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Mexican Studies / Estudios Mexicanos aims at promoting the linkage among researchers from all disciplines, and enhancing the collaborations which may contribute effectively to the understanding of the cultural, historical, polítical, social, economic or scientific factors that affect Mexican development.

Target Public

Its intended audience includes academics interested in research relating to Mexico and the Mexicans, with a multi and interdisciplinary view.

History

Mexican Studies / Estudios Mexicanos is a joint project of the Mexican Studies Institute for Mexico and the United States of the University of California and the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, with the support of the Coordinación de Humanidades. It was first published in 1982 by Jaime E. Rodríguez of the University of California, Irvine and by Roberto Moreno de los Arcos, the former director of the Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas (UNAM). The first issue appeared in January, 1985. Mexican Studies / Estudios Mexicanos is, since its beginnings, a forum for the presentation and discussion of multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research on Mexico and about Mexicans. It may be systematic, interpretative, analytical or theoretical, but must address issues that are important for the Nation.

Editorial Board

In the University of California, USA: Mark G. Yudof (president), Exequiel Ezcurra (director, UC Mexus), Kurt Organista (Berkeley), Stefano Varese (Davis), Vicki Ruiz (Irvine), David López (Los Angeles), Raymond L. Williams (Riverside), Eric van Youg (San Diego), David J. Sánchez, Jr. (San Francisco), Sarah Cline (Santa Barbara) and Olga Najera-Rámirez (Santa Cruz).
In the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México-UNAM: José Narro Robles (rector), Estela Morales Campos (Chair of the Humanities Research Subsystem), Alicia Mayer (Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas), Rodolfo Mata (Instituto de Investigaciones Filológicas), José Luis Valdés Ugalde (Centro de Investigaciones sobre América del Norte), Roberto Castro (Centro Regional de Investigaciones Multidisciplinarias), Hira de Gortari (Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales), Guillermo Hurtado Pérez (Instituto de Investigaciones Filosóficas), Axel Ramírez Morales (Centro de Investigaciones sobre América Latina y el Caribe), María Cristina del Pilar Oehmichen Bazán (Instituto de Investigaciones Antropológicas) and Margarita Menegus Borneman (Instituto de Investigaciones sobre la Universidad y la Educación).

Indexed in

America History and Life, Anthropogical Index Online, iSi Web of Knowledge: Arts & Humanities Citation index; Chicago Index, Current Contents, Hispanic American Periodical Index (HAPi), Ethnic News Watch, Human Resources Abstracts, Humanities Index, Sociological Abstracts. For greater detail, visit: http://www.ucpressjournals.com/ journal.asp?j=msem&jDetail=abstract.

Achievements and Awards

The contents of the issues published from 1985 to the present day can be found in the website.

Contact
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Jaime E. Rodriguez
Mexican Studies Institute for Mexico and the United States
300 Krieger Hall, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
Telephone: 949-824-6632
E-mail: estumex@uci.edu
Suscriptions: Coordinación de Humanidades, unam
Circuito Mario de la Cueva s/n,
Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, 04510, México D.F.
Telephones: (52-55) 5622-7565 to 70, ext. 200
and (52-55) 5622-7493 and 98,
office (52-55) 5622-6666 ext. 49331