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Abstract

These commemorative notes on the fiftieth anniversary of Caribbean Studies are an initial endeavor to discuss academic journals published by universities in the Caribbean region. The first part deals with the development of higher education institutions and the creation of university- based academic journals in the Hispanic-and English-speaking Caribbean. The next section addresses the development of the first academic journals with a regional perspective—Caribbean Quarterly and Social and Economic Studies—until their becoming peer-reviewed journals. In the third part; the article centers on the origin and development of Caribbean Studies; including also a bibliometric analysis of several aspects; such as the the origin of authors; fields of study; and others. The essay closes with a rapid view of the present panorama of journals dedicated to the Caribbean and with a brief conclusion.