Journal profile · LITERARY THEORY & CRITICISM
Literatura-Teoria Historia Critica
ISSN 0123-5931 · eISSN 2256-5450 · Universidad Nacional de Colombia · Colombia
Literatura-Teoria Historia Critica: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 13 weeks (community reports); 25 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Literatura-Teoria Historia Critica is published by Universidad Nacional de Colombia and is in Zone 4 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism, Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America and Latin American Literature Studies, together about 29.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): LITERARY THEORY & CRITICISM
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 26, Chile 1 (27 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Comparative Literary Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities11.2%
- Cultural and Social Studies in Latin AmericaArts and Humanities9.5%
- Latin American Literature StudiesSocial Sciences9%
- Literary and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences9%
- Literature, Culture, and AestheticsArts and Humanities6.5%
- Literacy and Educational PracticesSocial Sciences6.3%
- Latin American Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities5.7%
- Literature, Culture, and CriticismArts and Humanities4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literary Theory & Criticism | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literary Theory & Criticism | 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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.38OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 92.42%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 406 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 1 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | 13 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 16 |
| 2021 | 43 | 43 | 12 |
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 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 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-ND | |
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 0123-5931
- Electronic ISSN
- 2256-5450
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Literatura-Teoria Historia Critica
What CAS zone is Literatura-Teoria Historia Critica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Literatura-Teoria Historia Critica is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Literary Theory & Criticism. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Literatura-Teoria Historia Critica?
Authors report an average review time of about 13 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Literatura-Teoria Historia Critica based?
Of the 27 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Colombia (26) and Chile (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Literatura-Teoria Historia Critica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Literatura-Teoria Historia Critica is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Literatura-Teoria Historia Critica open access, and what is the APC?
Literatura-Teoria Historia Critica 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .