Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Education in the Knowledge Society
ISSN 2444-8729 · Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca · Spain
Education in the Knowledge Society: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 4 weeks (community reports); 22 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Education in the Knowledge Society is published by Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca 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 E-Learning and Knowledge Management, Educational Innovations and Technology and Educational Technology in Learning, together about 48% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education and Information Systems. (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
- E-Learning and Knowledge ManagementComputer Science21.7%
- Educational Innovations and TechnologyComputer Science18.3%
- Educational Technology in LearningComputer Science8.1%
- Higher Education Teaching and EvaluationSocial Sciences7.5%
- Digital literacy in educationComputer Science6.4%
- Educational theories and practicesSocial Sciences4.3%
- Education and Teacher TrainingSocial Sciences3.9%
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences3.6%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
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
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
- 7.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.74LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 209OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.92OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 87.3%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,011 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 27 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 116 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 413 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 583 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 538 |
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 4 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 4 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 | Yes | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | Yes | — |
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
- Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 2444-8729
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Education in the Knowledge Society
What CAS zone is Education in the Knowledge Society in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Education in the Knowledge Society 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 3 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Education in the Knowledge Society?
Authors report an average review time of about 4 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 Education in the Knowledge Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Education in the Knowledge Society is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Education in the Knowledge Society open access, and what is the APC?
Education in the Knowledge Society 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; 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: .