Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Latin Americanist
ISSN 1557-2021 · eISSN 1557-203X
Latin Americanist: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; 35 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: As of January 1, 2019, The Latin Americanist is no longer published by Wiley. Current content can be found on the new publisher's website: https://www.uncpress.org/journals/the-latin-americanist/ Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Latin Americanist 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 Historical Studies in Latin America, Politics and Society in Latin America and Latin American Literature Analysis, together about 31.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
As the oldest continuously published Latin American Studies journal, The Latin Americanist is dedicated to comprehensive, multidisciplinary, and tri-lingual coverage of the field—including Latin American history, literature, political science, and anthropology. The Latin Americanist publishes high-quality, peer-reviewed original articles, review essays, and book reviews, as well as news of SECOLAS and its members. Published quarterly with articles in three languages (English, Spanish, and Portuguese), TLA serves as an important international resource for all individuals concerned with Latin American Studies. Manuscripts may be submitted online at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/tla The Latin Americanist is supported by University of North Carolina at Charlotte Winthrop University
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Studies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences14%
- Politics and Society in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences9.3%
- Latin American Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities8.6%
- Latin American and Latino StudiesSocial Sciences8.4%
- Latin American history and cultureArts and Humanities7.3%
- Latin American socio-political dynamicsSocial Sciences4.8%
- Cuban History and SocietySocial Sciences4.6%
- Political Dynamics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences4.6%
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 | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | 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
ESCILetPub
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
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.04OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.36%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,279 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 1 | 82 |
| 2025 | 35 | 12 | 123 |
| 2024 | 47 | 1 | 133 |
| 2023 | 36 | 0 | 100 |
| 2022 | 47 | 1 | 118 |
| 2021 | 44 | 0 | 112 |
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
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review, Self-archiving
- Peer review
Double-blind peer review; self-identifiers removed from manuscripts. Model summary
Because TLA uses a double-blind review process, all self-identifiers (including name and acknowledgments) should be removed from the manuscripts, and can be inserted later if it is accepted for publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Self-archiving of preprint allowed at any time; accepted version after embargo period. Model summary
Authors of articles published in Wiley journals are permitted to self-archive the submitted (preprint) version of the article at any time, and may self-archive the accepted (peer-reviewed) version after an embargo period.
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
- ISSN
- 1557-2021
- Electronic ISSN
- 1557-203X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 62, Issue 4 (December 2018)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Latin Americanist
What CAS zone is Latin Americanist in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Latin Americanist is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. 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.
Which databases index Latin Americanist?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Latin Americanist is indexed in ESCI. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Latin Americanist open access, and what is the APC?
Latin Americanist is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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: .