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.

Aims and scope

Islas is a journal with six decades of scientific contributions in the field of Humanities and its aims are to disseminate in Spanish or English the main scientific results related to Cuban, Caribbean and Ibero-America cultures, from literary, linguistic, editorial, artistic, historical, philosophical, ethnological and cultural approaches, as long as they guarantee a humanistic vision of the objects of study in their treatment. It is a journal that gives particular importance to the historical-cultural development of the central region of Cuba and the other peoples of Ibero-America and the Caribbean.

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.

Continuous Publication Frequency

Since January 2023, Islas has adopted a continuous publication schedule. Texts are grouped into cycles:

January 1 - April 30

May 1 - August 31

September 1 - December 31

The reception of new texts for evaluation, processing, and publication is free of charge and open permanently.