Journal profile
Revista Pueblos y Fronteras Digital
ISSN 1870-4115 · Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México · Mexico
Revista Pueblos y Fronteras Digital: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 33 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Pueblos y Fronteras Digital is published by Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Indigenous Studies in Latin America, Historical Studies in Latin America and Latin American history and culture, together about 32.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La Revista Pueblos y fronteras digital es una publicación de ciencias sociales y humanidades editada por el Centro de Investigaciones Multidisciplinarias sobre Chiapas y la Frontera Sur de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (CIMSUR-UNAM). Mediante artículos y reseñas bibliográficas tiene como objetivo difundir resultados de investigación científica acerca de las fronteras entre los pueblos, los grupos sociales y los Estados. Cuenta con una política de publicación continua y recepción permanente de originales que se someten a un riguroso proceso de dictaminación por medio del sistema de pares ciegos. Está dirigida a personal académico, estudiantes universitarios y a quienes se interesen en la temática de la revista.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Indigenous Studies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences15.5%
- Historical Studies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences8.7%
- Latin American history and cultureArts and Humanities8.3%
- Indigenous Cultures and HistorySocial Sciences7.3%
- Politics and Society in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences5.7%
- Historical Studies in Central AmericaArts and Humanities4.4%
- Migration, Education, Indigenous Social DynamicsSocial Sciences4.3%
- Latin American rural developmentAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
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
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.29OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 520 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | 34 | 105 |
| 2025 | 33 | 33 | 131 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | 125 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 151 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | 98 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 116 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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)
Article types accepted1
- reseñas bibliográficasReseñas bibliográficas: Son comentarios críticos en los que se evalúa una obra de reciente publicación (con una antigüedad máxima de tres años). Se reciben text…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Plagiarism
- Data availability
Política de preservación digital Model summary
El equipo editorial respalda periódicamente sus bases de datos, archivos y plataforma a través de CLOCKSS/LOCKSS.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Código de ética y buenas prácticas editoriales Model summary
La Revista Pueblos y fronteras digital cuidará que todas las partes involucradas en el proceso editorial (editores, autores, revisores, Consejo Editorial y Consejo Asesor) se suscriban al código de ética establecido por el Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), disponible en publicationethics.org
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Acceso abierto Model summary
La revista garantiza el acceso abierto a todo su contenido, basado en el principio de circulación libre e intercambio global del conocimiento.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Política de plagio Model summary
La Revista Pueblos y fronteras digital utiliza el software Ithenticate para identificar posibles plagios.
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 Nacional Autónoma de México
- Country or region
- Mexico
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1870-4115
- 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 Pueblos y Fronteras Digital
How long does peer review take at Revista Pueblos y Fronteras Digital?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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 Revista Pueblos y Fronteras Digital?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Pueblos y Fronteras Digital is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Revista Pueblos y Fronteras Digital open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Pueblos y Fronteras Digital 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: .