Journal profile · COMMUNICATION
Documentacion de las Ciencias de la Informacion
ISSN 0210-4210 · eISSN 1988-2890 · Universidad Complutense de Madrid · Spain
Documentacion de las Ciencias de la Informacion: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 16 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Documentacion de las Ciencias de la Informacion is published by Universidad Complutense de Madrid 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, Journalism, and Communication History, Photographic and Visual Arts and Advertising and Communication Studies, together about 36% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Documentación de las Ciencias de la Información (ISSN 0210-4210, ISSN-e 1988-2890) is a annual journal that publishes research articles and technical work on Information and Documentation Sciences applied to Social Communication and its speciality areas: Internet and Digital Information, Journalism, Television, Radio, Cinema, Photography, Advertising and Public Relations.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMMUNICATION
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 4, France 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Media, Journalism, and Communication HistoryArts and Humanities14.6%
- Photographic and Visual ArtsArts and Humanities10.7%
- Advertising and Communication StudiesSocial Sciences10.7%
- Radio, Podcasts, and Digital MediaSocial Sciences9.7%
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science8.5%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences7.5%
- Communication and COVID-19 ImpactSocial Sciences5.9%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities5.3%
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 | Communication | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Communication | 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
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 308 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 2 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 7 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 54 |
| 2021 | 39 | 39 | 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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 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
- ≤ 250 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted7
- bibliografíaPublica estudios, informes, notas y bibliografía sobre documentación aplicada a las ciencias de la información y sobre técnicas documentarias en general.Length not stated
- estudiosLos estudios constituyen el corpus científico de la revista mayoritariamente y son aportaciones en que el autor plantea un problema científico, justifica la nec…Length not stated
- informesPublica estudios, informes, notas y bibliografía sobre documentación aplicada a las ciencias de la información y sobre técnicas documentarias en general.Length not stated
- miscellanyMiscellanyLength not stated
- monographyMonographyLength not stated
- notasPublica estudios, informes, notas y bibliografía sobre documentación aplicada a las ciencias de la información y sobre técnicas documentarias en general.Length not stated
- reviewsReviewsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Declaration of Originality and Authorship required upon submission Model summary
Submitting an article to this journal implies the acceptance of the Declaration of Originality and Authorship.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
CC BY 4.0 license Model summary
In order to support the global exchange of knowledge, the journal Documentación de las Ciencias de la Información is allowing unrestricted access to its content as from its publication in this electronic edition, and as such it is an open-access journal. The originals published in this journal are the property of the Complutense University of Madrid and any reproduction thereof in full or in part …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access journal Model summary
the journal Documentación de las Ciencias de la Información is allowing unrestricted access to its content as from its publication in this electronic edition, and as such it is an open-access journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review by two external reviewers Model summary
Los artículos serán enviados a dos especialistas a través del sistema de revisión por pares.
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 Complutense de Madrid
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 0210-4210
- Electronic ISSN
- 1988-2890
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 49 (2026)
- 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 Documentacion de las Ciencias de la Informacion
What CAS zone is Documentacion de las Ciencias de la Informacion in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Documentacion de las Ciencias de la Informacion is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Communication. 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 Documentacion de las Ciencias de la Informacion?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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 Documentacion de las Ciencias de la Informacion?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Documentacion de las Ciencias de la Informacion based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (4) and France (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Documentacion de las Ciencias de la Informacion?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Documentacion de las Ciencias de la Informacion is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Documentacion de las Ciencias de la Informacion open access, and what is the APC?
Documentacion de las Ciencias de la Informacion 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: .