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Universidad Externado de Colombia · Colombia · Est. 2015

ISSN1657-8651eISSN2346-2159
WOS ESCIDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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H-Indexi
10
Total Worksi
260
Total Citationsi
605
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.18
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

La Revista OPERA es una publicación académica de circulación nacional e internacional, dirigida a académicos, investigadores y especialistas en temas de ciencia política, gobierno, políticas públicas y administración pública. La revista busca contribuir a la producción, difusión y socialización del conocimiento científico en el campo de las ciencias sociales, con especial énfasis en los estudios relacionados con las siguientes líneas temáticas: administración pública, políticas públicas y gobernanza; conflicto, paz y seguridad; procesos políticos y electorales; desarrollo sostenible y territorial; y teoría e historia del pensamiento político. De esa manera, la revista busca posicionarse como un referente en la materia en toda América Latina. La Revista OPERA tiene como objetivo publicar trabajos originales derivados de investigaciones científicas o de reflexiones teóricas, producidos por estudiantes, investigadores y profesionales interesados en esta temática.

General Information

Country / RegionColombia
Primary LanguageSpanish
1st Year Published2015
FrequencySemestral
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications260
Publisher OrgUniversidad Externado de Colombia
OA Since2000
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review
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

9/11 · 82%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Universidad Externado de Colombia
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1657-8651 / 2346-2159
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double anonymous peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
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

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
37
117
2019
25
87
2020
24
69
2021
22
27
2022
17
23
2023
19
11
2024
28
4
2025
11
0
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.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public Administration

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Public Policy and GovernanceConflict, Peace, and Violence in ColombiaHistory and Politics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences and PoliciesPolitical Dynamics in Latin AmericaInternational Relations in Latin AmericaSocial Issues and Policies in Latin AmericaBusiness, Innovation, and EconomySocial Issues and SustainabilityRegional Development and Innovation

Frequently asked questions about Opera

Is Opera a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Opera: it is indexed in Web of Science, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Opera?

Opera 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 0.18.

Is Opera indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Opera is indexed in Web of Science, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Opera?

La Revista OPERA es una publicación académica de circulación nacional e internacional, dirigida a académicos, investigadores y especialistas en temas de ciencia política, gobierno, políticas públicas y administración pública. La revista busca contribuir a la producción, difusión y socialización del conocimiento científico en el campo de las ciencias sociales, con especial énfasis en los estudios relacionados con las siguientes líneas temáticas: administración pública, políticas públicas y gobernanza; conflicto, paz y seguridad; procesos políticos y electorales; desarrollo sostenible y territor

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Data updated: 2026-05-26 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref