Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Revista Humanidades
ISSN 2215-2253 · eISSN 2215-3934 · Universidad de Costa Rica · Costa Rica
Revista Humanidades: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 31 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Humanidades is published by Universidad de Costa Rica and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Literary and Cultural Studies, Latin American Cultural Politics and Philosophical and Cultural Analysis, together about 18.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La Revista humanidades es una publicación electrónica semestral, de carácter internacional, adscrita y editada en la Universidad de Costa Rica, por medio de la Escuela de Estudios Generales, situada en la Ciudad Universitaria Rodrigo Facio, en San Pedro de Montes de Oca, San José, Costa Rica. Su objetivo es divulgar la producción e investigación académica en el ámbito de los estudios humanísticos, científicos y artísticos; asimismo, promover la reflexión sobre los estudios generales que tienen como eje transversal o cobertura temática, los seres humanos en su quehacer y pensar. De esa manera, busca convertirse en un espacio que aliente el interés sobre la construcción que hace de sí misma la humanidad. El público meta está constituido por la comunidad internacional de investigadores, estudiantes de grado y de posgrado y estudiosos (científicos o artistas) interesados de manera permanente o puntual en los tópicos y abordajes de los estudios humanísticos. Es una publicación arbitrada y de acceso abierto.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 29%); most named Argentina 3, Mainland China 2, Austria 1, Chile 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Literary and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences7%
- Latin American Cultural PoliticsSocial Sciences5.8%
- Philosophical and Cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities5.5%
- Cultural and Social Studies in Latin AmericaArts and Humanities5.2%
- Latin American Literature StudiesSocial Sciences4.9%
- Historical Studies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences4.9%
- Education and Teacher TrainingSocial Sciences4.9%
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | 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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 373 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 38 | 7 |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 5 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 2 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 18 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 67 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 | — |
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–200 words
- Reference style
- APA
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
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 2215-2253
- Electronic ISSN
- 2215-3934
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 Humanidades
What CAS zone is Revista Humanidades in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista Humanidades is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Revista Humanidades?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Humanidades?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Reference style: APA. 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 Revista Humanidades based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 29%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Argentina (3), Mainland China (2) and Austria (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista Humanidades?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Humanidades is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Revista Humanidades open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Humanidades 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: .