Journal profile · Social Sciences-Cultural Studies
Revista Kawsaypacha
ISSN 2523-2894 · eISSN 2709-3689 · Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú · Peru
Revista Kawsaypacha: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 46 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Kawsaypacha is published by Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Environmental Sustainability and Education and Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond, together about 25.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La Revista Kawsaypacha: Sociedad y Medio Ambiente es la revista de investigación del Instituto de la Naturaleza, Tierra y Energía de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (INTE-PUCP) indizada en SCOPUS, SciELO, LATINDEX y otros. Kawsaypacha es una voz quechua que significa “Tierra viva”. Desde esta revista, el INTE-PUCP busca aportar al debate académico que analiza la relación entre la sociedad y medio ambiente desde diferentes perspectivas, y promover una reflexión interdisciplinaria que brinde nuevos enfoques y herramientas para comprender la creciente complejidad de nuestra relación con la naturaleza y la sostenibilidad socioambiental. Para ello adoptamos estándares internacionales de comunicación científica y prácticas de ciencia abierta. La Revista Kawsaypacha: Sociedad y Medio Ambiente acepta aportes originales e inéditos, de investigadores y tesistas de posgrado, nacionales o extranjeros. Estos pueden abordar –desde las ciencias ambientales, ciencias biológicas, ciencias sociales, economía, ciencias humanas, ciencias de la ingeniería y desarrollos tecnológicos, y otros–, temas como: Uso sostenible del territorio, agua, energía o recursos biológicos. Análisis de la formulación e implementación de políticas ambientales o el rol de los diferentes actores. Impacto de la agricultura, actividad forestal, y acuicultura en la biodiversidad y ecosistemas. Iniciativas relativas a implementar economía circular y ecología industrial. Iniciativas de sostenibilidad locales y regionales, su implementación práctica y relevancia para su uso en un contexto más amplio. Estrategias de información, comunicación o educación para la formación y sensibilización de la ciudadanía en sostenibilidad ambiental. Otros temas relevantes. A través de este medio se difunden artículos académicos originales, en español, inglés o portugués, que den cuenta de investigaciones, estudios e innovaciones tecnológicas referidas a temas ambientales, los cuales son sometidos a un arbitraje académico bajo la modalidad de revisión por pares doble ciego.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Cultural Studies
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEnvironmental Science8.9%
- Environmental Sustainability and EducationEnvironmental Science8.9%
- Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and BeyondEnvironmental Science7.5%
- Environmental law and policySocial Sciences5.7%
- Waste Management and RecyclingEnvironmental Science5.4%
- Municipal Solid Waste ManagementEnvironmental Science5%
- Environmental Education and SustainabilityEnvironmental Science4.3%
- Forest Management and PolicyEnvironmental Science3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cultural Studies | Q2 | 628/1434 | 56th |
| Nature and Landscape Conservation | Q4 | 200/231 | 13th |
| Environmental Science (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 275/307 | 10th |
| Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law | Q4 | 392/432 | 9th |
| Ecology | Q4 | 447/491 | 8th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SciELOPublisher website
Other: LATINDEX, REDIB, Dimensions, BASE, Biblioteca digital de CLACSO, LatinRev, WorldCat, ALICIA (Concytec), Google Scholar, La Referencia
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.55OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 228 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 49 | 49 | 77 |
| 2025 | 46 | 46 | 76 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 57 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 39 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 25 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
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 ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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 | |
| 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)
Article types accepted5
- artículos académicosArtículos académicos: Los cuales pueden ser textos que presenten los resultados de una investigación, ensayos académicos, estudios de caso, revisiones bibliográ…Length not stated
- artículos y ensayos académicosII. ARTÍCULOS Y ENSAYOS ACADÉMICOSLength not stated
- dossier: cuerpos de aguaI. DOSSIER: CUERPOS DE AGUALength not stated
- otro tipo de aportesOtro tipo de aportes: Bajo esta categoría se agrupan ensayos cortos, reseñas bibliográficas, cartas al editor u otros similares.Length not stated
- reflexiones sobre "laudato si'"III. REFLEXIONES SOBRE "LAUDATO SI'"Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Retracciones según lineamientos COPE y Elsevier. Model summary
Para el retiro, retracción, eliminación o cambio de un artículo se tendrán en cuenta los lineamientos establecidos por el Comité de Ética en la Publicación (COPE) y por Elsevier.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Acceso abierto bajo licencia Creative Commons Atribución 4.0 Internacional (CC BY 4.0). Model summary
Los artículos se publican con la modalidad acceso abierto, bajo la Licencia Creative Commons Atribución 4.0 Internacional (CC BY 4.0).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Evaluación por pares doble ciego. Model summary
Todos ellos serán sometidos a una evaluación por pares doble ciego.
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
- Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
- Country or region
- Peru
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2523-2894
- Electronic ISSN
- 2709-3689
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Kawsaypacha
How long does peer review take at Revista Kawsaypacha?
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 Kawsaypacha?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Kawsaypacha is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Revista Kawsaypacha open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Kawsaypacha 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: .