Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Educacion Fisica y Ciencia
ISSN 1514-0105 · eISSN 2314-2561 · Universidad Nacional de La Plata · Argentina
Educacion Fisica y Ciencia: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 18 weeks (community reports); 28 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Educacion Fisica y Ciencia is published by Universidad Nacional de La Plata 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 Physical Education and Sports Studies, Sports and Physical Education Studies and Physical Education and Pedagogy, together about 38.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Educación Física y Ciencia (ISSN 2314-2561) es una revista científica, en línea, de periodicidad trimestral editada por el Departamento de Educación Física de la Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación de la Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Publica artículos originales e inéditos, en idioma español, portugués e inglés (siempre y cuando sea la lengua materna del autor o la autora) sobre temas procedentes de la Educación Física y otras disciplinas científicas afines, buscando contribuir al avance del conocimiento disciplinar. La revista, que comenzó a editarse en el año 1995, está dirigida a investigadores, docentes, directivos, funcionarios, profesionales y estudiantes de Educación Física.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Argentina 67, Colombia 1 (68 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Physical Education and Sports StudiesSocial Sciences15.5%
- Sports and Physical Education StudiesSocial Sciences13%
- Physical Education and PedagogyHealth Professions9.9%
- Physical Education and GymnasticsSocial Sciences6%
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine5.6%
- Health, Education, and Physical CulturePsychology5.1%
- Motivation and Self-Concept in SportsPsychology5%
- Health and Lifestyle StudiesHealth Professions4.7%
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
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
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 411 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 3 |
| 2024 | 36 | 36 | 8 |
| 2023 | 41 | 41 | 25 |
| 2022 | 40 | 40 | 44 |
| 2021 | 48 | 48 | 106 |
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 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 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 | — | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted2
- artículos originalesPublica artículos originales e inéditos, en idioma español, portugués e inglés (siempre y cuando sean la lengua materna del autor o la autora), sobre temas proc…Length not stated
- reseñas[En reseñas, es Reseña de Autor y Título completos con todos los datos editoriales del libro reseñado].Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, License & copyright, Peer review
- AI use
Declaración obligatoria del uso de IA con subtítulo "Uso de inteligencia artificial"; textos sometidos a software anti plagio. Model summary
Si utilizó herramientas de inteligencia artificial, incorpora el subtítulo "Uso de inteligencia artificial" donde se declara los alcances y características de ese uso, tal como se indica en las políticas de la revista. Recuerde que esto es una declaración jurada y su textos se someterá a software anti plagio.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Licencia Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional; cesión no exclusiva de derechos; no presentación simultánea. Model summary
La aceptación del manuscrito por parte de la revista implica la no presentación simultánea a otras revistas un órganos editoriales y la cesión no exclusiva de los derechos patrimoniales de los autores en favor del editor, quien permite la reutilización, luego de su edición, bajo una Licencia Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Evaluación por pares doble ciego. Model summary
El sistema de evaluación adoptado por la revista es doble ciego (se conserva el anonimato de les autores y les evaluadores).
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 Nacional de La Plata
- Country or region
- Argentina
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1514-0105
- Electronic ISSN
- 2314-2561
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Educacion Fisica y Ciencia
What CAS zone is Educacion Fisica y Ciencia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Educacion Fisica y Ciencia 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 Educacion Fisica y Ciencia?
Authors report an average review time of about 18 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 Educacion Fisica y Ciencia?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Reference style: APA. 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 Educacion Fisica y Ciencia based?
Of the 68 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Argentina (67) and Colombia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Educacion Fisica y Ciencia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Educacion Fisica y Ciencia is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Educacion Fisica y Ciencia open access, and what is the APC?
Educacion Fisica y Ciencia 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .