Journal profile
Revista CoPaLa
ISSN 2500-8870 · Red CoPaLa · Colombia
Revista CoPaLa: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 22 weeks (community reports); 43 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista CoPaLa is published by Red CoPaLa. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Education for Peace and Conflict Resolution, Peace and Human Rights Education and Latin American Cultural Politics, together about 30.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Cultural Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Revista CoPaLa. Construyendo Paz Latinoamericana es una publicación científica y humanística especializada, electrónica, semestral y de acceso abierto no comercial, orientada a la difusión de investigaciones originales en ciencias sociales, educación y estudios para la paz. Su ISSN electrónico es 2500-8870 y cuenta con Reserva de Derechos al Uso Exclusivo del Título núm. 04-2016-022416333800-203. La revista publica artículos científicos, ensayos académicos, avances de investigación, estudios de caso, análisis teóricos, estados del arte, estados de la cuestión y reseñas críticas o informativas relacionados con construcción de paz, conflictos, violencias, derechos humanos, interculturalidad, educación para la paz, convivencia, democracia, no violencia, transformación de conflictos, pedagogías críticas e investigación acción participante. Revista CoPaLa recibe colaboraciones en español, portugués, francés e inglés. Todos los manuscritos se gestionan mediante la plataforma OJS y son sometidos a revisión editorial inicial y, cuando cumplen los criterios de pertinencia y calidad, a dictaminación académica bajo modalidad doble ciego. La revista no cobra cargos por envío, procesamiento, dictaminación, edición o publicación de artículos. Su política editorial se sustenta en la integridad académica, la transparencia, el acceso abierto, la diversidad institucional y geográfica de autorías, la revisión por pares y la contribución social del conocimiento científico y humanístico.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Chile 2, France 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Education for Peace and Conflict ResolutionSocial Sciences13.6%
- Peace and Human Rights EducationSocial Sciences8.8%
- Latin American Cultural PoliticsSocial Sciences8.5%
- Conflict, Peace, and Violence in ColombiaSocial Sciences7.6%
- Migration, Education, Indigenous Social DynamicsSocial Sciences6.5%
- Education Pedagogy and PracticesSocial Sciences5.1%
- Indigenous Studies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences4.2%
- Sustainability in Higher EducationSocial Sciences4%
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
- 0.26OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 261 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 25 | 30 |
| 2025 | 43 | 43 | 63 |
| 2024 | 36 | 36 | 47 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | 64 |
| 2022 | 57 | 57 | 16 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 9 |
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 22 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 22 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 9,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted8
- análisis teóricosAnálisis teóricos.Length not stated
- artículos científicosRevista CoPaLa recibe las siguientes colaboraciones: Artículos científicos.Length not stated
- avances de investigaciónAvances de investigación.Length not stated
- ensayos académicosEnsayos académicos.Length not stated
- estados de la cuestiónEstados de la cuestión.Length not stated
- estados del arteEstados del arte.Length not stated
- estudios de casoEstudios de caso actuales o con perspectiva histórica.Length not stated
- reseñas bibliográficasReseñas bibliográficas críticas o informativas.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- Publication ethics
Publication ethics policy Model summary
Política sobre la publicación de la ética (Deontología de publicación)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Licencia CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Model summary
Los contenidos publicados en Revista CoPaLa se distribuyen bajo la Licencia Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Persistent identifiers and metadata policy Model summary
Política de identificadores persistentes y metadatos
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Periodicidad semestral Model summary
La periodicidad de Revista CoPaLa es semestral, con publicación de dos números al año: enero-junio y julio-diciembre.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Autoarchivo permitido Model summary
Las personas autoras podrán realizar acuerdos adicionales para la distribución no exclusiva de la versión publicada, por ejemplo, en repositorios institucionales, páginas personales o redes académicas, siempre que indiquen que el trabajo fue publicado originalmente en Revista CoPaLa e incluyan el DOI correspondiente cuando exista.
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
- Red CoPaLa
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 2500-8870
- 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 CoPaLa
How long does peer review take at Revista CoPaLa?
Authors report an average review time of about 22 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 Revista CoPaLa?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 9,000 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 Revista CoPaLa based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Chile (2) and France (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista CoPaLa?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista CoPaLa is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Revista CoPaLa open access, and what is the APC?
Revista CoPaLa 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: .