Journal profile
Revista de la Asociacion Espanola de Investigacion de la Comunicacion
ISSN 2341-2690 · Universidad de Santiago de Compostela · Spain
Revista de la Asociacion Espanola de Investigacion de la Comunicacion: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 43 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista de la Asociacion Espanola de Investigacion de la Comunicacion is published by Universidad de Santiago de Compostela. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Media Studies and Communication, Media and Digital Communication and Journalism and Media Studies, together about 39.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
RAE-IC. Revista de la Asociación Española de Investigación de la Comunicación es una revista impulsada por la AE-IC que edita el Grupo de Investigación Novos Medios de la Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (España).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences13.3%
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science13.3%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences12.9%
- Media and Communication StudiesSocial Sciences6.4%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences5.4%
- Advertising and Communication StudiesSocial Sciences5%
- Media, Journalism, and Communication HistoryArts and Humanities3.9%
- Communication and COVID-19 ImpactSocial Sciences3.9%
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
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
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.45OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 421 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 46 |
| 2025 | 43 | 43 | 80 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | 118 |
| 2023 | 47 | 47 | 100 |
| 2022 | 51 | 51 | 114 |
| 2021 | 44 | 44 | 107 |
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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 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-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)
What to prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted4
- cuaderno centralCuaderno central: artículos focalizados en una temática concreta que son anunciados en una llamada de artículos específica y editados por expertos en la materia…Length not stated
- firma invitadaFirma invitada: artículos de corte ensayísticos relacionados con el tema del Cuaderno Central. Revisados por el equipo editorial y las personas encargadas de co…Length not stated
- misceláneaMiscelánea: artículos de temática diversa dentro del campo de la comunicación no relacionados con el objeto de estudio del cuaderno central. El envío de textos …Length not stated
- novedades editorialesNovedades editoriales: reseñas de volúmenes de reciente publicación en el campo de la comunicación. El envío de textos a esta sección permanece abierto durante …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship
24-month exclusion period between authorships in the journal. Model summary
Desde el mes de mayo de 2025 RAE-IC incluye un período de exclusión de 24 meses. Así, una misma persona no puede figurar como autora de un trabajo hasta 24 meses después de su anterior autoría.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Accepted authors commit to submitting an English translation of their article. Model summary
En caso de aceptación, los autores se comprometen a enviar una versión traducida de su artículo al inglés.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Anonymized manuscripts; author data in separate document. Model summary
Los textos se presentarán anonimizados, enviando los datos personales del autor o autores en un documento diferente del manuscrito del artículo.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Originality: manuscripts must be unpublished and not under consideration elsewhere. Model summary
Los autores que envíen trabajos se responsabilizan de que éstos sean inéditos y no estén siendo considerados para su publicación por otra revista.
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 Santiago de Compostela
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Portuguese, Spanish
- ISSN
- 2341-2690
- 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 la Asociacion Espanola de Investigacion de la Comunicacion
How long does peer review take at Revista de la Asociacion Espanola de Investigacion de la Comunicacion?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 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 la Asociacion Espanola de Investigacion de la Comunicacion?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; 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 la Asociacion Espanola de Investigacion de la Comunicacion?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista de la Asociacion Espanola de Investigacion de la Comunicacion is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Revista de la Asociacion Espanola de Investigacion de la Comunicacion open access, and what is the APC?
Revista de la Asociacion Espanola de Investigacion de la Comunicacion 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .