Journal profile · SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Revista de Ciencias Sociales-Costa Rica
ISSN 2215-2601 · Universidad de Costa Rica · Costa Rica
Revista de Ciencias Sociales-Costa Rica: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 36 weeks (community reports); 43 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista de Ciencias Sociales-Costa Rica is published by Universidad de Costa Rica 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 Latin American socio-political dynamics, Social Sciences and Policies and Public Policy and Governance, together about 29% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La Revista de Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad de Costa Rica es una publicación trimestral. Difunde los resultados de trabajos científicos de las disciplinas que se cultivan en las Escuelas agrupadas en la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales de nuestra Universidad, como son Antropología, Ciencias de la Comunicación, Ciencias Políticas, Geografía, Historia, Sociología, Psicología y Trabajo Social, así como en los institutos de investigación que forman parte de dicha Facultad, el Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas y el Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales, este último de carácter interdisciplinario. La Revista también publica resultados de investigaciones de otras ciencias sociales, además de las mencionadas y trabajos de carácter interdisciplinario. Difunde trabajos de investigadores externos a la Universidad de Costa Rica, nacionales e internacionales que acaten los lineamientos de la revista y sean efectivos aportes a la ciencia social. Esta es una revista temática y como tal, desarrolla uno o varios temas en cada número. Se dirige a profesionales, investigadores, profesores y estudiantes de las diversas ramas de las Ciencias Sociales y es accesible para un público general con formación media. Cuenta con un Consejo Editorial multidisciplinario y con un Comité Consultivo Internacional dentro de las Ciencias Sociales. Además con la colaboración de un amplio grupo, también multidisciplinario, de especialistas que dictaminan las propuesta
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Latin American socio-political dynamicsSocial Sciences15.1%
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences8.3%
- Public Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences5.6%
- Employment, Labor, and Gender StudiesSocial Sciences5.4%
- Latin American Urban StudiesSocial Sciences5%
- Regional Development and InnovationSocial Sciences4.6%
- Political Dynamics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences4.6%
- Aging, Health, and DisabilityMedicine3.8%
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 | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | 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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.13OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 16.85%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 761 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 43 | 43 | 3 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 6 |
| 2023 | 57 | 57 | 25 |
| 2022 | 65 | 65 | 53 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
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 | — | |
| 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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- APA
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted3
- artículo académicoUn artículo académico es el resultado de una investigación desarrollada en una disciplina específica. Cuenta con un tema y unos objetivos definidos a partir de …Length not stated
- ensayo académicoEn estos documentos, la persona autora desarrolla sus ideas en torno a un tema específico. Se caracteriza por un carácter y estilo personales, distintos del art…Length not stated
- reseña bibliográficaEste tipo de texto expone el contenido de una obra haciendo referencia a sus ideas esenciales, su finalidad y otros aspectos que hagan notar la posición de la p…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Plagiarism, Preprints, Self-archiving
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 4.0 Internacional (CC BY-NC 4.0) Model summary
A partir del nro. 164 (II-2019), se actualizó a la licencia Creative Commons Atributtion-Non Commercial 4.0 Internacional (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism control using Turnitin Model summary
Los artículos ingresados a la Revista de Ciencias Sociales serán sometidos al sistema de control de citas utilizado por la Universidad de Costa Rica, denominado Turnitin, el cual brindará un informe final con las direcciones electrónicas y documentos donde se tomaron los párrafos que no están citados correctamente.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Digital preservation using internal systems and PKP PN Model summary
La Revista de Ciencias Sociales utiliza para la preservación de documentos, los sistemas internos de la Universidad, en este caso se encuentran resguardados en los servidores de la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, los cuales son actualizados y respaldados cada semana. Asimismo, se utiliza el PKP PN, el cual proporciona servicios de conservación de textos para cualquier revista en OJS.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Self-archiving in the institutional repository Kérwá Model summary
La Revista de Ciencias Sociales ejecuta la política de autoarchivo, a través del repositorio institucional de la Universidad de Costa Rica, denominado Kérwá, en el cual se almacena y preserva la información digital de los números publicados.
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 de Costa Rica
- Country or region
- Costa Rica
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 2215-2601
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista de Ciencias Sociales-Costa Rica
What CAS zone is Revista de Ciencias Sociales-Costa Rica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista de Ciencias Sociales-Costa Rica is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary. 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 Ciencias Sociales-Costa Rica?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Revista de Ciencias Sociales-Costa Rica?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: APA; Cover letter: Required. 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.
Which databases index Revista de Ciencias Sociales-Costa Rica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista de Ciencias Sociales-Costa Rica is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Revista de Ciencias Sociales-Costa Rica open access, and what is the APC?
Revista de Ciencias Sociales-Costa Rica 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: .