CLACSO at the Madrid Book Fair 2026
From May 29 to June 14, the Madrid Book Fair returns with its traditional booths throughout El Retiro Park and the now-iconic Fair microphone, a space dedicated to gathering testimonials, impressions, and voices from those participating in this major cultural event. In this, its 85th edition, humor is the central theme guiding the program and activities.
Involvement CLACSO This important event takes place within the framework of III Ibero-American Meeting of University and Academic Publishers in collaboration with A (Spanish University Publishers Association). The discussions will focus on the strategies of the Ibero-American Higher Education Area, the role of academic and scientific publishing in the region, and the importance of strengthening cooperation between Ibero-American and European publishers, with the aim of analyzing the challenges and opportunities facing the sector in the 21st century.
Lunes de junio 1
10:30 – 11:20 h | Ibero-American Pavilion of the Madrid Book Fair
III Ibero-American Meeting of University and Academic Publishers
Round table: The Ibero-American Higher Education Area, the defense of Spanish and Portuguese, and Ibero-American university and scientific publishing
Participants: Luis Garcia Montero, (Director of the Cervantes Institute) and Pablo Vommaro (Executive Director of CLACSO)
Moderated by: María Isabel Cabrera García (President of UNE / Director of the University of Granada Press)
Location: Ibero-American Pavilion at the Madrid Book Fair
Organized by:
EULAC: Association of University Presses of Latin America and the Caribbean.
UNE: Union of Spanish University Publishers.
CIEUA: Ibero-American Council for University and Academic Publishing
CLACSO: Latin American Council of Social Sciences
APEES: Portuguese Association of Higher Education Editors
Sponsored by the General Directorate of Books, Comics and Reading of the Spanish Ministry of Culture and Infinite Reading
Main thematic areas of the Meeting:
-Science in Spanish and Portuguese: Strategies to increase the visibility of Ibero-American academic production compared to English-language indices.
-Ibero-American Catalog: Progress in the creation of a unified directory of academic journals and books.
-Science Assessment: Discussion on responsible metrics and new assessment models that do not rely exclusively on the traditional impact factor.
-International Co-editions: Promoting collaborative networks between universities in Spain, Portugal and Latin America for joint publication.
