Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Philosophy
Patristica et Mediaevalia
ISSN 0325-2280 · eISSN 2683-9636 · Universidad de Buenos Aires · Argentina
Patristica et Mediaevalia: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 20 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Patristica et Mediaevalia is published by Universidad de Buenos Aires. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medieval Philosophy and Theology, Medieval Literature and History and Classical Philosophy and Thought, together about 57.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Patristica et Mediævalia tiene como finalidad publicar trabajos científicos e inéditos vinculados a la Historia de la Filosofía Medieval, producidos por miembros de la comunidad académica tanto local, como regional e internacional. La revista conserva su nombre fundacional. Con todo, el ámbito temático de las contribuciones que espera recibir en esta etapa no se reduce de ningún modo a autores/as ligados/as exclusivamente al pensamiento cristiano, sino que abarca a todos/as aquellos/as relacionados/as con la cultura del Libro –judaísmo, cristianismo e Islam– que florecieron en un amplio arco temporal que se extiende desde la Antigüedad Tardía hasta el Renacimiento del cinquecento.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Philosophy
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Argentina 4, Portugal 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medieval Philosophy and TheologyArts and Humanities29.4%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities18.7%
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities9.2%
- Augustinian Studies and TheologyArts and Humanities8.2%
- Renaissance and Early Modern StudiesArts and Humanities5.1%
- Medieval and Classical PhilosophyArts and Humanities3.9%
- Historical Economic and Legal ThoughtSocial Sciences3.5%
- Historical Philosophy and ScienceArts and Humanities2.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | Q3 | 644/891 | 27th |
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
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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.07OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 398 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 23 | 3 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 2 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | 7 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 7 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 8 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 5 |
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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 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-SA | |
| 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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–300 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted6
- artículos- Artículos: entre 6 500 y 15 000 palabrasLength not stated
- ediciones críticas- Ediciones críticasLength not stated
- informaciones de interés académico y crónicas- Informaciones de interés académico y crónicas: hasta 1 000 palabrasLength not stated
- notas críticas- Notas críticas: entre 2 000 y 4 000 palabras**Length not stated
- reseñas- Reseñas: entre 1 000 y 2 500 palabras***Length not stated
- traducciones introducidas y anotadas- Traducciones introducidas y anotadas*Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship
Submission frequency limits Model summary
PetM no aceptará más de una contribución del mismo autor o autora cada dos años, ni permitirá la coordinación de dossiers temáticos más de una vez cada diez años.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
CC BY-SA 4.0 license Model summary
Conservan los derechos de autor/a y ceden a la revista el derecho de la primera publicación, con el trabajo registrado con Licencia Atribución-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
Los artículos que integren el dossier serán sometidos individualmente al mismo proceso de evaluación doble ciego al que se someten las contribuciones libres.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Original, not published elsewhere or under review Model summary
No haber sido publicada anteriormente ni estar sometida a evaluación en otra revista
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 Buenos Aires
- Country or region
- Argentina
- Language
- Spanish, Italian, English, French, Portuguese, German
- ISSN
- 0325-2280
- Electronic ISSN
- 2683-9636
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Patristica et Mediaevalia
How long does peer review take at Patristica et Mediaevalia?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Patristica et Mediaevalia?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–300 words; Keywords: 3–5; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. 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 Patristica et Mediaevalia based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Argentina (4) and Portugal (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Patristica et Mediaevalia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Patristica et Mediaevalia is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Patristica et Mediaevalia open access, and what is the APC?
Patristica et Mediaevalia 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .