Journal profile · ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Letras Verdes
ISSN 1390-6631 · Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, sede Ecuador · Ecuador
Letras Verdes: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 21 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Letras Verdes 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 Environmental and Ecological Studies, Environmental and sustainability education and Water Resource Management and Quality, together about 34% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Environmental and Ecological StudiesEnergy15.1%
- Environmental and sustainability educationEnvironmental Science9.8%
- Water Resource Management and QualityEnvironmental Science9%
- Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and BeyondEnvironmental Science8.5%
- Regional Development and InnovationSocial Sciences7.7%
- Social Issues and SustainabilitySocial Sciences6.7%
- Business, Innovation, and EconomyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.5%
- Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental DynamicsEnvironmental Science4.7%
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 | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | 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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.49OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.3%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 384 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | 5 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 33 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 35 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 51 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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-ND | |
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, sede Ecuador
- Country or region
- Ecuador
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1390-6631
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Letras Verdes
What CAS zone is Letras Verdes in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Letras Verdes is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Environmental Studies. 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 Letras Verdes?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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.
Which databases index Letras Verdes?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Letras Verdes is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Letras Verdes open access, and what is the APC?
Letras Verdes 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .