Journal profile · SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Prisma Social
ISSN 1989-3469 · Fundación iS+D para la Investigación Social Avanzada · Spain
Prisma Social: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 54 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Prisma Social is published by Fundación iS+D para la Investigación Social Avanzada 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 Communication and COVID-19 Impact, Social Sciences and Policies and Advertising and Communication Studies, together about 27.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La Revista Prisma Social (ISSN 1989-3469) es una publicación digital de Ciencias Sociales, investigación social, educación y comunicación de carácter trimestral. La revista publica artículos en español, inglés y portugués.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 5, Argentina 3, Chile 2, Colombia 2, Brazil 1 (13 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Communication and COVID-19 ImpactSocial Sciences10.8%
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences8.6%
- Advertising and Communication StudiesSocial Sciences8.4%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences7.8%
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science7.6%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences5.5%
- Educational Innovations and TechnologyComputer Science4.9%
- E-Learning and Knowledge ManagementComputer Science4.6%
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 | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | 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
Indexing the journal's website claims
ProQuest, EBSCOPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.4OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.26%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 62LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 411 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 95 | 95 | 13 |
| 2025 | 54 | 54 | 47 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 75 | Yes | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 75 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 75 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 1,000 | — | — |
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 websiteAI use, Peer review, Plagiarism, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use
Editorial policy on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Model summary
Política editorial sobre el uso de Inteligencia Artificial (IA)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymous external peer review; two reviewers by default, third reviewer if needed; editorial board decides based on quantitative (0-5 per criterion) and qualitative evaluations. Model summary
Prisma Social está sometida a un riguroso proceso de revisión por pares externo para garantizar la publicación de trabajos de la máxima calidad científica.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Antiplagiarism policy using Turnitin; plagiarism or self-plagiarism leads to automatic rejection or retraction. Model summary
Prisma Social utiliza Turnitin para garantizar la originalidad de los manuscritos, detectando plagio y autoplagio, y asegurando que las fuentes sean correctamente citadas.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Revista Prisma Social
Sobre la revista Objeto y alcance Información e indexación Equipo editorial Preservación digital Contacto Publica con nosotros Instrucciones para autores Política editorial Declaración DORA Política editorial sobre el uso de Inteligencia Artificial (IA) Declaración ética Declaración de privacidad Número actual Números anteriores Anuncios Buscar Registrarse Entrar
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
- Fundación iS+D para la Investigación Social Avanzada
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish, English
- ISSN
- 1989-3469
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Prisma Social
What CAS zone is Prisma Social in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Prisma Social is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary. 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 Prisma Social?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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 Prisma Social based?
Of the 13 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (5), Argentina (3) and Chile (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Prisma Social?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Prisma Social is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Prisma Social open access, and what is the APC?
Prisma Social is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .