Journal profile · COMMUNICATION
Palabra Clave
ISSN 0122-8285 · eISSN 2027-534X · Universidad de La Sabana · Colombia
Palabra Clave: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 119 days to acceptance (26 articles, last 24 months); 56 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Palabra Clave is published by Universidad de La Sabana and is in Zone 4 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Media and Digital Communication, Communication and COVID-19 Impact and Advertising and Communication Studies, together about 34.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Revista científica de la Facultad de Comunicación de la Universidad de La Sabana, Chía, Colombia. Difunde la investigación y la reflexión de los distintos campos de la comunicación y su relación con la sociedad, en un marco científico y humanista.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMMUNICATION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science15.5%
- Communication and COVID-19 ImpactSocial Sciences11%
- Advertising and Communication StudiesSocial Sciences7.8%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences6.8%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences6.5%
- Cultural and political discourse analysisSocial Sciences5.3%
- Media, Journalism, and Communication HistoryArts and Humanities4.9%
- Radio, Podcasts, and Digital MediaSocial Sciences4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Communication | 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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 102OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.96OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.31%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 49LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 773 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 1 |
| 2025 | 56 | 56 | 43 |
| 2024 | 50 | 50 | 78 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | 41 |
| 2022 | 38 | 38 | 139 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 198 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
119 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 57 days – 158 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 147 days (27 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 251 days
- Sample
- 26 articles with submission and acceptance dates (78 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 21 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 21 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-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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted2
- artículo de investigación científica y tecnológica1) Artículo de investigación científica y tecnológica. Documento que presenta, de manera detallada, los resultados originales de proyectos de investigación.Length not stated
- reseñas de libros2) Reseñas de libros. De publicaciones recientes del campo de la comunicación, deben tener una extensión máxima de dos cuartillas.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, Peer review
- Authorship Declaración de autoría según CRediT
Máximo 3 autores por envío Model summary
De acuerdo con la política de declaración de autoría en la sección de “Sobre la revista”, le recordamos que usamos la taxonomía de CRediT para que los autores declaren con anticipación los créditos y su rol en la producción del documento que van a enviar.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Documento de responsabilidad y transparencia requerido Model summary
He diligenciado el archivo "Documento de responsabilidad y transparencia", que reúne las declaraciones de agradecimientos, financiación, conflictos de interés, aprobación ética, consentimiento informado, uso de inteligencia artificial y disponibilidad de datos, conforme a las políticas editoriales.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Anonimato en manuscritos revisados por pares Model summary
Si estoy enviando un manuscrito que será revisado por pares, garantizo que la información es completamente anónima y que he suprimido las marcas de autor en el documento y metadatos.
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 de La Sabana
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0122-8285
- Electronic ISSN
- 2027-534X
- 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 Palabra Clave
What CAS zone is Palabra Clave in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Palabra Clave is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Communication. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Palabra Clave?
Based on the dates recorded on 26 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 119 days (interquartile range 57–158 days); authors report an average review time of about 21 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 Palabra Clave?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Palabra Clave is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Palabra Clave open access, and what is the APC?
Palabra Clave 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: .