Quality Criteria
1. Criteria to consolidate the journal as a channel of scientific communication
The Editorial Committee for the Revista de Comunicación de la SEECI is made up of 88% of doctors from countries such as: Argentine, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Chile, China, France, Germany, Greece, Iran, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Rumania, Russia, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and Venezuela.
2. Openness and international visibility
The scientific output of the Revista de Comunicación de la SEECI has been characterized by providing an appropriate international openness, with the participation of countries such as: Argentine, Ecuador, France, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, and Venezuela, which in its entirety represented 37,96% of the scientific output per number of authors. Spain contributed the remaining 62,03%.
This pattern in the scientific performance of the journal has enabled it to offer the Academy a universal space for the comparison of research findings in the areas of Communication, Social Sciences, and the Humanities.
3. Acceptance rate and rejection rate
4. Editorial quality standards
Total National Commission for the Evaluation of Research Activities (Comisión Nacional Evaluadora de la Actividad Investigadora, CNEAI) criteria met: 17 out of 18
Total National Quality Assessment and Accreditation Agency criteria met: 18 out of 22
Total LATINDEX criteria met: 33 out of 36
Impact 2018: 0,089
Communication 18/51
Integrated Rating of Scientific Journals (Clasificación Integrada de Revistas Científicas, CIRC) category: Social Sciences D
Appears in Emerging Sources Citation Index = +3.5
Appears in two or more indexing or abstract databases or DOAJ (Academic Search Premier, Fuente Academica Plus, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, DOAJ) = 3+2 = 5
Length = 21 years (starting date: 1998)
Continuity: log10(21) = +1.3
ICDS = 9.8
REDALYC (2005-2018, incomplete data)
218 Articles
96 Institutions with academic output
15 countries of issue
Output: external: 40,4%, internal: 59,6%
Output by country: 60,4% Spain, 13,1% Mexico, 11,7% Venezuela, 4% Argentine, 2% France, 9%, other.
Institutions contributing to the journal: 16,2% Universidad Complutense, 7,9% Universidad Metropolitana, 4% Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, 3% Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 3% Universidad de Vigo, 66%, other.
Coauthored articles: 71
Download indicators: decile 9
Downloads per country: 55,7% Mexico, 19,2% United States of America, 10,2% Spain, 2% Colombia, 1,7% Peru, 10,9%, other.
Internationality of the contributions 33,33%,
Openness to authors: Yes
External evaluators: Yes
CARHUS + category D
Google Scholar-Journal Scholar Metrics (2010-2014):
H5-Index: 6 (without self-citations 6)
H5 Median: 8
H CItations: 33 (without self-citations 32)
Topic category Communication:
On main journals 182 out of 287 (quartile 3)
On all journals: 204 out of 311 (quartile 3)
On Spanish journals: 18 out of 35 (quartile 2)
Topic category Sociology:
On main journals 520 out of 680 (quartile 4)
On all journals: 822 out of 1003 (quartile 4)
On Spanish journals: 18 out of 35 (quartile 2)
COMUNICAR: Simulation (not official) that aims to visualize how the journals of Education and Communication categories of the Emerging Source Citation Index (ESCI) would be positioned according to their Impact Factor for the year 2018: ranking 86 out of 114 international indexed journals.
*Listing published in July impact factor for the year 2018
Indexed journal in Latindex, ERIH Plus, DOAJ, CIRC, In-Recs, ISOC, Amelica, Humanities Commons
The SEECI journal appears in:
Specialized and generic databases: Academic search premier, Getinfo, Gold Rush, Journal TOCs, Proquest PRISMA, Sherpa Romeo.
Selective newspaper and periodical libraries: Ibero-Amerikanisches-Institut, National Reserch Council Canada, Revis.com Rede Confibercom de revistas de comunicação.
Specialized portals: IAMCR, Plataforma de revistas 360º, Quiosco ARCE Publidisa, Screensite.
Open Access search engines: Dulcinea, Exalead, Journals for Free, OpenDOAR, World Wide Science: Global Science Gateway.
Library catalogs: Biblioteca Nacional de España, Catálogo Colectivo de Publicaciones Periódicas (CCPP), Catálogo del Instituto Ibero-Americano de Berlín, COPAC (UK and Irish academic, national & specialist library catalogues), Electronic Journals Library, Elektonische Zeitschriftenbibliothek, Sumaris, Worldcat.
University library catalogs: Arias Montano, Universidad de Huelva, Athenea, Universidad Pablo Olavide, Australian National University, Cambridge University Library, Catàleg Col·lectiu de les Universitats de Catalunya, Chalmers teknisca högskola, CISNE, Columbia University Libraries, COLUMBUS, Universidad de Huelva, Consorci de Biblioteques Universitaries de Catalunya, Curtin University of Technology, Diana, Universidad de Cádiz, FAMA, Universidad de Sevilla, FARO, Biblioteca Universitaria de las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Freie Universität Berlin, Humbolldt-Universität su Berlin, JABEGA, Universidad de Málaga, King´s College London, Maine's virtual library, Mezquita, Universidad de Córdoba, New Mexico State University, Orbis Yale Univesity Library, Örebro Universitetsbibliotek, Patent-och registreringsverkt, Bibliothek, Pensylvania University, Queen´s Library Catalogue, REBIUN, Catálogo de la Red de Bibl Univ Conf de Rect de Univs esp, Ruhr- Universität Bochum, Stanford University, Stockholms universitetsbibliotek, TU-Berlin, UBUCAT, UIB, UniUSA Library catalogue, Universidad de Zaragoza, Universitat de Lleida, Universitätsbibliothek Augsburg, Universitätsbibliothek Bamberg, Universitätsbibliothek Bayreuth, Universitätsbibliothek Braunschweig, Universitätsbibliothek Bremen, Universitätsbibliothek Erlangen-Nürnberg Universitätsbibliothek Wien Université de Toulouse I – Capitole Université de Toulouse III - Paul Sebatier University Library of Dortmund University of Alberta University of California Irvine, University of Chicago Library University of Colorado at Boulder, University of Florida Libraries catalog, University of Glasgow, University of Minnesota, University of Vanderbilt, University of Washington libraries, Uottawa Library.