Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales (Mexican Journal

Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales (Mexican Journal of
Political and Social Sciences)
Current editor(s) and email address for queries: Judit Bokser Misses‐Liwerant (Director‐Editor) dir_revmcpys@politicas.unam.mx; Eva Capece Woronowicz (Associate Editor) edi_revmcpys@politicias.unam.mx Website: www.revistas.unam.mx/index.php/rmspys Publisher: Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Is the journal open access? Yes. What type of open access? Creative Commons Reconocimiento‐No Comercial 4.0 Internacional Do authors pay a fee for publication? No. Where is the journal indexed? (AECID); Biblioteca Central de la UNAM catálogo SERIUNAM; Catálogo Hemeroteca Latinoaméricana; CLASE); DIALNET‐Clasificación Integrada de Revistas Científicas; Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ); Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek‐Frei zugängliche E‐Journals; Hemeroteca Latinoamericana (HELA); Hispanic American Periodical Index (HAPI); Índice Bibliográfico Publindex; Indice de Revistas de Educación Superior e Investigación Educativa (IRESIE); (CONACyT); International Bibliography of the Social Sciences; Internationale Bibliographie der geistes‐ und sozialwissenschaftlichen Zeitschiftenliteratur; Latindex; ProQuest Sociological Abstracts; ProQuest‐Cambridge Scientific Abstracts; Publicaciones y Revistas Sociales y Humanísticas; REDALYC; SciELO México; Scopus; Sociological Abstracts; Ulrich’s International Periodical Directory; WorldCat (OCLC) Frequency of publication: Every four months Articles published per year: Since the beginning of the Nueva Época (2013): 37 Minimum and maximum length of articles: 8,000–10,000 words Languages of submission: Multilingual Translation policy: All articles are published in Spanish. No translation is done until articles receive final acceptance. Peer review process: Articles are subject to screening by the Comité de Redacción; those selected for peer review are sent to at least two external referees. Approximate acceptance rate: Average of the first two years of the Nueva Época: 24.1% Disciplines covered: Social Sciences (Political Science; Sociology; Public Administration; Communication; International Relations) Quantitative‐qualitative balance: 20‐80; authors should write to a multi‐disciplinary audience Editorial philosophy: To publish innovative, original and high quality, scientifically relevant and socially pertinent work, for Spanish‐speaking academics across Mexico, Latin America, and the world. Use of photographs or graphics: Monochrome Are proposals for special guest‐edited thematic issues considered? According to the editorial policy of the journal, we do not publish monographic numbers devoted exclusively to one topic. However, each issue includes a thematic dossier. Other special features of the journal: Prior online publication (FirstView) Social media presence: www.facebook.com/RMCPyS.UNAM Planned future developments: We plan to enter a second phase of the digitization of the entire stock of 60 years of publication of the journal. As a Cd, has been attached to the anniversary issue (226) and now we are developing advanced consultation tools. Simultaneously, the whole material will be available with Open Access. We are launching the web page with the historical archive. We will further widen our presence in the social networks. Depending on budgetary availability, we aim to have the journal published electronically in English. 31