Journal profile · INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Revista Espanola de Documentacion Cientifica
ISSN 0210-0614 · eISSN 1988-4621 · Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas · Spain
Revista Espanola de Documentacion Cientifica: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.79; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 48 weeks (community reports); 39 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Espanola de Documentacion Cientifica is published by Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Psychology Research and Bibliometrics, Advertising and Communication Studies and scientometrics and bibliometrics research, together about 33.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Recibe artículos originales de investigación experimental o teórica, previamente sujetos a un proceso de selección y evaluación por pares, especialmente en los siguientes campos: - Estudios cuantitativos de la ciencia (cienciometría, webmetría, altmetría). - Redes y sistemas de información. - Evaluación de: revistas; nuevas fuentes de información; herramientas de recuperación/visualización de la información; bases de datos científicas y tecnológicas. - Innovación e intercambio y transferencia de conocimiento. - Ciencia abierta e impacto social de la investigación. - Bibliotecas y archivos; tratamiento, análisis y gestión de la información.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychology Research and BibliometricsPsychology14.8%
- Advertising and Communication StudiesSocial Sciences10.7%
- scientometrics and bibliometrics researchDecision Sciences8%
- E-Learning and Knowledge ManagementComputer Science7.7%
- Libraries, Manuscripts, and BooksArts and Humanities6.7%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences6.5%
- Information Architecture and UsabilityComputer Science4.7%
- Educational Technology in LearningComputer Science4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 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
Web of ScienceERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: CWTS Leiden Ranking (Journal indicators), REDIB, Catálogo Latindex 2.0, Journal Citation Reports
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
- 0.79LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.22Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 235OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.61OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 93.48%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 31LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,310 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| 2025 | 39 | 39 | 10 |
| 2024 | 44 | 44 | 57 |
| 2023 | 40 | 40 | 92 |
| 2022 | 40 | 40 | 164 |
| 2021 | 38 | 38 | 168 |
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 48 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 48 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 | |
| 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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–150 words
Article types accepted2
- artículos de investigaciónLa REDC incluye originales de investigación de naturaleza experimental y teórica.Length not stated
- revisiones bibliográficassolo se aceptarán las revisiones bibliográficas o de estado de la cuestión, cuando sean elaboradas de forma rigurosa y aporten una visión novedosa y reflexiva q…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Data availability, Open access, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- AI use
AI use policy Model summary
Política sobre uso de inteligencia artificial
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
Inclusive language recommendations Model summary
Recomendaciones lenguaje inclusivo y no sexista
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Research data deposit policy Model summary
Política de depósito de datos de investigación
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Acceso abierto bajo licencia CC BY 4.0 Model summary
REDC es una revista de acceso abierto. Salvo indicación contraria, todos los contenidos de la edición electrónica se distribuyen bajo una licencia de uso y distribución “Creative Commons Reconocimiento 4.0 Internacional” (CC BY 4.0).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
No se acepta material publicado anteriormente Model summary
No se acepta material publicado anteriormente.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Solo se permite el depósito de la versión publicada por el editor Model summary
No se autoriza el depósito en repositorios, páginas web personales o similares de cualquier otra versión distinta a la publicada por el editor.
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
- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 0210-0614
- Electronic ISSN
- 1988-4621
- 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 Espanola de Documentacion Cientifica
What CAS zone is Revista Espanola de Documentacion Cientifica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista Espanola de Documentacion Cientifica is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Information Science & Library Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Revista Espanola de Documentacion Cientifica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.79; CiteScore 1.6, h-index 32.
How long does peer review take at Revista Espanola de Documentacion Cientifica?
Authors report an average review time of about 48 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.
Which databases index Revista Espanola de Documentacion Cientifica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Espanola de Documentacion Cientifica is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Revista Espanola de Documentacion Cientifica open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Espanola de Documentacion Cientifica 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, Publisher website, 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: .