Journal profile · COMPUTER SCIENCE, THEORY & METHODS
3C Tic
ISSN 2254-6529 · Área de Innovación y Desarrollo, S.L. · Spain
3C Tic: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 129; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 9 articles a year; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
3C Tic is published by Área de Innovación y Desarrollo, S.L. and is in Zone 4 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Educational Innovations and Technology, E-Learning and Knowledge Management and Business, Innovation, and Economy, together about 36.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): COMPUTER SCIENCE, THEORY & METHODS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Educational Innovations and TechnologyComputer Science15.8%
- E-Learning and Knowledge ManagementComputer Science12.1%
- Business, Innovation, and EconomyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.7%
- Business, Education, Mathematics ResearchBusiness, Management and Accounting6.5%
- Knowledge Societies in the 21st CenturySocial Sciences5%
- Engineering and Information TechnologyComputer Science4.6%
- Educational Technology in LearningComputer Science4.3%
- Digital literacy in educationComputer Science3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Theory & Methods | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
Early warning / risk: Removed from ESCI for editorial reasons on 16 February 2026. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.15OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 330 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 41 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | 128 |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 | 116 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 188 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double blind peer reviewLetPub
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | EUR 120 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 120 | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Área de Innovación y Desarrollo, S.L.
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 2254-6529
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about 3C Tic
What CAS zone is 3C Tic in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, 3C Tic is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Computer Science, Theory & Methods. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at 3C Tic?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Is 3C Tic open access, and what is the APC?
3C Tic is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 129.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .