Journal profile
INDEX Revista de Arte Contemporaneo
ISSN 1390-4825 · eISSN 2477-9199 · Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador · Ecuador
INDEX Revista de Arte Contemporaneo: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 21 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
INDEX Revista de Arte Contemporaneo is published by Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Art, Politics, and Modernism, Artistic and Creative Research and Contemporary art, education, critique, together about 41.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Visual Arts and Performing Arts. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
El objetivo de Índex, Revista de Arte Contemporáneo es difundir procesos investigativos y críticos enfocados en las artes visuales, con especial énfasis en la producción de pensamiento generado desde América Latina. Esta publicación se encuentra dirigida a las comunidades académicas, artísticas y a un público más amplio interesado por desarrollar y ahondar en la diversa complejidad del campo del arte. Índex Arte Contemporáneo se publicará con una periodicidad semestral, tanto en formato electrónico como web y aspira a convertirse en una plataforma referencial para el campo de las artes a nivel local y regional.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Art, Politics, and ModernismArts and Humanities25.1%
- Artistic and Creative ResearchArts and Humanities8.9%
- Contemporary art, education, critiqueSocial Sciences7.4%
- Art, Aesthetics, and PerceptionArts and Humanities7.1%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities6.7%
- Art, Technology, and CultureArts and Humanities5.1%
- Photographic and Visual ArtsArts and Humanities4.2%
- Art Education and DevelopmentArts and Humanities3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.06OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 334 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | 33 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 27 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 20 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | 11 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | |
| 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
- 150 words
- Keywords
- 5–10
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
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
- Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
- Country or region
- Ecuador
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1390-4825
- Electronic ISSN
- 2477-9199
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about INDEX Revista de Arte Contemporaneo
How long does peer review take at INDEX Revista de Arte Contemporaneo?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 INDEX Revista de Arte Contemporaneo?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150 words; Keywords: 5–10; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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.
Which databases index INDEX Revista de Arte Contemporaneo?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, INDEX Revista de Arte Contemporaneo is indexed in DOAJ.
Is INDEX Revista de Arte Contemporaneo open access, and what is the APC?
INDEX Revista de Arte Contemporaneo 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: .