Journal profile · LAW
Revista Latinoamericana de Derecho Social
ISSN 1870-4670 · eISSN 2448-7899 · Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Revista Latinoamericana de Derecho Social: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; 39 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Latinoamericana de Derecho Social is published by Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico 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 Labor Law and Work Dynamics, Human Rights and Immigration and Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies, together about 47.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La Revista Latinoamericana de Derecho Social, es editada semestralmente en modalidad de publicación continua especializada en temas de Derecho Social en Latinoamérica, sin dejar fuera otras visiones regionales en el ejercicio del derecho comparado y la globalización. Está dirigida a académicos, expertos, autoridades jurisdiccionales y administrativas en la materia; constituye una obra de consulta para interesados en los temas sociales. Sus principales objetivos son la promoción y fomento del estudio del Derecho Social.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Labor Law and Work DynamicsSocial Sciences17.9%
- Human Rights and ImmigrationSocial Sciences16.2%
- Employment, Labor, and Gender StudiesSocial Sciences13.8%
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences8.5%
- Criminal Justice and PenologySocial Sciences4.9%
- Legal processes and jurisprudenceSocial Sciences4.4%
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences4.3%
- International Labor and Employment LawSocial Sciences4%
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 | Law | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | 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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Sistema Nacional de Publicaciones Científicas y HumanísticasPublisher website
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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.68%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 39LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 859 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| 2025 | 39 | 39 | 5 |
| 2024 | 40 | 40 | 17 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 17 |
| 2022 | 45 | 45 | 64 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 20 |
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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 | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted2
- artículosArtículosLength not stated
- informe de seguridad socialInforme de Seguridad SocialLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Peer review, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- Publication ethics
Adscripción a COPE Model summary
Esta Revista se adscribe a las indicaciones generales establecidas por el Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) (https://publicationethics.org/).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
Los artículos serán sometidos a doble dictamen ciego para su publicación.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Original and unpublished works only Model summary
Sólo se publicarán trabajos originales e inéditos.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Reproducción total o parcial permitida citando la fuente completa; no se permite uso comercial. Model summary
Se autoriza la reproducción total o parcial de los textos aquí publicados siempre y cuando se cite la fuente completa de forma correcta. No se permite utilizar los textos aquí publicados con fines comerciales.
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 Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
- ISSN
- 1870-4670
- Electronic ISSN
- 2448-7899
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Latinoamericana de Derecho Social
What CAS zone is Revista Latinoamericana de Derecho Social in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista Latinoamericana de Derecho Social is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Law. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What are the manuscript requirements of Revista Latinoamericana de Derecho Social?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: 3–5; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Required; 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 Latinoamericana de Derecho Social?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Latinoamericana de Derecho Social is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Revista Latinoamericana de Derecho Social open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Latinoamericana de Derecho Social 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: .