Journal profile · COMMUNICATION
Perspectivas de la Comunicacion
ISSN 0718-4867 · Universidad de La Frontera · Chile
Perspectivas de la Comunicacion: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 20 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Perspectivas de la Comunicacion is published by Universidad de La Frontera 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 Communication and COVID-19 Impact, Media and Digital Communication and Cultural and political discourse analysis, together about 41.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La revista PERSPECTIVAS DE LA COMUNICACIÓN (ISSN 0718-4867), publicación electrónica bianual y adscrita a la Universidad de La Frontera (Temuco-Chile) y al Departamento de Comunicación Visual de la Universidad del Bío Bío (Chillán-Chile), se crea con la finalidad de contribuir al diálogo entre los diversos investigadores en el amplio campo de la comunicación, difundiendo, principalmente, los trabajos asociados a proyectos de investigación y fomentando el desarrollo de un pensamiento crítico acerca de los diversos fenómenos sociales, culturales, comunicacionales, discursivos, interculturales, políticos y económicos que se observan en América Latina y el Mundo. El enfoque y alcance de esta revista se ciñe a las siguientes líneas: • comunicación y cultura • comunicación en contextos interculturales • educomunicación • comunicación para la salud • tecnologías de la información y la comunicación • comunicación, mediación y mediatización • comunicación y traducción
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMMUNICATION
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Chile 8, Argentina 2, Canada 1, Australia 1 (12 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Communication and COVID-19 ImpactSocial Sciences18.1%
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science12.9%
- Cultural and political discourse analysisSocial Sciences10.3%
- Advertising and Communication StudiesSocial Sciences6.5%
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences5.6%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences5.6%
- Political Dynamics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences5.2%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences4.3%
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
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
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.27OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 94.64%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 161 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 2 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 9 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 28 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 37 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 53 |
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 | |
| 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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 4–6
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted3
- artículosArtículos ✅Recepción abierta ✅Indizado ✅Evaluado por paresLength not stated
- documentosDocumentos ✅Recepción abierta ✅Indizado ❌Evaluado por paresLength not stated
- reseñasReseñas ✅Recepción abierta ✅Indizado ❌Evaluado por paresLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Plagiarism, Preprints
- License & copyright
Copyright retained by authors; CC BY 4.0 license Model summary
Los autores/as conservarán sus derechos de autor y garantizarán a la revista el derecho de primera publicación de su obra, el cuál estará simultáneamente sujeto a la Licencia de reconocimiento de Creative Commons Reconocimiento (CC -BY 4.0) que permite a terceros compartir la obra siempre que se indique su autor y su primera publicación en esta revista.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Política de acceso abierto (open access)
Esta revista proporciona un acceso abierto 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. Nuestra revista utiliza la licencia Creative Commons Attribution, abreviada como CC-BY.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Similarity check via Crossref Similarity Check and iThenticate Model summary
Todo manuscrito recibido en nuestra revista es sometido a chequeo de similitud por medio del servicio Similarity Check de Crossref y iThenticate.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprints accepted if not formally peer reviewed elsewhere Model summary
PdC únicamente acepta preprints que no hayan sido sometidos a una evaluación formal por pares.
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 Frontera
- Country or region
- Chile
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0718-4867
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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 Perspectivas de la Comunicacion
What CAS zone is Perspectivas de la Comunicacion in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Perspectivas de la Comunicacion 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 Perspectivas de la Comunicacion?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Perspectivas de la Comunicacion?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 4–6; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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 Perspectivas de la Comunicacion based?
Of the 12 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Chile (8), Argentina (2) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Perspectivas de la Comunicacion?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Perspectivas de la Comunicacion is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Perspectivas de la Comunicacion open access, and what is the APC?
Perspectivas de la Comunicacion 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: .