Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Alteridad-Revista de Educacion
ISSN 1390-325X · eISSN 1390-8642 · Universidad Politécnica Salesiana · Ecuador
Alteridad-Revista de Educacion: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 9 weeks (community reports); 22 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Alteridad-Revista de Educacion is published by Universidad Politécnica Salesiana and is in Zone 4 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). 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 35.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
«Alteridad» es una publicación científica bilingüe de la Universidad Politécnica Salesiana de Ecuador (UPS), editada desde enero de 2006 de forma ininterrumpida, con periodicidad fija semestral (enero-julio).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Chile 3, Portugal 2, United States 1, United Kingdom 1, Argentina 1 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Education and Teacher TrainingSocial Sciences16.2%
- Educational Innovations and TechnologyComputer Science13.4%
- E-Learning and Knowledge ManagementComputer Science6%
- Higher Education and SustainabilitySocial Sciences5.6%
- Educational Research and Science TeachingAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Social Skills and EducationSocial Sciences4.9%
- Higher Education Teaching and EvaluationSocial Sciences4.2%
- Educational Methods and Psychological StudiesSocial Sciences4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 64OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 404 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 4 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 72 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 39 |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | 131 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 59 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 242 |
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 9 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 9 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
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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Cover letter
- Required
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 Politécnica Salesiana
- Country or region
- Ecuador
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1390-325X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1390-8642
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Alteridad-Revista de Educacion
What CAS zone is Alteridad-Revista de Educacion in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Alteridad-Revista de Educacion is in Zone 4 of Education, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Education & Educational Research. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Alteridad-Revista de Educacion?
Authors report an average review time of about 9 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 Alteridad-Revista de Educacion based?
Of the 9 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Chile (3), Portugal (2) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Alteridad-Revista de Educacion?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Alteridad-Revista de Educacion is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Alteridad-Revista de Educacion open access, and what is the APC?
Alteridad-Revista de 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: .