Journal profile
Artefactos
ISSN 1989-3612 · Universidad de Salamanca · Spain
Artefactos: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 18 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Artefactos is published by Universidad de Salamanca. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Philosophy and History of Science, Philosophy, Science, and History and Cybernetics and Technology in Society, together about 35.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are History and Philosophy of Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Artefactos es una revista científica electrónica de acceso abierto diamante y publicación continua, gestionada por el Instituto Universitario de Estudios de la Ciencia y la Tecnología de la Universidad de Salamanca (España) y editada por Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca. Su objetivo es proporcionar un espacio para el análisis filosófico de problemas consolidados y, sobre todo, emergentes enmarcados dentro de los Estudios en Ciencia y Tecnología. Estos últimos se ajustan a los siguientes enfoques temáticos: Filosofía General de la Ciencia Filosofía de la Tecnología Filosofía de las Ciencias de la Vida y de la Medicina Filosofía de las Ciencias Sociales
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Philosophy and History of ScienceArts and Humanities18.4%
- Philosophy, Science, and HistoryArts and Humanities11.1%
- Cybernetics and Technology in SocietyArts and Humanities6.1%
- Science, Technology, and Education in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences5%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities4.4%
- Research, Science, and AcademiaDecision Sciences4.1%
- Diverse Historical and Scientific StudiesArts and Humanities4.1%
- Epistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsArts and Humanities3.8%
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
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.15OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 220 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 24 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 42 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 24 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 27 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 20 |
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
- Single 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-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 5
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted2
- artículosArtefaCToS publica artículos originales y reseñas de libros, en los idiomas español, portugués e inglés.Length not stated
- reseñas de librosArtefactos publicará reseñas de libros o colecciones publicados recientemente (año en curso y dos precedentes) en las áreas temáticas específicas de la revista.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright
Copyright: authors retain copyright, journal first publication right, CC BY-NC-ND license Model summary
Los autores/as conservarán sus derechos de autor y garantizarán a la revista el derecho de primera publicación de su obra, el cual estará simultáneamente sujeto a la Licencia de reconocimiento de Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Diamond open access, continuous publication Model summary
Artefactos es una revista científica electrónica de acceso abierto diamante y publicación continua
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review process Model summary
Los artículos serán sometidos al criterio de los expertos, según lo descrito en PROCESO DE REVISIÓN POR PARES.
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 Salamanca
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, French, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1989-3612
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 Artefactos
How long does peer review take at Artefactos?
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 Artefactos?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≥ 5; Reference style: APA. 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.
Which databases index Artefactos?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Artefactos is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Artefactos open access, and what is the APC?
Artefactos 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .