In 1965, the journal Do Tempo e da História was launched under the direction of Virgínia Rau, with the objective of sharing the research conducted by the Centro de Estudos Históricos with the public. This purpose is explicitly outlined in the introductory text of the first issue, published in 1965: "There is no need to demonstrate the necessity for a Centro de Estudos to have its own publication where it can present the conclusions of its ongoing work or address issues and establish research [...] Furthermore, it goes without saying that it is advantageous to have a publication that welcomes the work of national and foreign historians whose methods, problems, and conclusions are of interest to Portuguese historical culture" ("Apresentação", Do Tempo e da História , vol. I, p. 3).

At first glance, this periodical comprised five issues published over seven years. However, the publication schedule was uneven: the first volume appeared in 1965, followed by the second in 1968, the third in 1970, the fourth in 1971, and the fifth in 1972. Published in Lisbon, this journal, aimed at a specialised and university audience, was not formally divided into thematic sections. It usually consisted of a note from the director, a list of articles, and bibliographical notes. Other aspects of the journal, such as its print run and cover price, remain unknown.

However, the link between the journal and the research projects conducted at the Centre for Historical Studies is clear. This connection is explicitly mentioned in volumes IV and V, which state: "Some of the studies included in this volume are part of the LL-4 research project of the Instituto de Alta Cultura , being carried out by this Centro de Estudos Históricos " [Ibid.]. The LL-4 project, which ran from 1971 to 1973, was divided into three main research groups: Social and Economic Structures of Portuguese Rural Areas in the Middle Ages–This group included José Mattoso, Maria José Lagos Trindade, Iria Gonçalves, and Maria José Pimenta Ferro. Italians and the Political and Financial Dynamics of Portuguese Expansion (15th and 16th Centuries)–Researchers in this group were Virgínia Rau, Eduardo Borges Nunes, and Ana Maria Pereira Ferreira. 17th-Century Diplomacy and Epistolography (1640–1703)–This group was composed of Virgínia Rau, Maria Adelaide Salvador Marques, Pedro Canavarro, and Maria Teresa Trigo Neto e Cova.

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