Journal profile
Civilizar
ISSN 1657-8953 · eISSN 2619-189X · Universidad Sergio Arboleda · Colombia
Civilizar: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 26 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Civilizar is published by Universidad Sergio Arboleda. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies, Comparative International Legal Studies and Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy, together about 26.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La Revista Civilizar: Ciencias Sociales y Humanas es una publicación científica internacional arbitrada bajo la modalidad doble ciego disponible en versión digital (ISSN-L 1657-8953). Su objetivo es facilitar el diálogo interdisciplinar, el intercambio académico y la difusión del conocimiento científico en las áreas como derecho, política, economía, humanidades y filosofía. Civilizar tiene un enfoque internacional, principalmente latinoamericano.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 7, Argentina 2, Chile 2, Nigeria 1 (12 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences13.8%
- Comparative International Legal StudiesSocial Sciences6.9%
- Phenomenology and Existential PhilosophyPsychology5.4%
- Administrative Law and GovernanceSocial Sciences5.4%
- Medieval Philosophy and TheologyArts and Humanities4.9%
- Brazilian Legal IssuesSocial Sciences4.2%
- Higher Education in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences4.2%
- History and Politics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences4%
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
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 585 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 104 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 139 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 223 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 192 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 190 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 176 |
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 26 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 26 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-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- 5–8
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted5
- artículo de revisiónArtículo de revisión: presenta el resultado de una revisión sistemática de la literatura existente sobre un tema específico.Length not stated
- artículos de investigaciónArtículos de investigación: presenta de manera detallada, los resultados originales derivados de proyectos terminados de investigación.Length not stated
- artículos de reflexiónArtículos de reflexión: presenta una discusión académica sobre una problemática específica, sustentada en una revisión de literatura basada en textos originales…Length not stated
- reseñas de libros resultado de investigaciónReseñas de libros resultado de investigación.Length not stated
- traducción de artículos de alto impactoTraducción de Artículos de alto impacto.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics
- Publication ethics
No simultaneous submission to other journals is allowed. Model summary
El artículo sometido NO debe estar postulado para publicación simultáneamente en otras revistas.
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 Sergio Arboleda
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1657-8953
- Electronic ISSN
- 2619-189X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Civilizar
How long does peer review take at Civilizar?
Authors report an average review time of about 26 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 Civilizar?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: 5–8; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; 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 Civilizar based?
Of the 12 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Colombia (7), Argentina (2) and Chile (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Civilizar?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Civilizar is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Civilizar open access, and what is the APC?
Civilizar 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: .