Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Estudios Avanzados
ISSN 0718-5022 · eISSN 0718-5014 · Universidad de Santiago de Chile · Chile
Estudios Avanzados: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 9 weeks (community reports); 19 articles a year; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Estudios Avanzados is published by Universidad de Santiago de Chile 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 Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America, Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America and International Relations in Latin America, together about 39% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Es una revista científica (peer reviewed) de aparición semestral (junio y diciembre de cada año) editada por el Instituto de Estudios Avanzados de la Universidad de Santiago de Chile, el cual se aloja en la Universidad de Santiago de Chile, institución de Educación Superior Estatal con una tradición desde 1849 en las artes y los oficios. Sus escritos cuentan con acceso abierto a partir de su publicación, exclusivamente en línea, en la plataforma Open Journal Source (OJS) y pueden ser escritos en castellano, inglés y portugués. Desde 1999 su objetivo ha sido difundir resultados inéditos y originales de investigaciones provenientes de las artes, humanidades y ciencias sociales con especial atención en enfoques interdisciplinarios, donde convergen discusiones sociales, políticas, artísticas, filosóficas, que preferentemente aborden las materias desde una perspectiva del sur global.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Chile 7 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cultural and Social Studies in Latin AmericaArts and Humanities16.7%
- Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin AmericaSocial Sciences11.6%
- International Relations in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences10.8%
- Latin American Cultural PoliticsSocial Sciences6.8%
- Comparative Literary Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities5.2%
- Literary and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences4.4%
- Latin American socio-political dynamicsSocial Sciences3.6%
- Migration, Education, Indigenous Social DynamicsSocial Sciences3.6%
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 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
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.5OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 52%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 224 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 24 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 4 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
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 9 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 9 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, Open access
- Authorship
Accepts submissions in Spanish, English and Portuguese. Model summary
La revista acepta trabajos en español, inglés y portugués.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access journal with double-blind peer review. Model summary
Es una revista académica de acceso abierto, con sistema de arbitraje doble ciego
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 de Santiago de Chile
- Country or region
- Chile
- Language
- Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0718-5022
- Electronic ISSN
- 0718-5014
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Estudios Avanzados
What CAS zone is Estudios Avanzados in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Estudios Avanzados 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.
How long does peer review take at Estudios Avanzados?
Authors report an average review time of about 9 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 Estudios Avanzados based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Chile (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Estudios Avanzados?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Estudios Avanzados is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Estudios Avanzados open access, and what is the APC?
Estudios Avanzados 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: .