Journal profile · Social Sciences-Library and Information Sciences
Informacion, Cultura y Sociedad
ISSN 1514-8327 · eISSN 1851-1740 · Instituto de Investigaciones Bibliotecologicas · Argentina
Informacion, Cultura y Sociedad: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 25 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Informacion, Cultura y Sociedad is published by Instituto de Investigaciones Bibliotecologicas. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Information Science and Libraries, Library Science and Information and Libraries, Manuscripts, and Books, together about 46.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Library and Information Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Information Science and LibrariesComputer Science20%
- Library Science and InformationComputer Science18.1%
- Libraries, Manuscripts, and BooksArts and Humanities8.1%
- Library Science and AdministrationSocial Sciences6.7%
- Publishing and Scholarly CommunicationArts and Humanities6.6%
- Digital and Traditional Archives ManagementArts and Humanities5.8%
- scientometrics and bibliometrics researchDecision Sciences5.4%
- Library Science and Information LiteracySocial Sciences5.3%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library and Information Sciences | Q4 | 234/296 | 21st |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SciELOPublisher website
Other: RedALyC, DIALNET, Library & Information Science Source (EBSCO), Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (EBSCO), Library Literature Information Science Full text (EBSCO), Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO), Fuente Académica Premier (EBSCO), Fuente Académica Plus (EBSCO), Fuente Académica (EBSCO), Informe Académico (Gale-Cengage), Academic OneFile (Gale-Cengage), Hispanic American Peridodicals Index (HAPI), Ulrich’s periodicals directory, Latindex Catálogo (Cat 2.0), ERIHPLUS, MIAR
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.55OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 258 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 61 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 66 |
| 2024 | 28 | 28 | 79 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 104 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 66 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 72 |
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-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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license Model summary
Esta obra está bajo una Licencia Creative Commons Atribución-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional.
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
- Instituto de Investigaciones Bibliotecologicas
- Country or region
- Argentina
- Language
- Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1514-8327
- Electronic ISSN
- 1851-1740
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Informacion, Cultura y Sociedad
How long does peer review take at Informacion, Cultura y Sociedad?
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 Informacion, Cultura y Sociedad?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Reference style: APA. 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 Informacion, Cultura y Sociedad?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Informacion, Cultura y Sociedad is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Informacion, Cultura y Sociedad open access, and what is the APC?
Informacion, Cultura y Sociedad 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; 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: .