Journal profile
Delito y Sociedad Revista de Ciencias Sociales
ISSN 0328-0101 · eISSN 2468-9963 · Universidad Nacional del Litoral · Argentina
Delito y Sociedad Revista de Ciencias Sociales: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Delito y Sociedad Revista de Ciencias Sociales is published by Universidad Nacional del Litoral. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Criminal Justice and Penology, Criminal Law and Policy and Crime, Deviance, and Social Control, together about 55.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Delito y Sociedad. Revista de Ciencias Sociales is a joint publication of the Social Control Studies Program of the Gino Germani Research Institute and the university chair on Crime and Society: Sociology of Penal System, both of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Buenos Aires; and the Crime and Society Program of the Faculty of Juridical and Social Science of the National University of Litoral. Delito y Sociedad. Revista de Ciencias Sociales calls for collaboration to worldwide social researchers within a democratic, scientific and critical tradition interested in crime, the penal system and social control. They can find here a place to publish their works, contributing to the development of the field. Delito y Sociedad. Revista de Ciencias Sociales is sponsored by the Faculty of Social Science, University of Buenos Aires and the Faculty of Juridical and Social Science, National University of Litoral. ISSN: 0328-0101 (printed version)ISSN: 2362-3306 (digital version)Fundation: 1992.Periodicity: Twice per year.Language: Spanish.Principal topics: crime, penal system and social control.Editorial: Ediciones UNL. Editorial structure Director Máximo Sozzo (National University of Litoral ) Founder Director Juan S. Pegoraro (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina) Editorial Board Nicolás Dallorso (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina) Gustavo González (National University of Litoral , Argentina) Mariano Gutiérrez (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina) Augusto Montero (National University of Litoral , Argentina) Victoria Rangugni (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina) Gabriela Seghezzo (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina) Collaborators Emilio Ayos (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina) Guillermina Barukel (National University of Litoral , Argentina) Lucia Cañaveral (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina) Waldelmar Claus (National University of Litoral , Argentina) Antonella Comba (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina) Natalia Crocco (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina) Vanina Ferreccio (National University of Litoral , Argentina) Luciana Ghiberto (National University of Litoral , Argentina) Valeria Gramuglia (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina) Natacha Guala (National University of Litoral , Argentina) Karina Mouzo (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina) Barbara Ohanian (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina) Maria Victoria Puyol (National University of Litoral , Argentina) Angelina Rabuffetti (National University of Litoral , Argenti
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Criminal Justice and PenologySocial Sciences30.5%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences12.9%
- Crime, Deviance, and Social ControlSocial Sciences12.5%
- Criminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisSocial Sciences6.2%
- Crime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceSocial Sciences5.9%
- Policing Practices and PerceptionsSocial Sciences4.8%
- Crime Patterns and InterventionsSocial Sciences4.5%
- Decadence, Literature, and SocietySocial Sciences2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSSciELOPublisher website
Other: Latindex
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
- 20OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 724 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| 2023 | 32 | 32 | 77 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | 63 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 107 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- articlesArticles: up to a maximum of twelve thousand words (including bibliography).Length not stated
- research advancesResearch Advances: up to a maximum of ten thousand words (including bibliography).Length not stated
- reviewlongs, country and e-mail. Two types of reviews will be accepted: (a) Standard review: the review cannot exceed 2000 words. b) Review-essay: starting from a rec…main text ≤ 2,000 words
- standard reviewStandard review: the review cannot exceed 2000 words.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Open access, Plagiarism
- Authorship
Multi-author works must include an authorship/participation statement using CRediT taxonomy roles. Model summary
the work should include, at the end, a statement of the roles of authorship and participation. The taxonomy of collaborative scholarly networks (CRediT) lists the different roles of collaboration
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Ethical aspects and conflicts of interest
We assume that people who publish at Delito y Sociedad. Revista de Ciencias Sociales are familiar with and adhere to either the CONICET document: Guidelines for ethical behaviour in the Social Sciences and Humanities (Resolution No. 2857, December 11, 2006) and the document Guidelines on Good Publication Practice (Committee on Publications Ethics: COPE).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Authors must ensure availability and preservation of research data per Law No. 26,899; data should be deposited in a repository (e.g., SciELO Data) and cited with DOI. Model summary
Authors submitting articles to the journal must ensure the availability and preservation of the data used in them, in accordance with Law No. 26,899 on Digital Repositories.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access policies
Articles published in Delito y Sociedad. Revista de Ciencias Sociales are available free of charge at the Virtual Library of Periodic Publications of the National University of Litoral. The Delito y Sociedad. Revista de Ciencias Sociales adheres to the definition of ‘Open Access” of the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI). Crime and Society. Social Science Journal [Delito y Sociedad. Revista de…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism and scientific fraud detection policy
Original work only; not previously published nor submitted elsewhere unless explained to the editor. Model summary
The publication of a work that violates intellectual property rights will be the responsibility of the authors, who will be accountable for the conflicts that may be generated for reasons of copyright. The most critical conflicts can be caused by plagiarism. Plagiarism implies: Present the work of others as their own. Adopt words or ideas of other authors without due recognition. Do not use quotat…
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 Nacional del Litoral
- Country or region
- Argentina
- Language
- Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0328-0101
- Electronic ISSN
- 2468-9963
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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 Delito y Sociedad Revista de Ciencias Sociales
How long does peer review take at Delito y Sociedad Revista de Ciencias Sociales?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 Delito y Sociedad Revista de Ciencias Sociales?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≤ 5; 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.
Which databases index Delito y Sociedad Revista de Ciencias Sociales?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Delito y Sociedad Revista de Ciencias Sociales is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS and SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Delito y Sociedad Revista de Ciencias Sociales open access, and what is the APC?
Delito y Sociedad Revista de Ciencias Sociales 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: .