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Revista de Estudios Sociales

ISSN 0123-885X · eISSN 1900-5180 · Universidad de los Andes · Colombia

Revista de Estudios Sociales: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.72; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 52 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 9.8% (journal website); 36 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.

Impact factor0.72Latest value listed by LetPub
CAS zoneZone 4 · Sociology2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 3 · Sociology
Review timeabout 52 weeksCommunity average
APCNo APCDiamond open access (no APC)
Acceptance9.8%From the journal's website
Articles per year362025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

Revista de Estudios Sociales is published by Universidad de los Andes 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 History and Politics in Latin America, Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia and Social Sciences and Policies, together about 29.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

La Revista de Estudios Sociales (rev. estud. soc.), creada en 1998, es una publicación de acceso abierto diamante*, que se acoge a criterios internacionales de calidad, posicionamiento, periodicidad y disponibilidad en línea. Se publica al inicio de cada trimestre (enero-marzo, abril-junio, julio-septiembre y octubre-diciembre) y es financiada por la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad de los Andes (Colombia). Todos los contenidos digitales pueden accederse a través de su página web: https://res.uniandes.edu.co La revista tiene como objetivo contribuir a la difusión de las investigaciones, los análisis, las reflexiones y las revisiones temáticas que sobre los problemas sociales elabora la comunidad académica nacional, regional e internacional. Publica contenidos en español, inglés y portugués, que aportan a debates sobre temas relevantes con enfoques desde la sociología, la historia, la antropología, la ciencia política, la filosofía, la psicología, así como desde los estudios culturales y de género. Los contenidos que publica la revista, en sus diferentes secciones, están dirigidos a públicos especializados y público general, con el propósito de que contribuyan a la construcción de nuevo conocimiento, fortalezcan las redes académicas y sean un insumo para profesores y estudiantes, así como para entablar diálogos de construcción comunitaria, local y regional. La estructura de la revista contiene las siguientes secciones: Dossier integra un conjunto de contenidos sobre un problema o tema específico, que desde una perspectiva crítica y analítica ofrecen avances o resultados de investigación, reflexión o revisión temática, dando cuenta de las nuevas tendencias en un área específica del conocimiento. Otras voces se diferencia del Dossier en que incluye textos que presentan investigaciones, reflexiones o revisiones, que tratan problemas o temáticas diversas. Documentos difunde uno o más textos sobre temáticas de interés social que son abordadas de manera reflexiva, por lo general de autoridades en la materia. También se publican traducciones y transcripciones de contenidos relevantes de las diferentes áreas de las Ciencias Sociales. Debate es una sección donde se incluyen contenidos sobre temáticas específicas, orientadas a generar discusiones académicas desde diferentes perspectivas, bien sea mediante entrevistas o escritos analíticos. La revista cambia la estructura de presentación de sus secciones en los números que son de tema libre. En esas edi

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Multiple

Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 4 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

  1. History and Politics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences12.5%
  2. Conflict, Peace, and Violence in ColombiaSocial Sciences10.4%
  3. Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences6.6%
  4. Memory, violence, and historyPsychology5.1%
  5. Latin American Urban StudiesSocial Sciences4.7%
  6. Latin American Cultural PoliticsSocial Sciences4.5%
  7. Public Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.3%
  8. Latin American socio-political dynamicsSocial Sciences4%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorSociologyZone 4
MinorSocial IssuesZone 4
MinorSocial Sciences, InterdisciplinaryZone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
LevelCategoryZone
MajorSociologyZone 3
MinorSocial IssuesZone 3
MinorSocial Sciences, InterdisciplinaryZone 3

Top journal: noReview journal: not marked

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorSociologyZone 4
MinorSocial IssuesZone 4
MinorSocial Sciences, InterdisciplinaryZone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

Database indexing

SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

Indexing the journal's website claims

Scimago Journal Rank (SJR), Google Scholar h5-index, Publindex-ColcienciasPublisher website

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

Impact factor
0.72LetPub ·
Impact factor (publisher)
1.2Publisher website ·
CiteScore 2026-06
1.5LetPub ·
CiteScore (publisher)
1.7Publisher website ·
SJR 2026-06
0.28LetPub ·
SJR (publisher)
0.28Publisher website ·
SNIP 2026-06
1.29LetPub ·
h-index
39OpenAlex ·
i10-index
306OpenAlex ·
2-year mean citedness
1.4OpenAlex ·
Self-citation rate
0%LetPub ·
Share of gold OA articles
100%LetPub ·

Volume

Articles per year
35LetPub ·

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,858 in total · the current year is incomplete

YearArticlesOpen accessCitations
202628283
2025363641
2024323290
20234848377
20223131146
20212626241

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 52 weeksLetPub ·
Acceptance rate (publisher)
9.8%Publisher website ·
Submission to publication (journal-reported)
about 52 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.

SourceAPCFee waiverLicenseObserved
DOAJNo APCNoCC BY-NC-ND
LetPubNo APCNo—

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
Abstract
250–300 words
Reference style
Chicago
Publisher website · model-extracted, each line checked against the text
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
Open access

Open access, quarterly publication Model summary

Publicación trimestral de acceso abierto.

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 los Andes
Country or region
Colombia
Language
English, Spanish, Portuguese
ISSN
0123-885X
Electronic ISSN
1900-5180
Official links

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Revista de Estudios Sociales

What CAS zone is Revista de Estudios Sociales in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista de Estudios Sociales is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Social Issues / Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.

What is the impact factor of Revista de Estudios Sociales?

The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.72; CiteScore 1.5, h-index 39.

How long does peer review take at Revista de Estudios Sociales?

Authors report an average review time of about 52 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 9.8%. 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 Estudios Sociales?

According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 250–300 words; Reference style: Chicago. 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.

Where are the editorial board members of Revista de Estudios Sociales based?

Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Colombia (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.

Which databases index Revista de Estudios Sociales?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista de Estudios Sociales is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.

Is Revista de Estudios Sociales open access, and what is the APC?

Revista de Estudios 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, 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: .