Journal profile · POLITICAL SCIENCE
Temas y Debates
ISSN 1666-0714 · eISSN 1853-984X · Universidad Nacional de Rosario · Argentina
Temas y Debates: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 23 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Temas y Debates is published by Universidad Nacional de Rosario 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 Latin American socio-political dynamics, Public Policy and Governance and International Relations in Latin America, together about 36.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
TEMAS Y DEBATES es una publicación de periodicidad semestral editada por la Facultad de Ciencia Política y Relaciones Internacionales de la Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina. Su Comité Editorial se conforma de profesores de diferentes unidades académicas argentinas y del exterior.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): POLITICAL SCIENCE
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Argentina 22 (22 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Latin American socio-political dynamicsSocial Sciences17.4%
- Public Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences10.1%
- International Relations in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences9.2%
- Political Theory and DemocracySocial Sciences7.9%
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences7%
- Argentine historical studiesSocial Sciences4.9%
- Cultural and political discourse analysisSocial Sciences4.7%
- Politics and Society in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences4%
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 | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Political Science | 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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SciELOPublisher website
Other: Núcleo Básico de Revistas Científicas Argentinas, DIALNET, Ebscohost Research Databases, Red Clacso, REDIB, CLASE, LatinRev, Repositorio Hipermedial UNR
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
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.42OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 63.49%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 563 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 4 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 16 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | 7 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 9 |
| 2021 | 67 | 67 | 97 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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
- ≤ 200 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted3
- artículos de investigación- Artículos de investigación: deberán ser textos originales.Length not stated
- comunicaciones y estados del arte- Comunicaciones y estados del arte.Length not stated
- reseñas- Reseñas.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics
COPE Model summary
Temas y Debates adhiere a los principios del Código de Conducta y de Normas de Buenas Prácticas para Editores del Comité de Ética en la Publicación - COPE
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Similarity Check Model summary
Temas y Debates es miembro de Similarity Check, una iniciativa lanzada por Crossref que agrupa a varias editoriales con el fin de proteger la originalidad de los contenidos que publican. Similarity Check utiliza el software iThenticate para detectar coincidencias y similitudes entre los textos sometidos a evaluación y los publicados previamente en otras fuentes.
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 Nacional de Rosario
- Country or region
- Argentina
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1666-0714
- Electronic ISSN
- 1853-984X
- 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 Temas y Debates
What CAS zone is Temas y Debates in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Temas y Debates is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Political Science. 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 Temas y Debates?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 Temas y Debates?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Temas y Debates based?
Of the 22 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Argentina (22). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Temas y Debates?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Temas y Debates is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Temas y Debates open access, and what is the APC?
Temas y Debates 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: .