Journal profile · SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Revista Universidad y Sociedad
ISSN 2218-3620 · Universidad de Cienfuegos · Cuba
Revista Universidad y Sociedad: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 40 weeks (community reports); 2 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Universidad y Sociedad is published by Universidad de Cienfuegos 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 Business, Innovation, and Economy, Higher Education and Sustainability and Business, Education, Mathematics Research, together about 30.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Fomentar el intercambio académico en áreas de las ciencias sociales, humanísticas, económicas, técnicas y otras, desde una perspectiva interdisciplinaria e integradora a nivel nacional e internacional.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Business, Innovation, and EconomyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance12.1%
- Higher Education and SustainabilitySocial Sciences9.7%
- Business, Education, Mathematics ResearchBusiness, Management and Accounting9%
- Organizational Management and InnovationBusiness, Management and Accounting7.8%
- Education and Teacher TrainingSocial Sciences7.4%
- Educational Research and Science TeachingAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Higher Education Teaching and EvaluationSocial Sciences4.3%
- Environmental and Ecological StudiesEnergy4.3%
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 | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | 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
SciELOPublisher website
Other: Latindex
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
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.06%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 424LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 177 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 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 40 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 40 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted4
- artículosArtículosLength not stated
- artículos de revisión bibliográficaArtículos de revisión bibliográfica:Sintetizan y analizan el estado del arte sobre un tema específico.Length not stated
- artículos originales de investigaciónArtículos originales de investigación:Presentan resultados inéditos de un estudio sistemático.Length not stated
- editorialesEditoriales:Reflexiones o posicionamientos institucionales o temáticos, generalmente por invitación.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Los autores conservan los derechos de autor. Model summary
Los autores conservan todos sus derechos de autor sobre la obra, sin restricciones.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Declaración de conflictos de interés y contribuciones CRediT. Model summary
El autor principal debe subir a la plataforma un documento, en su nombre y en el de todos los firmantes, donde se declare que no existe ningún conflicto de interés relacionado con el artículo y en el que se especifiquen las contribuciones hechas por cada autor bajo la taxonomía CRediT.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Protección de privacidad de datos personales. Model summary
La Revista Universidad y Sociedad se compromete a proteger la privacidad de las personas que utilizan sus sistemas.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Licencia CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Model summary
La obra se publicará bajo la Licencia Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 4.0 Internacional (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
No APC; no se retribuye a los autores. Model summary
La revista no cobra por su publicación, ni se compromete a retribuir a los autores.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review La revista emplea un proceso de evaluación por Pares Abierta (Open Peer Review)
Revisión por pares abierta (Open Peer Review) alineada con los principios de la Ciencia Abierta Model summary
Selección de Revisores: El editor asigna el manuscrito a mínimo dos evaluadores externos expertos en la materia, priorizando a académicos de otras instituciones nacionales e internacionales. Modelo Abierto: En línea con la filosofía de Ciencia Abierta, se implementa el modelo de Revisión por Pares Abierta, donde autores y revisores se conocen, promoviendo un diálogo constructivo. Criterios de Eval…
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 Cienfuegos
- Country or region
- Cuba
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 2218-3620
- Print ISSN
- 2415-2897
- 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 Universidad y Sociedad
What CAS zone is Revista Universidad y Sociedad in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista Universidad y Sociedad is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary. 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 Universidad y Sociedad?
Authors report an average review time of about 40 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 Universidad y Sociedad?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: APA. 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 Universidad y Sociedad?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Universidad y Sociedad is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Revista Universidad y Sociedad open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Universidad y Sociedad 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: .