Journal of Latin American Studies

Aims & Scope

Journal of Latin American Studies presents recent research in the field of Latin American studies in economics, geography, politics, international relations, sociology, social anthropology, economic history and cultural history.

Regular features include articles on contemporary themes, specially commissioned commentaries and an extensive section of book reviews.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.9
2024	0.70

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13629

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	81

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.407

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	53

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Does Multiculturalism Menace? Governance, Cultural Rights and the Politics of Identity in Guatemala

  Citation: 792

  Authors: CHARLES R.

• Social Capital: Promise and Pitfalls of its Role in Development

  Citation: 342

  Authors: ALEJANDRO, PATRICIA

• Hierarchical Market Economies and Varieties of Capitalism in Latin America

  Citation: 271

  Authors: BEN ROSS

• Indigenous Inclusion/Black Exclusion: Race, Ethnicity and Multicultural Citizenship in Latin America

  Citation: 259

  Authors: JULIET

• Cardenismo: Juggernaut or Jalopy?

  Citation: 223

  Authors: Alan

• Populism and Neo-populism in Latin America, especially Mexico

  Citation: 180

  Authors: ALAN

• Rethinking <i>Mestizaje</i>: Ideology and Lived Experience

  Citation: 168

  Authors: PETER

• ‘Puffy, Ugly, Slothful and Inert’: Degeneration in Brazilian Social Thought, 1880–1940

  Citation: 164

  Authors: Dain

• Living in the Shadow of Death: Gangs, Violence and Social Order in Urban Nicaragua, 1996–2002

  Citation: 158

  Authors: DENNIS

• The Dynamics of Criminal Governance: Networks and Social Order in Rio de Janeiro

  Citation: 158

  Authors: ENRIQUE DESMOND

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