Journal profile · ART
Eikon Imago
ISSN 2254-8718 · Universidad Complutense de Madrid · Spain
Eikon Imago: CAS Zone 2 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 38 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Eikon Imago is published by Universidad Complutense de Madrid and is in Zone 2 of Arts in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical Art and Architecture Studies, Historical and Religious Studies of Rome and Libraries, Manuscripts, and Books, together about 29.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are History and Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Eikón Imago (ISSN-e: 2254-8718) is an annual (formerly binnual) scientific journal that operates under a Continuous Article Publication (CAP) model, and that is edited by the Research Group CAPIRE (Collective for the Pluridisciplinary Analysis of European Religious Iconography) at the Complutense University of Madrid. Founded in March 2012 by Dr. José María Salvador-GonzálezThe research interest of this journal focuses on iconography in a broad sense, with a thematic coverage that aims the forms and meanings of the images of any era, culture or country, as well as any thematic, typological or disciplinary variant of the iconography: religious , mythological, political, musical, fantastic, animalistic or other. Its sections are: Monographic issue, Miscellaneous articles and Book reviews. The journal accepts works written in Spanish, English, French, German, Italian and Portuguese. Eikón Imago does not charge the authors any fees for the submission / evaluation of texts, nor for the publication of articles.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ART
Editor-in-chief Jose María de FranciscoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 4, United States 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Art and Architecture StudiesArts and Humanities13.4%
- Historical and Religious Studies of RomeArts and Humanities8.4%
- Libraries, Manuscripts, and BooksArts and Humanities7.9%
- Medieval and Early Modern IberiaArts and Humanities6%
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryArts and Humanities5.4%
- Archaeological and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities5.2%
- Byzantine Studies and HistoryArts and Humanities5%
- Photographic and Visual ArtsArts and Humanities5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Art | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Art | Zone 3 |
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
Web of SciencePublisher 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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 44Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.35OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.75%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 530 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| 2025 | 38 | 38 | 5 |
| 2024 | 43 | 43 | 33 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 4 |
| 2022 | 45 | 45 | 18 |
| 2021 | 49 | 49 | 31 |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Declaration of Originality and Authorship required. Model summary
Submitting an article to this journal implies the acceptance of the Declaration of Originality and Authorship.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Good Practice Guide. Model summary
Authors should observe the "Good Practice Guide" that we include in the homonymous file.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
CC BY 4.0 licence. Model summary
In order to support the global exchange of knowledge, the journal Eikon Imago 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 must cite the source. All content is…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
No submission or evaluation fees (no APC). Model summary
Eikón Imago does not charge any fees for the shipping of the item or for the process of evaluating it.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Blind review instructions must be followed. Model summary
If you are submitting something for a peer-reviewed section of the journal, please make sure you have followed the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review.
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, Italian, English, French, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2254-8718
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 15 (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 Eikon Imago
What CAS zone is Eikon Imago in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Eikon Imago is in Zone 2 of Arts, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Art. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Arts. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Eikon Imago?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of Eikon Imago 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 United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Eikon Imago?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Eikon Imago is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Eikon Imago open access, and what is the APC?
Eikon Imago 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .