Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Revisiones
ISSN 2173-0040 · Universidad Complutense de Madrid · Spain
Revisiones: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 28 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revisiones is published by Universidad Complutense de Madrid. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Art, Politics, and Modernism, Gender and Feminist Studies and Visual Culture and Art Theory, together about 31.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Visual Arts and Performing Arts. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to, the following topics: essays on art and visual theory, aesthetics and visual culture aimed at the academic community, artists, political scientists, cultural anthropologists and professionals in cultural studies. Presentation Re-visiones is a journal of art and contemporary visual thought, bilingual, open access, with an annual periodicity and attached since its inception to R&D projects of the National Plan: "Images of art and rewriting of narratives in global visual culture" (HAR2009-10768), "Critical visualities: rewriting narratives through images" (HAR2013-43016-P) and "Critical visualities: cultural ecologies and research of the common" (http://www.visualidadescriticas.net/). The design of the magazine and the layout of the first issues was the work of Fernando Baños and Carlos Fernández Pello. Subsequently, Alejandro Simón was responsible for the layout. Successive members of the editorial boards have been: Yayo Aznar (UNED), Josu Larrañaga (UCM), Diana Wechsler (MUNTREF) and Víctor del Río (USAL). As of 2021 it begins its second era. It ceases to be bilingual and depends on the UCM Research Group: "Art, research, university, documents for a debate" https://www.ucm.es/arteinvestigacion/biblos-arte-e-investigacion-basada-en-la-practica (reference 970772): “Images of Art and Rewriting Narratives in the Global Visual Culture” (2009-2012) (HAR2009-10768), “Critical Visualities: The Re-writing of Narratives through Images” (2013-2016) (HAR2013-43016-P) and “Visualidades críticas: ecologías culturales e investigaciones del común” (http://www.visualidadescriticas.net/). From 2021 begins its second era. It is no longer bilingual and depends on the UCM Research Group: “Arte, investigación, universidad, documentos para un debate” https://www.ucm.es/arteinvestigacion/biblos-arte-e-investigacion-basada-en-la-practica (ref. 970772).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Editor-in-chief Pablo MartínezPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 5, United States 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Art, Politics, and ModernismArts and Humanities14.8%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences9.1%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities7.4%
- Architecture, Modernity, and DesignEngineering7%
- Ecocriticism and Environmental LiteratureArts and Humanities5.2%
- Spanish Culture and IdentityArts and Humanities4.8%
- Posthumanist Ethics and ActivismSocial Sciences3.9%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Arts and Performing Arts | Q4 | 670/697 | 2nd |
| Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 667/692 | 1st |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.03OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 128 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 2 |
| 2024 | 34 | 34 | 6 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2022 | 35 | 35 | 1 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
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 | |
| 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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,500 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- reviewm 5,500 words (excluding bibliography). Reviews: maximum 1,000 words (excluding bibliography) Document format and submissions Thmain text ≤ 1,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship
- Authorship
Submission implies acceptance of the Declaration of Originality and Authorship. Model summary
Submitting an article to this journal implies the acceptance of the Declaration of Originality and Authorship.
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 de Madrid
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 2173-0040
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 16, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revisiones
How long does peer review take at Revisiones?
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 Revisiones?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,500 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Required. 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 Revisiones based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (5) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revisiones?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revisiones is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Revisiones open access, and what is the APC?
Revisiones 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: .