Journal profile
JCom America Latina
ISSN 2611-9986 · Sissa Medialab · Italy
JCom America Latina: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 19 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JCom America Latina is published by Sissa Medialab. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Academic Publishing and Open Access, Museums and Cultural Heritage and Science and Science Education, together about 40.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JCOM América Latina es una revista de acceso abierto diamante, revisada por pares, centrada en estudios sobre comunicación científica realizados en América Latina y/o por latinoamericanos. La revista cubre una amplia gama de temas pertinentes a la comunicación de la ciencia y el compromiso público con STEM (ciencia, tecnología, ingeniería y matemáticas), incluyendo la ciencia ciudadana, así como la comunicación ambiental y de salud, donde estas se relacionan con la comunicación de la investigación. JCOM América Latina se dirige a especialistas procedentes de los medios de comunicación, los museos, la sociología de la ciencia, la ciencia y la tecnología y otras disciplinas. Con ello, pretendemos fomentar el intercambio interdisciplinario entre académicos y profesionales que estudian las complejas sociedades del conocimiento actuales y el papel del público y de los científicos en el desarrollo de nuevos conocimientos. JCOM América Latina publica investigaciones que exploran una amplia gama de temas pertinentes a la comunidad de la comunicación de la ciencia, incluyendo: problemas en la comunicación entre la ciencia y los ciudadanos y dentro de la propia comunidad científica; desafíos que surgen cuando se utilizan modelos de análisis teórico o medios prácticos para popularizar la ciencia; los cambios en la relación entre ciencia e instituciones sociales y las dimensiones informativas, pedagógicas, interpretativas y políticas de la comunicación de la ciencia. JCOM América Latina contribuye a forjar una identidad común para académicos de distintas disciplinas adoptando una política de libre circulación de la información. JCOM América Latina es también una plataforma en la que pueden encontrarse comunidades distantes y a veces fragmentadas: académicos, periodistas, operadores de museos y científicos que viven y trabajan en campos en los que la reflexión teórica y la acción concreta están fuertemente entrelazadas.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Luisa MassaraniPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Mexico 1, Argentina 1, Colombia 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Academic Publishing and Open AccessDecision Sciences17.2%
- Museums and Cultural HeritageArts and Humanities12.2%
- Science and Science EducationSocial Sciences11.2%
- Science, Technology, and Education in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences6.8%
- Science Education and PedagogySocial Sciences5.7%
- Communication and COVID-19 ImpactSocial Sciences5.5%
- Misinformation and Its ImpactsSocial Sciences5%
- Science Education and PerceptionsPsychology5%
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
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.59OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 163 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 61 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 74 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 77 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 56 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 29 |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Plagiarism
- License & copyright JCOM América Latina moves to CC BY 4.0 International license
CC BY 4.0 International license from January 2026, replacing CC BY-NC-ND Model summary
Starting in January 2026, articles published in JCOMAL will be released under the CC BY 4.0 International license. This replaces the previously adopted CC BY-NC-ND license. This change reinforces JCOMAL’s commitment to Open Science best practices and compliance with major funders’ requirements, improving the discoverability, reuse, and impact of published research, while ensuring mandatory attribu…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Submission implies acceptance of JCOMAL policies (editorial, ethics, access and copyright). Model summary
El envío a JCOMAL implica que el autor correspondiente acepta todas las políticas de JCOMAL y, en particular, las condiciones disponibles en las secciones Política editorial, Política ética y Acceso y derechos de autor de las páginas de ayuda de JCOMAL.
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
- Sissa Medialab
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2611-9986
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JCom America Latina
How long does peer review take at JCom America Latina?
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 JCom America Latina 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 Mexico (1), Argentina (1) and Colombia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index JCom America Latina?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JCom America Latina is indexed in DOAJ.
Is JCom America Latina open access, and what is the APC?
JCom America Latina 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: .