Islas

About the Journal

Islas Journal is the oldest publication in Cuba outside the capital. Founded in the last quarter of 1958 by Samuel Feijóo, today it has more than half a century of scientific contributions in the field of Humanities, specifically in the field of linguistic and literary studies. Its headquarters are located in the Faculty of Humanities of the Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas.

For his outstanding work, in 1982 he received the Distinción Por la Cultura Nacional, awarded by the Ministry of Culture of Cuba.

As of 2017 Islas is working to join to that tradition a recognition in digital platforms on the internet, which has involved multiple efforts to achieve a symbiosis between its tradition and the new codes proper to cyberspace.

Aims and scope

Islas is a journal with six decades of scientific contributions in the field of Humanities and its aims are to disseminate the main scientific results related to Cuban, Caribbean and Latin American cultures, from literary, linguistic, artistic, historical, philosophical, ethnological and cultural approaches, as long as they guarantee a humanistic vision of the objects of study in their treatment.

Its content is aimed at intellectuals, academics and researchers from all over the world interested in participating in scientific debates about our area of knowledge.