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JOURNAL OF LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS · GB

ISSN0022-216XeISSN1469-767X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI · AHCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.392

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.425

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Latin American Studies is a leading peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research on Latin America and the Caribbean. It covers a wide range of disciplines, including history, politics, economics, sociology, anthropology, literature, and cultural studies. The journal aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and to promote a deeper understanding of the region's complex social, political, and economic issues.

General Information

Country / RegionGB

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND 4.0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0022-216X / 1469-767X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

132

261

2019

115

317

2020

143

2021

118

2022

134

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Area StudiesHumanities, Multidisciplinary

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Politics and Society in Latin AmericaHistorical Studies in Latin AmericaLatin American history and culturePolitical and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin AmericaCuban History and SocietyInternational Relations in Latin AmericaDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesColonialism, slavery, and tradeLatin American and Latino StudiesHistory and Politics in Latin America

Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

Is JOURNAL OF LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for JOURNAL OF LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of JOURNAL OF LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES?

JOURNAL OF LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.

Is JOURNAL OF LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

JOURNAL OF LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.