Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
Colombia Internacional
ISSN 0121-5612 · eISSN 1900-6004 · Universidad de los Andes · Colombia
Colombia Internacional: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.6 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 52 weeks (community reports); 26 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Colombia Internacional is published by Universidad de los Andes 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 International Relations in Latin America, History and Politics in Latin America and Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia, together about 39% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La Revista Colombia Internacional, revista de Ciencia Política y Relaciones Internacionales, tiene como objetivo difundir contenidos inéditos (en español, inglés y portugués) que promuevan el debate nacional e internacional por medio del análisis de fenómenos políticos pasados y actuales, desde miradas disciplinares e interdisciplinares y abordajes metodológicos pertinentes e innovadores. Colombia Internacional busca contribuir a divulgar nuevo conocimiento que alimente los debates y reflexiones recientes de la comunidad académica nacional e internacional. Es una publicación trimestral (enero-marzo, abril-junio, julio-septiembre, octubre-diciembre) que se publica al inicio de cada periodo, creada en 1986 y financiada por la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad de los Andes (Colombia). Las secciones de la Revista son: Editorial: presenta a los lectores el número, su contenido, importancia y justificación. Esta sección incluye una "Carta a los lectores", a cargo del Equipo Editorial de la Revista, y una "Presentación". Análisis: artículos que giran alrededor de una temática específica, convocada previamente por el Equipo Editorial de la Revista. Los números monográficos abordan un tema de importancia actual en la disciplina de la Ciencia Política y las Relaciones Internacionales y suelen ser coordinados por un editor invitado. Tema libre: artículos sobre diversos temas (Relaciones Internacionales, teoría política, política comparada, política colombiana, política exterior, entre otros), que no forman parte de un número temático. Documentos: se reproducen escritos, transcripciones, fotografías o documentos publicados previamente en otros lugares que se consideren de interés para el público de la Revista, especialmente por el uso pedagógico e ilustrativo que puedan tener. Esta sección también es un espacio para la reflexión crítica y el intercambio de puntos de vista en relación con temas políticos de actualidad, propuestas teóricas y resultados breves de investigación. La Revista cambia la estructura de sus secciones en los números que son de tema abierto. En estos casos se conservan únicamente las secciones Tema libre y Documentos. Colombia Internacional es una publicación de acceso abierto diamante*. La estructura de la Revista responde a una política editorial que busca proporcionar un espacio a diferentes investigaciones científicas, teóricas, empíricas y coyunturales con el fin de facilitar el intercambio de información sobre la Ciencia Políti
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Relations in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences16.8%
- History and Politics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences11.4%
- Conflict, Peace, and Violence in ColombiaSocial Sciences10.8%
- Politics and Society in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences8.1%
- Public Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences5.3%
- Political Dynamics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences4.5%
- Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin AmericaSocial Sciences4.4%
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences4.1%
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 | International Relations | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | International Relations | 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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 18Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 145OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.09OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,066 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 1 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 34 |
| 2024 | 28 | 28 | 41 |
| 2023 | 40 | 40 | 214 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | 128 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 172 |
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 52 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 52 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 | — |
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 de los Andes
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0121-5612
- Electronic ISSN
- 1900-6004
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Colombia Internacional
What CAS zone is Colombia Internacional in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Colombia Internacional is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category International Relations / Political Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Colombia Internacional?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.6; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.4, h-index 27.
How long does peer review take at Colombia Internacional?
Authors report an average review time of about 52 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 Colombia Internacional?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Colombia Internacional is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Colombia Internacional open access, and what is the APC?
Colombia Internacional 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .