Journal profile · MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE STUDIES
Medievalismo
ISSN 1131-8155 · eISSN 1989-8312 · Universidad de Murcia · Spain
Medievalismo: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 14 articles a year; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Medievalismo is published by Universidad de Murcia and is in Zone 4 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medieval and Early Modern Iberia, Medieval Iberian Studies and Medieval Architecture and Archaeology, together about 52.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are History and Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La revista Medievalismo tiene el objetivo de publicar estudios e investigaciones originales sobre el periodo medieval, en cualquiera de las disciplinas que lo abordan, con especial atención al Medievo hispánico. Su periodicidad es anual.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE STUDIES
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 3, Argentina 3, Chile 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medieval and Early Modern IberiaArts and Humanities23.4%
- Medieval Iberian StudiesArts and Humanities17.4%
- Medieval Architecture and ArchaeologyArts and Humanities11.4%
- Historical Studies of Medieval IberiaArts and Humanities10.9%
- Archaeological and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities6%
- Historical Art and Architecture StudiesArts and Humanities4.5%
- Historical Studies on SpainArts and Humanities3.7%
- Libraries, Manuscripts, and BooksArts and Humanities3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medieval & Renaissance Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medieval & Renaissance Studies | 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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EUROPEAN SCIENCE FOUNDATION. CATEG. A., INTERNATIONAL MEDIEVAL BIBLIOGRAPHY, ISOC, REGESTA IMPERII, ERIH+, CIRC - CIENCIAS HUMANAS: B, CIRC - CIENCIAS SOCIALES: C, MIAR, ÍNDICE HISTÓRICO ESPAÑOL, LATINDEX, DIALNET, REDIBPublisher 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.04OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 28.57%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 307 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | 1 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 3 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | 13 |
| 2021 | 36 | 36 | 19 |
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 20 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-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 websiteData availability, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- Data availability
Preservación digital con LOCKSS, CLOCKS y PKP PN Model summary
Esta revista utiliza el sistema LOCKSS, CLOCKS y PKP PN para crear un sistema de archivo distribuido entre bibliotecas colaboradoras, a las que permite crear archivos permanentes de la revista con fines de conservación y restauración.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Acceso abierto inmediato Model summary
Esta revista provee acceso libre inmediato a su contenido bajo el principio de que hacer disponible gratuitamente investigación al publico apoya a un mayor intercambio de conocimiento global.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Revisión por pares externa, doble ciego, al menos dos expertos Model summary
El sistema de revisión por pares de artículos originales es externo, doble ciego (el autor no conoce a los revisores y viceversa); es una revisión anónima realizada por al menos dos expertos sobre el tema del artículo.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Política de autoarchivo: se permite difundir versiones pre-print y post-print antes de la publicación Model summary
Se permite y se anima a los autores a difundir electrónicamente las versiones pre-print (versión antes de ser evaluada) y/o post-print (versión evaluada y aceptada para su publicación) de sus obras antes de su publicación
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
- Universidad de Murcia
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1131-8155
- Electronic ISSN
- 1989-8312
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Medievalismo
What CAS zone is Medievalismo in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Medievalismo is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Medieval & Renaissance Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Medievalismo?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Medievalismo based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (3), Argentina (3) and Chile (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Medievalismo?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Medievalismo is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Medievalismo open access, and what is the APC?
Medievalismo 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, 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: .