Journal profile
Punto Sur
ISSN 2683-7404 · Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires · Argentina
Punto Sur: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 18 weeks (community reports); 35 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Punto Sur is published by Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical Geography and Geographical Thought, Geography and Education Methods and Latin American Urban Studies, together about 34.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geography, Planning and Development and Urban Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Punto Sur. Revista de Geografía de la UBA, e-ISSN 2683-7404, es una publicación científica de formato electrónico, con acceso libre y gratuito y una periodicidad de dos números anuales, el primero entre enero y junio de cada año, el segundo entre julio y diciembre. Fue creada en el año 2019 por los integrantes del Instituto de Geografía “Romualdo Ardissone”, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires. Se constituye como un ámbito de debate y propuestas en torno a la amplia variedad de temas y problemáticas que actualmente componen el campo de la geografía, aunque está abierta a contribuciones provenientes de otras disciplinas. La intención es incentivar el diálogo fecundo entre equipos e investigadores del Instituto de Geografía de la Universidad de Buenos Aires y de otras instituciones tanto de Argentina como del resto de América Latina, aunque se encuentra abierto a la recepción de trabajos y propuestas de lectores procedentes de otros ámbitos geográficos. Objetivo: Difundir contribuciones teóricas, metodológicas y empíricas que den cuenta de las variadas perspectivas epistemológicas y temáticas que caracterizan las prácticas actuales de investigación en el campo de la Geografía.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Argentina 22, Chile 1, Colombia 1 (24 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Geography and Geographical ThoughtSocial Sciences13.7%
- Geography and Education MethodsSocial Sciences12.9%
- Latin American Urban StudiesSocial Sciences8.3%
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences6.5%
- Urban Development and Societal IssuesSocial Sciences6.5%
- Spatial and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences5.7%
- Geography Education and PedagogySocial Sciences4.6%
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.04OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 221 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 23 | 40 |
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | 28 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 20 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 31 |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 | 17 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 14 |
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 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–200 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted3
- artículos libresArtículos libres. Reúne artículos originales e inéditos de investigación teórica o empírica. Hasta 8000 palabras. Sujeto a evaluación externa, mediante el siste…Length not stated
- dossier temáticoDossier temático. Reúne artículos bajo una misma cobertura temática, espacial o problemática. Hasta 8000 palabras. Sujeto a evaluación externa, mediante el sist…Length not stated
- reseñasReseñas. Reúne reseñas de libros, charlas y eventos de interés académico y/o profesional. Hasta 3000 palabras. Sujeto a revisión por parte del Comité Editorial.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Self-archiving
- Authorship
Authors retain copyright Model summary
Los autores conservan los derechos de autor y ceden a la revista el derecho de la primera publicación.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
COPE member Model summary
Punto sur adhiere al Código de conducta y buenas prácticas establecido por el Committee of Publication Ethics (COPE).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Model summary
Punto Sur. Revista de Geografía de la UBA publica todos sus artículos y reseñas bajo la licencia Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) con el objetivo de fomentar el intercambio académico a nivel internacional.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access, no APC Model summary
El acceso por parte de los lectores al contenido de esta revista no tiene costo y se encuentra disponible en este sitio en su totalidad y sin restricciones. La revista Punto sur no cobra aranceles de ningún tipo para el envío o publicación de sus artículos.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Green OA allowed Model summary
Esta revista permite el depósito en repositorios, páginas institucionales u otros, de todas las versiones del artículo.
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
- Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires
- Country or region
- Argentina
- Language
- Portuguese, Spanish
- ISSN
- 2683-7404
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 Punto Sur
How long does peer review take at Punto Sur?
Authors report an average review time of about 18 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 Punto Sur?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–200 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA. 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 Punto Sur based?
Of the 24 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Argentina (22), Chile (1) and Colombia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Punto Sur?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Punto Sur is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Punto Sur open access, and what is the APC?
Punto Sur 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: .