About the Journal
Focus and Scope
Historia del Presente (HDP) is a scientific journal focused on contemporary times closest to the present, addressing all aspects of Spanish and international history, paying special attention to political, social, and cultural processes.
Historia del Presente aims to serve the scientific community. It therefore seeks to foster open debate, provide space for new lines of research, and become a forum for theoretical reflection that fosters dialogue. Through its contributions, it aims to answer the various questions that arise and concern us today, helping to enrich historical awareness.
Starting in May 2024, Historia del Presente will be published in a digital version and open access, in Madrid, by the Association of Historians of the Present and the UNED (National University of Madrid).
Peer Review Process
Manuscripts will undergo a preliminary review by the Editorial Board to verify their compliance with the requirements of the editorial standards, their scientific content, and their appropriateness with the journal's editorial guidelines and objectives. If an article does not adhere to the journal's general guidelines, it will be returned to the author without further evaluation.
After this evaluation, all articles will undergo an external peer review process using a double-blind system, involving at least two reviewers from outside the journal, with a third being called in if necessary. Final publication requires a positive evaluation from at least two reviewers. If only one reviewer gives a negative opinion, the article may be rejected. A third opinion will be required only if the Editorial Board deems the rejection of the article insufficiently justified. Reviewers may make suggestions for revision and improvements, if appropriate, with a view to preparing a new version of the manuscript.
The Editorial Board will make the final decision, taking into account external reports, on the publication or rejection of each article.
The editorial team will communicate the decision to the author of the text; appeals are not possible. Unless otherwise indicated, the author may resubmit the text from time to time, initiating a new evaluation process.
Publication Frequency: Semiannual (June and December)
Copyright
The authors grant non-exclusive rights to exploit the works accepted for publication to Historia del Presente and guarantee the journal the right to be the first to publish the work. The authors allow the journal to distribute the published works under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 license. This license allows others to share the work with acknowledgment of the authorship of the work and of its initial publication in this journal. They may be copied, used, disseminated, transmitted, and publicly displayed, provided that: i) the authorship and original source of publication (journal, publisher, and URL of the work) are cited; ii) they are not used for commercial purposes.
Authors are permitted and encouraged to electronically publish pre-print (version before review) and/or post-print (version reviewed and accepted for publication) versions of their works prior to publication, always with reference to Historia del Presente. This encourages earlier circulation and dissemination, potentially increasing citations and reach among the academic community (for example, in institutional repositories or on their own website).
Publishing in this journal is free of charge and imposes no costs on authors or readers.
Indexing
Since 2014, the journal has held the Certification of Excellence from the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT). It has renewed its certification as an excellent journal and the FECYT Seal of Quality in the last call for submissions.
Historia del Presente is included in catalogs and databases such as SCOPUS, SJR, HISTORICAL ABSTRACTS, ISOC, FUENTE ACADÉMICA PLUS, ERIC, RESH, LATINDEX, ULRICH, MIAR, DICE, CINDOC, and DIALNET.
Open Access Policy
Historia del presente is a Diamond journal, that is, an open-access academic journal funded by an academic institution. It charges no fees to authors or readers and its content is shared under open licenses. Users can read, download (no registration required), distribute, print, or link to the full texts of issues and articles without permission from the editors or authors or an embargo period. https://toolsuite.diamas.org/es/acceso-abierto-diamante
This journal provides immediate open access to its content based on the principle of making research freely available to the public, which fosters a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Works are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Authors are authorized to deposit the published version of their articles (offprint in PDF) or the link to their article on the journal's website in open-access institutional or thematic repositories.
Preservation Policy
Digital preservation is understood as a set of processes and activities that ensure that information currently existing in digital formats is backed up and distributed to guarantee long-term, continuous access.
This journal is supported by the services of the UNED's CSI (Computer Services Center), which is responsible for preservation through backups.
This journal is also part of the private LOCKSS network of the Public Knowledge Project (PKP-PLN): https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/3020-6715
Historia del Presente is supported by the UNED's computer services, which are responsible for preservation through backups.
Interoperability Protocol
Historia del Presente provides article-level metadata in a standard, interoperable, non-proprietary, and public domain format.
It also uses the OAI-PMH (Open Archives Initiative – Protocol for Metadata Harvesting) interoperability protocol to collect metadata from published content.
