Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Espacios en Blanco-Serie Indagaciones
ISSN 1515-9485 · eISSN 2313-9927 · Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires · Argentina
Espacios en Blanco-Serie Indagaciones: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 46 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Espacios en Blanco-Serie Indagaciones is published by Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires 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 Education in Rural Contexts, Educational Innovations and Technology and Education and Teacher Training, together about 32.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Espacios en Blanco, Revista de educación (Serie Indagaciones) es una publicación continua en dos volúmenes semestrales (Vol I enero-junio y Vol II julio-diciembre) del Núcleo de Estudios Educacionales y Sociales (Facultad de Ciencias Humanas - UNICEN) que difunde conocimientos académicos y científicos producidos en el campo de las ciencias sociales, particularmente en el área de educación. Procura la generación de un espacio de intercambio mediante el desarrollo de una política editorial que promueve la publicación de artículos originales producto de investigaciones y experiencias educativas de relevancia a nivel nacional, latinoamericano e internacional; además de reseñas de libros, de eventos académicos y de actividades de los miembros del Núcleo. Está dirigido a un público amplio de investigadores, docentes, estudiantes de grado y posgrado, así como a todos aquellos que se preocupan por el mejoramiento de la educación.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Argentina 26, Colombia 1 (27 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Education in Rural ContextsSocial Sciences12.4%
- Educational Innovations and TechnologyComputer Science10.1%
- Education and Teacher TrainingSocial Sciences9.7%
- Educational theories and practicesSocial Sciences8.9%
- Educational Practices and PoliciesSocial Sciences7.4%
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences5.8%
- E-Learning and Knowledge ManagementComputer Science5.8%
- Latin American socio-political dynamicsSocial Sciences3.9%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
SciELOPublisher website
Other: LATINDEX Catálogo 2.0., QUALIS/CAPES - Brasil.
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
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.48OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 70.89%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 163 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| 2025 | 46 | 46 | 14 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 25 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | 62 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 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 | |
| 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare9 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Open access
- Authorship
No se cobran cargos para el autor ni para el lector (no APC). Model summary
La publicación no tienen cargos para el autor ni para el lector (no se cobran APC``'s).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Acceso abierto inmediato y no comercial. Model summary
La Revista proporciona un acceso abierto inmediato y no comercial a su contenido, basado en el principio de que ofrecer al público lo producido por las investigaciones promueve un mayor intercambio de conocimiento y entendiendo a este como un bien público global.
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 del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires
- Country or region
- Argentina
- Language
- Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1515-9485
- Electronic ISSN
- 2313-9927
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Espacios en Blanco-Serie Indagaciones
What CAS zone is Espacios en Blanco-Serie Indagaciones in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Espacios en Blanco-Serie Indagaciones 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 Espacios en Blanco-Serie Indagaciones?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Espacios en Blanco-Serie Indagaciones?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. 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 Espacios en Blanco-Serie Indagaciones 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 Argentina (26) and Colombia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Espacios en Blanco-Serie Indagaciones?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Espacios en Blanco-Serie Indagaciones is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Espacios en Blanco-Serie Indagaciones open access, and what is the APC?
Espacios en Blanco-Serie Indagaciones 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: .