Journal profile · POLITICAL SCIENCE
URVIO-Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad
ISSN 1390-3691 · eISSN 1390-4299 · Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador · Ecuador
URVIO-Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 24 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
URVIO-Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad is published by Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador 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 Criminal Justice and Penology, Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia and Social Issues and Policies in Latin America, together about 45.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): POLITICAL SCIENCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Criminal Justice and PenologySocial Sciences19%
- Conflict, Peace, and Violence in ColombiaSocial Sciences13.7%
- Social Issues and Policies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences12.9%
- International Relations in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences9%
- Crime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceSocial Sciences7%
- History and Politics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences4.7%
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences2.8%
- Violence, Education, and Gender StudiesSocial Sciences2.8%
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
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
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.52OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 471 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 1 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 5 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 29 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 36 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 41 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 78 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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-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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador
- Country or region
- Ecuador
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1390-3691
- Electronic ISSN
- 1390-4299
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about URVIO-Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad
What CAS zone is URVIO-Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, URVIO-Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad 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 URVIO-Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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.
Which databases index URVIO-Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, URVIO-Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is URVIO-Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad open access, and what is the APC?
URVIO-Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad 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; 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: .