Journal profile
Revista MERCOSUR de Politicas Sociales
ISSN 2523-0891 · eISSN 2663-2047 · Instituto Social del MERCOSUR · Paraguay
Revista MERCOSUR de Politicas Sociales: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 20 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista MERCOSUR de Politicas Sociales is published by Instituto Social del MERCOSUR. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are International Relations in Latin America, Social and Political Issues and Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare, together about 34.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La Revista MERCOSUR de Políticas Sociales (ISSN impreso: 2523-0891; ISSN online: 2663-2047) es una publicación de carácter científico del Instituto Social del MERCOSUR. Es un medio a disposición de la comunidad de académicos, técnicos y hacedores de políticas sociales de la región, para exponer sus trabajos; favorecer la publicación de conocimientos y el intercambio de estos, dentro de la comunidad de científicos, académicos, técnicos estatales y políticos que se desempeñan en el campo de políticas públicas sociales. Los artículos podrán estar referidos a estudios sobre los sistemas de protección social de los países del MERCOSUR. Acepta trabajos de Investigación Original, Artículo de Revisión, Cartas al Editor, Reseñas de Libros y Secciones especiales tales como Temas de Debates, Ensayos, Reflexión, Análisis de Experiencias, Presentación en Congresos.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Relations in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences13.8%
- Social and Political IssuesSocial Sciences11.4%
- Poverty, Education, and Child WelfareSocial Sciences9.6%
- Migration, Health, Geopolitics, Historical GeographySocial Sciences7.2%
- Latin American socio-political dynamicsSocial Sciences5.4%
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences4.8%
- Public Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.8%
- Social Policies and FamilySocial Sciences4.2%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 88 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 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 | — |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright LICENCIA CREATIVE COMMONS
Todo el contenido de la revista se publica bajo la Licencia Creative Commons CC BY que permite conservar los derechos de autor al tiempo que los usuarios pueden compartir, copiar y redistribuir; adaptar, remezclar, transformar y construir a partir del texto de los artículos en cualquier medio o formato para cualquier propósito, incluso comercialmente. Estas acciones no requieren permiso previo del…
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
- Instituto Social del MERCOSUR
- Country or region
- Paraguay
- Language
- Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2523-0891
- Electronic ISSN
- 2663-2047
- 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 MERCOSUR de Politicas Sociales
How long does peer review take at Revista MERCOSUR de Politicas Sociales?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Revista MERCOSUR de Politicas Sociales?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: APA; 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 MERCOSUR de Politicas Sociales?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista MERCOSUR de Politicas Sociales is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Revista MERCOSUR de Politicas Sociales open access, and what is the APC?
Revista MERCOSUR de Politicas Sociales 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: .