Journal profile · HISTORY
Sociedades Precapitalistas
ISSN 2250-5121 · Universidad Nacional de La Plata · Argentina
Sociedades Precapitalistas: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 7 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Sociedades Precapitalistas is published by Universidad Nacional de La Plata and is in Zone 4 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medieval and Early Modern Iberia, Archaeological and Historical Studies and Medieval Architecture and Archaeology, together about 27.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Sociedades Precapitalistas es una publicación científico-académica (desde el año 2019 con periodicidad continua) cuyo objetivo es difundir estudios historiográficos focalizados en la génesis, morfología y dinámica de las estructuras sociales anteriores al capitalismo. Contempla investigaciones de la antigüedad oriental y grecolatina, la Europa medieval y moderna, la América precolombina y colonial, privilegiando especialmente los enfoques comparativos. Asimismo, se favorece el debate académico y la reflexión teórica. Sociedades Precapitalistas está editada por el Centro de Estudios de Sociedades Precapitalistas (CESP), unidad de investigación que integra el Instituto de Investigaciones en Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales, IdIHCS, (UNLP-CONICET), sito en la Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación de la Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Sociedades Precapitalistas continúa con los principios metodológicos que guiaron los artículos publicados en el Boletín de Historia Social Europea (ISSN 1669-5763, ISSN 2250-446x para la versión online), editado por el CEHSE a finales de los ochenta. Así, la recuperación del espíritu del Boletín se convierte en un homenaje a todos aquellos que estimularon los estudios sobre las sociedades pre-burguesas, creando un espacio en el ámbito académico abierto a quienes comparten el interés por el conocimiento de estas sociedades. No hay cargos para el envío, publicación y/o acceso a Sociedades Precapitalistas. Una vez publicado, el artículo estará disponible para su lectura o descarga sin cargo alguno.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Argentina 26 (26 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medieval and Early Modern IberiaArts and Humanities10.7%
- Archaeological and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities9%
- Medieval Architecture and ArchaeologyArts and Humanities8.1%
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences7.7%
- Medieval Iberian StudiesArts and Humanities7.4%
- Ancient Egypt and ArchaeologyArts and Humanities5.8%
- Classical Studies and Legal HistoryArts and Humanities5.5%
- Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
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
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.12OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 4LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 205 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 3 |
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-SA | |
| 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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
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 de La Plata
- Country or region
- Argentina
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 2250-5121
- 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 Sociedades Precapitalistas
What CAS zone is Sociedades Precapitalistas in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Sociedades Precapitalistas is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category History. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Sociedades Precapitalistas?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of Sociedades Precapitalistas based?
Of the 26 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Argentina (26). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Sociedades Precapitalistas?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Sociedades Precapitalistas is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Sociedades Precapitalistas open access, and what is the APC?
Sociedades Precapitalistas 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: .