Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Digithum
ISSN 1575-2275 · Universitat Oberta de Catalunya · Spain
Digithum: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 12 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Digithum is published by Universitat Oberta de Catalunya and is in Zone 4 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Media and Digital Communication, Journalism and Media Studies and Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory, together about 21.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Digithum aplica una perspectiva relacional en l'anàlisi de les nostres experiències subjectives, els nostres vincles socials i el nostre patrimoni cultural. Aquests objectes d'estudi es poden enfocar i estudiar des de disciplines diferents: teoria sociològica/social, sociologia històrica, sociologia de la cultura i sociologia de les emocions, teoria cultural, teoria fílmica, ciències de la informació, art i humanitats. També estem particularment interessats en el seu diàleg.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Argentina 16, Romania 1 (17 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science8.7%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences7.5%
- Weber, Simmel, Sociological TheorySocial Sciences5.5%
- Geography and Education MethodsSocial Sciences5.5%
- E-Learning and Knowledge ManagementComputer Science5.5%
- Archaeology and Cultural HeritageSocial Sciences4.7%
- Digital Games and MediaSocial Sciences4.3%
- Spanish Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | 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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.12OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 95.65%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 10LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 350 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 2 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 35 |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- 4–6
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
- Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish, Catalan, English
- ISSN
- 1575-2275
- 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 Digithum
What CAS zone is Digithum in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Digithum is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Digithum?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Digithum?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: 4–6. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Digithum based?
Of the 17 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Argentina (16) and Romania (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Digithum?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Digithum is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Digithum open access, and what is the APC?
Digithum 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: .