About the Journal
Description
Escripta is a biannual scientific journal specializing in research on historical processes in Mexico and LATAM through an interdisciplinary dialogue among the Social Sciences and Humanities. The journal publishes original research articles, scholarly reflections, and critical reviews of recent publications. Its editorial process is based on a double-blind peer-review system, ensuring academic quality, methodological rigor, impartiality, and adherence to editorial ethics.
The journal is published in digital format and follows an open-access model, with no fees charged to authors for the submission, processing, or publication of manuscripts.
History
Escripta is an open-access scientific journal published by the Facultad de Historia of the Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa. Its direct predecessor was Clío, a print journal published between 1990 and 2006 that served as a key venue for the dissemination of historical research, particularly on northwestern Mexico. In 2019, building upon that academic tradition and adapting to contemporary standards of scholarly communication, Escripta was established as a peer-reviewed digital journal designed to broaden the reach of historiographical production and strengthen national and international academic dialogue.
Since its founding, the journal has remained committed to consolidating itself as a forum for exchange, reflection, and debate among historians and scholars from related disciplines, promoting the free circulation of knowledge and the strengthening of academic communities.
Objective
To promote the dissemination, discussion, and production of historical knowledge through the publication of original research that contributes to the critical analysis of the social, cultural, political, economic, and intellectual processes of Mexico, LATAM, and other regions of the world, fostering academic exchange among researchers from diverse institutions and historiographical traditions.
Thematic Scope
The journal gives priority to works that address historical issues from diverse perspectives and encourage interdisciplinary dialogue among History, the Social Sciences, and the Humanities. It welcomes contributions covering different historical periods, geographical areas, and methodological approaches, as well as studies that engage with contemporary historiographical debates, innovative theoretical perspectives, and reflections on the production of historical knowledge.
The journal also publishes critical reviews of recently published books that contribute to ongoing research agendas and to the advancement of historiographical reflection.
Target Audience
Escripta is intended for researchers, faculty members, undergraduate and graduate students, as well as specialists interested in History and the Social Sciences. It seeks to serve as a forum for academic dialogue within the national and international scholarly community, promoting the dissemination of high-quality research and the collective construction of historical knowledge.
Institutional Support
The journal is supported by the Cuerpos Académicos affiliated with the graduate programs of the Facultad de Historia of Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa:
- Socio-Cultural History (Consolidated).
- Social and Economic History (Consolidated).
- History of Ideas and Institutions (Consolidated).
As part of its academic management model, Escripta promotes the collegial participation of these Cuerpos Académicos through the rotating coordination of thematic issues or dossiers. To this end, the Cuerpos Académicos nominates one internal member and one external specialist to serve as guest co-editors. These guest co-editors are responsible for proposing calls for papers focused on specific historiographical issues, strengthening academic collaboration networks, and contributing to the journal’s thematic diversity. Each issue is complemented by open-topic articles and book reviews.
This model encourages a plurality of perspectives, the continuous renewal of research agendas, and stronger connections with national and international scholarly communities. In this way, the Cuerpos Academicos actively participate in defining emerging research agendas. This mechanism reinforces the journal’s collegial character, fosters interinstitutional collaboration, and promotes the circulation of contemporary historiographical debates at both national and international levels.
