Journal profile · POLITICAL SCIENCE
Revista Espanola de Ciencia Politica-RECP
ISSN 1575-6548 · eISSN 2173-9870 · Asociación Española de Ciencia Política y de la Administración (AECPA) · Spain
Revista Espanola de Ciencia Politica-RECP: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 18 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Espanola de Ciencia Politica-RECP is published by Asociación Española de Ciencia Política y de la Administración (AECPA) 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 Social Sciences and Policies, Political Theory and Democracy and Public Policy and Governance, together about 34.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): POLITICAL SCIENCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences12.3%
- Political Theory and DemocracySocial Sciences11.3%
- Public Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences11.1%
- Political Dynamics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences8.6%
- Cultural and political discourse analysisSocial Sciences5.3%
- Human Rights and ImmigrationSocial Sciences4.7%
- Political Systems and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.1%
- International Relations in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences4.1%
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 | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Political Science | 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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.8OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 370 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 9 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 30 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 31 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 118 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 148 |
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 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 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 | 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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 175–250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 10
- Reference style
- Harvard
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Not considered
- Recensiones
Article types accepted4
- artículosArtículos: Trabajos de investigación originales, de carácter teórico o empírico. Tendrán una extensión de entre 8.000 y 10.000 palabras, incluidas las notas y l…Length not stated
- ensayos bibliográficosEnsayos bibliográficos: A diferencia de las recensiones, los ensayos bibliográficos abordan dos o más publicaciones recientes sobre un mismo tema o problema de …Length not stated
- notas de investigaciónNotas de investigación: Información breve sobre hallazgos singulares o nuevas aportaciones resultado de proyectos de investigación o estudios en marcha. Su exte…Length not stated
- recensionesRecensiones: breves ensayos que analizan críticamente y contextualizan una novedad editorial de interés académico para las temáticas de la revista. La extensión…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Definiciones de plagio y fraude científico Model summary
Se entiende por plagio: Presentar el trabajo ajeno como propio. Adoptar palabras o ideas de otros autores sin el debido reconocimiento.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Autores conservan derechos de autor; licencia CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Model summary
Los autores/as que publiquen en esta revista conservarán sus derechos de autor, pero garantizarán a la revista el derecho de primera publicación de su obra, el cual estará simultáneamente sujeto a la licencia de reconocimiento de Creative Commons Reconocimiento-No comercial-Sin obra derivada 4.0 Internacional
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Acceso abierto sin restricciones tras publicación Model summary
La Revista Española de Ciencia Política facilita el acceso sin restricciones a todo su contenido inmediatamente después de su publicación.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Envío anonimizado para evaluación por pares Model summary
El manuscrito debe ser presentado de manera anonimizada, evitando cualquier referencia que pueda permitir la identificación del autor/es.
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
- Asociación Española de Ciencia Política y de la Administración (AECPA)
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1575-6548
- Electronic ISSN
- 2173-9870
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Espanola de Ciencia Politica-RECP
What CAS zone is Revista Espanola de Ciencia Politica-RECP in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista Espanola de Ciencia Politica-RECP is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Political Science. 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.
How long does peer review take at Revista Espanola de Ciencia Politica-RECP?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 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 Espanola de Ciencia Politica-RECP?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 175–250 words; Keywords: ≤ 10; Reference style: Harvard; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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 Espanola de Ciencia Politica-RECP?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Espanola de Ciencia Politica-RECP is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Revista Espanola de Ciencia Politica-RECP open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Espanola de Ciencia Politica-RECP 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: .