Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Escritura e Imagen
ISSN 1885-5687 · eISSN 1988-2416 · Universidad Compultense Madrid
Escritura e Imagen: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; 25 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Escritura e Imagen is published by Universidad Compultense Madrid and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Philosophical and Cultural Analysis, Literature, Culture, and Aesthetics and Photographic and Visual Arts, together about 28.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Escritura e Imagen (ISSN 1885-5687, ISSN-e 1988-2416) is an annual scientific journal linked to the Complutense Research Group: La Europa de la Escritura. The publication offers a space for creation and discussion, and takes an in-depth look at how image and writing relate from an interdisciplinary, open perspective. Its field of study lies in the area of Aesthetics and Theory of the Arts and, since its foundation in 2005, it has become one of the most prestigious journals in this domain.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 2, France 1, Italy 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Philosophical and Cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities10.9%
- Literature, Culture, and AestheticsArts and Humanities9.2%
- Photographic and Visual ArtsArts and Humanities8.6%
- Literary and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences8.2%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities8%
- Comparative Literary Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities6.6%
- Philosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismArts and Humanities5.1%
- Latin American Literature StudiesSocial Sciences4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | 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
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
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.08LetPub ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 334 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| 2024 | 27 | 27 | 3 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 3 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 9 |
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 PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 26 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 |
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 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted2
- articlesArticles: should be under 30 pages and accompanied by a heading including in the following order: title in the manuscript´s language, author´s name, University …Length not stated
- book reviewsBook Reviews: should be under 5 pages and will be devoted to the presentation and summary of publications related to the interaction between writing and image f…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, 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 ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
CC BY 4.0 Model summary
In order to support the global exchange of knowledge, the journal Escritura e Imagen 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 con…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Original, unpublished work only; not under consideration elsewhere Model summary
Submissions should not have been previously published, nor submitted to another journal for consideration.
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 Compultense Madrid
- ISSN
- 1885-5687
- Electronic ISSN
- 1988-2416
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 21 (2025)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Escritura e Imagen
What CAS zone is Escritura e Imagen in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Escritura e Imagen is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What are the manuscript requirements of Escritura e Imagen?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Author–date; 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 Escritura e Imagen based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (2), France (1) and Italy (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Escritura e Imagen?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Escritura e Imagen is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Escritura e Imagen open access, and what is the APC?
Escritura e Imagen 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: .