Journal profile · GEOGRAPHY
Estudios Socioterritoriales
ISSN 1515-6206 · eISSN 1853-4392 · Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires · Argentina
Estudios Socioterritoriales: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 22 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Estudios Socioterritoriales is published by Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires 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 Regional Development and Innovation, Latin American Urban Studies and Latin American rural development, together about 49.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Estudios Socioterritoriales es una publicación que tiene como objetivo realizar aportes en la difusión de las investigaciones y estudios socioterritoriales que promuevan la reflexión teórica y el debate académico, a efectos de contribuir a la construcción del pensamiento geográfico en general, y de las ciencias sociales (preferentemente con una perspectiva territorial). Está dirigida a docentes, investigadoras/es y estudiantes que se interesen en las discusiones pasadas, presentes y futuras de la Geografía.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GEOGRAPHY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Argentina 21, Chile 1 (22 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Regional Development and InnovationSocial Sciences24.1%
- Latin American Urban StudiesSocial Sciences20.4%
- Latin American rural developmentAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Indigenous Cultures and HistorySocial Sciences5%
- Latin American socio-political dynamicsSocial Sciences4.8%
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences4.5%
- Geography and Education MethodsSocial Sciences3.7%
- Environmental and Ecological StudiesEnergy3.7%
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 | Geography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geography | 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
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.29OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 245 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 5 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 12 |
| 2023 | 46 | 46 | 54 |
| 2022 | 59 | 59 | 40 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 3 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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-SA | |
| 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 prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 4
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted1
- artículos científicosDurante todo el año se reciben artículos científicos, aportes para la reflexión, comentarios críticos, reseñas bibliográficas, entrevistas y diálogos comunitari…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Atribución-No Comercial-Compartir Igual (by-cc-sa) Model summary
Los trabajos publicados se encuentran bajo una licencia Cretive Commons Atribución-No Comercial-Compartir Igual (by-cc-sa).
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 Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires
- Country or region
- Argentina
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1515-6206
- Electronic ISSN
- 1853-4392
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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 Socioterritoriales
What CAS zone is Estudios Socioterritoriales in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Estudios Socioterritoriales is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geography. 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 Socioterritoriales?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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 Estudios Socioterritoriales?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 4; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; 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 Estudios Socioterritoriales based?
Of the 22 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Argentina (21) and Chile (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Estudios Socioterritoriales?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Estudios Socioterritoriales is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Estudios Socioterritoriales open access, and what is the APC?
Estudios Socioterritoriales 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: .