Journal profile · POLITICAL SCIENCE
Revista de Ciencia Politica
ISSN 0718-090X · Universidad Catolica de Chile
Revista de Ciencia Politica: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.58; fully open access; 22 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista de Ciencia Politica is published by Universidad Catolica de Chile and is in Zone 3 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Public Policy and Governance, Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America and Politics and Society in Latin America, together about 31.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): POLITICAL SCIENCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Public Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences12.5%
- Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin AmericaSocial Sciences9.5%
- Politics and Society in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences9.5%
- Political Theory and DemocracySocial Sciences9.5%
- International Relations in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences8.6%
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences6.8%
- Political Dynamics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences6.1%
- Latin American socio-political dynamicsSocial Sciences5.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.58LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.98LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 258OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.8OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 95.45%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,238 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 14 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 78 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 97 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 130 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 184 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Universidad Catolica de Chile
- ISSN
- 0718-090X
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista de Ciencia Politica
What CAS zone is Revista de Ciencia Politica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista de Ciencia Politica is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Political Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Revista de Ciencia Politica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.58; CiteScore 3.4, h-index 38.
Which databases index Revista de Ciencia Politica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista de Ciencia Politica is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Revista de Ciencia Politica open access, and what is the APC?
Revista de Ciencia Politica is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .