Journal profile
Novum
ISSN 0121-5698 · eISSN 2357-4933 · Universidad Nacional de Colombia · Colombia
Novum: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Novum is published by Universidad Nacional de Colombia. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Latin American Cultural Politics, Philosophy and Historical Thought and History and Politics in Latin America, together about 21.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La revista NOVUM es una publicación de divulgación científica en ciencias sociales aplicadas, que se propone construir conocimiento desde la transdisciplinariedad y la investigación social rigurosa, comprometida y participante publicando únicamente artículos inéditos y originales. Los públicos a los cuales está dirigida son: redes de investigadores, estudiantes de posgrado y estudiantes de pregrado que pertenecen al área de las ciencias sociales; además, como revista científica asegura la rigurosa aplicación de metodologías investigativas válidas y pertinentes al contexto académico.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 7 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Latin American Cultural PoliticsSocial Sciences9%
- Philosophy and Historical ThoughtArts and Humanities6.6%
- History and Politics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences5.9%
- Indigenous Studies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences5.2%
- Latin American history and cultureArts and Humanities4.5%
- Conflict, Peace, and Violence in ColombiaSocial Sciences4.5%
- Social and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences4.5%
- Higher Education in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences4.5%
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
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 373 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 17 |
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
- 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 | — |
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
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 0121-5698
- Electronic ISSN
- 2357-4933
- 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 Novum
How long does peer review take at Novum?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of Novum based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Colombia (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Novum?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Novum is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Novum open access, and what is the APC?
Novum 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: .