Journal profile · POLITICAL SCIENCE
Latin American Policy
ISSN 2041-7365 · eISSN 2041-7373 · Wiley-Blackwell
Latin American Policy: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.3 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; median 264 days to acceptance (58 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 45% (journal website); 45 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Latin American Policy is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are International Relations in Latin America, Politics and Society in Latin America and International Development and Aid, together about 39.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Latin American Policy (LAP): A Journal of Politics and Governance in a Changing Region, a collaboration of the Policy Studies Organization and the Escuela de Gobierno y Transformación Pública, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Santa Fe Campus, published its first issue in mid-2010. LAP’s primary focus is intended to be in the policy arena, and will focus on any issue or field involving authority and polities (although not necessarily clustered on governments), agency (either governmental or from the civil society, or both), and the pursuit/achievement of specific (or anticipated) outcomes. We invite authors to focus on any crosscutting issue situated in the interface between the policy and political domain concerning or affecting any Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) country or group of countries. This journal will remain open to multidisciplinary approaches dealing with policy issues and the political contexts in which they take place. Abstracting and Indexing Information Abstracts in Anthropology (Sage) Emerging Sources Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) Guide to Social Science & Religion in Periodical Literature (National Periodical Library) HAPI: Hispanic American Periodicals Index (UCLA Latin American Institute) Political Science Complete (EBSCO Publishing) ProQuest Central (ProQuest) ProQuest Central K-382 Research Library (ProQuest) Research Library Prep (ProQuest) SCOPUS (Elsevier) Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): POLITICAL SCIENCE
Editor-in-chief Isidro MoralesPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Relations in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences20.7%
- Politics and Society in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences10.4%
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences8.8%
- Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin AmericaSocial Sciences7.7%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences3.5%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.5%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Political Science | 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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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 (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 57OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 29.67%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 38Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 41,744Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 562 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 14 | 4 |
| 2025 | 45 | 19 | 15 |
| 2024 | 53 | 30 | 66 |
| 2023 | 47 | 21 | 207 |
| 2022 | 37 | 6 | 141 |
| 2021 | 40 | 9 | 155 |
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
264 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 162 days – 342 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (68 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 296 days
- Sample
- 58 articles with submission and acceptance dates (89 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) 2025
- 45%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 42 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 205 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 34 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 2,900 / EUR 2,450 / GBP 1,930 | — | — |
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
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- book reviewArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Articles Reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make …Length not stated
- original articleArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Articles Reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make …Length not stated
- original articlesOriginal Articles Reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledge 12,000 limit Yes, Structuredmain text ≤ 12,000 words
- perspectiveArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Articles Reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make …Length not stated
- perspectivesPerspectives Essays on specific topics 5,000 limit Yes, unstructuredmain text ≤ 5,000 words
- reviewArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Articles Reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make …Length not stated
- review essaysReview Essays Critical reviews of the literature, usually book reviews 3,000 limit No, unstructuredmain text ≤ 3,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Review editorial standards and scroll down for a description of authorship criteria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
This journal encourages sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
CC-BY/CC-BY-NC/CC-BY-NC-ND licensing Model summary
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is your responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Continuous publication model Model summary
This journal is a subscription journal that offers an open access option. You’ll have the option to choose to make your article open access after acceptance, which will be subject to an APC, unless a waiver applies. Read more about APCs here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. Submission and Peer Review Process
Double-anonymized peer review model Model summary
New submissions should be made via the Wiley Authors submission portal. You may check the status of your submission at any time by logging on to submission.wiley.com and clicking the “My Submissions” button. For technical help with the submission system, please review our FAQs or contact submissionhelp@wiley.com. Article Preparation Support Wiley Editing Services offers expert help with English La…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprints accepted and allowed during review Model summary
LAP accepts articles previously published on preprint servers. LAP will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. You may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time.
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
- 2041-7365
- Electronic ISSN
- 2041-7373
- Society / sponsor
- Policy Studies Organization and the Escuela de Gobierno y Transformación Pública
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 17, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Latin American Policy
What CAS zone is Latin American Policy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Latin American Policy is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Political Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Latin American Policy?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.3 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.9, h-index 18.
How long does peer review take at Latin American Policy?
Based on the dates recorded on 58 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 264 days (interquartile range 162–342 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 45% (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 Latin American Policy?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: APA; 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 Latin American Policy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Latin American Policy is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Latin American Policy open access, and what is the APC?
Latin American Policy is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,900.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .