Journal profile · HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Cultura Ciencia y Deporte
ISSN 1696-5043 · eISSN 1989-7413 · Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia · Spain
Cultura Ciencia y Deporte: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 48 weeks (community reports); 57 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cultura Ciencia y Deporte is published by Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia and is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sports and Physical Education Studies, Sports Performance and Training and Physical Education and Pedagogy, together about 41.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La Revista Cultura, Ciencia y Deporte considerará para su publicación trabajos de investigación relacionados con las diferentes áreas temáticas y campos de trabajo en Educación Física y Deportes, que estén científicamente fundamentados. Dado el carácter especializado de la revista, no tienen en ella cabida los artículos de simple divulgación, ni los que se limitan a exponer opiniones en vez de conclusiones derivadas de una investigación contrastada.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sports and Physical Education StudiesSocial Sciences17.2%
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine12.8%
- Physical Education and PedagogyHealth Professions11.2%
- Motivation and Self-Concept in SportsPsychology7.2%
- Health and Lifestyle StudiesHealth Professions6.7%
- Sports injuries and preventionMedicine6.2%
- Sport Psychology and PerformancePsychology4.3%
- Children's Physical and Motor DevelopmentPsychology4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | 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
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 114OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.51OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 87.12%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 50LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 765 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 98 |
| 2025 | 57 | 57 | 20 |
| 2024 | 53 | 53 | 50 |
| 2023 | 50 | 50 | 97 |
| 2022 | 57 | 57 | 175 |
| 2021 | 70 | 70 | 232 |
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 48 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 48 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 | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 120 / EUR 300 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- EUR 120
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 5
- Not considered
- artículos de simple divulgación
Article types accepted3
- artículos de revisión1.2.2. Artículos de revisión Los artículos de revisión contemplarán los apartados y el formato de las investigaciones originales. Las revisiones sobre el estado…Length not stated
- editorial1.2.3. Editorial Esta sección de Cultura, Ciencia y Deporte admitirá Editorial, ensayos, correctamente estructurados y suficientemente justificados, fundamentad…Length not stated
- investigaciones originales1.2.1. Investigaciones originales Son artículos que dan cuenta de un estudio empírico original configurados en partes que reflejan los pasos seguidos en la inve…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics
La revista se adhiere al código de conducta de COPE y a las recomendaciones del ICJME. Model summary
La revista Cultura, Ciencia y Deporte se adhiere al "Code of Conduct and the Best Practices Guidelines for Journals Editors del Committee on Publication Ethics – COPE" y a las recomendaciones del "International Committee of Medical Journal Editors - ICJME".
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Promueve el uso de lenguaje inclusivo en los artículos científicos. Model summary
La política editorial de la revista promueve el uso de lenguaje inclusivo en los artículos científicos.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open Access Model summary
de acuerdo con su política de Acceso Abierto (Open Access)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Compromiso con la detección de plagio y otros tipos de fraude. Model summary
Existe compromiso por parte de la revista para la detección de plagio y otros tipos de fraude en la redacción y presentación de artículos a Cultura, Ciencia y Deporte.
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 Católica San Antonio de Murcia
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1696-5043
- Electronic ISSN
- 1989-7413
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cultura Ciencia y Deporte
What CAS zone is Cultura Ciencia y Deporte in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cultura Ciencia y Deporte is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Cultura Ciencia y Deporte?
Authors report an average review time of about 48 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 Cultura Ciencia y Deporte?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA; Suggested reviewers: Required, 5. 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.
Which databases index Cultura Ciencia y Deporte?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cultura Ciencia y Deporte is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Cultura Ciencia y Deporte open access, and what is the APC?
Cultura Ciencia y Deporte 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: .