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Revista General de Informacion y Documentacion

Universidad Complutense Madrid · Spain · Est. 1970

ISSN1988-2858

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total62

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⚡ 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 (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 ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 · Scopus CiteScore 0.4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.143

H-Indexi

CiteScorei

0.4

SNIPi

0.343

Total Worksi

433

Total Citationsi

1,274

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.14

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

La Revista General de Información y Documentación, fundada en 1991, es editada por la Facultad de Ciencias de la Documentación. Tiene periodicidad semestral y en ella se publican las investigaciones relacionadas con las Ciencias de la Documentación en su más amplia acepción (Archivos, Bibliotecas, Gestión de la Documentación, Patrimonio Bibliográfico, Medios de Comunicación, etc.). La revista dispone de dos secciones: Artículos y Reseñas.

General Information

Country / RegionSpain

Primary LanguageSpanish

1st Year Published1970

FrequencySemestral

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications433

Publisher OrgComplutense University of Madrid

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewrevisión por dos expertos en el tema (uno de ellos externo), recurriendo a un tercer evaluador en caso de discrepancia

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCreative Commons Reconocimiento 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Universidad Complutense Madrid

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1988-2858

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

revisión por dos expertos en el tema (uno de ellos externo), recurriendo a un tercer evaluador en caso de discrepancia

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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?

Yes

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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

505

2018

2019

2020

102

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

Library and Information SciencesQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Information Science & Library Science

Scopus Categories

Library and Information Sciences

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Libraries, Manuscripts, and BooksHistorical Art and Architecture StudiesPhotographic and Visual ArtsMedia, Journalism, and Communication HistoryE-Learning and Knowledge ManagementAdvertising and Communication StudiesAdministrative Law and GovernanceEarly Modern Spanish LiteratureJournalism and Media StudiesCommunication and COVID-19 Impact

Frequently asked questions about Revista General de Informacion y Documentacion

Is Revista General de Informacion y Documentacion a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Revista General de Informacion y Documentacion: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 62/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Revista General de Informacion y Documentacion?

Revista General de Informacion y Documentacion 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 0.4.

Is Revista General de Informacion y Documentacion indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Revista General de Informacion y Documentacion is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.