Journal profile · SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Acciones e Investigaciones Sociales
ISSN 1132-192X · eISSN 2340-4507 · Universidad de Zaragoza · Spain
Acciones e Investigaciones Sociales: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 28 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acciones e Investigaciones Sociales is published by Universidad de Zaragoza and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Social Sciences and Policies, Labor Law and Work Dynamics and Aging, Health, and Disability, together about 43.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal has a multidisciplinary character since it includes articles related to the different scientific disciplines that are taught in the field of the subject of study in the Faculty of Social and Labour Sciences of the University of Zaragoza (Spain): Labour Relations, Labour Market, Labour Law, Business Accounting, Social Work, Social Services, Social Policy, Social Economics, Welfare State, etc. Its current focus is on disseminating original and innovative research in the social field at national and international levels. Papers from social sciences such as sociology, anthropology, psychology, social work, social education, legal sciences, law, economics and business, related to social work, social intervention and the workplace are accepted. eISSN: 2340-4507 ISSN: 1132-192X Peer review process Peer-reviewed and double-blinded. Open Access policy Acciones e Investigaciones Sociales is an open access journal, so all content is available free of charge and at no cost to the user or their institution. Users may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search or link to the full text of articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without seeking prior permission from the publisher or author. It is part of the Diamond Discovery Hub registry. The DDH is a platform that compiles journals operating under the Diamond Open Access (Diamond OA) model and has awarded this recognition to the journal. Acciones e Investigaciones Sociales is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 Digital preservation policy The journal applies the digital preservation policy: PKP Preservation Network (PN). Available at https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/2340-4507 Use of interoperability protocols Regarding the use of interoperability protocols, OAI is applied, available at https://www.openarchives.org/ URL for harvesters: https://papiro.unizar.es/ojs/index.php/ais/oai Journal history Acciones e Investigaciones Sociales is the scientific journal of the Faculty of Social and Labor Sciences of the University of Zaragoza (Spain). It arose with the following objectives: to support the research activity of teachers, to establish a common forum for communication and debate between teachers and researchers from the different Departments and Areas of Knowledge with representatives in the Center, and to expand this communication, finally, with other Universities that were researching similar topics. The coordination falls on the Editorial Committee, made
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 42, Argentina 3, Mexico 2, Canada 1, Colombia 1 (49 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences27.1%
- Labor Law and Work DynamicsSocial Sciences8.5%
- Aging, Health, and DisabilityMedicine8.1%
- Employment, Labor, and Gender StudiesSocial Sciences7.6%
- Educational Practices and PoliciesSocial Sciences5.8%
- Human Rights and ImmigrationSocial Sciences5.4%
- Immigration and Intercultural EducationSocial Sciences3.6%
- Social Issues and SustainabilitySocial Sciences3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MIAR 2021: ICDS 10.0 sobre 11, DialnetPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.88%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 10LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 715 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 9 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 33 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 44 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
Article types accepted3, with length limits
- original articlesThe following types of papers will be considered for publication: original articles following both quantitative and qualitative methodology.Length not stated
- reviewt document, in the case of original and review studies, must have a maximum length of 6,000 words (excluding bibliography), following the APA norms (7th editmain text ≤ 6,000 words
- short opinion articles (letters to the editor)Short opinion articles (letters to the editor) are also welcome.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
CC BY-NC 4.0 license; authors retain copyright Model summary
Authors publishing in this journal agree to the following terms: Authors retain copyright and grant the journal the right to be the first publication of the work as well as licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 license that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of authorship and initial publication in this journal. Authors may separately establish additi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access policy
No APCs Model summary
Acciones e Investigaciones Sociales is an open access journal, so all content is available free of charge and at no cost to the user or their institution. Users may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search or link to the full text of articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without seeking prior permission from the publisher or author.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind external peer review Model summary
It is a refereed journal that uses the external peer-review system for the researched objects and methodologies used in the research. The evaluation will be peer-reviewed through the "double blind" method.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism analysis via University of Zaragoza anti-plagiarism program Model summary
All papers submitted to Acciones e Investigaciones Sociales will be evaluated according to strict scientific quality criteria. And they will be subjected to plagiarism analysis through the anti-plagiarism program of the University of Zaragoza.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universidad de Zaragoza
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1132-192X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2340-4507
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acciones e Investigaciones Sociales
What CAS zone is Acciones e Investigaciones Sociales in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acciones e Investigaciones Sociales is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Acciones e Investigaciones Sociales?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Acciones e Investigaciones Sociales?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Acciones e Investigaciones Sociales based?
Of the 49 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (42), Argentina (3) and Mexico (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Acciones e Investigaciones Sociales?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acciones e Investigaciones Sociales is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Acciones e Investigaciones Sociales open access, and what is the APC?
Acciones e Investigaciones Sociales is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .