Journal profile
Ciencies
ISSN 1699-6712 · Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Centre de Recerca per a l'Educació Científica i Matemàtica · Spain
Ciencies: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 13 weeks (community reports); 20 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ciencies is published by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Centre de Recerca per a l'Educació Científica i Matemàtica. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Science Education and Pedagogy, Science and Education Research and Educational Methods and Outcomes, together about 58.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Ciències: la revista d'accés obert en català sobre ensenyament i aprenentatge de les ciències, adreçada al professorat d’educació infantil, primària i secundària. La revista és un espai on compartir experiències, reflexions i recerques del i pel professorat de ciències. S’hi publiquen articles relacionats amb la pràctica educativa, recursos i experiències didàctiques innovadores i recerques relacionades amb la innovació i les bones pràctiques en didàctica de les ciències.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Dra. Digna Couso i el Dr.Víctor LópezPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Science Education and PedagogySocial Sciences33.5%
- Science and Education ResearchSocial Sciences16.6%
- Educational Methods and OutcomesSocial Sciences8.2%
- Experimental and Theoretical Physics StudiesPhysics and Astronomy5.7%
- Various Chemistry Research TopicsChemistry5.5%
- Chemistry Education and ResearchSocial Sciences4.1%
- Problem and Project Based LearningSocial Sciences3.9%
- Environmental and sustainability educationEnvironmental Science2.4%
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
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
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.31OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 474 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 23 | 27 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 45 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 24 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 31 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
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 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 5–8
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license Model summary
Aquesta obra està sota una llicència internacional Creative Commons Reconeixement 4.0.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access immediate free access; CC BY 4.0 license. Model summary
Aquesta revista proveeix accés lliure immediat al seu contingut sota el principi que posar investigació a disposició del públic de manera gratuïta afavoreix un major intercanvi de coneixement global.
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
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Centre de Recerca per a l'Educació Científica i Matemàtica
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, Catalan
- ISSN
- 1699-6712
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ciencies
How long does peer review take at Ciencies?
Authors report an average review time of about 13 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 Ciencies?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 5–8; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word; 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.
Which databases index Ciencies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ciencies is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Ciencies open access, and what is the APC?
Ciencies 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .