Journal profile · ANTHROPOLOGY
Revista de Antropologia Social
ISSN 1131-558X · eISSN 1988-2831 · Universidad Complutense de Madrid · Spain
Revista de Antropologia Social: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 27 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista de Antropologia Social is published by Universidad Complutense de Madrid 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 Social Sciences and Policies, Indigenous Cultures and History and Memory, violence, and history, together about 28.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Revista de Antropología Social (ISSN 1131-558X, ISSN-e 1988-2831) aims to provide Social and Cultural Anthropology with an active, broad and rigorous space to present the most recent and innovative anthropological research from around the world. It is open to all the theoretical-methodological and ethnographic studies of socio-cultural processes, paying particular attention to the most relevant and current issues. It includes articles that focus on specific topics (coordinated by specialists) and others that are open to any area. It is divided into two sections: articles and reviews. Occasionally it publishes debates, reports and interviews with well-known intellectuals and anthropologists.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ANTHROPOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences13.7%
- Indigenous Cultures and HistorySocial Sciences9.5%
- Memory, violence, and historyPsychology5.4%
- Latin American Cultural PoliticsSocial Sciences5.4%
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences4.8%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences4.5%
- Latin American socio-political dynamicsSocial Sciences4.5%
- Immigration and Intercultural EducationSocial Sciences4.5%
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 | Anthropology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Anthropology | 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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 38Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.08%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 393 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 2025 | 27 | 27 | 4 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | 9 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 19 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 20 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 40 |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Harvard
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
In order to support the global exchange of knowledge, the journal Revista de Antropología Social is allowing unrestricted access to its content as from its publication in this electronic edition, and as such it is an open-access journal. The originals published in this journal are the property of the Complutense University of Madrid and any reproduction thereof in full or in part must cite the sou…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review policy. Model summary
La Revista de Antropología Social sigue una estricta política de revisión externa por pares.
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
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1131-558X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1988-2831
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 35, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista de Antropologia Social
What CAS zone is Revista de Antropologia Social in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista de Antropologia Social is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Anthropology. 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 de Antropologia Social?
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.
Which databases index Revista de Antropologia Social?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista de Antropologia Social is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Revista de Antropologia Social open access, and what is the APC?
Revista de Antropologia Social 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .