Journal profile
Revista Controversia
ISSN 0120-4165 · eISSN 2539-1623 · Instituto de Estudios Interculturales (IEI) y Centro de Investigación y Educación Popular (Cinep) · Colombia
Revista Controversia: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 36 weeks (community reports); 26 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Controversia is published by Instituto de Estudios Interculturales (IEI) y Centro de Investigación y Educación Popular (Cinep). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are History and Politics in Latin America, Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia and Latin American socio-political dynamics, together about 47.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La Revista Controversia recibe textos de investigación, reflexión y revisión relacionados con temas sociales, económicos, culturales y políticos de Colombia y América Latina. También, acepta sistematizaciones de experiencias en educación popular, organización social y desarrollo sostenible. La revista está dirigida a las y los investigadores de las ONG y del mundo académico y a miembros de movimientos sociales y de organizaciones de la sociedad civil de Colombia y del continente.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- History and Politics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences22.1%
- Conflict, Peace, and Violence in ColombiaSocial Sciences17.3%
- Latin American socio-political dynamicsSocial Sciences8.1%
- Political Dynamics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences7.9%
- Politics and Society in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences5.3%
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.5%
- Religious and Theological StudiesSocial Sciences3.3%
- Political Economy and MarxismSocial Sciences2.9%
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
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
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.18OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 971 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 36 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 45 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 55 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 48 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 34 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 49 |
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 36 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 36 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 | |
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Instituto de Estudios Interculturales (IEI) y Centro de Investigación y Educación Popular (Cinep)
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 0120-4165
- Electronic ISSN
- 2539-1623
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Controversia
How long does peer review take at Revista Controversia?
Authors report an average review time of about 36 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.
Which databases index Revista Controversia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Controversia is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Revista Controversia open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Controversia 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: .