Journal profile · LITERATURE
Perifrasis-Revista de Literatura Teoria y Critica
ISSN 2145-8987 · eISSN 2145-9045 · Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá · Colombia
Perifrasis-Revista de Literatura Teoria y Critica: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.1 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 29 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Perifrasis-Revista de Literatura Teoria y Critica is published by Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá 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, Latin American Literature Studies and Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America, together about 42.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Perífrasis. Revista de Literatura, Teoría y Crítica es la publicación periódica del Departamento de Literatura de la Universidad de los Andes. Publica, en su versión impresa y en su versión digital de acceso abierto, artículos de investigación, reseñas y entrevistas en español y en inglés, sin cargo para los autores. Desde 2022 la revista tiene una periodicidad cuatrimestral (enero-abril, mayo-agosto y septiembre-diciembre), se publica al inicio de cada uno de estos periodos y es financiada por el Departamento de Literatura. El objetivo de la revista es publicar artículos de investigación, reseñas y entrevistas originales e inéditos de autores nacionales y extranjeros. La revista tiene un enfoque amplio y está abierta a investigaciones sobre las diferentes manifestaciones literarias, los nuevos objetos de estudio y las múltiples perspectivas que han surgido dentro del panorama de los estudios literarios y sus variantes transdisciplinarias. Está dirigida a profesores, investigadores, y estudiantes de pregrado y posgrado de literatura y áreas afines. Cuenta con un consejo editorial, así como con un conjunto de evaluadores —conformado por investigadores activos nacionales y extranjeros—, quienes se rigen por los principios de rigor y pluralismo académicos, propios de la Universidad de los Andes. Equipo editorial Editor Camilo Hernández, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia Coordinadora editorial Margarita M. Pérez B., Universidad de los Andes, Colombia Asistente editorial Laura Bernal Beltrán., Universidad de los Andes, Colombia Consejo editorial Carolina Alzate, Universidad de los Andes, ColombiaMaría Mercedes Andrade, Universidad de los Andes, ColombiaValerie Benoist, Grinell College, Estados UnidosBeatriz Colombi, Universidad de Buenos Aires, ArgentinaVerena Dolle, Universität Giessen, AlemaniaBeatriz González-Stephan, Rice University, Estados UnidosJavier Guerrero, Princeton University, Estados UnidosHéctor Hoyos, Stanford University, Estados UnidosVanesa Miseres, University of Notre Dame, Estados UnidosGilbert Ndi Shang, Universität Bayreuth, AlemaniaAnahí Ré, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, ArgentinaLuis Fernando Restrepo, University of Arkansas, Estados UnidosDavid Solodkow, Universidad de los Andes, ColombiaNorman Valencia, Claremont McKenna College, Estados UnidosMónica María del Valle, Universidad de La Salle, ColombiaMaria Vicens, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LITERATURE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Comparative Literary Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities15.7%
- Latin American Literature StudiesSocial Sciences15.1%
- Cultural and Social Studies in Latin AmericaArts and Humanities11.3%
- Latin American Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities7.3%
- Spanish Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities6.6%
- Literary and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences5.6%
- Literature, Culture, and AestheticsArts and Humanities4%
- Historical Studies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences3.7%
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 | Literature | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature | 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
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)
- 0.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.36%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 69,205Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 439 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 27 | 1 |
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | 6 |
| 2024 | 28 | 28 | 5 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 10 |
| 2022 | 36 | 36 | 15 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 22 |
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 | |
| 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 websiteOpen access
- Open access
Perífrasis, publicación del Departamento de Literatura, es una revista cuatrimestral de acceso abierto, que publica investigaciones sobre las diferentes perspectivas y manifestaciones literarias actuales dentro del panorama de los estudios literarios y sus variantes transdisciplinarias. Model summary
Perífrasis, publicación del Departamento de Literatura, es una revista cuatrimestral de acceso abierto, que publica investigaciones sobre las diferentes perspectivas y manifestaciones literarias actuales dentro del panorama de los estudios literarios y sus variantes transdisciplinarias.
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 los Andes, Bogotá
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 2145-8987
- Electronic ISSN
- 2145-9045
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Perifrasis-Revista de Literatura Teoria y Critica
What CAS zone is Perifrasis-Revista de Literatura Teoria y Critica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Perifrasis-Revista de Literatura Teoria y Critica is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Literature. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Perifrasis-Revista de Literatura Teoria y Critica?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.1; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.2, h-index 5.
How long does peer review take at Perifrasis-Revista de Literatura Teoria y Critica?
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.
Which databases index Perifrasis-Revista de Literatura Teoria y Critica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Perifrasis-Revista de Literatura Teoria y Critica is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Perifrasis-Revista de Literatura Teoria y Critica open access, and what is the APC?
Perifrasis-Revista de Literatura Teoria y 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, Publisher website, 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: .