Journal profile
Zer
ISSN 1137-1102 · eISSN 1989-631X · University of the Basque Country · Spain
Zer: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 23 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Zer is published by University of the Basque Country. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Media Studies and Communication, Journalism and Media Studies and Media and Digital Communication, together about 42.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La revista ZER tiene como objetivo promover la investigación y difundir los trabajos científicos que se realizan en el área de Comunicación social. Es una publicación semestral cuyos números se publican en los meses de mayo/junio y noviembre/diciembre de cada año. De forma excepcional, el Consejo Editorial podrá aprobar la publicación de números especiales, a propuesta de la Dirección de la revista. Se publica en versión impresa y en versión electrónica. Cada artículo publicado se identifica con un DOI (Digital Object Identifier System). La revista ZER acepta artículos del campo de la Comunicación social, siempre y cuando sean considerados de interés por la Dirección de la revista, con la supervisión del Consejo Editorial. Los artículos enviados deben ser originales e inéditos y no estar en proceso de publicación en ningún otro medio.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences16.7%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences14%
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science12.2%
- Media, Journalism, and Communication HistoryArts and Humanities9.4%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities6.4%
- Advertising and Communication StudiesSocial Sciences5.2%
- Media and Communication StudiesSocial Sciences3.7%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.2%
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
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
- 84OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.62OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 884 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 83 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 138 |
| 2024 | 41 | 41 | 186 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | 210 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 237 |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 | 227 |
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 16 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-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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 100 words
- Keywords
- 4–6
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Creative Commons 4.0 Atribución-no comercial-no derivada
Bajo las condiciones siguientes: Reconocimiento — Debe reconocer adecuadamente la autoría, proporcionar un enlace a la licencia e indicar si se han realizado cambios<. Puede hacerlo de cualquier manera razonable, pero no de una manera que sugiera que tiene el apoyo del licenciador o lo recibe por el uso que hace. NoComercial — No puede utilizar el material para una finalidad comercial. SinObraDeri…
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 the Basque Country
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, Spanish, Basque
- ISSN
- 1137-1102
- Electronic ISSN
- 1989-631X
- 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 Zer
How long does peer review take at Zer?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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 Zer?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 100 words; Keywords: 4–6; Reference style: APA. 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 Zer?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Zer is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Zer open access, and what is the APC?
Zer 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: .