Journal profile · COMMUNICATION
Cuadernos Info
ISSN 0719-3661 · eISSN 0719-367X · Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile · Chile
Cuadernos Info: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 36 weeks (community reports); 54 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cuadernos Info is published by Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile 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, Journalism and Media Studies and Communication and COVID-19 Impact, together about 51.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Cuadernos.info es una revista científica, editada cuatrimestralmente (enero, mayo y septiembre) por la Facultad de Comunicaciones de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, y afiliada a la International Communication Association (ICA) desde 2022. Es una publicación disciplinar y multidisciplinar cuyos artículos son sometidos a doble evaluación ciega de pares (double-blind peer review), que publica investigaciones sobre comunicación mediada en Iberoamérica. Busca difundir teorías, evidencia empírica y desarrollos metodológicos respecto de los medios, prácticas profesionales, audiencias, instituciones, tecnologías, y los efectos de la comunicación en lo social, político, económico y cultural. Abarca el periodismo, la comunicación institucional, audiovisual, multimedial y la publicidad. Cuadernos.info es una revista de acceso abierto (open access) que oferta su producción de forma íntegra online para toda la comunidad científica: académicos, investigadores, comunicadores y profesionales interesados en la comunicación y los medios en Iberoamérica. Publica trabajos en español, inglés y portugués. Asimismo, no establece ningún cobro durante todo el proceso editorial para la publicación de los artículos, incluyendo la revisión científica y la maquetación de los mismos. Fundada en 1984 con el título Cuadernos de Información, en 2013 se convirtió en Cuadernos.info, para reflejar su nueva identidad como revista íntegramente científica, y desde julio de 2020 es exclusivamente digital, disponible en https://cuadernosinfo.uc.cl Antiguos editores: - Tomás P. Mc Hale - editor: 1984 - 1989 - Silvia Pellegrini - editora: 1990 - 1994 - Gonzalo Saavedra - editor: 1995 - 2007 - Carolina García Huidobro - editora: 2005 - Felipe Moreno - editor: 2006 - 2008 - María Olga Delpiano - editora: 2009 - 2013 - Sebastián Valenzuela - editor en jefe: 2013 - 2019 - Daniela Grassau - editora: 2013 - 2019 - Rayén Condeza - editora en jefe: 2020 - 2026 - William Porath - editor en jefe subrogante: 2023 - 2024
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMMUNICATION
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Chile 9 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science24.4%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences15.1%
- Communication and COVID-19 ImpactSocial Sciences12.2%
- Advertising and Communication StudiesSocial Sciences11.4%
- Cultural and political discourse analysisSocial Sciences6.8%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences4.6%
- Radio, Podcasts, and Digital MediaSocial Sciences3.2%
- Media, Journalism, and Communication HistoryArts and Humanities2.9%
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
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 126OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.67OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.1%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 47LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,027 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 50 | 50 | 3 |
| 2025 | 54 | 54 | 35 |
| 2024 | 55 | 55 | 69 |
| 2023 | 55 | 55 | 168 |
| 2022 | 52 | 52 | 310 |
| 2021 | 54 | 54 | 395 |
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 36 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 32 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-SA | |
| 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
- 200–250 words
- Keywords
- 3–8
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, License & copyright, Peer review
- AI use Gender bias in LLMs: analyzing AI responses on STEM career guidance
Laura Milagros Castro Souto, Graciela Padilla Castillo 120-143
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Copyright policy: authors retain copyright without restrictions and grant the journal first-publication right under a CC BY-NC-SA license. Model summary
Los autores conservan los derechos de autor sin restricciones (derechos morales y patrimoniales de sus obras) y garantizan a la revista el derecho de ser la primera publicación del trabajo, la que opera con una licencia de atribución Creative Commons Reconocimiento – NoComercial – Compartir Igual (BY-NC-SA).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy: blind peer review; manuscripts must not reveal author identities or institutional affiliations. Model summary
El texto no puede contener ninguna evidencia de las identidades ni de las afiliaciones institucionales de los autores, pues debe estar en condiciones de ser enviado a una revisión ciega de pares.
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
- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
- Country or region
- Chile
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0719-3661
- Electronic ISSN
- 0719-367X
- 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 Cuadernos Info
What CAS zone is Cuadernos Info in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cuadernos Info 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 Cuadernos Info?
Authors report an average review time of about 36 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 Info?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–250 words; Keywords: 3–8; Reference style: APA. 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 Info based?
Of the 9 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Chile (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Cuadernos Info?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cuadernos Info is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Cuadernos Info open access, and what is the APC?
Cuadernos Info 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: .