Journal profile · COMMUNICATION
Comunicacion y Hombre
ISSN 1885-365X · eISSN 1885-9542 · Universidad Francisco de Vitoria · Spain
Comunicacion y Hombre: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 19 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Comunicacion y Hombre is published by Universidad Francisco de Vitoria 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 Media, Journalism, and Communication History, together about 35.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Comunicación y Hombre quiere contribuir al paso de la Sociedad de la Información a la Sociedad del Conocimiento; en un mundo abarrotado de medios, redes y mensajes, se quiere buscar, el sentido y la profundidad de la Comunicación a través de la puesta en común con otras disciplinas y especialmente las humanidades.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMMUNICATION
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 11%); most named Argentina 2, Chile 2, Colombia 2, Mainland China 1, United Kingdom 1 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science13.4%
- Advertising and Communication StudiesSocial Sciences11.3%
- Media, Journalism, and Communication HistoryArts and Humanities10.8%
- Communication and COVID-19 ImpactSocial Sciences10.2%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences9.9%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities5.5%
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences3.8%
- Spanish Culture and IdentityArts and Humanities3.7%
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
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.33OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 93.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 522 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 26 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | 89 |
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-NC | |
| 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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Reference style
- APA
- Highlights
- Optional
Article types accepted1
- artículos originales e inéditosLa Revista Comunicación y Hombre acepta artículos originales e inéditos sobre la temática de la publicación que serán estudiados por el Consejo Editorial para s…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship
Requisito de doctorado Model summary
Es imprescindible que los autores tengan el título de doctor para poder publicar, salvo casos excepcionales que serán estudiados individualmente por parte del Consejo de Redacción.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Declaración de conflictos de intereses Model summary
Es responsabilidad de los autores realizar una declaración explícita de la ausencia de conflictos de intereses que pudieran haber influido en los resultados y las interpretaciones presentadas en el artículo.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Código ético COPE Model summary
La revista se adhiere a los criterios éticos de COPE (Comité de Ética de Publicaciones) y postula su membresía.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open Access CC BY-NC 4.0 Model summary
OPEN ACCESS: La revista se publica en abierto (Open Access) pertenece a DOAJ y trabaja bajo la licencia de Creative Commons, Attibution-Non Comercial y de Reconocimiento Internacional 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Revisión ciega por pares Model summary
Esta revisión ciega por pares determinará la aceptación, su aceptación con reservas o la no aceptación del mismo.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Antiplagio con Turnitin Model summary
AntiPlagio: La revista en su política antiplagio para salvaguardar la originalidad de los manuscritos publicables, hace uso de la herramienta Turnitin.
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 Francisco de Vitoria
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1885-365X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1885-9542
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 Comunicacion y Hombre
What CAS zone is Comunicacion y Hombre in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Comunicacion y Hombre 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 Comunicacion y Hombre?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Comunicacion y Hombre?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Reference style: APA; Highlights: Optional. 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 Comunicacion y Hombre based?
Of the 9 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 11%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Argentina (2), Chile (2) and Colombia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Comunicacion y Hombre?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Comunicacion y Hombre is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Comunicacion y Hombre open access, and what is the APC?
Comunicacion y Hombre 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: .