Journal profile · COMMUNICATION
Doxa Comunicacion
ISSN 1696-019X · eISSN 2386-3978 · Universidad CEU San Pablo · Spain
Doxa Comunicacion: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 123 days to acceptance (33 articles, last 24 months); 52 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Doxa Comunicacion is published by Universidad CEU San Pablo 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 Communication and COVID-19 Impact, Media and Digital Communication and Advertising and Communication Studies, together about 39.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Doxa Comunicación es una revista científica internacional de acceso abierto, indexada en los principales rankings, perteneciente a la Universidad CEU San Pablo. Fundada en 2003, se publica semestralmente en español e inglés, en formato digital y en papel, y se especializa en el área de Comunicación.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMMUNICATION
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Chile 3, Portugal 1, Colombia 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Communication and COVID-19 ImpactSocial Sciences13.7%
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science13.6%
- Advertising and Communication StudiesSocial Sciences12.1%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences10.7%
- Media, Journalism, and Communication HistoryArts and Humanities6.5%
- Radio, Podcasts, and Digital MediaSocial Sciences6.2%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences4.8%
- Media, Gender, and AdvertisingSocial Sciences4.1%
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Comunicación y Ciencias Sociales, DICEPublisher 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
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.97OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.61%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 31LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 655 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 49 | 49 | 6 |
| 2025 | 52 | 52 | 51 |
| 2024 | 46 | 46 | 85 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 56 |
| 2022 | 58 | 58 | 235 |
| 2021 | 42 | 42 | 175 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
123 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 103 days – 162 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 79 days (34 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 205 days
- Sample
- 33 articles with submission and acceptance dates (95 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 accepted5
- artículos y ensayos científicosLos artículos y ensayos científicos aceptados y editados se publican en la modalidad de "En edición" hasta su publicación definitiva.Length not stated
- monográficoMonográficoLength not stated
- notas de investigaciónNotas de investigaciónLength not stated
- noticias de tesis doctoralesNoticias de tesis doctoralesLength not stated
- reseñas bibliográficasReseñas bibliográficasLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics
Sigue los principios éticos establecidos por el COPE y la World Conference on Research Integrity. Model summary
Doxa Comunicación sigue los principios éticos establecidos por el COPE y la World Conference on Research Integrity
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Publica bajo licencia Creative Commons CC BY-NC 4.0. Model summary
sus artículos se publican bajo la licencia Creative Commons CC BY-NC 4.0
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Sin APC Model summary
Publica en formatos PDF, ePUB y HTML, sin cobrar cargos por procesamiento de artículos (APC)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Revisión externa mediante el sistema anónimo de doble ciego. Model summary
La revista aplica un riguroso proceso de revisión externa mediante el sistema anónimo de “doble ciego”
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Utiliza herramientas como iThenticate para detectar plagio. Model summary
utilizando herramientas como iThenticate para detectar plagio
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 CEU San Pablo
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1696-019X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2386-3978
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 Doxa Comunicacion
What CAS zone is Doxa Comunicacion in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Doxa Comunicacion 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 Doxa Comunicacion?
Based on the dates recorded on 33 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 123 days (interquartile range 103–162 days); 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Doxa Comunicacion 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 Chile (3), Portugal (1) and Colombia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Doxa Comunicacion?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Doxa Comunicacion is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Doxa Comunicacion open access, and what is the APC?
Doxa Comunicacion 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: .