Journal profile
Quid 16
ISSN 2250-4060 · Universidad de Buenos Aires · Argentina
Quid 16: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 37 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Quid 16 is published by Universidad de Buenos Aires. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Latin American Urban Studies, Urban Planning and Governance and Urban Development and Societal Issues, together about 55.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Urban Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Quid 16 es una revista académica del Área de Estudios Urbanos del Instituto de Investigaciones Gino Germani, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina). Publicada semestralmente y con arbitraje internacional, su objetivo es promover investigaciones sobre problemas urbanos, ambientales y territoriales desde una perspectiva multidisciplinar. Aunque la revista presta especial atención a trabajos que aborden estos fenómenos en el sur global, está abierta a estudios sobre distintas realidades regionales del mundo, especialmente a aquellos trabajos que propongan una mirada comparativa entre diferentes realidades regionales. La revista busca ser un espacio de debate para investigaciones que exploren las dinámicas urbanas y ambientales, tanto desde estudios empíricos como teóricos. Se promueve un enfoque amplio permitiendo el diálogo y la confluencia entre investigaciones provenientes de diversos campos disciplinares, perspectivas teóricas y enfoques metodológicos. La revista Quid 16 publica artículos originales e inéditos en español, portugués o inglés que contribuyan de manera sustancial, ya sea teórica o empíricamente, al conocimiento de las problemáticas urbanas y ambientales. La organización administrativa y científica de Quid 16 está a cargo del Equipo Editorial interno perteneciente al Área de Estudios Urbanos, responsable de la gestión, administración y edición de la revista. Además, el contenido académico de la revista está respaldado por un Consejo Editorial, integrado por especialistas en la temática de la revista, que participa en las decisiones de política editorial de la misma. Por último, el Comité Científico Internacional estable, integrado por especialistas de reconocida trayectoria científica en el ámbito regional e internacional, a cargo de garantizar la calidad científica de los materiales publicados. La revista tiene una política de Acceso Abierto Diamante (Diamond Open Access), por lo cual se puede consultar el contenido completo de todos los artículos de manera gratuita en las diferentes bases y repositorios en los que esté incluida la revista. Además, el envío y la publicación de artículos es gratuito, no existiendo ningún cargo por procesamiento de artículos.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Latin American Urban StudiesSocial Sciences25.2%
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences16.5%
- Urban Development and Societal IssuesSocial Sciences13.7%
- Urban and Rural Development ChallengesSocial Sciences7.3%
- Urban and sociocultural dynamicsSocial Sciences5.6%
- Extractivism and Socioeconomic IssuesSocial Sciences3.9%
- Social Sciences and HumanitiesSocial Sciences2.4%
- Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismEconomics, Econometrics and Finance2.2%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Nivel 1 CONICETPublisher 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
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.5OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 435 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
| 2025 | 37 | 37 | 48 |
| 2024 | 42 | 42 | 36 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 | 42 |
| 2021 | 49 | 49 | 35 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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 | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- 3–6
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted4
- dossierEn la sección artículos centrales (dossier) serán admitidos manuscritos con una extensión mínima de 6.000 palabras y máxima de 8.000 palabras (incluyendo notas,…Length not stated
- espacio abiertoSerán admitidos manuscritos con una extensión mínima de 6.000 y máxima de 8.000 palabras (incluyendo notas, referencias bibliográficas, tablas y figuras, etc.).Length not stated
- novedadesLos mismos deberán tener un máximo de 1.500 palabras.Length not stated
- urbanidadesLos mismos deberán tener un máximo de 4.000 palabras.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access
Diamante OA, sin tasas Model summary
La revista Quid 16 es una publicación científica, que se adhiere a las políticas de acceso abierto diamante, por lo cual no se cobran tasas por el envío, procesamiento o publicación de los mismos, y los contenidos publicados están disponibles de forma gratuita y sin restricciones de acceso.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Revisión por pares doble ciego Model summary
Los manuscritos enviados para su publicación en la revista serán sometidos a evaluación por parte de especialistas en la temática de cada artículo, bajo la modalidad de revisión por pares doble ciego
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 Buenos Aires
- Country or region
- Argentina
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 2250-4060
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Quid 16
How long does peer review take at Quid 16?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Quid 16?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: 3–6; 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.
Which databases index Quid 16?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Quid 16 is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Quid 16 open access, and what is the APC?
Quid 16 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: .