Historia Contemporánea
Historia Contemporánea is a quarterly academic journal on contemporary history published by the Department of Contemporary History of the University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU).
Last updated September 16, 2026
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Overview
Historia Contemporánea is a quarterly academic journal founded in 1988 by the Department of Contemporary History (UPV-EHU). It publishes original, unpublished academic studies in Spanish and English on contemporary history across its various branches and methodologies, accepts monographic dossiers, and publishes book reviews in the specialty. It charges no article processing charges (APC) or submission fees. The journal holds the quality seal of the Fundación para la Ciencia y la Tecnología (FECYT) and is indexed in Scopus, ESCI, DOAJ, Fuente Académica Plus, American History and Live, Historical Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts, IPSA, País International, ISOC, MLA, Political Science Complete and WPSA, among others. It was directed by José Mª Beascoechea from 2018 and, from 2025, is directed by Eduardo J. Alonso Olea.
History
Historia Contemporánea was founded in 1988 by the Department of Contemporary History (UPV-EHU). It is a quarterly publication with issues edited in February, June and October. From 2018 it was directed by José Mª Beascoechea, and from 2025 it is directed by Eduardo J. Alonso Olea. The journal accepts original, unpublished academic studies in Spanish and English on contemporary history in its various branches and methodologies, admits monographic dossiers, and publishes book reviews in the specialty. It charges no article processing charges (APC) or submission fees. It holds the quality seal of the Fundación para la Ciencia y la Tecnología (FECYT) and is indexed in Scopus, ESCI, DOAJ, Fuente Académica Plus, American History and Live, Historical Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts, IPSA, País International, ISOC, MLA, Political Science Complete and WPSA, as well as listed in Ulrich's, Dialnet, Latindex, REDIB and Sumaris CBUC. It is evaluated in SJR, SCImago Journal & Country Rank, ERIHPlus, DICE, CIRC (B), ANEP, Carhus Plus+2014, Latindex-2 and MIAR. Its access policies are Dulcinea (blue) and SHERPA/ROMEO (green), and it is included in Diamond Open Access journals.
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Academic journal with FECYT quality seal, Diamond Open Access, no article processing charges (APC) or submission fees.
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