Journal profile · SOCIOLOGY
Culturales
ISSN 1870-1191 · eISSN 2448-539X · Universidad Autónoma de Baja California · Mexico
Culturales: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 15 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Culturales is published by Universidad Autónoma de Baja California 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 Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics, Gender and Feminist Studies and Social Sciences and Policies, together about 22.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Culturales es una revista académica digital, de publicación anual continua y de acceso abierto (Open Access), que difunde reflexiones e investigaciones originales e inéditas en el ámbito de los estudios culturales, socioculturales y sobre la cultura. Los trabajos podrán estar vinculados a distintas disciplinas: Antropología, Sociología, Historia, Psicología Social, Comunicación Social, Ciencias Políticas y Filosofía. Culturales publica artículos y reseñas bibliográficas en español, inglés y portugués, y en su carácter de revista arbitrada, los artículos aceptados son evaluados bajo el sistema de doble ciego.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental DynamicsEnvironmental Science8.7%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences7.1%
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences6.6%
- Photographic and Visual ArtsArts and Humanities5%
- Literary and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences5%
- Latin American Urban StudiesSocial Sciences4.2%
- Youth Culture and Social DynamicsSocial Sciences4.2%
- Historical Studies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences4.2%
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 | Sociology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sociology | 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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 10LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 235 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 1 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 2 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 8 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 18 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 59 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universidad Autónoma de Baja California
- Country or region
- Mexico
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1870-1191
- Electronic ISSN
- 2448-539X
- 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 Culturales
What CAS zone is Culturales in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Culturales is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Sociology. 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 Culturales?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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.
Which databases index Culturales?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Culturales is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Culturales open access, and what is the APC?
Culturales 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: .