Journal profile · COMMUNICATION
Vivat Academia
ISSN 1575-2844 · Forum XXI · Spain
Vivat Academia: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 5 weeks (community reports); 26 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Vivat Academia is published by Forum XXI and is in Zone 4 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Communication and COVID-19 Impact, Advertising and Communication Studies and Media and Digital Communication, together about 34.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Vivat Academia, es una revista científica editada actualmente por el Forum Internacional de Comunicación y Relaciones Públicas (Forum XXI). Su principal objetivo es la publicación de investigaciones originales, inéditas y de carácter científico, centradas en diversas áreas temáticas clasificadas conforme a los códigos de la UNESCO y la Clasificación Decimal Universal (CDU). Está dirigida especialmente a investigadores/as y académicos/as que deseen contribuir al avance del conocimiento en estos ámbitos. La revista es bilingüe (español / inglés), siendo el español su idioma oficial. No obstante, también se aceptan contribuciones en inglés, francés, italiano y portugués. Desde el año 2021, Vivat Academia adopta un modelo de publicación continua, incorporando los artículos de forma individual a medida que concluyen su proceso editorial. Todos los contenidos se publican en formato electrónico y de libre acceso. Se recuerda que los manuscritos enviados a la revista no deben estar en proceso de evaluación en ninguna otra publicación simultáneamente. Vivat Academia es una revista arbitrada que emplea el sistema de evaluación por pares a doble ciego como parte de su política editorial para asegurar la integridad del proceso de evaluación. Asimismo, se rige por las directrices de estilo y formato establecidas por la American Psychological Association. Este sistema garantiza un proceso de revisión riguroso, imparcial y transparente, facilitando la inclusión de los artículos en bases de datos, repositorios e indexaciones internacionales de referencia.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMMUNICATION
Editor-in-chief Francisco Domínguez Matito, Catedrático de la Universidad de la Rioja. EspañaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 22%); most named Mainland China 2, Portugal 2, Chile 2, Colombia 2, Argentina 1 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Communication and COVID-19 ImpactSocial Sciences12.3%
- Advertising and Communication StudiesSocial Sciences12.1%
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science10.1%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences6.7%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities4.6%
- Media, Journalism, and Communication HistoryArts and Humanities4.6%
- Educational Innovations and TechnologyComputer Science4.5%
- E-Learning and Knowledge ManagementComputer Science4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Communication | 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
Sistemas de Evaluación, Base de datos bibliográficos, DirectoriosPublisher 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
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 79OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.93OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 79.69%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,416 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 2 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 14 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 39 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | 128 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 136 |
| 2021 | 70 | 70 | 429 |
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 5 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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 | |
| 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
- artículos de investigaciónArtículos de InvestigaciónLength not stated
- reseñasReseñasLength not stated
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
- Forum XXI
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1575-2844
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Vivat Academia
What CAS zone is Vivat Academia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Vivat Academia is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Communication. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Vivat Academia?
Authors report an average review time of about 5 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 Vivat Academia based?
Of the 9 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 22%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (2), Portugal (2) and Chile (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Vivat Academia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Vivat Academia is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Vivat Academia open access, and what is the APC?
Vivat Academia 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: .