Journal profile · POLITICAL SCIENCE
Cimexus
ISSN 1870-6479 · eISSN 2007-9206 · Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo · Mexico
Cimexus: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 8; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 28 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cimexus is published by Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo 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 Business, Innovation, and Economy, Regional Development and Innovation and Agricultural and Food Production Studies, together about 33.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): POLITICAL SCIENCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Business, Innovation, and EconomyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance16.1%
- Regional Development and InnovationSocial Sciences9.3%
- Agricultural and Food Production StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.3%
- Global Trade and CompetitivenessBusiness, Management and Accounting5.4%
- Education and Labor RelationsSocial Sciences3.9%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.4%
- Public Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences3.4%
- Political Dynamics in Latin AmericaSocial 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 | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Political Science | 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
ESCILetPub
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
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.1OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 67.74%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 194 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 6 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 8 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 29 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 17 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Blind peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | MXN 150 | — | — | |
| LetPub | MXN 150 | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo
- Country or region
- Mexico
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1870-6479
- Electronic ISSN
- 2007-9206
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cimexus
What CAS zone is Cimexus in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cimexus is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Political Science. 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 Cimexus?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 Cimexus?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cimexus is indexed in ESCI.
Is Cimexus open access, and what is the APC?
Cimexus is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 8.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .