Journal profile · Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
Desarrollo y Sociedad
ISSN 0120-3584 · eISSN 1900-7760 · Universidad de los Andes · Colombia
Desarrollo y Sociedad: impact factor 0.28 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 18 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Desarrollo y Sociedad is published by Universidad de los Andes. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Economic Theory and Policy, History and Politics in Latin America and Regional Development and Innovation, together about 34% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La revista Desarrollo y Sociedad tiene como objetivo divulgar los resultados de investigaciones y trabajos académicos desarrollados en universidades y centros de investigaciones nacionales e internacionales. En este sentido, Desarrollo y Sociedad es una revista dirigida a economistas, profesionales e investigadores en otras áreas del conocimiento afines o relacionadas con el campo de la economía y de las ciencias sociales. La revista considera para la publicación los artículos académicos inéditos y originales relacionados con aspectos económicos y sociales del desarrollo económico, así como las contribuciones teóricas o aplicadas y los métodos cuantitativos, entre otros.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance13.4%
- History and Politics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences12.3%
- Regional Development and InnovationSocial Sciences8.3%
- Economic and Social DevelopmentSocial Sciences8.2%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.9%
- Income, Poverty, and InequalitySocial Sciences4.8%
- Employment, Labor, and Gender StudiesSocial Sciences4.7%
- Taxation and Compliance StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SciELOPublisher website
Other: Google, SCImago
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.28Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 0.18Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 94OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.38OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 756 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 6 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 13 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 37 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 74 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 96 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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-ND | |
| 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)
Article types accepted2
- artículosDesarrollo y Sociedad es una revista dirigida a publicar trabajos en ciencias sociales con énfasis en economía y otras áreas del conocimiento afines que contras…Length not stated
- research articleResearch ArticleLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Licencia Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 4.0 Internacional Model summary
Esta obra está bajo una Licencia Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 4.0 Internacional
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 los Andes
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 0120-3584
- Electronic ISSN
- 1900-7760
- 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 Desarrollo y Sociedad
What is the impact factor of Desarrollo y Sociedad?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.28; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 23.
How long does peer review take at Desarrollo y Sociedad?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Desarrollo y Sociedad?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Desarrollo y Sociedad is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Desarrollo y Sociedad open access, and what is the APC?
Desarrollo y Sociedad 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, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .