Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Specula
ISSN 2697-2484 · eISSN 2792-3290 · Universidad Catolica de Valenica · Spain
Specula: CAS Zone 3 · Philosophy (2026 Xinrui edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 4 weeks (community reports); 64 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Specula is published by Universidad Catolica de Valenica and is classed under Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Libraries, Manuscripts, and Books, Early Modern Women Writers and Medieval Iberian Studies, together about 32.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Classics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Specula es una revista editada por la Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir. Se dirige y coordina desde el Institut Isabel de Villena d’Estudis Medievals i Renaixentistes (IVEMIR-UCV). Publica trabajos originales en el ámbito temático de los estudios de Humanidades y Espiritualidad, desde diversos enfoques, siguiendo la tradición “especular” medieval: teología, filosofía, historia, cultura, literatura, edición de textos, historia del arte, devoción popular, proyectos innovadores en humanidades digitales de textos espirituales medievales, literatura comparada, siempre con el fin último de estudiar el binomio Humanidades-Espiritualidad. Los períodos que abarca el ámbito de estudio de la revista serán los siglos XIII a XVII, en el conjunto de las lenguas románicas.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 2, France 1, Israel 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Libraries, Manuscripts, and BooksArts and Humanities12.5%
- Early Modern Women WritersArts and Humanities10.8%
- Medieval Iberian StudiesArts and Humanities9.5%
- Early Modern Spanish LiteratureArts and Humanities9.1%
- Medieval and Early Modern IberiaArts and Humanities9.1%
- Historical Art and Architecture StudiesArts and Humanities8.5%
- Medieval European Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities5.1%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities4.7%
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)Philosophy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Medieval & Renaissance Studies | Zone 3 |
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
Dialnet (Universidad de La Rioja), MIAR, Religion Database. ProQuest (Clarivate), CIRC (Clasificación Integrada de Revistas Científicas), REDALYC, EBSCO, IPIndexPublisher website
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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.02OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 75.95%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 41LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 161 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| 2025 | 64 | 64 | 1 |
| 2024 | 27 | 27 | 1 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 14 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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 4 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 4 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-ND | |
| 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)
Article types accepted1
- artículo de investigaciónLa autoría será individual y, excepcionalmente, de dos investigadores/as para los artículos de investigación, pero nunca en un número superior, en coherencia co…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Conflicts of interest
Declaración de conflicto de intereses en el apartado “Comentarios para el editor/a”. Model summary
Conflicto de intereses: las autoras o los autores deberán de hacer constar en el apartado “Comentarios para el editor/a”, cualquier vínculo de orden personal o económico que pueda ser susceptible de influir en las conclusiones de un original o, en caso contrario, declarar la no existencia de conflicto de intereses.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Declaración de principios de transparencia y mejores prácticas Model summary
Declaración de principios de transparencia y mejores prácticas
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Transparency and best practices principles declaration. Model summary
Declaración de principios de transparencia y mejores prácticas
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
El autor cede a la revista Specula los derechos de explotación (reproducción, distribución y comunicación pública), tanto para la edición impresa en papel como para la versión electrónica. Model summary
Al publicar el trabajo en la revista, el autor cede a la revista Specula los derechos de explotación (reproducción, distribución y comunicación pública), tanto para la edición impresa en papel como para la versión electrónica, que será accesible mediante la red Internet.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Evaluación externa por pares ciegos. Model summary
Todos los artículos serán sometidos a evaluación externa por pares ciegos, siguiendo el mismo rigor y protocolo que los artículos de la revista.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Originalidad: los artículos deben ser aportaciones científicas originales, no publicados previamente ni traducciones directas de artículos publicados en otra lengua. Model summary
Los artículos que se publiquen en la revista Specula deben ser aportaciones científicas originales, y no pueden haber sido publicados anteriormente, ni ser una traducción directa de un artículo publicado en otra lengua.
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 Catolica de Valenica
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, French, Italian, Catalan
- ISSN
- 2697-2484
- Electronic ISSN
- 2792-3290
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Specula
What CAS zone is Specula in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Specula?
Authors report an average review time of about 4 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 Specula based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (2), France (1) and Israel (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Specula?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Specula is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Specula open access, and what is the APC?
Specula 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .