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Debates en Sociologia
ISSN 0254-9220 · eISSN 2304-4284 · Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú · Peru
Debates en Sociologia: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 22 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Debates en Sociologia is published by Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú 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 Social Sciences and Policies, Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies and Regional Development and Innovation, together about 32.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La revista Debates en Sociología busca estimular conversaciones y reflexiones sobre las problemáticas y retos de las sociedades latinoamericanas. Enraizada en la sociología y sus disciplinas hermanas, como la antropología y la geografía humana, Debates en Sociología abre espacios de intercambios académicos acerca de las distintas conceptualizaciones de lo social y su relación con el estado, lo político, el medio ambiente, y el desarrollo en espacios rurales y urbanos. Debates en Sociología publica principalmente artículos académicos de investigación (empírica, teórica y/o aplicada), así como ensayos y revisiones bibliográficas en torno a la sociología y disciplinas afines. La revista está dirigida a profesores universitarios, investigadores y académicos de las ciencias sociales y humanas. Asimismo, se encuentra abierta colaboraciones nacionales y extranjeras. Cada número de Debates en Sociología gira en torno a un tema específico editado por los directores de la revista o por un equipo de editores invitados. Aceptamos propuestas para números editados que abarquen problemáticas teóricas, metodológicas o aplicadas desde un punto de vista disciplinario o multidisciplinario. Si desea colaborar con nosotros, por favor revise las Instrucciones para Autores de nuestra revista o descargue el documento en PDF.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Augusto Castro CarpioPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences15.9%
- Employment, Labor, and Gender StudiesSocial Sciences9.1%
- Regional Development and InnovationSocial Sciences7.2%
- Latin American socio-political dynamicsSocial Sciences6.4%
- Latin American Urban StudiesSocial Sciences5.7%
- Latin American Cultural PoliticsSocial Sciences4.4%
- Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin AmericaSocial Sciences3.9%
- Economic and Social DevelopmentSocial Sciences3.7%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| 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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SciELOPublisher website
Other: EBSCOhost, BASE, CLASE, e-revistas, Google Scholar, Journal TOCs, Latindex, LatinREV, MIAR, REDIB
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.51OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 83.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 593 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 8 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 23 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 24 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 20 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
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 del Perú
- Country or region
- Peru
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0254-9220
- Electronic ISSN
- 2304-4284
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Debates en Sociologia
What CAS zone is Debates en Sociologia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Debates en Sociologia is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Sociology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Debates en Sociologia?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Debates en Sociologia?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: 3–5; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Required. 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 Debates en Sociologia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Debates en Sociologia is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Debates en Sociologia open access, and what is the APC?
Debates en Sociologia 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: .