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Documenta et Instrumenta

Universidad Complutense Madrid · Spain · Est. 2012

ISSN1697-4328eISSN1697-3798
SJR Q2WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.189
H-Indexi
4
CiteScorei
0.3
Total Worksi
235
Total Citationsi
94
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.04
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Documenta & Instrumenta is a scientific journal that publishes original and unpublished articles. Founded in October 2003 by D. Juan Carlos Galende Díaz and D. Javier de Santiago Fernández, from the Department of History of America and Medieval, and Historiographical Sciences of the Complutense University of Madrid, its objective is to contribute to the progress of knowledge of the subjects integrated in this area (Paleography, Diplomatics, Epigraphy, Numismatics and related sciences). It is aimed at the national and international scientific community, and has an annual periodicity.

General Information

Country / RegionSpain
Primary LanguageSpanish
1st Year Published2012
FrequencyAnnual
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications235
Publisher OrgComplutense University of Madrid
OA Since2003
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/11 · 82%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Universidad Complutense Madrid
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1697-4328 / 1697-3798
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
Spanish

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
29
8
2019
21
11
2020
19
6
2021
21
5
2022
23
6
2023
23
2
2024
27
1
2025
26
0
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.

HistoryQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

History

Scopus Categories

History

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Medieval and Early Modern IberiaLibraries, Manuscripts, and BooksMedieval Iberian StudiesHistorical Art and Architecture StudiesArchaeological and Historical StudiesMedieval Architecture and ArchaeologyHistorical Studies on SpainHistorical Studies of Medieval IberiaEarly Modern Spanish LiteratureHistorical Studies in Latin America

Frequently asked questions about Documenta et Instrumenta

Is Documenta et Instrumenta a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Documenta et Instrumenta: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Documenta et Instrumenta?

Documenta et Instrumenta 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 0.3.

Is Documenta et Instrumenta indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Documenta et Instrumenta is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Documenta et Instrumenta?

Documenta & Instrumenta is a scientific journal that publishes original and unpublished articles. Founded in October 2003 by D. Juan Carlos Galende Díaz and D. Javier de Santiago Fernández, from the Department of History of America and Medieval, and Historiographical Sciences of the Complutense University of Madrid, its objective is to contribute to the progress of knowledge of the subjects integrated in this area (Paleography, Diplomatics, Epigraphy, Numismatics and related sciences). It is aimed at the national and international scientific community, and has an annual periodicity.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref