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Alpha

Universidad de los Lagos · Chile

ISSN0718-2201

SJR Q4✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ Open Access

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Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

⚠ Withdrawn from DOAJ-15

Total69

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Removed from DOAJ (2016-11-20). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (AHCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.103

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

924

Total Citationsi

1,463

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.06

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Humanities, Multidisciplinary; Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionChile

Primary LanguageSpanish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive

Total Publications924

Publisher OrgUniversidad de Los Lagos

Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Universidad de los Lagos

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

0718-2201

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

Spanish

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2019

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2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Humanities, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cultural and Social Studies in Latin AmericaComparative Literary Analysis and CriticismLatin American Literature StudiesLiterary and Cultural StudiesMigration, Education, Indigenous Social DynamicsPhilosophical and Cultural AnalysisSpanish Literature and Culture StudiesSpanish Linguistics and Language StudiesLatin American Literature AnalysisPhilosophical Thought and Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Alpha

Is Alpha a predatory journal?

Alpha was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2016-11-20). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science, Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Alpha?

Alpha is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.06.

Is Alpha indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Alpha is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Alpha?