Collector path: https://revistas.uned.es/index.php/HDP/oai
Metadata format: Dublin Core Metadata
Ethics and Best Practices Statement
Historia del Presente assumes and declares its compliance with the Committee on Publication Ethics' Statement on Publication Ethics and Malpractice: COPE's Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.
The anonymity of the authors and the content of the articles will be maintained and preserved in all cases and circumstances from the receipt of the manuscript until its publication. The information obtained during the review and evaluation process will remain confidential.
Authors must duly cite the sources of data, figures, and information explicitly and tangibly in both the bibliography and the references. If noncompliance is detected during the review or evaluation process, the article will automatically be rejected for publication.
Good Practices in Gender Equality
Historia del Presente is committed to promoting equality between men and women, giving visibility to the scientific work of women and men, and promoting the use of inclusive language in scientific publications. This principle is reflected in the presence of women in management positions at the journal, the publication of the full names of the authors of articles, and the rules on inclusive language included in the guidelines for article submissions.
Anti-Plagiarism Policy
Historia del Presente uses various software programs to ensure the academic integrity of the publication. These programs allow for the review of documents, detecting incorrect citations or possible plagiarism. All received texts will be checked for possible plagiarism before peer review begins.
The publication of any work that infringes the rights established in articles 138 to 143 of Law 22/11, of November 11, 1987, on Intellectual Property, is the sole responsibility of the author. The Editorial Board of Historia del Presente is not responsible, under any circumstances, for the credibility and authenticity of the published works, nor does it necessarily identify with the opinions expressed therein.
Historia del Presente Internal Regulations
Indexing and Databases
The quality of Historia del Presente is guaranteed by impact indices and metrics compiled annually by various national and international agencies and databases.
Below is the table prepared by the UNED Library with all the indicators corresponding to 2024, which is the last year evaluated:
Reviewers of Historia del presente
2023 y 2024
Abad, Eduardo (Universidad de Oviedo)
Camacho Padilla, Fernando (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
De la Cueva, Julio (Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha)
De Lima Grecco, Gabriela (Universidad Complutense de Madrid)
De Pablo, Santiago (Universidad del País Vasco)
Del Palacio Martín, Jorge (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos)
Delgado Gómez Escalonilla, Lorenzo (Consejo superior de Investigaciones Científicas)
Escárzaga, Nicté Fabiola (Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana)
Faraldo, José María (Universidad Complutense de Madrid)
Félez Castañé, Nuria (Universidad Europea de Canarias)
Fernández Soldevilla, Gaizka (Centro Memorial de Víctimas del Terrorismo)
Ferreira, Ana Sofía (Universidade Porto)
García Prieto, Beatriz (Universidad de León)
Gil Pecharromán, Julio (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia)
Gómez de Las Heras, Marisol (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia)
González Madrid, Damián Alberto (Universidad de Castilla La Mancha)
González Piote, Laura (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos)
González Villa, Carlos (Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha)
Iordache, Luiza (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia)
Labiano, Roncesvalles (Universidad de Navarra)
Madueño Álvarez, Miguel (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos)
Marín, José María (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia)
Moreno García, Julia (Universidad Complutense de Madrid)
Moreno Seco, Mónica (Universidad de Alicante)
Muñoz Martínez, Celeste (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia)
Núñez Bargueño, Natalia (Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha)
Palacio Martín, Jorge del (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos)
Pallol Trigueros, Rubén (Universidad Complutense de Madrid)
Pelaz López, José Vidal (Universidad de Valladolid)
Pérez López, Pablo (Universidad de Navarra)
Pich, Josep (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
Pinilla García, Alfonso (Universidad de Extremadura)
Prades Plaza, Sara (Universitat Jaume I)
Priorelli, Giorgia (Univesitat de Girona)
Re, Matteo (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos)
Rivera Blanco, Antonio (Universidad del País Vasco)
Saz, Ismael (Universidad de Valencia)
Rodríguez Jiménez, José Luis (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos)
Sabater Navarro, Gregorio (Universidad de Sevilla)
Sabio Alcutén, Alberto (Universidad de Zaragoza)
Sánchez Villagómez, Marté (Universidad Nacional Federico Villareal)
Senante Berendes, Heidy Cristina (Universidad de Alicante)
Urigüen López de Sandaliano, Natalia (Universidad Nacional de Educación a distancia)
Ybarra Enríquez de la Orden, Concepción (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia)
