Journal profile · INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
E-Ciencias de la Informacion
ISSN 1659-4142 · Universidad de Costa Rica · Costa Rica
E-Ciencias de la Informacion: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 13 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
E-Ciencias de la Informacion is published by Universidad de Costa Rica and is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are E-Learning and Knowledge Management, Educational Innovations and Technology and Business, Innovation, and Economy, together about 31% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
e-Information Science is a free and open access electronic journal of a scientific-academic nature; it belongs to the School of Library and Information Science whose editorial entity is the University of Costa Rica. Its primary objective is to disseminate the results of research in the different disciplines of knowledge related to information sciences, in thematic areas such as: librarianship, documentation, information and communication technology, research, statistical analysis and bibliometrics, archival science, information systems. It also publishes works on informatics and collective communication as long as they are related to the area of information sciences. To achieve this goal, e-Information Science receives articles in three languages: Spanish, English, and Portuguese. The target audience of the journal are researchers, undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students, professionals in the field of information sciences and the general public interested in related topics. The types of articles that are published are scientific articles and scientific essays. Descriptors (assigned from the Documentation Sciences Thesaurus):Information science; librarianship; libraries; knowledge; research; information technologies; information systems; information metric studies; public libraries; school libraries; archival science; information policy; intellectual property; computer science and informatics; communication. Mission: To disseminate the scientific studies of information science professionals with the continuous publication of high quality scientific and academic papers. Vision: To be the scientific publication of reference in the area of information sciences for its quality, innovation and continuous improvement. Values: Commitment Responsibility Ethics Teamwork Teamwork Quality Quality Efficiency Efficiency
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Editor-in-chief M.Sc. RicardoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 10, Mexico 10, Brazil 4, Colombia 2, Argentina 1 (27 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- E-Learning and Knowledge ManagementComputer Science17.1%
- Educational Innovations and TechnologyComputer Science7.5%
- Business, Innovation, and EconomyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.3%
- Knowledge Societies in the 21st CenturySocial Sciences6.1%
- Higher Education and SustainabilitySocial Sciences4.5%
- Information Architecture and UsabilityComputer Science4.5%
- Libraries, Manuscripts, and BooksArts and Humanities4.5%
- Accounting and Financial ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | 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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.59OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.73%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 6LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 285 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 6 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 29 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 93 |
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 ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- 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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted1
- artículos científicosLos documentos que e-Ciencias de la información recibe son: artículos científicos.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Non-sexist language policy for all contributions. Model summary
e-Ciencias de la Información informs to authors and readers that any proposal must be submitted along with the Letter of Aceptance of Copyright Conditions (Carta de Aceptación de las Condiciones de Derechos de Autor. Spanish version only available). With the letter, we ask the authors to authorize e-Ciencias de la Información to complete any of the following activities: Graphic and style edition o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
e-Information Science is a scientific journal that follows the principles of the international Open Access movement established in Budapest (BOAI, 2002), Berlin (2003) and Bethesda (2003); thus, the publications of this journal comply with these conditions: To grant the free, irrevocable, worldwide right to access, copy, use, distribute, transmit, display, print for personal use, make adaptations …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer-review process
Peer review process for all received scientific articles. Model summary
The review process of the e-Information Science Journal is carried out through the peer review system with the double-blind mode. The personal data of the reviewers and authors will be kept confidential in order to avoid conflicts between the parties. This process consists of several stages, which are detailed below. 1. The first stage is the first filter review carried out by the journal's work t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism detection policy
Originality check via Turnitin software. Model summary
Plagiarism is a fraudulent act that consists of the use of bibliographic material prepared by third parties without directly acknowledging the authorship of others, making it appear that the text presented is one's own, either partially or in its entirety. In the e-ciencias de la Información journal, the detection of plagiarism and self-plagiarism can compromise the publication of the manuscript s…
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
- Universidad de Costa Rica
- Country or region
- Costa Rica
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1659-4142
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about E-Ciencias de la Informacion
What CAS zone is E-Ciencias de la Informacion in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, E-Ciencias de la Informacion is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Information Science & Library Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at E-Ciencias de la Informacion?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of E-Ciencias de la Informacion 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 (10), Mexico (10) and Brazil (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index E-Ciencias de la Informacion?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, E-Ciencias de la Informacion is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is E-Ciencias de la Informacion open access, and what is the APC?
E-Ciencias de la Informacion 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: .