Removed from DOAJ (2017-06-08). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Publication speed: not measurable
publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.
Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.
Publication & Citation Trend
Articles published
Citations received
21
2
2022
24
5
2023
36
4
2024
9
0
2025
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.
Historical Studies in Latin AmericaMexican Socioeconomic and Environmental DynamicsPolitical and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin AmericaLatin American history and culturePolitical Dynamics in Latin AmericaReligious and Theological StudiesReligion and Society InteractionsLatin American and Latino StudiesMemory, violence, and historyMedia, Journalism, and Communication History
Frequently asked questions about Signos Historicos
Is Signos Historicos a predatory journal?
Signos Historicos was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2017-06-08). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.
What is the impact factor of Signos Historicos?
Signos Historicos is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.122.
Is Signos Historicos indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?