Journal profile
Cuadernos de Gobierno y Administracion Publica
ISSN 2341-3808 · eISSN 2341-4839 · Universidad Complutense de Madrid · Spain
Cuadernos de Gobierno y Administracion Publica: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 11 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cuadernos de Gobierno y Administracion Publica is published by Universidad Complutense de Madrid. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Public Policy and Administration Research, Administrative Law and Governance and Public Policy and Governance, together about 40.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Cuadernos de Gobierno y Administración Pública (ISSN-e 2341-4839) is published every six months and aims to disseminate high quality academic research that helps open up spaces for the dissemination and criticism of academic works and encourages scientific research and cooperation, thereby stimulating progress in matters related to the government, administration, public policies, assessment, etc.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 4 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Public Policy and Administration ResearchSocial Sciences20.1%
- Administrative Law and GovernanceSocial Sciences10.5%
- Public Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences9.6%
- Public Administration and GovernanceSocial Sciences9.1%
- Public Administration and Political AnalysisSocial Sciences6.7%
- E-Government and Public ServicesSocial Sciences3.8%
- Political Theory and DemocracySocial Sciences3.4%
- Employment, Labor, and Gender StudiesSocial Sciences3.4%
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
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.78OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 133 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | 56 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 29 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 51 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | 32 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 24 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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 | |
| 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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 120 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Reference style
- Harvard
Article types accepted2
- articlesSubmitted articles must be academic papers: essays, opinion articles or journalistic texts will not be accepted.Length not stated
- reviewsThe reviews must deal with current academic bibliographical references.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) Model summary
In order to support the global exchange of knowledge, the journal Cuadernos de Gobierno y Administración Pública is allowing unrestricted access to its content as from its publication in this electronic edition, and as such it is an open-access journal. The originals published in this journal are the property of the Complutense University of Madrid and any reproduction thereof in full or in part m…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Statement
Bilingual publication (English and Spanish) Model summary
The journal Cuadernos de Gobierno y Administración Pública provides readers with free access to its contents and does not charge authors an amount for publishing their works. The journal works under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0). If someone decides to use the articles published by the journal, they must adequately acknowledge their authorship as well as the p…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Acknowledgement of receipt within 30 days Model summary
The journal "Cuadernos de Gobierno y Administración Pública" will acknowledge receipt of all originals within 30 days of receipt.
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 Complutense de Madrid
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 2341-3808
- Electronic ISSN
- 2341-4839
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 13, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 Cuadernos de Gobierno y Administracion Publica
How long does peer review take at Cuadernos de Gobierno y Administracion Publica?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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 Cuadernos de Gobierno y Administracion Publica?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 120 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Reference style: Harvard. 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 Cuadernos de Gobierno y Administracion Publica based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Cuadernos de Gobierno y Administracion Publica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cuadernos de Gobierno y Administracion Publica is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Cuadernos de Gobierno y Administracion Publica open access, and what is the APC?
Cuadernos de Gobierno y Administracion Publica 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: .