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Journal of Latin American Studies Template

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About the Journal of Latin American Studies format

Journal of Latin American Studies is a peer-reviewed journal published by Cambridge University Press, covering Politics and Society in Latin America, Historical Studies in Latin America, Latin American history and culture.

PublisherCambridge University Press
Reference styleNumbered
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
[1] A. Smith, B. Jones, and C. Lee, A representative article title, Journal of Latin American Studies 12 (2023) 45–58.

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Publishes research inPolitics and Society in Latin America Historical Studies in Latin America Latin American history and culture Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America Cuban History and Society
ISSN0022-216X
Citation impact (2-yr)0.35
h-index83
i10-index688
Total citations34,218
Top institutions publishing hereLatin American Institute
Journal websitejournals.cambridge.org
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Papers published in Journal of Latin American Studies per year

139
2014
142
2015
144
2016
146
2017
133
2018
132
2019
115
2020
97
2021
85
2022
90
2023
83
2024
52
2025

Citation impact of Journal of Latin American Studies by publication year

526
2014
817
2015
402
2016
381
2017
152
2018
247
2019
309
2020
128
2021
116
2022
125
2023
42
2024
9
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Journal of Latin American Studies

Does Multiculturalism Menace? Governance, Cultural Rights and the Politics of Identity in Guatemala

Charles R. Hale · 1 Aug 2002

This article challenges the assumption that the underlying principles of state-endorsed ‘multiculturalism’ stand in tension with neoliberal political-economic policies. Based on ethnographic research in Guatemala, it is argued that neoliberalism's cultural project entails pro-active recognition of a minimal package of cultural rights, and an equally vigorous rejection of the rest. The result is a dichotomy…

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Social Capital: Promise and Pitfalls of its Role in Development

Alejandro Portes, Patricia Landolt · 1 May 2000

The purpose of this commentary is threefold. First, to review the origins and definitions of the concept of social capital as it has developed in the recent literature. Second, to examine the limitations of this concept when interpreted as a causal force able to transform communities and nations. Third, to present several relevant examples from…

Hierarchical Market Economies and Varieties of Capitalism in Latin America

Ben Ross Schneider · 1 Aug 2009

Abstract The extensive scholarship on ‘varieties of capitalism’ offers some conceptual and theoretical innovations that can be fruitfully employed to analyse the distinctive institutional foundations of capitalism in Latin America, or what could be called hierarchical market economies (HMEs). This perspective helps identify four core features of HMEs in Latin America that structure business access…

Indigenous Inclusion/Black Exclusion: Race, Ethnicity and Multicultural Citizenship in Latin America

Juliet Hooker · 1 May 2005

This article analyses the causes of the disparity in collective rights gained by indigenous and Afro-Latin groups in recent rounds of multicultural citizenship reform in Latin America. Instead of attributing the greater success of indians in winning collective rights to differences in population size, higher levels of indigenous group identity or higher levels of organisation…

Populism and Neo-populism in Latin America, especially Mexico

Alan Knight · 1 May 1998

‘In all matters of importance, style and not content is the important thing’: Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest. Populism is a concept which, despite repeated critiques, refuses to disappear from Latin American studies. This article reviews some of the literature, suggesting that populism is best defined in terms of a particular political style…

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What reference style does Journal of Latin American Studies use?
Journal of Latin American Studies uses Numbered references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: [1] A. Smith, B. Jones, and C. Lee, A representative article title, Journal of Latin American Studies 12 (2023) 45–58.
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