Journal profile · SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Sociales
ISSN 2216-1201 · Universidad Católica Luis Amigó · Colombia
Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Sociales: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 122 days to acceptance (16 articles, last 24 months); 26 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Sociales is published by Universidad Católica Luis Amigó 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 Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia, Social Sciences and Policies and History and Politics in Latin America, together about 23.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Enfoque La Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Sociales es una publicación digital y semestral de carácter científico que divulga artículos, los cuales presentan resultados de investigaciones interdisciplinarias en ciencias sociales; se interesa en los estudios que abordan las problemáticas clásicas y contemporáneas con un sentido de pertinencia social. De este modo, espera contribuir al desarrollo de estas ciencias mediante el debate nacional e internacional en torno a desafíos epistemológicos, disciplinares y profesionales de carácter actual. Público objetivo y alcance La revista está dirigida al público nacional e internacional estudioso de las ciencias sociales, pretendiendo aportar conocimientos científicos sobre las complejas problemáticas sociales contemporáneas desde perspectivas disciplinares e interdisciplinares.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 4, Argentina 3, Chile 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Conflict, Peace, and Violence in ColombiaSocial Sciences9.2%
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences7.9%
- History and Politics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences6.6%
- Public Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences6.1%
- Social Issues and Policies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences5.3%
- Health and Lifestyle StudiesHealth Professions5%
- Memory, violence, and historyPsychology4.8%
- Gender, Health, and Social InequalitySocial Sciences4.8%
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
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
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.3OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 94.67%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 333 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 12 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 9 |
| 2023 | 32 | 32 | 37 |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 | 50 |
| 2021 | 38 | 38 | 104 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
122 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 100 days – 168 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 395 days (16 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 491 days
- Sample
- 16 articles with submission and acceptance dates (39 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- 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-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- 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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Not considered
- artículos impresos; versiones parciales del texto
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use
Política sobre el Uso de Inteligencia Artificial (IA) Model summary
Política sobre el Uso de Inteligencia Artificial (IA)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
Política de autoría y contribuciones (CRediT) Model summary
Política de autoría y contribuciones (CRediT)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Adhesión a los principios del Committee of Publication Ethics (COPE) Model summary
se adhiere a los principios del Committee of Publication Ethics (COPE)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Copyright y Licencia Creative Commons Atribución-No Comercial-Sin Derivar 4.0 Internacional Model summary
La revista y los textos individuales que en esta se divulgan están protegidos por las leyes de copyright y por los términos y condiciones de la Licencia Creative Commons Atribución-No Comercial-Sin Derivar 4.0 Internacional.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Política de derechos de autor y acceso abierto Model summary
Política de derechos de autor y acceso abierto
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Evaluación por pares bajo modalidad de doble ciego Model summary
Los artículos se someten a evaluación por pares bajo la modalidad de doble ciego, es decir, que es confidencial la información de los autores para los dictaminadores, y viceversa
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Política antiplagio con tecnología profesional; índice de similitud superior al 25% descarta el artículo Model summary
se utiliza tecnología profesional para comparar los manuscritos con otros ya divulgados por distintos medios digitales, incluso, con las publicaciones académicas participantes de Crossref. El sistema tecnológico genera un reporte e índice de similitud; si este último es superior al 25%, el artículo es descartado
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 Católica Luis Amigó
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2216-1201
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Sociales
What CAS zone is Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Sociales in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Sociales 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 Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Sociales?
Based on the dates recorded on 16 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 122 days (interquartile range 100–168 days); 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Sociales based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Colombia (4), Argentina (3) and Chile (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Sociales?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Sociales is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Sociales open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Sociales 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: .