Journal profile · PHILOSOPHY
Torres de Lucca-Revista Internacional de Filosofia Politica
ISSN 2255-3827 · Universidad Complutense de Madrid · Spain
Torres de Lucca-Revista Internacional de Filosofia Politica: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 22 weeks (community reports); 51 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Torres de Lucca-Revista Internacional de Filosofia Politica is published by Universidad Complutense de Madrid and is in Zone 4 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Political Theory and Democracy, Political Philosophy and Ethics and Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought, together about 23.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal Las Torres de Lucca. International Journal of Political Philosophy (ISSN: 2255-3827) is an electronic scientific publication edited by the Department of Philosophy and Society of the Faculty of Philosophy focused on questions of political philosophy with an eye on our historical present. Las Torres de Lucca publishes in free access under Creative Commons license (CC BY) in Spanish and English, and exceptionally in French, Portuguese, Italian or German, translated into Spanish or English and published in bilingual format. The magazine is committed to argumentative rigor and expositional clarity, both understood as necessary to promote political debate from democratic and inclusive parameters, aspiring to arouse interest not only in the academic field, but also in readers trained in other disciplines, but interested in public issues that inevitably concern them.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PHILOSOPHY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 2, Chile 2, United Kingdom 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Political Theory and DemocracySocial Sciences9.4%
- Political Philosophy and EthicsSocial Sciences7.3%
- Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical ThoughtArts and Humanities7.1%
- Philosophical and Cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities7.1%
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences5.6%
- Latin American socio-political dynamicsSocial Sciences5.1%
- Philosophical Thought and AnalysisSocial Sciences4.8%
- Marxism and Critical TheoryArts and Humanities4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Philosophy | 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
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 37Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 91.36%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 38LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 294 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 48 | 48 | 1 |
| 2025 | 51 | 51 | 10 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 11 |
| 2023 | 37 | 37 | 27 |
| 2022 | 37 | 37 | 55 |
| 2021 | 41 | 41 | 83 |
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 22 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 22 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- reviewen 7,000 and 10,000 words in length and reviews 2,500 words (approx. 4 pages). Articles must include an abstract (200 wmain text ≤ 2,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
In order to support the global exchange of knowledge, the journal Las Torres de Lucca. International Journal of Political Philosophy is allowing unrestricted access to its content as from its publication in this electronic edition, and as such it is an open-access journal. The originals published in this journal are the property of the Complutense University of Madrid and any reproduction thereof …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
The Editorial Board of Las Torres de Lucca subscribes the following "Code of Good Practices" The journal will not charge any fee for receiving articles or its evaluation. Prior editorial review is made to all submissions. Submissions may be returned to authors who: 1.º Not satisfy the requirement of originality and unpublised character of the articles; 2.° Do not refer to the field of the magazine…
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 Complutense de Madrid
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish, English
- ISSN
- 2255-3827
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 15, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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 Torres de Lucca-Revista Internacional de Filosofia Politica
What CAS zone is Torres de Lucca-Revista Internacional de Filosofia Politica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Torres de Lucca-Revista Internacional de Filosofia Politica is in Zone 4 of Philosophy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Philosophy. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Torres de Lucca-Revista Internacional de Filosofia Politica?
Authors report an average review time of about 22 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 Torres de Lucca-Revista Internacional de Filosofia Politica?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; 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 Torres de Lucca-Revista Internacional de Filosofia Politica based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (2), Chile (2) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Torres de Lucca-Revista Internacional de Filosofia Politica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Torres de Lucca-Revista Internacional de Filosofia Politica is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Torres de Lucca-Revista Internacional de Filosofia Politica open access, and what is the APC?
Torres de Lucca-Revista Internacional de Filosofia Politica 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .