Journal profile
Revista de Fomento Social
ISSN 0015-6043 · eISSN 2695-6462 · Universidad Loyola Andalucía · Spain
Revista de Fomento Social: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 36 weeks (community reports); 18 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista de Fomento Social is published by Universidad Loyola Andalucía. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Social Sciences and Policies, Catholicism and Religious Studies and Religious and Theological Studies, together about 26.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La Revista de Fomento Social aborda temas relacionados con un acercamiento multidisciplinar del desarrollo, abordado desde campos tan diversos como la economía, el derecho, la comunicación, la educación, la sociología, las relaciones internacionales, la salud, la política o la ingeniería, entre otros, con una especial atención a la dimensión ética implícita en todos ellos.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences10.1%
- Catholicism and Religious StudiesArts and Humanities8.2%
- Religious and Theological StudiesSocial Sciences8%
- Spanish History and PoliticsArts and Humanities6.7%
- Labor Law and Work DynamicsSocial Sciences5.7%
- Economic and Social DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.9%
- Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
- Labor Movements and UnionsSocial Sciences4.3%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, MIAR, CIRCPublisher 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
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.1OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,604 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 28 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 69 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 197 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 262 |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 | 259 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | 278 |
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-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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
- ≤ 150 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted4
- artículosCuatro o cinco artículos clasificados en estudios o notas.Length not stated
- bibliografía especializadaBibliografía especializada.Length not stated
- documentos o textos de interésDocumentos o textos de interés.Length not stated
- resúmenes de tesisResúmenes de tesis del Programa de Doctorado de Desarrollo Inclusivo y Sostenible de la Universidad Loyola, así como otras tesis defendidas en universidades nac…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- AI use
La IA no se usará para edición ni autoría, solo como herramienta de apoyo. Model summary
Los procesos de edición y autoría de Revista de Fomento Social no se basarán nunca en la IA, cuyo uso se restringirá a ser una herramienta de apoyo que agilice o haga más eficaz estos procesos.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
Recomendación de lenguaje inclusivo y no sexista. Model summary
La Revista de Fomento Social recomienda el uso de un lenguaje científico efectivo teniendo en cuenta la perspectiva de género. Se solicita que la redacción de los manuscritos sea inclusiva y no sexista, precisa y evite duplicidades innecesarias.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Unported Model summary
Licencia Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 4.0 Unported
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Revisión por pares doble ciego con dos revisores anónimos. Model summary
La calidad científica y académica de todos los artículos será evaluada por dos revisores anónimos (peer review, double-blind).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Uso de Turnitin antes de la revisión por pares. Model summary
La revista cuenta con la herramienta antiplagio Turnitin. Antes de iniciarse el proceso de la revisión por pares el documento pasará por dicha herramienta.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Auto-archivo permitido solo después de la publicación. Model summary
La Revista de Fomento Social autoriza a los autores/as a publicar su trabajo en Internet (páginas web personales o repositorios institucionales) siempre después de la publicación (en ningún caso antes).
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 Loyola Andalucía
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish, English, French
- ISSN
- 0015-6043
- Electronic ISSN
- 2695-6462
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista de Fomento Social
How long does peer review take at Revista de Fomento Social?
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 Fomento Social?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Reference style: APA. 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 Fomento Social?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista de Fomento Social is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Revista de Fomento Social open access, and what is the APC?
Revista de Fomento Social 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: .