Journal profile · POLITICAL SCIENCE
Pensamiento al Margen
ISSN 2386-6098 · Ateneo Cantonal de Estudios Políticos · Spain
Pensamiento al Margen: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 12 articles a year; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pensamiento al Margen is published by Ateneo Cantonal de Estudios Políticos 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 Philosophical and Cultural Analysis, Social Sciences and Policies and Economic and Social Development, together about 28.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Pensamiento al margen es una revista de investigación independiente y con especial interés en el pensamiento crítico. Se publican dos números al año, mayo y diciembre, cerrándose la admisión de artículos los días 1 de marzo y 1 de octubre para cada uno de los dos números anuales. Queremos abarcar las ideas políticas contemporáneas desde los heterogéneos campos de las Humanidades y las Ciencias Sociales (sociología, filología, historia, ciencias políticas o filosofía). Gracias a ello, ahondaremos en el conocimiento del mundo en el que vivimos. Pensamiento al margen es una publicación abierta a licenciados, graduados y doctores que investiguen estas ramas del pensamiento desde el análisis científico.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): POLITICAL SCIENCE
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 2, United Kingdom 1, Argentina 1, Chile 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Philosophical and Cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities11.9%
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences10.9%
- Economic and Social DevelopmentSocial Sciences5.9%
- Philosophical Thought and AnalysisSocial Sciences5.9%
- Public Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences5%
- Political Theory and DemocracySocial Sciences5%
- Spanish Philosophy and LiteratureArts and Humanities5%
- Cultural and political discourse analysisSocial Sciences5%
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 | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Political Science | 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
- 1OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 60 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- APA
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted2
- artículosLos artículos deberán ser inéditos, referidos a los temas expuestos en el apartado Presentación y convenientemente paginados.Length not stated
- reseñasSalvo indicación contraria, la propiedad intelectual de los artículos y reseñas pertenece a sus autores, y los derechos de publicación y edición a Pensamiento a…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- Authorship
El autor cede los derechos de publicación a Pensamiento al margen. Model summary
El autor cede los derechos de publicación a Pensamiento al margen. Una vez publicado, puede usar el artículo como estime oportuno citando la fuente de publicación original.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Adherida al COPE Committee on Publication Ethics – Política de detección de plagio. Model summary
Esta revista está adherida al COPE Committee on Publication Ethics – Política de detección de plagio
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Los contenidos no pueden distribuirse o reproducirse con fines comerciales. Model summary
Los contenidos de Pensamiento al margen no pueden distribuirse o reproducirse con fines comerciales
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Acceso abierto inmediato a su contenido. Model summary
La revista Pensamiento al margen proporciona un acceso abierto inmediato a su contenido, basado en el principio de que ofrecer al público un acceso libre a las investigaciones ayuda a un mayor intercambio global del conocimiento.
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
- Ateneo Cantonal de Estudios Políticos
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 2386-6098
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Pensamiento al Margen
What CAS zone is Pensamiento al Margen in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Pensamiento al Margen is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Political Science. 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 Pensamiento al Margen?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 Pensamiento al Margen?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: APA; 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 Pensamiento al Margen based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (2), United Kingdom (1) and Argentina (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Pensamiento al Margen?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pensamiento al Margen is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Pensamiento al Margen open access, and what is the APC?
Pensamiento al Margen 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: .