Journal profile · POLITICAL SCIENCE
Politica y Sociedad
ISSN 1130-8001 · eISSN 1988-3129 · Universidad Complutense · Spain
Politica y Sociedad: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 58 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Politica y Sociedad is published by Universidad Complutense 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 Social Sciences and Policies, Latin American socio-political dynamics and Populism, Right-Wing Movements, together about 27.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Política y Sociedad (ISSN-e 1988-3129) is an interdisciplinary continue periodicity journal, founded in 1988, covering all Social Sciences. It selects its articles based on the strict criteria of quality, novelty and relevance. It contains a section dedicated to a specifc topic and another for miscellaneous issues. Política y Sociedad is primarily aimed at the world of academia, research and graduate studies whose interests lie in scientific analysis and multidisciplinary debate on contemporary political and social phenomena.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): POLITICAL SCIENCE
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 2, Brazil 1, Mexico 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences14.1%
- Latin American socio-political dynamicsSocial Sciences7.7%
- Populism, Right-Wing MovementsSocial Sciences5.9%
- Public Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.8%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences4.3%
- Employment, Labor, and Gender StudiesSocial Sciences4.3%
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences3.9%
- Politics and Society in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences3.9%
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
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
- 0.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 29Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 75OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.29OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 95.74%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 46LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 828 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 37 | 2 |
| 2025 | 58 | 58 | 7 |
| 2024 | 66 | 66 | 37 |
| 2023 | 55 | 55 | 56 |
| 2022 | 60 | 60 | 188 |
| 2021 | 57 | 57 | 156 |
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 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 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 | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) license Model summary
In order to support the global exchange of knowledge, the journal Política y Sociedad is allowing unrestricted access to its content as from its publication in this electronic edition, and as such it is an open-access journal. The originals published in this journal are the property of the Complutense University of Madrid and any reproduction thereof in full or in part must cite the source. All co…
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 Complutense
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1130-8001
- Electronic ISSN
- 1988-3129
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 63, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Politica y Sociedad
What CAS zone is Politica y Sociedad in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Politica y Sociedad 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 Politica y Sociedad?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 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 Politica y Sociedad based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (2), Brazil (1) and Mexico (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Politica y Sociedad?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Politica y Sociedad is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Politica y Sociedad open access, and what is the APC?
Politica y Sociedad 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .