Journal profile · Social Sciences-Library and Information Sciences
Disertaciones
ISSN 1856-9536 · Universidad del Rosario; Universidad de los Andes de Venezuela; Universidad Complutense de Madrid · Colombia
Disertaciones: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 41 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Disertaciones is published by Universidad del Rosario; Universidad de los Andes de Venezuela; Universidad Complutense de Madrid. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Media Studies and Communication, Journalism and Media Studies and Media and Digital Communication, together about 43.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
El Anuario Electrónico de Estudios en Comunicación Social 'Disertaciones' (ISSN: 1856-9536) es una publicación digital de acceso abierto arbitrada e indizada (Scopus) de la Universidad del Rosario (Colombia), la Universidad de Los Andes (Departamento de Comunicación Social) y la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, España (Grupo de Mediación Dialéctica de la Comunicación Social - MDCS). La revista se edita con una periodicidad semestral y sus textos se publican en español, inglés y portugués, sin costos de publicación para el autor (APC). Disertaciones, tiene como fin exponer trabajos empíricos de investigación inéditos en el área temática de la Comunicación Social, específicamente en las líneas de: (i) Sociedad y Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación; (ii) Comunicación y Política; (iii) Periodismo; y (iv) Comunicación y Cultura. Está dirigida principalmente a investigadores, estudiantes y profesores de la comunidad académica internacional en el área de investigación en comunicación, y su intención es influir y colaborar con la difusión científica de los estudios en el área.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Library and Information Sciences
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 34, Colombia 9, Brazil 5, Chile 5, United States 4 (78 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences18%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences15.5%
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science9.9%
- Media and Communication StudiesSocial Sciences8.3%
- Media, Journalism, and Communication HistoryArts and Humanities4.2%
- Communication and COVID-19 ImpactSocial Sciences4%
- Public Relations and Crisis CommunicationSocial Sciences3.7%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences3.5%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library and Information Sciences | Q3 | 191/296 | 35th |
| Communication | Q3 | 366/541 | 32nd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Redalyc, Latindex, Dialnet, REDIB, ERINH, JournalGuide, MIAR, EJL, Google ScholarPublisher website
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.44OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 348 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 25 | 70 |
| 2025 | 41 | 41 | 98 |
| 2024 | 42 | 42 | 138 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | 125 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 77 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 61 |
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 16 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-NC | |
| 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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–200 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 9,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted4
- avancesLa sección Avances, publica artículos de tema abierto de investigación en comunicación, que aporten al conocimiento sobre las líneas temáticas generales de la r…Length not stated
- ensayosEn la sección Ensayos se publican artículos de reflexión que, derivados de experiencias de investigación o de una sólida revisión crítica de la literatura acadé…Length not stated
- estudiosLa sección Estudios, de carácter monográfico, reúne los artículos especializados que aportan al dosier temático específico convocado para cada número de la revi…Length not stated
- reseñasLa revista también publica reseñas críticas de libros o eventos académicos destacados y recientes relacionados con los estudios en comunicación. Estos textos so…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship Declaración de autoría – Taxonomía CRediT
Con el objetivo de fortalecer la integridad científica de la investigación que publica la revista, se adoptará a partir del segundo semestre de 2021 la taxonomía CRediT establecida por CASRAI. El artículo deberá incluir la descripción de los roles de contribución de los autores que firman la publicación; de acuerdo con la clasificación de los 14 roles de autor (https://casrai.org/credit/ ), se def…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution License; copyright Universidad del Rosario Model summary
Los autores garantizan a la revista el derecho de ser la primera publicación del trabajo, al igual que licenciado bajo una Creative Commons Attribution License que permite a otros compartir el trabajo con un reconocimiento de la autoría del trabajo y de la publicación inicial en esta revista.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access journal Model summary
Disertaciones es una revista académica y científica, de acceso abierto en Internet, que publica aportes originales y relevantes en el campo de la comunicación social
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Initial editorial review before peer review; originality software check Model summary
Los artículos recibidos a Disertaciones, antes de ser enviados a pares evaluadores, serán revisados inicialmente por un equipo del consejo de redacción de la revista con el fin de verificar que cumplan efectivamente con las presentes normas para los autores.
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 del Rosario; Universidad de los Andes de Venezuela; Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1856-9536
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Disertaciones
How long does peer review take at Disertaciones?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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 Disertaciones?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 9,000 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Disertaciones based?
Of the 78 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (34), Colombia (9) and Brazil (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Disertaciones?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Disertaciones is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Disertaciones open access, and what is the APC?
Disertaciones 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: .