Urvio

Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador · Ecuador · Est. 2007

ISSN1390-3691eISSN1390-4299

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Aims & Scope

URVIO. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad is an electronic quarterly publication (January, May, September) from FLACSO, Ecuador. Founded in 2007, the journal constitutes a space for critical reflection, debate, knowledge updating, research, and consultation on topics related to security, organized crime, intelligence, and public security policies in the region.

General Information

Country / RegionEcuador

Primary LanguageSpanish

1st Year Published2007

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgLatin American Social Sciences Institute

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1390-3691 / 1390-4299

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double anonymous peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

Spanish

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

145

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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.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Political Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Criminal Justice and PenologyConflict, Peace, and Violence in ColombiaSocial Issues and Policies in Latin AmericaInternational Relations in Latin AmericaCrime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceHistory and Politics in Latin AmericaComparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesViolence, Education, and Gender StudiesGender, Violence, Rights in Latin AmericaPolitical Dynamics in Latin America

Frequently asked questions about Urvio

Is Urvio a predatory journal?

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What is the impact factor of Urvio?

Urvio 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.

Is Urvio indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Urvio is indexed in Web of Science, DOAJ.