Journal profile · SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Iconos
ISSN 1390-1249 · eISSN 1390-8065 · Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador · Ecuador
Iconos: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 190 days to acceptance (25 articles, last 24 months); 44 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Iconos is published by Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador 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 International Relations in Latin America, Latin American socio-political dynamics and Latin American Cultural Politics, together about 24.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Íconos busca estimular una reflexión crítica desde las ciencias sociales sobre temas de debate social, político, cultural y económico de América Latina. La revista está dirigida a la comunidad científica y a quienes se interesen por conocer, ampliar y profundizar desde perspectivas académicas problemáticas sociales de la región. Debido a este enfoque, Íconos edita preferentemente artículos que sean resultado de investigaciones en cualquier área de las ciencias sociales. También se aceptan artículos sobre selectas revisiones de literatura (state-of-the-art articles).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Argentina 2, Chile 1, Colombia 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Relations in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences9.1%
- Latin American socio-political dynamicsSocial Sciences8.8%
- Latin American Cultural PoliticsSocial Sciences6.8%
- Public Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences6.8%
- History and Politics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences5.6%
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences5.6%
- Indigenous Cultures and HistorySocial Sciences4.8%
- Latin American Urban StudiesSocial Sciences4.4%
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 | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | 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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SciELOPublisher website
Other: REDALYC, Dialnet
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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2024
- 64Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 171OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.34OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,287 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 33 | 2 |
| 2025 | 44 | 44 | 101 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 44 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 52 |
| 2022 | 33 | 33 | 139 |
| 2021 | 33 | 33 | 148 |
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 Crossref · to
190 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 163 days – 231 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 80 days (25 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 241 days
- Sample
- 25 articles with submission and acceptance dates (76 in the window); the latest was accepted on
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 28 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 28 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 220 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted1
- artículoArtículoLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Model summary
Íconos - Revista de Ciencias Sociales opera bajo la licencia de Reconocimiento-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 4.0 de Creative Commons Internacional
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access Model summary
Íconos proporciona un acceso abierto a su contenido, basado en el principio de que ofrecer al público un acceso libre a las investigaciones ayuda a un mayor intercambio global del conocimiento.
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
- Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador
- Country or region
- Ecuador
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1390-1249
- Electronic ISSN
- 1390-8065
- 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 Iconos
What CAS zone is Iconos in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Iconos is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary. 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 Iconos?
Based on the dates recorded on 25 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 190 days (interquartile range 163–231 days); authors report an average review time of about 28 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 Iconos?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 220 words; Reference style: Chicago; 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 Iconos 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 Argentina (2), Chile (1) and Colombia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Iconos?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Iconos is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Iconos open access, and what is the APC?
Iconos 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .