Journal profile · COMMUNICATION
Comunicacion y Sociedad-Guadalajara
ISSN 0188-252X · eISSN 2448-9042 · Universidad de Guadalajara
Comunicacion y Sociedad-Guadalajara: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; 37 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Comunicacion y Sociedad-Guadalajara is published by Universidad de Guadalajara 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 Cultural and political discourse analysis, together about 36.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Comunicación y Sociedad es una revista especializada en el área de la comunicación social y está dirigida a investigadores/as y estudiantes dentro de la misma. Tiene como objetivo ser un medio de difusión de avances y resultados de investigación, así como de las teorías y metodologías afines, y debates actuales en el área. Comunicación y Sociedad publica artículos de alto nivel que son producto de investigaciones realizadas a nivel nacional e internacional y que ponen al día al lector sobre temas y debates que forman parte de las preocupaciones en el campo de la comunicación social.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMMUNICATION
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Argentina 2, Chile 2, Colombia 2 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science20.1%
- Advertising and Communication StudiesSocial Sciences8.7%
- Cultural and political discourse analysisSocial Sciences7.6%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences7.3%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences6.3%
- Media, Journalism, and Communication HistoryArts and Humanities6.1%
- Communication and COVID-19 ImpactSocial Sciences6%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences3.8%
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
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 101OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.6OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.88%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 36LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 670 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | 34 | 2 |
| 2025 | 37 | 37 | 32 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 27 |
| 2023 | 32 | 32 | 93 |
| 2022 | 33 | 33 | 118 |
| 2021 | 39 | 39 | 258 |
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
- 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 |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Authors must translate accepted articles (Spanish↔English) using professional services Model summary
Los autores aceptan el compromiso de traducir el artículo por su cuenta contratando servicios profesionales de traducción.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
No fees for submission, processing, or publication Model summary
La revista Comunicación y Sociedad no emite ni recibe pagos por el envío, procesamiento y publicación de textos.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Anonymity for double-blind peer review Model summary
Los artículos no deberán incluir en el cuerpo del artículo, ni en las notas a pie de página o propiedades del documento ninguna información que revele su identidad, esto con el fin de asegurar una evaluación anónima por parte de los pares académicos que realizarán el dictamen.
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 de Guadalajara
- ISSN
- 0188-252X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2448-9042
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Comunicacion y Sociedad-Guadalajara
What CAS zone is Comunicacion y Sociedad-Guadalajara in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Comunicacion y Sociedad-Guadalajara 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Comunicacion y Sociedad-Guadalajara based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none 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 Sociedad-Guadalajara?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Comunicacion y Sociedad-Guadalajara is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Comunicacion y Sociedad-Guadalajara open access, and what is the APC?
Comunicacion y Sociedad-Guadalajara 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: .