Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
Revista de Historia Social y de las Mentalidades
ISSN 0717-5248 · eISSN 0719-4749 · Universidad de Santiago de Chile · Chile
Revista de Historia Social y de las Mentalidades: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 116 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista de Historia Social y de las Mentalidades is published by Universidad de Santiago de Chile. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical Studies in Latin America, Argentine historical studies and Latin American history and culture, together about 41.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Es una revista científica (peer reviewed) de aparición semestral (junio y diciembre de cada año) editada por el Instituto de Estudios Avanzados de la Universidad de Santiago de Chile, el cual se aloja en la Universidad de Santiago de Chile, institución de Educación Superior Estatal con una tradición desde 1849 en las artes y los oficios. Sus escritos cuentan con acceso abierto a partir de su publicación, exclusivamente en línea, en la plataforma Open Journal Source (OJS) y pueden ser escritos en castellano, inglés y portugués. Desde 1999 su objetivo ha sido difundir resultados inéditos y originales de investigaciones provenientes de las artes, humanidades y ciencias sociales con especial atención en enfoques interdisciplinarios, donde convergen discusiones sociales, políticas, artísticas, filosóficas, que preferentemente aborden las materias desde una perspectiva del sur global.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Chile 7 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Studies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences22.4%
- Argentine historical studiesSocial Sciences10.2%
- Latin American history and cultureArts and Humanities9%
- Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin AmericaSocial Sciences8.3%
- Indigenous Cultures and HistorySocial Sciences3.8%
- Memory, violence, and historyPsychology3.6%
- Medieval and Early Modern IberiaArts and Humanities3.5%
- Medieval and Early Modern JusticeSocial Sciences3.2%
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 | Q2 | 863/1936 | 55th |
| Education | Q4 | 1494/1698 | 12th |
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.05OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 564 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 23 |
| 2025 | 116 | 116 | 39 |
| 2024 | 150 | 150 | 55 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | 41 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 41 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 39 |
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
- Universidad de Santiago de Chile
- Country or region
- Chile
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 0717-5248
- Electronic ISSN
- 0719-4749
- 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 Revista de Historia Social y de las Mentalidades
How long does peer review take at Revista de Historia Social y de las Mentalidades?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of Revista de Historia Social y de las Mentalidades 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 Chile (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista de Historia Social y de las Mentalidades?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista de Historia Social y de las Mentalidades is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Revista de Historia Social y de las Mentalidades open access, and what is the APC?
Revista de Historia Social y de las Mentalidades 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: .