Journal profile
Sophia Austral
ISSN 0719-5605 · Universidad de Magallanes · Chile
Sophia Austral: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 13 weeks (community reports); 17 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Sophia Austral is published by Universidad de Magallanes. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy, Education Pedagogy and Practices and Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, together about 27.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La línea editorial se remite a temas relacionados con Educación, Trabajo Social y Estudios Patrimoniales, con particular interés en ámbitos geográficos que compartan problemáticas e inquietudes de espacios de frontera. La revista difunde trabajos inéditos y originales resultante de investigaciones científicas en la modalidad de artículos. También se publican reseñas.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Chile 9, Argentina 2, Australia 1 (12 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Educator Training and Historical PedagogySocial Sciences10.1%
- Education Pedagogy and PracticesSocial Sciences9.2%
- Archaeology and Cultural HeritageSocial Sciences8%
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities7.7%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences7%
- Citizenship Education and DemocracySocial Sciences5.8%
- Cultural Identity and HeritageArts and Humanities4.9%
- Latin American Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities4.9%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
SciELOPublisher website
Other: ERIHPLUS, LATINDEX, BIBLAT-CLASE, LatinRev
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
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.13OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 243 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 40 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 51 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 75 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 61 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 56 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 69 |
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 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 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 | |
| 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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted2
- artículosArtículosLength not stated
- reseñasRESEÑAS: Reseña o análisis crítico de uno o más libros impresos o en línea y publicados recientemente (de preferencia, en los últimos dos años). Extensión máxim…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Original work not under simultaneous review or previously published elsewhere. Model summary
Las contribuciones enviadas a la revista implican el compromiso de parte del autor de no someterlo simultáneamente a evaluación ni haberlo publicado en otra revista.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Continuous publication since 2021. Model summary
Desde el año 2021, la revista es de publicación continua (flujo continuo).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review by at least two external reviewers. Model summary
Los artículos son evaluados por al menos dos pares externas(os) mediante el sistema de doble ciego.
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 Magallanes
- Country or region
- Chile
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 0719-5605
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 Sophia Austral
How long does peer review take at Sophia Austral?
Authors report an average review time of about 13 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 Sophia Austral based?
Of the 12 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Chile (9), Argentina (2) and Australia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Sophia Austral?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Sophia Austral is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Sophia Austral open access, and what is the APC?
Sophia Austral 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: .