Journal profile · Social Sciences-Education
Acta Scientiarum Education
ISSN 2178-5198 · eISSN 2178-5201 · Universidade Estadual de Maringá · Brazil
Acta Scientiarum Education: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 53 weeks (community reports); 50 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Scientiarum Education is published by Universidade Estadual de Maringá. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Education Pedagogy and Practices, Education and Digital Technologies and History of Education Research in Brazil, together about 42.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
A revista Acta Scientiarum. Education, ISSN 2178-5201 (online), criada em 2010, é uma publicação científica eletrônica editada pela Editora da Universidade Estadual de Maringá, com acesso aberto e publicação de artigos em fluxo contínuo avaliados por pares. Foco e Escopo A Revista Acta Scientiarum. Education publica trabalhos relacionados à Educação, que não tenham sido publicados ou divulgados em quaisquer revistas, espaços virtuais ou anais de eventos. As submissões devem ser inéditas e ter vínculo com um dos seguintes eixos temáticos da Revista: (1) História e Filosofia da Educação; (2) Formação de Professores e Políticas Públicas da Educação. O eixo História e Filosofia da Educação tem por finalidade divulgar pesquisas de natureza biográfica, institucional, social, formal e não formal acerca de processos educativos. O eixo Formação de Professores e Políticas Públicas da Educação divulga estudos sobre teorias, legislações e políticas, que se referem ao desenvolvimento e à prática profissional dos docentes. O texto deve atender à s normas de publicação e à linha editorial da Revista. São aceitos textos em português, em espanhol e inglês. O processo de avaliação ocorre por meio do Open Journal Systems (OJS). Somente os artigos devidamente submetidos nesse sistema serão avaliados, não sendo considerada válida qualquer outra forma de submissão. Missão Viabilizar o processo de comunicação científica na área de Educação, de modo a garantir o registro público, a preservação e a disseminação do conhecimento gerado pela comunidade científica. Público-alvo O periódico destina-se, especialmente, a pesquisadores, a estudantes, e a professores da educação básica e à comunidade em geral, que tenham interesse em temáticas voltadas à História e Filosofia da Educação e à Formação de Professores e Políticas Públicas da Educação. Política de acesso aberto Acta Scientiarum. Education é publicada sob o modelo Acesso Aberto, permitindo a leitura e o download livres, bem como a cópia e a disseminação de seu conteúdo, de acordo com as políticas de copyright Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC-BY 4.0). Políticas de seções A Revista Acta Scientiarum. Education publica trabalhos relacionados à Educação que não tenham sido publicados ou divulgados em quaisquer revistas, espaços virtuais ou anais de eventos. As submissões devem ser inéditas e ter vínculo com um dos seguintes eixos temáticos da Revista: (1) História e Filosofia da Educação; (2) Formação de Professores e Políticas P
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Education
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 9, Argentina 8, Colombia 2, Chile 1 (20 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Education Pedagogy and PracticesSocial Sciences24%
- Education and Digital TechnologiesSocial Sciences10.9%
- History of Education Research in BrazilArts and Humanities7.2%
- Rural and Ethnic EducationSocial Sciences6.8%
- Education and Public PolicySocial Sciences5.4%
- Business and Management StudiesDecision Sciences4.7%
- Science and Education ResearchSocial Sciences3.9%
- Linguistics and Education ResearchArts and Humanities3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.22OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 701 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| 2025 | 50 | 50 | 7 |
| 2024 | 53 | 53 | 20 |
| 2023 | 42 | 42 | 32 |
| 2022 | 52 | 52 | 116 |
| 2021 | 39 | 39 | 85 |
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 53 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 53 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 200–300 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universidade Estadual de Maringá
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2178-5198
- Electronic ISSN
- 2178-5201
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Scientiarum Education
How long does peer review take at Acta Scientiarum Education?
Authors report an average review time of about 53 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Acta Scientiarum Education?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–300 words; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Acta Scientiarum Education based?
Of the 20 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (9), Argentina (8) and Colombia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Acta Scientiarum Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Scientiarum Education is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Acta Scientiarum Education open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Scientiarum Education is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .