Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Espiral-Cuadernos del Profesorado
ISSN 1988-7701 · Universidad de Guadalajara · Mexico
Espiral-Cuadernos del Profesorado: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 186 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 11% (journal website); 19 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Espiral-Cuadernos del Profesorado is published by Universidad de Guadalajara 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 Sports and Physical Education Studies, Education and Teacher Training and Educational Innovations and Technology, together about 29.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Espiral Estudios sobre Estado y Sociedad publica trabajos de investigación sobre sistemas políticos y de gobierno, movimientos sociales, pobreza y desigualdad, enfocados preferentemente a América Latina y el Caribe, con una perspectiva crítica e interdisciplinaria. Su objetivo es dar a conocer resultados y avances empíricos en estas áreas, así como impulsar el debate teórico y metodológico ─incluyendo la discusión sobre las crisis, transformaciones y alternativas de la sociedad actual─, que las caracteriza. La política de Espiral es no considerar artículos cuyo eje es estrechamente disciplinario o que se inscriben en la órbita de otros objetos de estudio, por ejemplo: educación, pedagogía, estudios jurídicos, estudios sobre la comunicación, etc. Está dirigida a investigadores, estudiantes de posgrado y académicos interesados en las temáticas ya mencionadas. Espiral es una revista científica que sólo acepta para su posible publicación artículos de investigaciones originales e inéditos, que se apeguen a su alcance temático. Los textos que se reciben son evaluados por especialistas, bajo el sistema de dictaminación doble ciego. Todos los dictaminadores son designados por el Consejo Editorial. Espiral –editada por la Universidad de Guadalajara, a través del Departamento de Estudios sobre Estado y Sociedad– fue fundada en septiembre de 1994. Se publicó exclusivamente en papel desde septiembre de 1994 hasta diciembre de 2014. A partir de 2015 se edita tanto en papel como en formato electrónico, a través del sistema OJS. En este último, hay acceso abierto, sin cobrar cargos de publicación. Aparece cada cuatrimestre, en los meses de enero, mayo y septiembre. Desde 2012 formó parte del Índice de Revistas Mexicanas de Investigación Científica y Tecnología del CONACYT (México) y, actualmente, está integrada al Sistema de Clasificación de Revistas Mexicanas de Ciencia y Tecnología del mismo Consejo. Está incluida en SciELO Citation Index desde 2014. Periodicidad Espiral se publica cuatrimestralmente, en los meses de enero, mayo y septiembre de cada año. Políticas de sección Teoría y debate La sección Teoría y debate responde a la intención de la revista de impulsar la discusión teórico-metodológica relacionada con las tres temáticas de esta publicación: sistemas políticos y de gobierno, movimientos sociales, y pobreza y desigualdad. En esta sección se recibirán colaboraciones con una extensión mínima de 8 000 palabras y máxima de 10 000. Estado La sección Estado se av
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 40, Australia 4, Mexico 4, Italy 2, Portugal 2 (60 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sports and Physical Education StudiesSocial Sciences11.1%
- Education and Teacher TrainingSocial Sciences9.4%
- Educational Innovations and TechnologyComputer Science9.1%
- Physical Education and PedagogyHealth Professions8.9%
- Health and Lifestyle StudiesHealth Professions6.2%
- Motivation and Self-Concept in SportsPsychology6%
- Higher Education Teaching and EvaluationSocial Sciences5.1%
- E-Learning and Knowledge ManagementComputer Science4.7%
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 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
ESCILetPub
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
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.21%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 356 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 3 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 50 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 77 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 115 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 65 |
| 2021 | 34 | 34 | 156 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
186 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 52 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 52 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 11%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 186 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universidad de Guadalajara
- Country or region
- Mexico
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1988-7701
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 19, Issue 39 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Espiral-Cuadernos del Profesorado
What CAS zone is Espiral-Cuadernos del Profesorado in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Espiral-Cuadernos del Profesorado 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 Espiral-Cuadernos del Profesorado?
The publisher reports about 186 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 52 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 11%. 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 Espiral-Cuadernos del Profesorado based?
Of the 60 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (40), Australia (4) and Mexico (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Espiral-Cuadernos del Profesorado?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Espiral-Cuadernos del Profesorado is indexed in ESCI.
Is Espiral-Cuadernos del Profesorado open access, and what is the APC?
Espiral-Cuadernos del Profesorado is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .