Journal profile
Actualidades Investigativas en Educacion
ISSN 1409-4703 · Universidad de Costa Rica · Costa Rica
Actualidades Investigativas en Educacion: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 72 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Actualidades Investigativas en Educacion is published by Universidad de Costa Rica. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Education and Teacher Training, Educational Innovations and Technology and E-Learning and Knowledge Management, together about 36% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
El propósito de la revista es generar un espacio de análisis, discusión y reflexión en el ámbito educativo. Asimismo, promueve la difusión de la producción académica realizada por especialistas en el área de la educación y aportes que se produzcan desde otras disciplinas, esto, con la ayuda de las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 3, Argentina 1, Chile 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Education and Teacher TrainingSocial Sciences17.5%
- Educational Innovations and TechnologyComputer Science12.6%
- E-Learning and Knowledge ManagementComputer Science5.8%
- Higher Education and SustainabilitySocial Sciences5.7%
- Higher Education Teaching and EvaluationSocial Sciences4.9%
- Educational theories and practicesSocial Sciences4.5%
- Educational Research and Science TeachingAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Educational Outcomes and InfluencesSocial Sciences4.4%
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
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: Latindex, e-Revistas, IRESIE, Clase, BIBLAT, Sherpa/Romeo, QUALIS-CAPES, MIAR, COPAC, ZDB, DIALNET, REDIB, BASE, CIRC, SUDOC, OCLC World Cat, ULRICH'S, REDIE, MAESTROTECA, RINACE, OEI, CLACSO, BUOFIND, REBIUN, ROAD
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 202OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.38OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,554 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| 2025 | 72 | 72 | 71 |
| 2024 | 49 | 49 | 126 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 90 |
| 2022 | 59 | 59 | 321 |
| 2021 | 49 | 49 | 273 |
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 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 25 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer review, Single 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| 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)
Article types accepted7
- artículosArtículosLength not stated
- artículos científicosLos documentos que ACTUALIDADES INVESTIGATIVAS EN EDUCACIÓN recibe son: artículos científicos, ensayos científicos originales y reseñas de libros en idioma espa…Length not stated
- editorialEditorialLength not stated
- ensayosEnsayosLength not stated
- ensayos científicos originalesLos documentos que ACTUALIDADES INVESTIGATIVAS EN EDUCACIÓN recibe son: artículos científicos, ensayos científicos originales y reseñas de libros en idioma espa…Length not stated
- reseñas de libroReseñas de libroLength not stated
- reseñas de librosLos documentos que ACTUALIDADES INVESTIGATIVAS EN EDUCACIÓN recibe son: artículos científicos, ensayos científicos originales y reseñas de libros en idioma espa…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Open access, Plagiarism
- Authorship
No APC / no submission charges Model summary
Es importante mencionar que la revista no tiene cargos por el envío de artículos.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
No simultaneous submission Model summary
No debe estar siendo sometido a revisión en otra revista simultáneamente.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Research data must be at most 5 years old Model summary
En cuanto a la actualidad de los datos presentados en el documento, el periodo de investigación deberá tener como máximo cinco años de antigüedad al año en que se presente el documento.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license Model summary
Esta revista es de acceso abierto bajo licencia Atribución-No Comercial-Compartir Igual CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Originality verified with Turnitin Model summary
El documento debe ser original, aspecto que será verificado por medio del Software Turnitin.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
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
- Universidad de Costa Rica
- Country or region
- Costa Rica
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1409-4703
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Actualidades Investigativas en Educacion
How long does peer review take at Actualidades Investigativas en Educacion?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Actualidades Investigativas en Educacion based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Colombia (3), Argentina (1) and Chile (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Actualidades Investigativas en Educacion?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Actualidades Investigativas en Educacion is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Actualidades Investigativas en Educacion open access, and what is the APC?
Actualidades Investigativas en Educacion 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: .