Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Digital Education Review
ISSN 2013-9144 · University of Barcelona · Spain
Digital Education Review: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 29 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: This journal is not accepting submissions at this time. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Digital Education Review is published by University of Barcelona 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 Educational Innovations and Technology, E-Learning and Knowledge Management and Digital literacy in education, together about 44.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Digital Education Review (DER) (ISSN 2013-9144) is a scientific, open-access, peer-reviewed journal published biannually (January and June) by the Digital Education Observatory (OED) at the University of Barcelona. DER serves as a platform for dialogue and reflection on the impact of ICT on education and emerging forms of teaching and learning in digital environments. The journal is aimed at researchers, educators, and members of the educational community, as well as anyone interested in the role and impact of ICT in teaching and learning processes. Its mission is to foster research, reflection, innovation, and the transfer of scientific knowledge to the scientific and professional education community. DER publishes articles in English and Spanish, including empirical studies, reviews, and theoretical reflections.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 19, Italy 2, United Kingdom 1, Canada 1, Portugal 1 (27 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Educational Innovations and TechnologyComputer Science16.1%
- E-Learning and Knowledge ManagementComputer Science15.8%
- Digital literacy in educationComputer Science12.7%
- Educational Technology in LearningComputer Science6.4%
- Child Development and Digital TechnologySocial Sciences5.6%
- Impact of Technology on AdolescentsSocial Sciences4.9%
- Higher Education Teaching and EvaluationSocial Sciences4.2%
- Literacy, Media, and EducationArts and Humanities3.8%
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceERICPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, Latindex
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 3.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.03LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 100OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.93OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 80.26%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 4Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 343 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 36 | 8 |
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | 66 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 365 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 104 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 289 |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 | 314 |
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 15 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-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
Article types accepted3
- admitted peer-reviewed articlesAdmitted Peer-Reviewed Articles: Miscellaneous articles that have passed the double-blind peer review process carried out by at least two external experts.Length not stated
- monographic articlesMonographic Articles: Articles centered on a specific subject emerging from a special call for papers, co-edited by a guest editor. Monographic articles are als…Length not stated
- reviewsReviews: Short articles about books, software, websites, or PhD theses evaluated by the journal's editors.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Collaborating with Machines: Generative AI as a Catalyst for Creative Development in Digital Art Education
Muwaffaq Abdulmajid, Nabeel Alali, Abdulrahman Alsharrah 114-132 PDF
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
The authors who publish in this journal agree to the following terms: The articles published are under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 Spain License. The author retains all copyright and grants the journal the right of first publication. When citing the works, proper credit must be given to the authors and this journal. Digital Education Review (DER) does not accept any r…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
No submission or publication fees (no APC). Model summary
The journal Digital Education Review provides immediate and free access to the full text of its articles, in line with the principles of the open access movement, according to which anyone can read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full text of the articles, as well as use them in indexing and data processing applications, among other legitimate purposes. The authorship of…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
DER follows a double-blind peer review process, ensuring anonymity for both reviewers and authors throughout the review. Steps in the Peer Review Process: Calls for papers are restricted to January and June. Authors receive acknowledgment of submission. Manuscripts are initially screened by editors. Authors of rejected manuscripts are informed in February or July. Two external reviewers are assign…
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
- University of Barcelona
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 2013-9144
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Digital Education Review
What CAS zone is Digital Education Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Digital Education Review 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 Digital Education Review?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 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 Digital Education Review?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word. 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 Digital Education Review based?
Of the 27 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (19), Italy (2) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Digital Education Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Digital Education Review is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Digital Education Review open access, and what is the APC?
Digital Education Review 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .