Journal profile · COMMUNICATION
CIC-Cuadernos de Informacion y Comunicacion
ISSN 1135-7991 · eISSN 1988-4001 · Universidad Complutense de Madrid · Spain
CIC-Cuadernos de Informacion y Comunicacion: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 18 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
CIC-Cuadernos de Informacion y Comunicacion is published by Universidad Complutense de Madrid and is in Zone 4 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Media and Digital Communication, Advertising and Communication Studies and Communication and COVID-19 Impact, together about 39.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
CIC. Cuadernos de Información y Comunicación (ISSN 1135-7991, ISSN-e 1988-4001), published annually, is an international editorial project from the Complutense University of Madrid Journalism III Department intended for communication and information professionals and researchers in all countries. It aims to present the latest and most relevant international contributions in this field of knowledge to experts and the research community. Its contents include unpublished, cutting-edge international research texts on communication and information, both recent and classic topics, as well as book reviews and translations.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMMUNICATION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science18.4%
- Advertising and Communication StudiesSocial Sciences11.2%
- Communication and COVID-19 ImpactSocial Sciences10.1%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences7.4%
- Media, Journalism, and Communication HistoryArts and Humanities7.4%
- Literary and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences6.6%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities4.2%
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Communication | 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
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
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.14%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 331 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 2 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 2 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 55 |
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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted4
- articlesThe collaborations will take the form of articles (maximum 25 pages in double space in text processing World 12 points New Roman Times or similar convertible)Length not stated
- book reviewsbook reviews (average of 2 pages in the same conditions)Length not stated
- notesnotes (maximum length of 10 pages that include comments on presentations, seminars, events or research in the field of Communication and Information)Length not stated
- text translationsThe collaborations will take the form of articles (maximum 25 pages in double space in text processing World 12 points New Roman Times or similar convertible), …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Declaration of Originality and Authorship required. Model summary
Submitting an article to this journal implies the acceptance of the Declaration of Originality and Authorship.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright transferred to the editor upon acceptance. Model summary
In order to support the global exchange of knowledge, the journal CIC. Cuadernos de Información y Comunicación is allowing unrestricted access to its content as from its publication in this electronic edition, and as such it is an open-access journal. The originals published in this journal are the property of the Complutense University of Madrid and any reproduction thereof in full or in part mus…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access under CC BY 4.0 licence. Model summary
All content is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 use and distribution licence (CC BY 4.0).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double blind peer review with two external evaluators. Model summary
The Editorial Board will require two blind evaluation reports of each selected original to professionals of recognized value in the academic and scientific field of Information and Communication, external to the coordination and preparation of the corresponding issue of the journal.
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 Complutense de Madrid
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1135-7991
- Electronic ISSN
- 1988-4001
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 30 (2025)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about CIC-Cuadernos de Informacion y Comunicacion
What CAS zone is CIC-Cuadernos de Informacion y Comunicacion in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, CIC-Cuadernos de Informacion y Comunicacion is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Communication. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at CIC-Cuadernos de Informacion y Comunicacion?
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.
Which databases index CIC-Cuadernos de Informacion y Comunicacion?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, CIC-Cuadernos de Informacion y Comunicacion is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is CIC-Cuadernos de Informacion y Comunicacion open access, and what is the APC?
CIC-Cuadernos de Informacion y Comunicacion 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: .