Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
Radical Americas
ISSN 2399-4606 · UCL Press · United Kingdom
Radical Americas: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 11 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Radical Americas is published by UCL Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America, Latin American socio-political dynamics and Communism, Protests, Social Movements, together about 30.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (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
- Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin AmericaSocial Sciences12.6%
- Latin American socio-political dynamicsSocial Sciences10.5%
- Communism, Protests, Social MovementsSocial Sciences7.3%
- Politics and Society in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences6.8%
- Historical Studies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences6.8%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences6.3%
- Historical Gender and Feminism StudiesSocial Sciences6.3%
- Religion and Society in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences4.2%
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Q1 | 290/1936 | 85th |
| Archeology (arts and humanities) | Q1 | 108/462 | 76th |
| Cultural Studies | Q2 | 382/1434 | 73rd |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q3 | 890/1530 | 41st |
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
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.22OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 96 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | 25 |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | 17 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 24 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 73 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 49 |
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 24 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- UCL Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2399-4606
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Radical Americas
How long does peer review take at Radical Americas?
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 Radical Americas?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Radical Americas is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Radical Americas open access, and what is the APC?
Radical Americas 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: .