About:

Latin American Perspectives, founded in 1974, is a theoretical and scholarly journal for discussion and debate on the political economy of capitalism, imperialism, and socialism in the Americas. Most issues focus on a single problem, nation, or region, providing an in-depth look from participants and scholars throughout the Americas.

However, Latin American Perspectives also offers a vital multidisciplinary view of the powerful forces impacting the lives of people across the Americas. As such, the journal combines studies of economics, political science, international relations, philosophy, history, sociology, geography, anthropology and literature, into a comprehensive and scholarly examination of the current state of Latin America.

Ultimately, Latin American Perspectives is committed to bringing together scholars and activists around the world who are interested in engaging with the most timely analyses of Latin America. This commitment is demonstrated in our esteemed collective of editors as well as our publication of provocative research in the field. We encourage you to consider becoming a subscriber or to contribute a manuscript to one of our upcoming issues.

Mission Statement:

Our objective is to encourage class analysis of sociocultural realities and political strategies to transform Latin American sociopolitical structures. We make a conscious effort to publish a diversity of political viewpoints, both Marxist and non-Marxist perspectives, that have influenced progressive debates in Latin America. Top priority will be given to articles that strike directly at the most important theoretical issues, particularly subjects that have received inadequeate discussion or are in sharp dispute. We also attempt to encourage the work of relatively "unknown" students and scholars, and to bring the work of Latin American scholars to the English-speaking world. Latin American Perspectives welcomes strong views as long as they are backed by cogent arguments, are grounded in Latin American reality, and are written to be comprehensible to a wide audience. Readers' criticism, comments, and proposals are welcomed.

Manuscript Review Process:

The editorial board comprises Participating Editors, Honorary Editors, Associate Editors, and Coordinating Editors, who read and evaluate manuscripts. Any one or more of these editors may be responsible for organizing a special issue. Manuscripts are normally evaluated by two Participating Editors (at least one Latin American) and two members of the Editorial Collective. The Editorial Collective consists of the Coordinating Editors, who make decisions and who are assisted by the Associate Editors and by Interns. The Collective decides if the manuscript is to be accepted in its present form, returned to the author for revision, deferred for resubmission, or rejected. In all decisions, the reviewers' signed comments will be sent to the author. Either a Coordinating Editor or an Issue Editor will serve as liaison between the author and other editors. For authors who so wish, the liaison will provide editorial assistance or settle any substantial disagreement among reviewers. An author who feels that important views have been rejected may appeal; this will be reviewed by all Coordinating Editors. Submission of a manuscript implies commitment to publish in the journal. Authors submitting manuscripts to the journal should not simultaneously submit them to another journal. Manuscripts and questions about the editorial process should be sent to the Managing Editor, Ronald Chilcote. Go to the Contact page to contact him at the LAP office. Go to the Submissions page for a list of prospectuses and the Manuscript Preparation Form for guidelines on submissions.