Focus and Scope

The Electronic Yearbook of Studies in Social Communication 'Disertaciones' (ISSN: 1856-9536) is a peer-reviewed, open-access digital publication indexed in Scopus. It is a joint initiative of Universidad del Rosario (Colombia), Universidad de Los Andes (Department of Social Communication, Venezuela), and Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain (Group for Dialectical Mediation of Social Communication - MDCS). The journal is published biannually and accepts manuscripts in Spanish, English, and Portuguese, with no publication fees for authors (APC).

Disertaciones aims to present original empirical research in the field of Social Communication, specifically within the thematic lines of: (i) Society and Information and Communication Technologies; (ii) Communication and Politics; (iii) Journalism; and (iv) Communication and Culture.

It is primarily intended for researchers, students, and professors in the international academic community engaged in communication research, with the goal of contributing to and influencing the scientific dissemination of studies in the field.

Peer Review Process

Disertaciones evaluates submitted contributions through a double-blind peer-review process. Once a manuscript is submitted, the Editor sends it to two or more expert reviewers in the field (usually external to the publishing institutions) for a rigorous arbitration process. In case of conflicting evaluations, a third reviewer is consulted. Each reviewer may accept or reject the article. If accepted, reviewers may suggest structural and content changes to the author. In such cases, a second round of review takes place, allowing the author to adapt the manuscript to the journal's editorial standards. The maximum review period is three months, although this may vary depending on reviewer and author availability. The final decision on the acceptance or rejection of a manuscript lies with the Editor, supported by the Editorial Team and based on the collected reviews. The Editor must inform the author(s) about the evaluation and selection process.

Open Access and Publication Fees

This journal provides immediate open access to its content based on the principle that making research freely available to the public fosters a greater global exchange of knowledge. Therefore, no charges are incurred by authors for the management, evaluation, or publication of their manuscripts.

Committed to the dissemination of scientific knowledge to non-specialist audiences, Universidad del Rosario’s journals also promote their content through the channel www.lasillavacia.com/iq and various national and international indexing and registration systems.

Indexing

SCOPUS – Indexed since August 2022.

IB–Bibliographic Index. IBN-Publindex from Colciencias (C);

BBCS–Bibliographic databases with selection committees: Research Databases – EBSCO: Communication Source; Red Iberoamericana de Innovación y Conocimiento Científico – REDIB; Dialnet from Universidad de La Rioja; Red de Revistas Científicas de América Latina y El Caribe, España y Portugal – RedALyC; Directory of Open Access Journals – DOAJ; REDIB; Integrated Classification of Scientific Journals – CIRC (Social Sciences – C).

Bibliographic databases: Google Scholar; Latindex from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México – UNAM; Index of Venezuelan Journals of Science and Technology (Revencyt); Network of University Libraries (Rebiun); Ibero-American Network of Communication and Culture Journals; Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory; Scilit; European Reference Index for the Humanities – ERIH; Electronic Journals Library (Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek or EZB); Vlex; LatinREV; Rev-Sapiens Ranking.

Anti-Plagiarism Policy

Manuscripts submitted to Disertaciones must be original and unpublished. The editorial team verifies the originality of all submissions through various tools, including Turnitin. By submitting an article, authors agree that the document will be examined to prevent plagiarism and promote ethical publishing practices.

Disertaciones adheres to the policies of the Committee on Publication Ethics - COPE (JM12058) to maintain transparency and best practices, prevent misconduct in academic publishing, and ensure high-quality scholarly output. In case of suspected plagiarism, actions will be taken in accordance with these policies.

Use of Artificial Intelligence

At Disertaciones, we promote the responsible and transparent use of artificial intelligence in scientific research. AI can support data analysis and writing, but its use must be ethical, disclosed, and always subordinate to academic rigor. We encourage contributors to acknowledge the use of such technologies, ensuring the integrity and quality of the knowledge disseminated. Manuscripts written entirely or partially with generative AI tools will not be accepted under any circumstances.

Copyright

Manuscripts submitted to Disertaciones must be original and unpublished, and must not be under simultaneous consideration by other journals, compilations, or any other publishing medium. Copyright will be held by Universidad del Rosario. Authors wishing to republish the manuscript elsewhere must request permission from Universidad del Rosario. Likewise, journals interested in republishing articles previously published in Disertaciones must request permission from the copyright holders.

Preservation and Self-Archiving Policy

Journals edited by Universidad del Rosario ensure the digital preservation of their content through the PKP (Public Knowledge Project) Preservation Network.

Additionally, works published in the University's journals may be self-archived by authors in institutional repositories using the published version. It is recommended to include the URL linking directly to the version on the journal's official site.

Conditions:

• Copyright and editorial credits must be acknowledged.
• A link to the publisher's version must be included.
• The published version must be used.

Content License

Authors grant the journal the right to be the first publisher of their work, which is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with proper acknowledgment of its authorship and initial publication in this journal.

Since 2015, due to editorial policy changes, all documents published in this journal are distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License..

Sponsors

The Yearbook is edited by Universidad del Rosario (Colombia) in collaboration with Universidad de Los Andes (Venezuela, Department of Social Communication, ULA Táchira) and Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Group for Dialectical Mediation of Social Communication – MDCS, Spain).

• Universidad del Rosario (Colombia)
• Universidad de los Andes (Venezuela)
• Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain)

Funding Sources

Disertaciones is funded by Universidad del Rosario.

Journal History

The journal was founded in 2008 through the collaborative work of students from Universidad de Los Andes (Venezuela) and professors from various Venezuelan universities. In 2010, the MDCS group from Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain) enthusiastically joined the effort, followed unofficially in 2011 by a significant group from Universidad del Norte (Colombia). Each issue has been coordinated by guest editors from different Ibero-American institutions, resulting in contributions, reviewers, and readership from diverse countries. The journal is the result of this scientific collaboration — the outcome of a heterogeneous group of researchers who have contributed to its growth. Since 2015, Disertaciones counts on Universidad del Rosario (Colombia) as a new editorial partner, joining the network of institutions behind this publishing project.