Journal profile · SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Cultura y Droga
ISSN 0122-8455 · eISSN 2590-7840 · Universidad de Caldas · Colombia
Cultura y Droga: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 32 weeks (community reports); 19 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cultura y Droga is published by Universidad de Caldas and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Youth, Drugs, and Violence, Psychedelics and Drug Studies and Social Issues and Policies in Latin America, together about 37% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La Revista Cultura y Droga de la Facultad de ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales, es una publicación científica de acceso abierto sin cobro de APC (Article Processing Charge), editada y financiada por la Universidad de Caldas, que circula semestralmente en el ámbito nacional e internacional en formato impreso y digital (PDF). La Revista, recibe artículos en inglés, portugués y español sobre publicaciones originales e inéditas que contribuyan al avance del conocimiento y a la discusión académico-científica sobre la relación cultura y droga. Acoge artículos de diversas disciplinas: sociales y humanas, naturales, médicas, artísticas, filosóficas, botánicas, así como, conocimientos indígenas tradicionales.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 3, Argentina 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Youth, Drugs, and ViolenceSocial Sciences15.7%
- Psychedelics and Drug StudiesPsychology10.6%
- Social Issues and Policies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences10.6%
- Public Health and Social InequalitiesSocial Sciences6%
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid ResearchMedicine5.5%
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskMedicine5.1%
- Criminal Justice and PenologySocial Sciences4.7%
- Crime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | 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
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.07OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 8LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 169 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 1 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 2 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 4 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 16 |
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 32 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 | |
| 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)
Article types accepted3
- artículo de investigación científica y tecnológicaArtículo de investigación científica y tecnológica: incluyen artículos resultados de investigaciones originales o procesos documentados en las áreas temáticas a…Length not stated
- artículo de reflexiónArtículo de reflexión: estos artículos presentan resultados de investigación concluida desde una perspectiva analítica, interpretativa o crítica del autor, sobr…Length not stated
- artículo de revisiónArtículo de revisión: este tipo de artículo se caracteriza por presentar una cuidadosa revisión bibliográfica que en promedio tiene 50 referencias debidamente c…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright license
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license for all documents published from 2015 onwards. Model summary
Licencia Todos los documentos publicados en nuestras revistas se distribuyen, a partir del año 2015, bajo una Licencia Creative Commons Atribución 4.0 Internacional (CC BY 4.0)
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 Caldas
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0122-8455
- Electronic ISSN
- 2590-7840
- 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 Cultura y Droga
What CAS zone is Cultura y Droga in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cultura y Droga is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Cultura y Droga?
Authors report an average review time of about 32 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Cultura y Droga 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 Colombia (3) and Argentina (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Cultura y Droga?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cultura y Droga is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Cultura y Droga open access, and what is the APC?
Cultura y Droga 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: .