Journal profile · SOCIOLOGY
Latino Studies
ISSN 1476-3435 · eISSN 1476-3443 · Springer Nature · 4 issues per year
Latino Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.6 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,190; review about 37 days (submission to first decision, publisher); 54 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Latino Studies is published by Springer Nature 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 Latin American and Latino Studies, Migration, Refugees, and Integration and Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy, together about 41.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Latino Studies has established itself as the leading, international peer-reviewed journal for advancing interdisciplinary scholarship about the lived experience and struggles of Latina/x/os for equality, representation, and social justice. Sustaining the tradition of activist scholarship of the founders of Chicano Studies and Puerto Rican Studies, the journal critically engages the study of the local, national, transnational, and hemispheric realities that continue to influence the Latina/x/o presence in the United States as well as elsewhere in the diaspora. It is committed to developing a new transnational research agenda that bridges the academic and non-academic worlds and fosters mutual learning and collaboration among all the Latino national groups. Latino Studies provides an intellectual forum for innovative explorations and theorization. We welcome submissions of original research articles of approximately 8,000 words, from scholars and practitioners in the national and international research communities. All article submissions are reviewed by the Editorial Board as well as by at least two peer reviewers. Latino Studies is guided by a mission of mentoring junior scholars so that their work is honed and nurtured in order to reach a broad audience. Feedback from the Editorial Board is designed to help strengthen each submission in preparation for external review. In addition to scholarly articles, we also invite other type of submissions. Vivencias or reports from the field are short personal essays between 2000-3000 words that offer a participant perspective into activist efforts and community engagement. This section also welcomes interviews with Latina/x/os who are contributing in their local communities or nationwide (e.g. authors, artists, community activists, union leaders, etc.). The Reflexiones Pedagógicas section includes short essays between 2000-3000 words that address issues of pedagogy and curriculum, offering models that are transportable to other courses and contexts. This section contributes toward the development and institutionalization of our field in the academy. Páginas Recuperadas are short essays between 2000-3000 words that seek to recover archival documents or pivotal figures in Latino history that have been lost to view. These essays restore visibility to historically significant achievements by individuals and pivotal texts or events in the experience of Latina/x/os in the United States. El Foro includes short essays addre
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Marta Caminero-SantangeloPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 31, Canada 1, Australia 1, Denmark 1 (34 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Latin American and Latino StudiesSocial Sciences28.4%
- Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationSocial Sciences6.6%
- Migration, Ethnicity, and EconomySocial Sciences6.1%
- Migration and Labor DynamicsSocial Sciences5.8%
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identitySocial Sciences5.6%
- Cuban History and SocietySocial Sciences5.5%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences5.2%
- Critical Race Theory in EducationSocial Sciences4.7%
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 | Sociology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 3 |
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
Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSSPublisher 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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 290OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.74OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 22.62%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 97,800Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,308 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 50 | 24 | 0 |
| 2025 | 54 | 21 | 37 |
| 2024 | 51 | 10 | 77 |
| 2023 | 40 | 9 | 181 |
| 2022 | 52 | 11 | 397 |
| 2021 | 52 | 14 | 196 |
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
Not usableThis publisher's "received" date is mostly when the revised manuscript arrived (32% of articles were "accepted" within 3 days), so it cannot measure review time
Figures by source
- Submission to first decision
- 37 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 3,190 / EUR 2,590 / GBP 2,290 | — | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted4
- book and media reviewsA short biography on submission that will be published alongside the manuscript if it is accepted (book and media reviews do not include a biography;Length not stated
- original research articlesWe welcome submissions of original research articles from scholars in the national and international research communities.Length not stated
- reflexiones pedagógicasfor original research articles only, an abstract of 150 words and up to five keywords (other sections such as Vivencias, Reflexiones Pedagógicas, etc. do not in…Length not stated
- vivenciasfor original research articles only, an abstract of 150 words and up to five keywords (other sections such as Vivencias, Reflexiones Pedagógicas, etc. do not in…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- License & copyright Copyright and Permissions
Using third-party material in your articleAuthors are responsible for ensuring that any third-party material (e.g. figures, tables, photos, illustrations, trade literature, or data) is not used without permission. If such material is copyrighted, permission must be obtained and submitted with the final manuscript. The Editor and Publisher must be informed of any restricted-use content at submissio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access & Self Archiving
Self-archiving (green open access)Where articles are published via the subscription route, authors are permitted to self-archive the accepted manuscript (the version post-peer review, but prior to copy-editing and typesetting) on their own personal website and/or in their funder or institutional repositories, for public release after an embargo period of 12 months after first publication.Learn mor…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Only unpublished manuscripts not under consideration elsewhere are accepted. Model summary
Latino Studies operates with a double-blind peer review process for research article submissions. This means that author identities are concealed from the reviewers, and vice versa, throughout the review process.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Open Access & Self Archiving
Self-archiving (green open access)Where articles are published via the subscription route, authors are permitted to self-archive the accepted manuscript (the version post-peer review, but prior to copy-editing and typesetting) on their own personal website and/or in their funder or institutional repositories, for public release after an embargo period of 12 months after first publication.Learn mor…
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
- Springer Nature
- Frequency
- 4 issues per year
- ISSN
- 1476-3435
- Electronic ISSN
- 1476-3443
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 24, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Latino Studies
What CAS zone is Latino Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Latino Studies is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Sociology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Latino Studies?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.6 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.2, h-index 56.
How long does peer review take at Latino Studies?
The publisher reports about 37 days (submission to first decision); first decisions include desk rejections. 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 Latino Studies?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≤ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Latino Studies based?
Of the 34 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (31), Canada (1) and Australia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Latino Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Latino Studies is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Latino Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Latino Studies is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,190.
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: .