Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI)

Produced by the Latin American Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles, the Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI) is a bibliographic database providing citations to the contents of scholarly journals published around the world on Latin America and the Caribbean since the late 1960s.

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Covering Latin America and the Caribbean

Searchable in Spanish, English and Portuguese, HAPI’s coverage includes titles that are not featured in other well-known Latin American indices. HAPI also features journals about the region published in other countries. 

Topics in HAPI include:

  • Political issues
  • Economic issues
  • Social issues
  • Arts and humanities