Journal profile
Nawi Arte Diseno y Comunicacion
ISSN 2528-7966 · eISSN 2588-0934 · FADCOM, Facultad de Arte, Diseño y Comunicación Audiovisual · Ecuador
Nawi Arte Diseno y Comunicacion: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 26 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nawi Arte Diseno y Comunicacion is published by FADCOM, Facultad de Arte, Diseño y Comunicación Audiovisual. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cinema History and Criticism, Cinema and Media Studies and Art, Politics, and Modernism, together about 34.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Visual Arts and Performing Arts. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ÑAWI: ARTE, DISEÑO Y COMUNICACIÓN is a semi-annual scientific research journal of the ESPOL Polytechnic University, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral – ESPOL. The purpose of this new project promoted by the Faculty of Art, Design and Audiovisual Communication (FADCOM) adheres to the mission and vision of ESPOL. ÑAWI: ARTE, DISEÑO Y COMUNICACIÓN aims to be a leading journal at an international level where research and scientific innovation constitute the fundamental pillars to forge a freer, fairer and more responsible society, and to promote and develop the culture of Ecuador and the region. ÑAWI: ARTE, DISEÑO Y COMUNICACIÓN is a journal that addresses the study, analysis, history and reflection of Art, Design and Communication linked to the visual. It is also open to receiving articles on the different branches of Social Sciences and Humanities (Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology, Aesthetics, Semiotics, History and Philosophy) as long as they deal with issues related to Visual Communication and Design, with special attention to those that have occurred in Ecuador and Latin America.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Argentina 9, Chile 3, Australia 2, Austria 1, Portugal 1 (16 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities20.4%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8%
- Art, Politics, and ModernismArts and Humanities6.2%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities5.3%
- Latin American Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities4.6%
- Ethics, Aesthetics, and ArtArts and Humanities4.6%
- Memory, violence, and historyPsychology4.4%
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science4.2%
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
- 0.56OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 320 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 25 | 35 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 49 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | 17 |
| 2022 | 35 | 35 | 8 |
| 2021 | 34 | 34 | 7 |
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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 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 | — |
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Keywords
- 4–6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- interviews3.2. Interviews. In this section, you may present a conversation with a theorist or artist related to the subjects of the journal.Length not stated
- miscellaneous3.3. Miscellaneous. In this section, you may present a brief bibliographic review of the work of theorists or artists linked to the subjects of the journal. Lik…Length not stated
- reflection article or essay3.1.2. Reflection article or essay. This presents the results of finished research from an analytical, interpretive, or critical perspective of the author on a …Length not stated
- reviewds for articles, 500 and 1500 words for reviews, and 2000 and 5000 words for interviews. 8. Citations and footnotes. They should notmain text ≤ 5,000 words
- review article3.1.3. Review article. This results from a completed investigation where the results of investigations, published or not, are analyzed, systematized and integra…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license. Model summary
The original manuscripts published in the printed and electronic editions of the journal ÑAWI: ARTE, DISEÑO Y COMUNICACIÓN, under first publication rights, are property of the Faculty of Art, Design and Audiovisual Communication (FADCOM), of the Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL), Guayaquil, Republic of Ecuador. Therefore, it is necessary to cite the origin in any partial or total re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access policy
Immediate open access. Model summary
ÑAWI: ARTE, DISEÑO Y COMUNICACIÓN ensures immediate open access to all its content. Adhering to the principle that research must be freely and readily available to the public, the journal does not levy Article Processing Charges (APCs), thereby fostering a greater exchange of global knowledge. ÑAWI is guided by the definition of open access established by DOAJ, which states that: The copyright hol…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review process
ÑAWI: ARTE, DISEÑO Y COMUNICACIÓN is a refereed magazine that is governed by the double-blind anonymous peer review system. The articles sent by the authors are previously evaluated by the Drafting Committee to check if they comply with the publishing rules and thematic policies of the journal. When the article passes this first filter, it is sent to two external evaluators who are experts in the …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Anti-plagiarism
ÑAWI: ARTE, DISEÑO Y COMUNICACIÓN uses tools to detect plagiarism in texts received under the TURNITIN system: https://www.turnitin.com/ If any form of plagiarism is found in the articles received, they will be automatically rejected, and the author will be prohibited from publishing in the number for which it is being reviewed and any future numbers. The Journal reserves the right to report plagi…
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
- FADCOM, Facultad de Arte, Diseño y Comunicación Audiovisual
- Country or region
- Ecuador
- Language
- Spanish, English
- ISSN
- 2528-7966
- Electronic ISSN
- 2588-0934
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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 Nawi Arte Diseno y Comunicacion
How long does peer review take at Nawi Arte Diseno y Comunicacion?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 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 Nawi Arte Diseno y Comunicacion?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Keywords: 4–6; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Nawi Arte Diseno y Comunicacion based?
Of the 16 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Argentina (9), Chile (3) and Australia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Nawi Arte Diseno y Comunicacion?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nawi Arte Diseno y Comunicacion is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Nawi Arte Diseno y Comunicacion open access, and what is the APC?
Nawi Arte Diseno y Comunicacion 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .