Journal profile
Apice
ISSN 2531-016X · Universidade da Coruña · Spain
Apice: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 16 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Apice is published by Universidade da Coruña. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Science Education and Pedagogy, Science and Education Research and Evolution and Science Education, together about 60.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
APICE. REVISTA DE EDUCACIÓN CIENTÍFICA tiene por objeto dar respuesta a las inquietudes, necesidades e intereses de profesores/as e investigadores/as en el ámbito específico de la educación científica. Su intención es que los trabajos publicados resulten relevantes y sirvan para mejorar la formación científica de los ciudadanos. Los trabajos pueden atender a los distintos niveles educativos, desde la educación infantil hasta la universitaria, en contextos formales e informales. Además serán admitidas tanto investigaciones empíricas y teóricas, como propuestas innovadoras adecuadamente justificadas. En definitiva con esta publicación se pretende Promover la difusión de investigaciones e innovaciones en el campo de la Didáctica de las Ciencias. Favorecer el intercambio de ideas y aportaciones entre investigadores/as, profesorado interesado en la mejora de su práctica educativa y de la formación docente. Los trabajos pueden corresponder a diferentes líneas temáticas: Formación y desarrollo profesional del docente Enseñanza y aprendizaje de las Ciencias Educación ambiental y para la salud Dimensión cultural y social de la Ciencia Educación no formal e informal Tecnologías de información y comunicación (TIC) Otros en relación a la enseñanza de las ciencias
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Argentina 4, Portugal 3, Chile 1, Colombia 1 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Science Education and PedagogySocial Sciences33%
- Science and Education ResearchSocial Sciences21.8%
- Evolution and Science EducationArts and Humanities6%
- Environmental and sustainability educationEnvironmental Science4.9%
- Problem and Project Based LearningSocial Sciences4%
- Educational Methods and OutcomesSocial Sciences4%
- Environmental Sustainability and EducationEnvironmental Science2.9%
- STEM EducationSocial Sciences2.6%
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
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
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.24OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 153 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 53 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 115 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 102 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | 90 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 103 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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-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 accepted2
- investigación en educación científicaInvestigación en educación científica que podrá ser de carácter teórico o empírico. Su extensión máxima será de 45000 caracteres con espacios, incluyendo el tít…Length not stated
- reseñasReseñas extensión máxima de 4000 caracteres (espacios incluidos).Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright
Licencia Creative Commons Reconocimiento-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional. Model summary
Los trabajos recogidos en esta revista se publican bajo una licencia Creative Commons Reconocimiento-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Revisión por pares anónima (doble ciego). Model summary
Los autores están obligados a mantener el anonimato evitando auto-citas y eliminando del archivo cualquier rastro de sus nombres, apellidos o lugar de trabajo.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagio: Similarity Check / iThenticate. Model summary
Ápice. Revista de Educación Científica es miembro de Similarity Check y emplea el software iThenticate para detectar las distintas formas de plagio y así garantizar la originalidad de los manuscritos que publica.
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
- Universidade da Coruña
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 2531-016X
- 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 Apice
How long does peer review take at Apice?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Apice 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 Argentina (4), Portugal (3) and Chile (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Apice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Apice is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Apice open access, and what is the APC?
Apice 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: .