Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Debate Universitario
ISSN 2314-2138 · eISSN 2314-1530 · Universidad Abierta Interamericana · Argentina
Debate Universitario: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 12 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Debate Universitario is published by Universidad Abierta Interamericana 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 and Sustainability, Education and Teacher Training and Higher Education in Latin America, together about 35.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Higher Education and SustainabilitySocial Sciences13.9%
- Education and Teacher TrainingSocial Sciences12.5%
- Higher Education in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences9.2%
- Science, Technology, and Education in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences8.3%
- Educational Innovations and TechnologyComputer Science7.6%
- Higher Education Teaching and EvaluationSocial Sciences5.9%
- E-Learning and Knowledge ManagementComputer Science4.3%
- Educational Research and Science TeachingAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
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
ESCILetPub
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
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.54OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 82.76%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 159 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 4 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | 22 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 31 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double blind peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universidad Abierta Interamericana
- Country or region
- Argentina
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 2314-2138
- Electronic ISSN
- 2314-1530
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Debate Universitario
What CAS zone is Debate Universitario in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Debate Universitario 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 Debate Universitario?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
Which databases index Debate Universitario?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Debate Universitario is indexed in ESCI.
Is Debate Universitario open access, and what is the APC?
Debate Universitario is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .