | 21 | 562 |
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.
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 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 0094-582X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1552-678X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Latin American Perspectives
What CAS zone is Latin American Perspectives in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Latin American Perspectives is in Zone 3 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Area Studies / Political Science. 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.
What is the impact factor of Latin American Perspectives?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.85; CiteScore 1.2, h-index 73.
Which databases index Latin American Perspectives?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Latin American Perspectives is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Latin American Perspectives open access, and what is the APC?
Latin American Perspectives is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .