Journal profile · Multiple
Historia y Comunicacion Social
ISSN 1137-0734 · eISSN 1988-3056 · Universidad Complutense de Madrid · Spain
Historia y Comunicacion Social: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 51 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Historia y Comunicacion Social is published by Universidad Complutense de Madrid and is in Zone 4 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Media, Journalism, and Communication History, Media and Digital Communication and Advertising and Communication Studies, together about 36.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Historia y Comunicación Social (ISSN 1137-0734, ISSN-e 1988-3056) is a journal that publishes works on communication phenomena in human societies from a diachronic point of view. It has a miscellaneous section with articles on Contemporary History, History of Thought and specifically History of the Media.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 3 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Media, Journalism, and Communication HistoryArts and Humanities16.4%
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science11.2%
- Advertising and Communication StudiesSocial Sciences9.3%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences7.8%
- Spanish History and PoliticsArts and Humanities6%
- Communication and COVID-19 ImpactSocial Sciences5.9%
- Spanish Culture and IdentityArts and Humanities5.2%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Film, Radio, Television | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Film, Radio, Television | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 91Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 88OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.41OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 83.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 44LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,063 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 0 |
| 2025 | 51 | 51 | 12 |
| 2024 | 51 | 51 | 40 |
| 2023 | 57 | 57 | 45 |
| 2022 | 58 | 58 | 88 |
| 2021 | 79 | 79 | 284 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Harvard
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship
Submission implies acceptance of a Declaration of Originality and Authorship. 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
Submission implies assignment of all rights and acceptance of editorial rules. Model summary
In order to support the global exchange of knowledge, the journal Historia y Comunicación Social 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 sou…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
The journal is open access, allowing unrestricted access to its content. Model summary
In order to support the global exchange of knowledge, the journal Historia y Comunicación Social is allowing unrestricted access to its content as from its publication in this electronic edition, and as such it is an open-access journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Submissions undergo anonymous peer review. Model summary
Los originales serán sometidos a proceso de evaluación anónima por pares.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Articles must be unpublished and original, not published or under evaluation elsewhere. Model summary
Los artículos deberán ser siempre inéditos y originales, sin haber sido publicados o sometidos a evaluación en otra publicación.
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
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1137-0734
- Electronic ISSN
- 1988-3056
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 31, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Historia y Comunicacion Social
What CAS zone is Historia y Comunicacion Social in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Historia y Comunicacion Social is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Film, Radio, Television / History. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Historia y Comunicacion Social?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Historia y Comunicacion Social based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Historia y Comunicacion Social?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Historia y Comunicacion Social is indexed in AHCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Historia y Comunicacion Social open access, and what is the APC?
Historia y Comunicacion Social 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: .