Cuadernos de Historia Contemporánea

Cuadernos de Historia Contemporánea (ISSN 0214-400X, ISSN-e 1988-2734) is a peer-reviewed academic journal devoted to contemporary history, published by the Universidad Complutense de Madrid through Ediciones Complutense. It was founded in 1988 as a spin-off from the journal Cuadernos de Historia Moderna y Contemporánea. The journal covers both the contemporary history of Spain and contemporary universal history, with a preference for national and international research. Each issue typically includes a thematic dossier on a specific line of research, alongside articles, notes, debates, and book reviews. The journal is published biannually and has a printed version. Its editorial board has included historians such as Juan Pablo Fusi, Octavio Ruiz Manjón, and Antonio Niño. The journal is indexed in Scopus, having been accepted for coverage in 2025, and is available through the Revistas Científicas Complutenses platform. It provides an OAI-PMH interface for metadata harvesting. The journal's contact address is the Departamento de Historia Moderna e Historia Contemporánea, Facultad de Geografía e Historia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, in Madrid, Spain.

Cuadernos de Historia Contemporánea was founded in 1988 as a segregation from the journal Cuadernos de Historia Moderna y Contemporánea. It is published by the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. The journal has been issued annually for many years, with volumes dating back to 1988 (Vol. 9) and continuing through the 1990s and 2000s. In recent years, it has become biannual. The journal has maintained an editorial board that includes prominent historians such as Juan Pablo Fusi, Octavio Ruiz Manjón, and Antonio Niño. In 2025, the journal was accepted for indexing in Scopus, marking a significant step in its international visibility. The journal is part of the Revistas Científicas Complutenses platform and provides an OAI-PMH interface for metadata harvesting. It publishes research on Spanish and international contemporary history, with thematic dossiers in each issue.

• 2025

  Accepted for indexing in Scopus.

• 1988

  Founded as a segregation from Cuadernos de Historia Moderna y Contemporánea.

A scholarly journal of contemporary history, published by a major Spanish public university, with an international scope and Scopus indexing.

• Vol. 48 No. 1 (2026): La industria gasista en la Europa latina del siglo XX (1945-1981)

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6. 6Foreign and national capital: the history of gas and urban transformations in the port cities of Lisbon and Venice in the mid-20th century | Cuadernos de Historia Contemporánearevistas.ucm.es