Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Aula Abierta
ISSN 0210-2773 · eISSN 2341-2313 · Elsevier
Aula Abierta: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; 44 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Aula Abierta is published by Elsevier 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 Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation, Educational Practices and Policies and Education and Teacher Training, together about 27.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aula Abierta es una revista científica trimestral que publica artículos inéditos sobre educación, de carácter empírico o teórico, en español o inglés, relevantes para los investigadores o los profesionales de la educación.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 4, Cyprus 3, Switzerland 1, New Zealand 1 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Higher Education Teaching and EvaluationSocial Sciences9.8%
- Educational Practices and PoliciesSocial Sciences9.3%
- Education and Teacher TrainingSocial Sciences8.6%
- Educational theories and practicesSocial Sciences7.9%
- Educational Innovations and TechnologyComputer Science6.6%
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences6.6%
- Literacy and Educational PracticesSocial Sciences6%
- Education in Rural ContextsSocial 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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 175OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.88OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.17%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 40LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,428 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 33 | 1 |
| 2025 | 44 | 44 | 26 |
| 2024 | 46 | 46 | 81 |
| 2023 | 47 | 47 | 170 |
| 2022 | 47 | 47 | 218 |
| 2021 | 48 | 48 | 371 |
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 31 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-ND |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted1
- artículos de investigaciónAula Abierta únicamente admite para evaluación y posible publicación artículos originales de carácter empírico o teórico que comuniquen resultados de investigac…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
At least 40% of references from the last five years Model summary
Al menos el 40 % de las referencias deberán ser de los últimos cinco años
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Diamond Open Access Model summary
Aula Abierta cumple con los principios del modelo de publicación académica en acceso abierto diamante, tal como reconoce su inclusión en el Diamond Discovery Hub.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
Aula Abierta utiliza un sistema de revisión doble ciego por pares
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
- Elsevier
- ISSN
- 0210-2773
- Electronic ISSN
- 2341-2313
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Aula Abierta
What CAS zone is Aula Abierta in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Aula Abierta 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 3 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What are the manuscript requirements of Aula Abierta?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: 3–5; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. 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 Aula Abierta 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 Portugal (4), Cyprus (3) and Switzerland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Aula Abierta?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Aula Abierta is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Aula Abierta open access, and what is the APC?
Aula Abierta 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .