Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Luz
ISSN 1814-151X · Universidad de Holguín · Cuba
Luz: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 36 weeks (community reports); 1 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Luz is published by Universidad de Holguín 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 Educational theories and practices, Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation and Education and Teacher Training, together about 30.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Edita artículos científicos originales e inéditos, que constituyen resultados de investigaciones referidas a las Ciencias de la Educación en todas sus ramas.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Educational theories and practicesSocial Sciences12.1%
- Higher Education Teaching and EvaluationSocial Sciences9.6%
- Education and Teacher TrainingSocial Sciences9.1%
- Business, Education, Mathematics ResearchBusiness, Management and Accounting7.4%
- Educational Innovations and TechnologyComputer Science6.3%
- Educational Research and Science TeachingAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.9%
- Educational Practices and PoliciesSocial Sciences4.5%
- Educational Technology in LearningComputer Science3.9%
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
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
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.52%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 49LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 448 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 34 | 34 | 3 |
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 36 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 36 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Open 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 | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 7
- Reference style
- APA
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted1
- artículos de investigaciónSe aceptarán otras contribuciones como resultados parciales de proyectos de investigación, de tesis de maestrías, de doctorados, especialidades, monografías, co…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Conflicts of interest
Prohibición de envío simultáneo a otras publicaciones. Model summary
Los autores deben declarar su compromiso de no enviar simultáneamente sus artículos a esta u otra publicación (Carta de cesión de derechos de autor).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Cesión de derechos de autor a la publicación tras arbitraje. Model summary
El contenido a publicarse una vez arbitrado es propiedad de la publicación (carta de cesión de derechos de autor), no ocurre así con el aporte científico el cual debe estar correctamente protegido por los derechos de propiedad intelectual.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Open peer review; at least two reviewers who know each other; if one rejects, a third reviewer/editor makes the final decision; if both reject, the article is withdrawn and the decision is final. Model summary
Utiliza la revisión por pares abierta (open peer review) como procedimiento de garantía de la calidad y de ajuste a la misión de Luz.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Política antiplagio con herramienta plagiarisma y carta de originalidad obligatoria. Model summary
Poseemos una política antiplagio y utilizamos la herramienta plagiarisma para detectar posibles fraudes en los envíos que recibimos, independientemente de que nuestros autores deben emitir una carta de originalidad (vea directrices para autores en sección envíos), que certifica que su artículo es totalmente original e inédito.
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 Holguín
- Country or region
- Cuba
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1814-151X
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Luz
What CAS zone is Luz in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Luz 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 Luz?
Authors report an average review time of about 36 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 Luz?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Keywords: ≤ 7; Reference style: APA; 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.
Which databases index Luz?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Luz is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Luz open access, and what is the APC?
Luz 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: .