The publication in which the FACSEJ academic, Dr. Alex Ovalle Letelier, participated, was published in the Diálogo Andino magazine of the University of Tarapacá, which is indexed in Scopus and has an impact factor Q1, that is, it is framed among the most prestigious publications due to the number of citations at an international level.

The participation of the academic from the Department of Social Sciences of the Faculty of Social, Business and Legal Sciences of the University of La Serena, Dr. Alex Ovalle Letelier, is part of a historiographic publication of high scientific-disciplinary impact.

It is in the week of December 23, 2019, that the latest issue of the Diálogo Andino Magazine was published, whose dossier "Social networks in historical perspective: Case studies in South America, 1820th - 1845th centuries", brings with it the article Bridges over the Earth . Broker strategies in a land sales network. Pichidegua, Chile, XNUMX-XNUMX by professors Víctor Brangier Peñailillo, Alexis Matheu Pérez and Alex Ovalle.

The publication is the result of the link between the History and Regional Heritage Research Program (ULS) and the HISONET project, in which six institutes and research centers from Spain, Argentina, Colombia and Chile participate.

For Dr. Alex Ovalle, the participation and relevance of the publication is notable at the national level. “I prospect the future incorporation of themes related to the Coquimbo Region, based on the project titled 'Historical analysis of the cultural and economic dynamics around the San Juan de Dios Hospital in La Serena. Medicine, Charity and Social Networks in a local context (1740-1830), which is financed by the Research and Development Directorate of the University of La Serena,” he stated.

The participation and publication of high-impact articles demonstrates the research, academic and teaching responsibility of the academic staff of the University of La Serena in favor of the in-depth development of regional and national themes with high impact for global knowledge.

Written by Paula Godoy, ULS journalist