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Revista de Ciencias Sociales

Universidad del Zulia · Venezuela · Est. 2009

ISSN1315-9518eISSN2477-9431
SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access
72
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
◆ Scopus Q266
✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6
Total72
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
5
weeks to publish · journal-reported
Fast · vs ~15 wk median
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Scorei
0.314
H-Indexi
22
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
1.126
Total Worksi
1,095
Total Citationsi
3,387
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.00
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Revista de Ciencias Sociales (RCS-Ve) es una revista de carácter académico perteneciente a la Universidad del Zulia, fundada en el año 1891. La cual es una universidad de carácter público autónomo considerada una de las más antiguas y prestigiosas del país. RCS-Ve se encuentra adscrita al Instituto de Investigaciones “Econ. Dionisio Carruyo” de la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Sociales, ubicado en la Ciudad Universitaria, Núcleo Humanístico, Edificio de la División de Estudios para Graduados, Piso 1. Oficina 11. Apartado postal 4001. Maracaibo, Venezuela. ISSN: 1315-9518 (Impreso) | e-ISSN: 2477-9431 (En línea) Depósito Legal: pp 197402ZU789 | ppi 201502ZU4662 Contacto: [email protected] / [email protected] Esta obra está bajo la licencia: Creative Commons Reconocimiento-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

General Information

Country / RegionVenezuela
Primary LanguageSpanish
1st Year Published2009
FrequencyTrimestral
StatusActive (last: 2020)
Total Publications1,095
Publisher OrgUniversity of Zulia
Region🌍 Global South
OA Since2008
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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~5 weeks
Acceptance Rate—
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-SA
OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Universidad del Zulia
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
1315-9518 / 2477-9431
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
✅
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
✅
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
✅
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
✅
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
✅
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
69
119
2015
25
72
2016
39
185
2017
59
325
2018
90
719
2019
4
4
2020
1
0
2025
67
3
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.

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2
Public AdministrationQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Public Administration

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Business, Innovation, and EconomyOrganizational Management and InnovationDiverse Applied Research StudiesBusiness, Education, Mathematics ResearchAgricultural and Food Production StudiesEducational and Organizational DevelopmentEducation and Teacher TrainingHigher Education and SustainabilityPublic Policy and GovernanceEconomic Theory and Policy

Frequently asked questions about Revista de Ciencias Sociales

Is Revista de Ciencias Sociales a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Revista de Ciencias Sociales: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 72/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Revista de Ciencias Sociales?

Revista de Ciencias Sociales is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.314.

Is Revista de Ciencias Sociales indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Revista de Ciencias Sociales is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Revista de Ciencias Sociales?

Revista de Ciencias Sociales (RCS-Ve) es una revista de carácter académico perteneciente a la Universidad del Zulia, fundada en el año 1891. La cual es una universidad de carácter público autónomo considerada una de las más antiguas y prestigiosas del país. RCS-Ve se encuentra adscrita al Instituto de Investigaciones “Econ. Dionisio Carruyo” de la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Sociales, ubicado en la Ciudad Universitaria, Núcleo Humanístico, Edificio de la División de Estudios para Graduados, Piso 1. Oficina 11. Apartado postal 4001. Maracaibo, Venezuela. ISSN: 1315-9518 (Impreso) | e-ISSN

How much does it cost to publish in Revista de Ciencias Sociales?

Revista de Ciencias Sociales is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref