Journal profile
Runa
ISSN 0325-1217 · eISSN 1851-9628 · Universidad de Buenos Aires · Argentina
Runa: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 18 weeks (community reports); 35 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Runa is published by Universidad de Buenos Aires. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Indigenous Cultures and History, Indigenous Studies in Latin America and Latin American history and culture, together about 34.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cultural Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La revista Runa, archivo para las ciencias del hombre es una publicación del Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas –ICA– de la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras de la Universidad de Buenos Aires. El objetivo de la revista es promover el debate y la difusión de problemáticas antropológicas, etnográficas y teóricas en los campos de la antropología social, la etnología, la etnohistoria, la antropología biológica y el folklore, buscando fortalecer el intercambio académico en el marco de las Ciencias Sociales y Humanas. Publica artículos originales, conferencias, entrevistas, traducciones, comentarios de libros y debates. Según la sección, las contribuciones recibidas por la revista serán evaluadas por sistema de pares externos doble ciego. Los artículos deben cumplir los siguientes requisitos:a) ser inéditos, no podrán estar simultáneamente en proceso de evaluación en otra publicación, y deben haber sido elaborados durante el año del envío;b) efectuar una contribución a las áreas de publicación de la revista, mostrando claramente el modo en que los problemas y los datos aportan a las líneas de debate actual en esas áreas;c) presentar resultados originales derivados de investigaciones finalizadas o en significativo estado de avance;d) contener un desarrollo metodológico claro y un análisis consistente de los datos, ye) incluir una discusión conceptual y una bibliografía relevante y actualizada en su temática.Aquellos artículos que no cumplan con las pautas editoriales de la revista no serán aceptados para su evaluación. Si bien Runa se edita principalmente en español, recibe y publica artículos en dicho idioma y en portugués, aceptando colaboraciones procedentes de cualquier país siempre que se encuentren dentro de las normas y políticas de la revista. Runa asume una periodicidad semestral (enero-junio y julio-diciembre) que incluye la regularidad de salida y la publicación en formato electrónico en su sitio web. El tiempo estimado entre la recepción de las contribuciones y su publicación (en caso de ser aceptada) dependerá de los tiempos del proceso de referato y de los procesos editoriales. El mismo puede establecerse, en promedio, entre los seis meses y el año de recibida la contribución.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Indigenous Cultures and HistorySocial Sciences14.5%
- Indigenous Studies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences11.5%
- Latin American history and cultureArts and Humanities8.4%
- Anthropological Studies and InsightsSocial Sciences8.2%
- Argentine historical studiesSocial Sciences7.1%
- Archaeology and Cultural HeritageSocial Sciences6.4%
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences4.4%
- Archaeological and Geological StudiesArts and Humanities4.3%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSSciELOPublisher website
Other: Redalyc, LATINDEX, CLASE, DIALNET, Anthropological Index Online, Anthropological Literature, BIBLAT, CITE FACTOR, EBSCOhost, GALE Cengage Learning, HAPI, HLAS, REDIB, OAJI.net
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.25OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 864 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 38 | 52 |
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | 108 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | 159 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 156 |
| 2022 | 68 | 68 | 141 |
| 2021 | 69 | 69 | 124 |
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 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 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 Buenos Aires
- Country or region
- Argentina
- Language
- Portuguese, Spanish
- ISSN
- 0325-1217
- Electronic ISSN
- 1851-9628
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Runa
How long does peer review take at Runa?
Authors report an average review time of about 18 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 Runa?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Runa is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS and SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Runa open access, and what is the APC?
Runa 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: .