Journal profile · ART
Observar
ISSN 1988-5105 · Universidad del País Vasco · Spain
Observar: CAS Zone 4 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 5 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Observar is published by Universidad del País Vasco and is in Zone 4 of Arts in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation, Educational theories and practices and Photographic and Visual Arts, together about 34.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
OBSERVAR és una revista electrònica d’accés obert promoguda pel grup d’investigació Centre de Recerca sobre Cultura i Sostenibilitat (CRECS) amb la finalitat de publicar articles d’investigació originals sobre art, siguin quins siguin els seus enfocaments metodològics, i sobre la didàctica aplicada a totes les etapes educatives.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ART
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Higher Education Teaching and EvaluationSocial Sciences20.1%
- Educational theories and practicesSocial Sciences7.3%
- Photographic and Visual ArtsArts and Humanities6.9%
- Architecture, Art, EducationArts and Humanities6.9%
- E-Learning and Knowledge ManagementComputer Science6.2%
- Educational Practices and PoliciesSocial Sciences5.5%
- History of Education in SpainArts and Humanities5.2%
- Educational Technology in LearningComputer Science5.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Art | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Art | 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
- 0.67OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 80%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 53.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 5LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 160 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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-ND | |
| 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
- ≤ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 16,800 words
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePlagiarism
- Plagiarism
No previously published works; no simultaneous submission to other publishers. Model summary
OBSERVAR no considerarà treballs ja publicats o que hagin estat enviats simultàniament a d’altres entitats editores.
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 del País Vasco
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish, Catalan
- ISSN
- 1988-5105
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Observar
What CAS zone is Observar in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Observar is in Zone 4 of Arts, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Art. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Arts. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Observar?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 Observar?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 16,800 words; 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.
Which databases index Observar?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Observar is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Observar open access, and what is the APC?
Observar 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: .