Journal profile · SOCIAL WORK
PROSPECTIVA
ISSN 0122-1213 · eISSN 2389-993X · Universidad del Valle · Colombia
PROSPECTIVA: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 34 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
PROSPECTIVA is published by Universidad del Valle 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, Aging, Health, and Disability and Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia, together about 38.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Prospectiva is an open access scientific journal that publishes on a continuous basis, with two issues per volume (year). Its purpose is to validate and disseminate original articles and literature reviews, both in English and Spanish, focused on the field of Social and human sciences. The main topics addressed by the journal include:
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL WORK
Editor-in-chief PhD. SolanyerPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 8, Colombia 4, United States 2, United Kingdom 1, Australia 1 (17 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences24%
- Aging, Health, and DisabilityMedicine7.6%
- Conflict, Peace, and Violence in ColombiaSocial Sciences7%
- Latin American socio-political dynamicsSocial Sciences6.7%
- Social Issues and SustainabilitySocial Sciences5.9%
- Gender, Health, and Social InequalitySocial Sciences4.9%
- Education and Teacher TrainingSocial Sciences3.8%
- History and Politics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences3.7%
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 Work | 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 Work | 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
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.38OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.59%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 629 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 33 | 1 |
| 2025 | 34 | 34 | 15 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 21 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 46 |
| 2022 | 52 | 52 | 169 |
| 2021 | 43 | 43 | 145 |
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-NC-SA | |
| 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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Self-archiving
- AI use Use of AI by authors
Authors should bear in mind two fundamental criteria: Responsibility. AI cannot be considered as a co-author of the manuscripts submitted to the journal; AI is a tool, not a co-author. As it is not a legal entity, it cannot determine the existence or non-existence of conflicts of interest or manage copyright and licensing agreements. Those who perform the role of authorship are human beings, and o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
In compliance with the ICMJE recommendations, the journal adopts its definition of authorship, urging the avoidance of inappropriate practices such as “gift authorship” or unjustified inclusion/exclusion of authors. The four requirements that define authorship, it is reiterated, are the following: 1. Making significant contributions in the conception, design, acquisition, analysis or interpretatio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Clockss digital preservation Model summary
The issues and volumes of the journal are included in the international digital preservation project of Clockss.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and Creative Commons licenses
Creative Commons 4.0 BY-NC-SA licence (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International) Model summary
Authors grant the journal and Universidad del Valle the economic rights over accepted manuscripts, but may make any reuse they deem appropriate for professional, educational, academic or scientific reasons, in accordance with the terms of the license granted by the journal to all its articles.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
The journal subscribes to the open access movement and the principles of the Budapest Declaration of 2002, with its subsequent updates (BOAI10, BOAI15, BOAI20: https://www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.org/), which aims to make refereed scientific knowledge accessible, at no cost to users and readers, through the internet, and to benefit the development of science, knowledge and the solution of pro…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-archiving
Self-archiving allowed Model summary
Prospectiva allows authors to self-archive the final version of manuscripts published by the journal. However, it is requested that wherever the published article is deposited or self-archived, the full reference is included, together with its respective DOI (Digital Object Identifier), so that readers can access the article directly on the journal's official website if they wish to do so.
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 del Valle
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 0122-1213
- Electronic ISSN
- 2389-993X
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about PROSPECTIVA
What CAS zone is PROSPECTIVA in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, PROSPECTIVA is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Social Work. 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 PROSPECTIVA?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of PROSPECTIVA based?
Of the 17 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (8), Colombia (4) and United States (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index PROSPECTIVA?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, PROSPECTIVA is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is PROSPECTIVA open access, and what is the APC?
PROSPECTIVA 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: .