Journal profile · LAW
Derecho Penal y Criminologia
ISSN 0121-0483 · eISSN 2346-2108 · Universidad Externado de Colombia · Colombia
Derecho Penal y Criminologia: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 23 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Derecho Penal y Criminologia is published by Universidad Externado de Colombia 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 Criminal Justice and Penology, Social Issues and Policies in Latin America and Violence, Education, and Gender Studies, together about 58.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Criminal Justice and PenologySocial Sciences31%
- Social Issues and Policies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences16.7%
- Violence, Education, and Gender StudiesSocial Sciences11.2%
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences10.3%
- Legal processes and jurisprudenceSocial Sciences7.7%
- Conflict, Peace, and Violence in ColombiaSocial Sciences4%
- Comparative International Legal StudiesSocial Sciences2.2%
- Criminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisSocial Sciences2%
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 | Law | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | 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
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 83.64%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 228 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 1 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 7 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 19 |
| 2022 | 42 | 42 | 30 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 | — |
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 Externado de Colombia
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0121-0483
- Electronic ISSN
- 2346-2108
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Derecho Penal y Criminologia
What CAS zone is Derecho Penal y Criminologia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Derecho Penal y Criminologia is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Law. 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 Derecho Penal y Criminologia?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 Derecho Penal y Criminologia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Derecho Penal y Criminologia is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Derecho Penal y Criminologia open access, and what is the APC?
Derecho Penal y Criminologia 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; 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: .