Journal profile · POLITICAL SCIENCE
Ciudad Paz-Ando
ISSN 2011-5253 · eISSN 2422-278X · Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas · Colombia
Ciudad Paz-Ando: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 3 weeks (community reports); 8 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ciudad Paz-Ando is published by Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas 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 Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia, History and Politics in Latin America and Memory, violence, and history, together about 49.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La Revista Ciudad Paz-ando (RCP) del Instituto para la Pedagogía, la Paz y el Conflicto Urbano de la Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas (IPAZUD), es un producto electrónico e impreso de periodicidad semestral que publica los resultados de investigación, revisión y reflexión de la comunidad académico-científica, en el área de las Ciencias Sociales y Humanas acerca de temas como la paz, el conflicto, la democracia, la cultura de Derechos Humanos y los estudios de género.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): POLITICAL SCIENCE
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 5 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Conflict, Peace, and Violence in ColombiaSocial Sciences23.4%
- History and Politics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences17.7%
- Memory, violence, and historyPsychology8.3%
- Education for Peace and Conflict ResolutionSocial Sciences7.2%
- Social Issues and Policies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences4.9%
- International Relations in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences3.8%
- Public Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences3.2%
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences2.5%
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
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
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.38OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 68.09%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 370 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 6 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | 11 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
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 3 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 4 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-SA | |
| 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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
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 Distrital Francisco José de Caldas
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 2011-5253
- Electronic ISSN
- 2422-278X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 Ciudad Paz-Ando
What CAS zone is Ciudad Paz-Ando in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Ciudad Paz-Ando 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 Ciudad Paz-Ando?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 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 Ciudad Paz-Ando?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: 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 Ciudad Paz-Ando based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Colombia (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Ciudad Paz-Ando?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ciudad Paz-Ando is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Ciudad Paz-Ando open access, and what is the APC?
Ciudad Paz-Ando 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: .