Journal profile · COMMUNICATION
Revista de Comunicacion-Peru
ISSN 1684-0933 · eISSN 2227-1465 · Universidad de Piura · Peru
Revista de Comunicacion-Peru: CAS Zone 3 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 14.7% (journal website); 50 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista de Comunicacion-Peru is published by Universidad de Piura and is in Zone 3 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Media and Digital Communication, Advertising and Communication Studies and Communication and COVID-19 Impact, together about 42.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The publication aims to disseminate high quality theoretical, philosophical, empirical and methodological material of issues regarding communication, developed in both academical and practitioner scenarios. The editorial judgment driving this journal is the advancement of knowledge gained through research on diverse communication issues and its practice. The content and criteria for selection of articles for the journal shall be in accordance with the purposes underlying the founding ideas that drive the University of Piura.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMMUNICATION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science14.4%
- Advertising and Communication StudiesSocial Sciences14.3%
- Communication and COVID-19 ImpactSocial Sciences14%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences11.3%
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences5.7%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences4.5%
- Organizational Management and InnovationBusiness, Management and Accounting4.2%
- Radio, Podcasts, and Digital MediaSocial Sciences4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 3 |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceSciELOPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, Latindex, REDALYC, ALICIA, REDIB, DIALNET, MIAR, C&MMI, SJR, ERIH+ journals database
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 3.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.96LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 88OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.63OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.71%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 42LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 835 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 54 | 54 | 1 |
| 2025 | 50 | 50 | 74 |
| 2024 | 53 | 53 | 181 |
| 2023 | 53 | 53 | 237 |
| 2022 | 46 | 46 | 461 |
| 2021 | 44 | 44 | 315 |
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 ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2026
- 14.7%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 10.1%Publisher website ·
- 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-NC | |
| 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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted3, with length limits
- book reviewe. References: in format APA 7a edición Book Review Reviews will have a maximum length of 2.000 words. The work will be cited in the same way as specified in Bi…main text ≤ 2,000 words
- book reviewsBook reviews of recent publications in the field of communication.Length not stated
- research papersResearch papers: Academic material that presents, in detail, the original results of research projects.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license Model summary
The authors who publish in this journal agree to the following terms: This magazine and its articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), so the user is free to: share, copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format , provided that you: give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and in…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
The Revista de Comunicación uses the double-blind procedure (anonymity of authors and evaluators).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism Detection
Plagiarism and AI detection via Turnitin Model summary
Editorial Board carries out plagiarism control and use of AI through the Turnitin system - an online plagiarism prevention service created by iParadigms.
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 Piura
- Country or region
- Peru
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1684-0933
- Electronic ISSN
- 2227-1465
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista de Comunicacion-Peru
What CAS zone is Revista de Comunicacion-Peru in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista de Comunicacion-Peru is in Zone 3 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Communication. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Revista de Comunicacion-Peru?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 14.7% (2026). 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 Comunicacion-Peru?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; 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 Comunicacion-Peru?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista de Comunicacion-Peru is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Revista de Comunicacion-Peru open access, and what is the APC?
Revista de Comunicacion-Peru 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, Publisher website, 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: .