Journal profile · SOCIOLOGY
Revista Espanola de Investigaciones Sociologicas
ISSN 0210-5233 · eISSN 1988-5903 · Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (CIS) · Spain
Revista Espanola de Investigaciones Sociologicas: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.63; fully open access; no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 31 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Espanola de Investigaciones Sociologicas is published by Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (CIS) 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, Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies and Public Policy and Governance, together about 41.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): SOCIOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences23.2%
- Employment, Labor, and Gender StudiesSocial Sciences12.6%
- Public Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences5.3%
- Aging, Health, and DisabilityMedicine4.8%
- Political Theory and DemocracySocial Sciences4.4%
- Spanish History and PoliticsArts and Humanities3.8%
- Labor Law and Work DynamicsSocial Sciences3.7%
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences3.5%
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 | Sociology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.63LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 63OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 603OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.3OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 89.42%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,506 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 1 |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
| 2024 | 908 | 908 | 1,216 |
| 2023 | 32 | 32 | 77 |
| 2022 | 41 | 41 | 115 |
| 2021 | 63 | 63 | 173 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double blind peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (CIS)
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 0210-5233
- Electronic ISSN
- 1988-5903
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Espanola de Investigaciones Sociologicas
What CAS zone is Revista Espanola de Investigaciones Sociologicas in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista Espanola de Investigaciones Sociologicas is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Sociology. 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 Espanola de Investigaciones Sociologicas?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.63; CiteScore 2, h-index 63.
How long does peer review take at Revista Espanola de Investigaciones Sociologicas?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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 Investigaciones Sociologicas?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Espanola de Investigaciones Sociologicas is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Revista Espanola de Investigaciones Sociologicas open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Espanola de Investigaciones Sociologicas is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .