Journal profile · FAMILY STUDIES
Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Familia
ISSN 2145-6445 · eISSN 2215-8758 · Universidad de Caldas · Colombia
Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Familia: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 19 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Familia is published by Universidad de Caldas 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 Aging, Health, and Disability, Social Sciences and Policies and Gender and Feminist Studies, together about 41.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Su objetivo general es difundir el conocimiento construido sobre las familias, como resultado de procesos de investigación e intervención y de reflexiones teóricas y metodológicas con perspectiva de género y reconocimiento de las diversidades. Sus objetivos específicos apuntan a servir de foro de discusión, nacional e internacional, en el campo de los estudios de familia y del género; estimular nuevas corrientes de pensamiento e interpretación en torno a este grupo social y participar en el debate sobre los cambios y transformaciones de las familias en las sociedades contemporáneas y las respuestas sociales a través de acciones de política pública.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): FAMILY STUDIES
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 5, Chile 3 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Aging, Health, and DisabilityMedicine15.3%
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences14.9%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences11.4%
- Gender, Health, and Social InequalitySocial Sciences8.5%
- Psychological Treatments and DisordersPsychology5%
- Health and Lifestyle StudiesHealth Professions3.9%
- Social Issues and SustainabilitySocial Sciences3.9%
- Social Skills and EducationSocial Sciences3.9%
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 | Family Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Family Studies | 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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 91.84%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 198 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 1 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 2 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 13 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 31 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 26 |
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 40 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)
Article types accepted1
- artículos de investigaciónArtículos de investigación: incluyen artículos resultados de investigaciones originales o procesos documentados en las áreas temáticas abordadas por la Revista.…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright license
Todos los documentos publicados en nuestras revistas se distribuyen, a partir del año 2015, bajo una Licencia Creative Commons Atribución 4.0 Internacional (CC BY 4.0) Model summary
Licencia Todos los documentos publicados en nuestras revistas se distribuyen, a partir del año 2015, bajo una Licencia Creative Commons Atribución 4.0 Internacional (CC BY 4.0)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Anonimato en la evaluación Model summary
Segunda página y posteriores (cuerpo del manuscrito). No presentan evidencias de las identidades de los autores (para mantener el anonimato en la evaluación)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Originalidad y exclusividad durante el proceso de evaluación Model summary
El contenido del manuscrito es original e inédito, no ha sido publicado en otro medio (revista, Preprint, Actas de Congresos, entre otros), además, no será enviado para su publicación en otro medio mientras dure el proceso de evaluación y aceptación.
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 de Caldas
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 2145-6445
- Electronic ISSN
- 2215-8758
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Familia
What CAS zone is Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Familia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Familia is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Family Studies. 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.
How long does peer review take at Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Familia?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Familia based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Colombia (5) and Chile (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Familia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Familia is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Familia open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Familia 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: .