About the Journal

Focus and Scope

Revista de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales is a biannual academic publication of the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades-CENICSH (National Center for Research in Social Sciences and Humanities), attached to the Vice Ministry of Science and Technology of the Ministry of Education. It was founded in 2011, and one of its objectives is to become an open and critical space for the establishment of a dialogue agenda for social sciences and humanities that contributes to the academic community. Therefore, it is available to national and international researchers. It also aims to build bridges between the different disciplines, expand the theoretical horizons. The editorial lines are determined by the topics of national interest that allow understanding the framework of our country. Although it is to be noted that articles about the national educational reality are prioritized.

Sections

The journal is structured in six sections: Agora, Studies, Inquiries, Dialogues, Memory and Reviews.

Agora: Interdisciplinary section and reflective and critical development on the development of the disciplines of social sciences and humanities, both in terms of thematic and methodological. This section admits texts of diverse elaboration, that break with the traditional characteristics of the scientific article.

Studies: Dedicated to the presentation of results of long-range research on issues of relevance to the country. This section admits the presentation of final research results in the form of the scientific or academic article.

Inquiries: In this section, partial approaches, balance sheets, states of affairs or by-products of an investigation will be published, however, they must be elaborated and comply with the norms of the scientific article.

Dialogues: Reserved for the publication of thematic and biographical interviews to academics of the social sciences and the humanities, and to intellectuals or officials whose work is linked to education.

Memory: Important documents are presented for reflection on emerging issues of national interest, as well as for the disciplinary self-reflection of social sciences and humanities.

Reviews: It is dedicated to bibliographical criticism.

Peer Review Process

The articles submitted to the Inquiries, Studies and Agora sections will have to be original and have not been published totally or partially in other journals. The editor will submit the articles to the review of two external specialists whose observations will be transferred to the author for his consideration.

Publication Frequency

Revista de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales is a biannual academic publication of the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades-CENICSH, (January-June, July-December)