Journal profile · AREA STUDIES
Pampa
ISSN 1669-3299 · eISSN 2314-0208 · Universidad Nacional del Litoral · Argentina
Pampa: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 48 weeks (community reports); 22 articles a year; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pampa is published by Universidad Nacional del Litoral 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 Regional Development and Innovation, Latin American rural development and Latin American Urban Studies, together about 42% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Sobre la Revista Pampa, Revista Interuniversitaria de Estudios Territoriales es una publicación conjunta de la Universidad Nacional del Litoral (Argentina) y de la Universidad de la República (Uruguay). A partir del número 19 (2019) la revista ha pasado a ser exclusivamente de publicación electrónica. Entre los objetivos de la revista se encuentra dar a conocer la producción académica relacionada con los estudios territoriales, en especial, los referidos al desarrollo y transformaciones en las distintas regiones del Cono Sur y promover el establecimiento de un espacio académico de difusión y debate regional e internacional, de la investigación y extensión en el campo de las transformaciones territoriales. En este sentido, la revista va dirigida especialmente al ámbito académico-científico. Secciones Artículos y avances de investigación Reseñas Periodicidad Pampa: Revista Interuniversitaria de Estudios Territoriales se publica semestralmente. Primera edición: junio. Segunda edición: diciembre Financiamiento Pampa es una revista financiada por la Universidad Nacional del Litoral desde Ediciones UNL y el Programa Bibliotecas y la Universidad de la República. Datos editoriales ISSN: 1669-3299 (corresponde a la versión impresa) ISSN: 2314-0208 (corresponde de a la versión digital) Año de Inicio: 2005 Periodicidad: Semestral Idioma: Español Temas principales: Estudios Territoriales, Ciencias Sociales Editorial: Ediciones UNL. Secretaría de Extensión de la Universidad Nacional del Litoral Email: editorial@unl.edu.ar
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AREA STUDIES
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Argentina 10 (10 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Regional Development and InnovationSocial Sciences23.7%
- Latin American rural developmentAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.3%
- Latin American Urban StudiesSocial Sciences9%
- Latin American socio-political dynamicsSocial Sciences8.1%
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
- Social and Economic SolidaritySocial Sciences4.3%
- Agriculture and Rural Development ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
- Agricultural and Food Production StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
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 | Area Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Area 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
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
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.12OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 52%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 324 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 2 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 6 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 12 |
| 2021 | 33 | 33 | 28 |
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 48 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license Model summary
Excepto donde se indique explícitamente se publica bajo licencia CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
se trata de un proceso doblemente ciego, en el cual el evaluador no conoce al autor, ni este a sus evaluadores
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Originality and exclusivity requirement Model summary
Los artículos, avances de investigación, reseñas de libros y otras comunicaciones científicas que se propongan para su publicación deberán ser originales, inéditos y no deberán estar postuladas en forma simultánea en otras publicaciones
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 Nacional del Litoral
- Country or region
- Argentina
- Language
- Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1669-3299
- Electronic ISSN
- 2314-0208
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Pampa
What CAS zone is Pampa in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Pampa is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Area Studies. 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 Pampa?
Authors report an average review time of about 48 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 Pampa?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 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 Pampa based?
Of the 10 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Argentina (10). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Pampa?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pampa is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Pampa open access, and what is the APC?
Pampa 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .