Journal profile
Signos
ISSN 2145-1389 · eISSN 2463-1140 · Universidad Santo Tomás · Colombia
Signos: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 13 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Signos is published by Universidad Santo Tomás. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Quality and Management Systems, Management Systems and Quality Improvement and Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces, together about 53.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Strategy and Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La Revista Signos “Investigación en sistemas de gestión”, tiene como propósito servir de medio de divulgación para las reflexiones, la discusión y los resultados de investigación en temas relacionados con la calidad, la gestión de la calidad, los diversos modelos de gestión normalizados y la responsabilidad social. Así mismo, busca dar espacio a experiencias relacionadas con la aplicabilidad, la innovación y la pertinencia de las teorías, los modelos y los sistemas de gestión, en organizaciones privadas y públicas. En relación con las temáticas, la revista publica artículos de resultado de investigación, revisión o reflexión, en español, inglés y portugués sobre: 1. Gestión de la calidad 2. Gestión educativa 3. Gestión ambiental 4. Gestión de la seguridad y salud en el trabajo 5. Responsabilidad social 6. Gestión del conocimiento 7. Sistemas integrados de gestión 8. Gestión integral y desarrollo sostenible 9. Otros sistemas de gestión
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Myriam Janneth Useche ParadaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 6, Chile 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Quality and Management SystemsBusiness, Management and Accounting25.9%
- Management Systems and Quality ImprovementBusiness, Management and Accounting21.7%
- Occupational Health and Safety in WorkplacesHealth Professions5.9%
- Healthcare Quality and ManagementHealth Professions5.2%
- Quality and Supply ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting3.2%
- Organizational Management and InnovationBusiness, Management and Accounting3.2%
- Higher Education in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences3.1%
- Corporate Social Responsibility and SustainabilityBusiness, Management and Accounting3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.42OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 335 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 43 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 88 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 140 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 122 |
| 2022 | 33 | 33 | 115 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 72 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- 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-SA | |
| 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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 120–200 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted8
- artículos cortosArtículos cortos que presentan avances de una investigaciónLength not stated
- artículos de investigación científicaArtículos de investigación científica resultado de proyectos de investigaciónLength not stated
- artículos de reflexiónArtículos de reflexión sobre temáticas originales y que estén asociadas a investigaciónLength not stated
- artículos de revisiónArtículos de revisión que sistematizan resultados de investigación y que exigen un mínimo de 50 referenciasLength not stated
- controversiasControversias (artículos que discuten sobre otro(s) autor(es) y responden a las controversias)Length not stated
- entrevistasEntrevistasLength not stated
- reflexiones no derivadas de investigaciónReflexiones no derivadas de investigaciónLength not stated
- reportes y estudios de casoReportes y estudios de casoLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright
- Data availability
Los nombres y direcciones de correo electrónico introducidos en la revista se usarán exclusivamente para los fines establecidos en ella y no se proporcionarán a terceros o para su uso con otros fines. Model summary
Los nombres y las direcciones de correo electrónico introducidos en esta revista se usarán exclusivamente para los fines establecidos en ella y no se proporcionarán a terceros o para su uso con otros fines.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Los autores mantienen los derechos sobre los artículos y son libres de compartir, copiar, distribuir, ejecutar y comunicar públicamente la obra, reconociendo los créditos de la misma. Model summary
Los autores mantienen los derechos sobre los artículos y por tanto son libres de compartir, copiar, distribuir, ejecutar y comunicar públicamente la obra bajo las condiciones siguientes: Reconocer los créditos de la obra de la manera especificada por el autor o el licenciante (pero no de una manera que sugiera que tiene su apoyo o que apoyan el uso que hace de su obra).
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 Santo Tomás
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 2145-1389
- Electronic ISSN
- 2463-1140
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Signos
How long does peer review take at Signos?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Signos?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 120–200 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Signos based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Colombia (6) and Chile (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Signos?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Signos is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Signos open access, and what is the APC?
Signos 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: .