About the journal
Universitas is an open-access journal published by Universidad Politécnica Salesiana in Ecuador, publishing in english and spanish. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared review time at DOAJ: 8 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- Universidad Politécnica Salesiana
- ISSN
- 1390-3837 · 1390-8634
- Country
- Ecuador
- Languages
- english, spanish
- Access
- Open access
- Articles in DOAJ
- 443
- Declared review time
- 8 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- double_blind
- Official website
- https://universitas.ups.edu.ec/index.php/universitas
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2026-02-09
- Indexing
- DOAJ
- APC
- —
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 8 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
443
Most recent article
7 months ago
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
8weeks
Works in OpenAlex
558
Last recorded publication year
2025
h-index
12
i10-index
20
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy10
- Added to DOAJ
- 2026-02-09
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- PKP PN
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- PKP PNPortico
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 92%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 94%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity2
- Alternate titles
- Universitas-XX1Universitas -XX1Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanas
- Source type
- journal
Classification8
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Communication and COVID-19 Impact
- Communication and COVID-19 Impact
- Media and Digital Communication
- Media and Digital Communication
- Business, Innovation, and Economy
- Business, Innovation, and Economy
- Education and Teacher Training
- Education and Teacher Training
Show all subjects (50)
- Higher Education and Sustainability
- Higher Education and Sustainability
- Latin American socio-political dynamics
- Latin American socio-political dynamics
- Social Sciences and Policies
- Advertising and Communication Studies
- Social Sciences and Policies
- Advertising and Communication Studies
- Social Issues and Policies in Latin America
- Educational Innovations and Technology
- Educational Innovations and Technology
- Latin American Cultural Politics
- Latin American Cultural Politics
- Cultural and political discourse analysis
- Social Issues and Policies in Latin America
- International Relations in Latin America
- International Relations in Latin America
- Immigration and Intercultural Education
- Cultural and political discourse analysis
- Immigration and Intercultural Education
- Gender, Health, and Social Inequality
- Educational and Organizational Development
- Latin American Urban Studies
- Educational and Organizational Development
- Latin American Urban Studies
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Youth, Politics, and Society
- Religious and Theological Studies
- Journalism and Media Studies
- Religious and Theological Studies
- Youth, Politics, and Society
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Regional Development and Innovation
- Social Media and Politics
- Regional Development and Innovation
- Social Media and Politics
- Criminal Justice and Penology
- Public Policy and Governance
- Public Policy and Governance
- Criminal Justice and Penology
- Journalism and Media Studies
- Gender, Health, and Social Inequality
Keywords (DOAJ)
- communication
- cultural studies
- sociology
- political science
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