Journal profile
Arcne
ISSN 1578-0007 · University of Barcelona · Spain
Arcne: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 22 weeks (community reports); 12 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Arcne is published by University of Barcelona. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geography Education and Pedagogy, Geography and Education Methods and Latin American Urban Studies, together about 31.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 2, United Kingdom 1, Argentina 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geography Education and PedagogySocial Sciences15.9%
- Geography and Education MethodsSocial Sciences9.9%
- Latin American Urban StudiesSocial Sciences6.1%
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.6%
- Geographic Information Systems StudiesSocial Sciences4.6%
- Urban Development and Societal IssuesSocial Sciences4.6%
- ICT Impact and PoliciesEngineering3.8%
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.62OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 114 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 15 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 28 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 29 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 29 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 32 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 25 |
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 22 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 22 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- preprint
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright
Authors retain copyright and grant the journal first publication right under CC BY-NC 4.0. Model summary
Los autores conservan los derechos de autoría y otorgan a la revista el derecho de primera publicación, con la obra disponible simultáneamente bajo una Licéncia Creative Commons de Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Publication is free for all authors. Model summary
La publicación de artículos será gratuita para todos los autores.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Anonymous review; author identification must be removed from files for double-blind evaluation. Model summary
Se han seguido las instrucciones para asegurar una evaluación anónima.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening using internet search engines and free software such as Plagium and Plagiarism detector. Model summary
Ar@cne adopta sistemas para detectar el plagio, utilizando buscadores de Internet y softwares libres como Plagium y Plagiarism detector.
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
- University of Barcelona
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish, Galician, Italian, Catalan, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1578-0007
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Arcne
How long does peer review take at Arcne?
Authors report an average review time of about 22 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 Arcne?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 3–5; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. 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 Arcne based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Colombia (2), United Kingdom (1) and Argentina (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Arcne?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Arcne is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Arcne open access, and what is the APC?
Arcne 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; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .