Journal profile · URBAN STUDIES
Nodo
ISSN 1909-3888 · eISSN 2346-092X · Universidad Antonio Nariño · Colombia
Nodo: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 19 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nodo is published by Universidad Antonio Nariño and is in Zone 4 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Latin American Urban Studies, Architecture, Art, Education and Regional Development and Innovation, together about 33.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Visual Arts and Performing Arts. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Editorial profile The NODO journal is a biannual publication edited by the Faculty of Arts and the Vice-Rectorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (VCTI) of the Universidad Antonio Nariño (UAN), in Bogotá, Colombia. NODO is an open-access journal; all its content is available for free, at no charge to the user or their institution. Users may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the editor or the author. NODO does not charge any type of article processing charge (APC) or any other fee to the authors of submitted articles. NODO publishes scientific and technological research and creation articles, as well as reflection and review articles in arts and humanities, featuring transversal axes such as the city, creative and cultural industries, emerging aesthetics, and processes derived from research-creation that, through disciplined and planned structures, generate new knowledge, technological developments, and innovations applied to contemporary issues impacting societies in general. It is aimed at researchers, teachers, and students. It is an essential requirement that submissions be original, unpublished, written in Spanish (although contributions in English or Portuguese are welcomed), and address one of the established thematic axes. Periodicity Two issues per year. Indexed in: ESCI, Academic Search Premier, Fuente Academica Plus, IBSS, REDIB, CLASE, DIALNET, LATINDEX Catálogo v1.0 (2002 - 2017), MIAR. Audience: Professors dedicated to research-creation in any discipline of the arts. See: Author instructions Classification of scientific areas according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): Broad field of knowledge: HumanitiesField: Arts
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): URBAN STUDIES
Editor-in-chief María LuisaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Mexico 3, Italy 2, Spain 2, Brazil 2, Argentina 2 (17 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Latin American Urban StudiesSocial Sciences18.5%
- Architecture, Art, EducationArts and Humanities8.1%
- Regional Development and InnovationSocial Sciences7.2%
- Photographic and Visual ArtsArts and Humanities7.2%
- Environmental and Ecological StudiesEnergy5.9%
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences4.5%
- Architecture and Art History StudiesArts and Humanities4.5%
- Social Issues and SustainabilitySocial Sciences4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Urban Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Urban 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
Indexing the journal's website claims
LatindexPublisher 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
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.07OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 93.75%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 199 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 2 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 2 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 6 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 9 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | 27 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 websiteConflicts of interest
- Conflicts of interest
Conflict of interest & authorship policy Model summary
Conflict of interest & authorship policy
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 Antonio Nariño
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1909-3888
- Electronic ISSN
- 2346-092X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 21, Issue 41 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 Nodo
What CAS zone is Nodo in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Nodo is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Urban Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Nodo?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 Nodo based?
Of the 17 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mexico (3), Italy (2) and Spain (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Nodo?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nodo is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Nodo open access, and what is the APC?
Nodo 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: .