The journal ECOSUASD is the organ of diffusion of the Institute of History of the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo. It was created in 1993 with the editorial guideline of serving as a spokesperson for the concerns of researchers and investigators, as well as contributing to the dissemination and reflection of historical knowledge of the general public. It is a biannual publication of historical dissemination and diffusion that publishes research articles and historiographic essays in addition to providing testimonies and documentary sources on all areas of national, Caribbean and continental history.

The publication has neither thematic restrictions nor theoretical or methodological orientations.