Journal profile · SOCIOLOGY
Methaodos-Revista de Ciencias Sociales
ISSN 2340-8413 · Universidad Rey Juan Carlos · Spain
Methaodos-Revista de Ciencias Sociales: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 22 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Methaodos-Revista de Ciencias Sociales is published by Universidad Rey Juan Carlos 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 Social Sciences and Policies, Communication and COVID-19 Impact and Advertising and Communication Studies, together about 26.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
methaodos.revista de ciencias sociales es una publicación científica internacional independiente de periodicidad semestral (mayo-noviembre) en formato digital (ISSN: 2340-8413 | DOI: 10.17502) creada por el grupo de investigación methaodos.org, adscrita al Área de Sociología de la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos de Madrid y coeditada por el Instituto de Ciencias Sociales Computacionales. methaodos.revista de ciencias sociales acepta para su revisión y posible publicación artículos, notas de investigación y críticas de libros propios del ámbito de la sociología, incluyendo estudios sobre comunicación y otros campos relacionados con las ciencias sociales. La revista evalúa contenidos originales en español, inglés y portugués siguiendo las directrices aceptadas por la comunidad científica y aplicando los criterios habituales en las publicaciones de mayor impacto internacional. Cada artículo científico, nota de investigación y crítica de libro publicado es sometido a un riguroso proceso de revisión por el método de pares ciegos, de acuerdo con el protocolo Open Journal System y bajo el sistema de licencias Creative Commons en su modalidad de "by-nc". √ Acceso libre y gratuito √ Revisión por pares √ Sin coste para las/los autoras/es √ Publicación continua √ Servidor pre-print √ Monográficos √ Números extraordinarios √ DOI | ORCID | ROR | CorssMark | Publons √ Preservación digital √ Sistema antiplagio √ Depósito de datos √ Código ético √ Prácticas en igualdad de género √ Interoperabilidad √ Estadísticas editoriales √ PDF √ HTML √ Mobile √ ePUB √ XML-JATS
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIOLOGY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 3, Australia 2, Chile 2, Israel 1, Argentina 1 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences10%
- Communication and COVID-19 ImpactSocial Sciences8.5%
- Advertising and Communication StudiesSocial Sciences8.2%
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science7.6%
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences4.9%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences4.2%
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences4.2%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences3.9%
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 | Sociology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sociology | 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
Indexing the journal's website claims
DOI, ORCID, ROR, CorssMark, Publons, Sello Calidad FECYT, Latindex, Redalyc, ISA-International Sociological Association, ISOC, Dulcinea, Recolecta, ULRICH's, ERIHPLUS, Dialnet, CIRC, MIAR, Paperity, SHERPA/RoMEO, OCLC WorldCat, ProQuest, EBSCO, CARHUS Plus, REDIB, CAPES, ZDB, CiteFactor, COPAC, BNEPublisher website
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
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.81OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.46%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 407 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 26 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 22 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | 166 |
| 2022 | 37 | 37 | 67 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 75 |
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 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-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- 5
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted4
- artículosartículos, notas de investigación y críticas de librosLength not stated
- artículos científicosartículos científicos (8.500-10.000 palabras)Length not stated
- críticas de librosartículos, notas de investigación y críticas de librosLength not stated
- notas de investigaciónartículos, notas de investigación y críticas de librosLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics
COPE Model summary
methaodos.revista de ciencias sociales hace suyas las normas éticas del Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Creative Commons Reconocimiento - NoComercial (by-nc) Model summary
methaodos.revista de ciencias sociales se publica bajo el sistema de licencias Creative Commons según la modalidad Reconocimiento - NoComercial (by-nc)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Similarity Check de Crossref (iThenticate) Model summary
methaodos.revista de ciencias sociales somete los textos recibidos a una revisión antiplagio a través del servicio Similarity Check de Crossref mediante la tecnología de iThenticate
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
- Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2340-8413
- 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 Methaodos-Revista de Ciencias Sociales
What CAS zone is Methaodos-Revista de Ciencias Sociales in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Methaodos-Revista de Ciencias Sociales is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Sociology. 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 Methaodos-Revista de Ciencias Sociales?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Methaodos-Revista de Ciencias Sociales?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: 5; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Methaodos-Revista de Ciencias Sociales based?
Of the 9 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (3), Australia (2) and Chile (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Methaodos-Revista de Ciencias Sociales?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Methaodos-Revista de Ciencias Sociales is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Methaodos-Revista de Ciencias Sociales open access, and what is the APC?
Methaodos-Revista de Ciencias Sociales 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: .