Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
Ler Historia
ISSN 0870-6182 · ISCTE-IUL · Portugal
Ler Historia: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 52 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ler Historia is published by ISCTE-IUL. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medieval and Early Modern Iberia, European Political History Analysis and Historical Studies in Latin America, together about 27.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medieval and Early Modern IberiaArts and Humanities11%
- European Political History AnalysisArts and Humanities8.3%
- Historical Studies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences7.8%
- Philosophy, History, and HistoriographyArts and Humanities6.6%
- Spanish History and PoliticsArts and Humanities6.3%
- History of Colonial BrazilSocial Sciences5.4%
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.9%
- African history and culture studiesSocial Sciences4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Q1 | 433/1936 | 77th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.06LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.18OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 773 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 37 | 71 |
| 2025 | 52 | 52 | 90 |
| 2024 | 48 | 48 | 138 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | 73 |
| 2022 | 40 | 40 | 110 |
| 2021 | 36 | 36 | 108 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Peer review
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Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- ISCTE-IUL
- Country or region
- Portugal
- Language
- English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
- ISSN
- 0870-6182
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ler Historia
How long does peer review take at Ler Historia?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 weeks. 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.
Which databases index Ler Historia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ler Historia is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Ler Historia open access, and what is the APC?
Ler Historia is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .