Journal profile
Revista Estudios
ISSN 1659-1925 · eISSN 1659-3316 · Universidad de Costa Rica · Costa Rica
Revista Estudios: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 32 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Estudios is published by Universidad de Costa Rica. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Latin American Literature Analysis, Historical Studies in Central America and Historical Studies in Latin America, together about 31.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La Revista Estudios es una publicación gratuita, de acceso abierto, de la Escuela de Estudios Generales de la Universidad de Costa Rica. La periodicidad es semestral con modalidad de publicación continua (el primer número abre el 1 de enero y cierra el 30 de junio, el segundo número abre el 1 de julio y cierra el 31 de diciembre). Su objetivo es la publicación y divulgación de producción académica y científica inter y transdiciplinaria que incluya un enfoque humanista.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Latin American Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities13%
- Historical Studies in Central AmericaArts and Humanities9.6%
- Historical Studies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences8.7%
- Spanish Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities6.6%
- Latin American Literature StudiesSocial Sciences6.2%
- Higher Education in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences5.5%
- Latin American history and cultureArts and Humanities3.9%
- Higher Education Teaching and EvaluationSocial Sciences3.4%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.05OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 468 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| 2025 | 32 | 32 | 27 |
| 2024 | 38 | 38 | 27 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | 35 |
| 2022 | 65 | 65 | 20 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | 16 |
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)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted6
- artículos académicosLa Revista Estudios publica artículos académicos, dossier temáticos, reseñas, semblanzas, documentos de interés histórico y conferencias relacionadas con los te…Length not stated
- conferenciasLa Revista Estudios publica artículos académicos, dossier temáticos, reseñas, semblanzas, documentos de interés histórico y conferencias relacionadas con los te…Length not stated
- documentos de interés históricoLa Revista Estudios publica artículos académicos, dossier temáticos, reseñas, semblanzas, documentos de interés histórico y conferencias relacionadas con los te…Length not stated
- dossier temáticosLa Revista Estudios publica artículos académicos, dossier temáticos, reseñas, semblanzas, documentos de interés histórico y conferencias relacionadas con los te…Length not stated
- reseñasLa Revista Estudios publica artículos académicos, dossier temáticos, reseñas, semblanzas, documentos de interés histórico y conferencias relacionadas con los te…Length not stated
- semblanzasLa Revista Estudios publica artículos académicos, dossier temáticos, reseñas, semblanzas, documentos de interés histórico y conferencias relacionadas con los te…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use
- AI use
Política de uso de inteligencia artificial generativa Model summary
Política de uso de inteligencia artificial generativa
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 Costa Rica
- Country or region
- Costa Rica
- Language
- English, French, Italian, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1659-1925
- Electronic ISSN
- 1659-3316
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Estudios
How long does peer review take at Revista Estudios?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Revista Estudios?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Required; Cover letter: 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.
Which databases index Revista Estudios?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Estudios is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Revista Estudios open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Estudios 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: .