Journal profile · Social Sciences-Social Sciences (all)
Revista de Ciencias Sociales
ISSN 1315-9518 · eISSN 2477-9431 · Universidad del Zulia · Uruguay
Revista de Ciencias Sociales: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 36 weeks (community reports); 3 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista de Ciencias Sociales is published by Universidad del Zulia. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Higher Education in Latin America, Economic Theory and Policy and Public Policy and Governance, together about 23.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Social Sciences (all)
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 9, Argentina 3, Chile 3 (15 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Higher Education in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences9.5%
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.3%
- Public Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences7%
- Politics and Society in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences5.5%
- Science, Technology, and Education in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences5.5%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
- Management and Organizational PracticesBusiness, Management and Accounting4.5%
- Political Dynamics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences4.5%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q2 | 206/744 | 72nd |
| General Social Sciences | Q2 | 87/286 | 69th |
| Public Administration | Q2 | 101/248 | 59th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.97LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 90OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.07OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,270 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 191 | 191 | 126 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 221 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 345 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 443 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 393 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 496 |
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 5 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-SA | |
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright
- Data availability
Adheres to DORA Model summary
Revista de Ciencias Sociales adhiere a la Declaración de San Francisco sobre la evaluación de la investigación, DORA
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons Reconocimiento-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) Model summary
Esta obra está bajo la licencia: Creative Commons Reconocimiento-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
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 del Zulia
- Country or region
- Uruguay
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1315-9518
- Electronic ISSN
- 2477-9431
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista de Ciencias Sociales
How long does peer review take at Revista de Ciencias Sociales?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of Revista de Ciencias Sociales based?
Of the 15 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Colombia (9), Argentina (3) and Chile (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista de Ciencias Sociales?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista de Ciencias Sociales is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Revista de Ciencias Sociales open access, and what is the APC?
Revista 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; 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: .