Debats - Impact Factor, Indexing, Rank, and APC 2026

Aims & Scope

Debats was launched in 1982 as the journal of the Institution of Alfonso The Magnanimous (IAM) (and shortly afterwards, of the Valencia Institute of Studies and Research (IVEI).

Its mission, then as now, was to foster and update the great debates on Social Sciences in the Valencian region, and to facilitate participation by leading experts in the field.

Debats journal is now a six-monthly publication.

Its objective is to: (1) bring together current intellectual reflections on culture (both in its broadest sense of cultural practices and in the narrower sense of the Arts); (2) examine the links between culture and power, identity, geographies, and social change.

The Journal covers matters that are relevant to Valencian society and its wider setting.

That said, the aim is to make Debats a key scholarly publication in both Europe and further afield.

Debats’ starts from the perspective of the Social Sciences but it also aims to forge links with contemporary analysis and debates in The Humanities, Communication Studies, and Cultural Studies fields.

It calls for methodological pluralism while fostering innovation through the adoption of new research techniques and ways of communicating scholarly findings to a broader public.

In a nutshell, the Journal is an invaluable tool for analysing emerging problems in the cultural field and in contemporary society.

In playing this role, it takes a broad, multi-disciplinary view and combines social impact with scientific rigour in scholarly publications and debates at the international level.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.2
2024	0.10

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	28564

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	13

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.110

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	5

Impact Factor Trend

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Social Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.