Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Universum-Revista de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales
ISSN 0718-2376 · Universidad de Talca · Chile
Universum-Revista de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 37 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Universum-Revista de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales is published by Universidad de Talca 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 Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Military Technology and Strategies and Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, together about 89% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Universum. Revista de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales es una publicación del Instituto de Estudios Humanísticos “Juan Ignacio Molina” de la Universidad de Talca. Su objetivo es estimular la reflexión y la discusión en torno a investigaciones originales, realizadas tanto a nivel nacional como internacional, centradas en los diversos ámbitos de las Humanidades y las Ciencias Sociales, con especial énfasis en la literatura, la filosofía, la historia, las artes y los estudios culturales y sociales, así como favorecer la difusión de los resultados de tales investigaciones.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Chile 14 (14 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences29.8%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering29.6%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences29.6%
- Cultural and Social Studies in Latin AmericaArts and Humanities1.5%
- Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin AmericaSocial Sciences1%
- Education and Social Development in UkraineSocial Sciences0.8%
- Education, Innovation and Language StudiesSocial Sciences0.7%
- Educational Methods and Teacher DevelopmentComputer Science0.6%
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 | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | 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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.47%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,246 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| 2025 | 37 | 37 | 3 |
| 2024 | 40 | 40 | 15 |
| 2023 | 39 | 39 | 42 |
| 2022 | 39 | 39 | 71 |
| 2021 | 618 | 618 | 77 |
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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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)
Article types accepted2
- artículosUniversum admite para su publicación artículos y reseñas bibliográficas en español, inglés y portugués.Length not stated
- reseñas bibliográficasUniversum admite para su publicación artículos y reseñas bibliográficas en español, inglés y portugués.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright
- Authorship
Política contra la endogamia académica: no se publican artículos de investigadores afiliados a la Universidad de Talca, salvo autorización excepcional del Comité Editorial. Model summary
Universum tiene una estricta política contra la endogamia académica, por lo que no se publicarán artículos de los investigadores afiliados a la Universidad de Talca, salvo autorización excepcional del Comité Editorial para someter un manuscrito a evaluación.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Autorizaciones para reproducción de material no propio; en caso contrario el Comité Editorial podrá eliminarlo. Model summary
Es importante señalar a este respecto que los autores deben asegurarse de contar con las autorizaciones oportunas para la reproducción y publicación de tablas, mapas, fotografías, diagramas, gráficas, etc. que no sean de elaboración propia. En caso contrario, el Comité Editorial podrá proceder a su eliminación.
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 Talca
- Country or region
- Chile
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0718-2376
- Print ISSN
- 0716-498X
- 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 Universum-Revista de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales
What CAS zone is Universum-Revista de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Universum-Revista de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. 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 Universum-Revista de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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 Universum-Revista de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales based?
Of the 14 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Chile (14). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Universum-Revista de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Universum-Revista de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Universum-Revista de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales open access, and what is the APC?
Universum-Revista de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales 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: .