Journal profile
Umatica
ISSN 2659-5354 · eISSN 2659-8574 · University of Malaga · Spain
Umatica: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 40 weeks (community reports); 17 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Umatica is published by University of Malaga. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Visual Culture and Art Theory, Art, Politics, and Modernism and Art, Technology, and Culture, together about 44.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Visual Arts and Performing Arts. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Umática is a refereed scientific journal whose mission is to publish, disseminate and promote texts and essays on theory, art, aesthetics, and contemporary visual culture aimed at researchers in the field of image, sound, and visual culture, artists, creators, and professionals in the field of cultural studies.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities15.6%
- Art, Politics, and ModernismArts and Humanities14.8%
- Art, Technology, and CultureArts and Humanities14.1%
- Art, Aesthetics, and PerceptionArts and Humanities7%
- Contemporary art, education, critiqueSocial Sciences5.6%
- Public Spaces through ArtSocial Sciences4.8%
- Digital Media and Visual ArtComputer Science4.8%
- Photography and Visual CultureArts and Humanities4.4%
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
Dialnet, Fecyt, antiplagio, Diamond Discovery hubPublisher 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
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.03OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 116 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 8 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 8 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 6 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 4 |
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 40 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 40 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 | — | |
| 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
- 150–200 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,500 words
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional, 2
Article types accepted5
- artistic creation projectsit proposes three types of submissions for publication: Research articles, Visual Essay, and Artistic Creation ProjectsLength not stated
- creative projectsUmática accepts research and creative works in any of the following formats: "research articles", "creative projects" and "visual essays".Length not stated
- research articlesUmática accepts research and creative works in any of the following formats: "research articles", "creative projects" and "visual essays".Length not stated
- visual essayit proposes three types of submissions for publication: Research articles, Visual Essay, and Artistic Creation ProjectsLength not stated
- visual essaysUmática accepts research and creative works in any of the following formats: "research articles", "creative projects" and "visual essays".Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship
Include DOI references when available Model summary
DOI references have been included when available.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Personal data used exclusively for journal purposes Model summary
Names and e-mail addresses entered in this magazine will be used exclusively for the purposes set out in this magazine.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Inclusive language per gender equality publishing practices Model summary
The text has been written taking into account editorial recommendations Good publishing practices in gender equality in favour of the use of inclusive language.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) Model summary
All contens publishes in Umática.Revista sobre Creación y Anáisis de la Imágen are protected under the Creative Commos Attribution-NonComercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0) license. All about this license is available in the following link: <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0> Users can copy, use, redistribute, share and exhibit publicly as long as: The original sou…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access policy
This journal is Open Access, so it provides immediate, free access to its content under the principle of making research freely available to the public, thereby maximising global knowledge exchange.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 3 Peer review: double-blind system
Anonymous submission (no author-identifying data in manuscript) Model summary
Once it has been established that the content of the manuscript meets the formal and thematic requirements, it will be sent to a minimum of two peers, who, in accordance with what is specified in the Guidelines for reviewers, will issue a report by filling in the Evaluation Form on this web platform.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism 9. PLAGIARISM DETECTION POLICY
Original, unpublished works not under consideration elsewhere Model summary
The journal Umática. Revista sobre creación y análisis de la imagen maintains an anti-plagiarism policy to guarantee the originality of all the contents through the use of specialised and specific tools to stop plagiarism such as Turnitin, Plagiarisma and Scanmyessay.
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
- University of Malaga
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 2659-5354
- Electronic ISSN
- 2659-8574
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 Umatica
How long does peer review take at Umatica?
Authors report an average review time of about 40 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 Umatica?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 7,500 words; Suggested reviewers: Optional, 2. 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.
Which databases index Umatica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Umatica is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Umatica open access, and what is the APC?
Umatica 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: .