Journal profile
Paradigma
ISSN 1817-4221 · eISSN 2664-5033 · Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán · Honduras
Paradigma: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 15 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Paradigma is published by Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques, Mathematics Education and Pedagogy and Education Pedagogy and Practices, together about 26.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Paradigma: Revista de Investigación Educativa (Paradigma) es una publicación científica de la Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán (UPNFM) que inició en 1992 bajo la responsabilidad de la entonces Dirección de Investigación, actualmente Instituto de Investigación y Evaluación Educativas y Sociales (INIEES). La revista tiene como objetivo promover la difusión e intercambio de investigaciones originales e inéditas en el campo de la educación, especialmente en áreas como didáctica, profesión docente, pedagogía, currículo, evaluación, administración educativa, proyectos educativos, calidad educativa y otros temas afines. Solo se reciben para evaluación y publicación contribuciones originales, inéditas y de carácter académico. La revista acepta manuscritos en español, inglés y portugués.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Danny GuerreroPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Argentina 2, Colombia 2 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mathematics Education and Teaching TechniquesSocial Sciences10.1%
- Mathematics Education and PedagogyMathematics8.7%
- Education Pedagogy and PracticesSocial Sciences7.7%
- Higher Education Teaching and EvaluationSocial Sciences6%
- Science Education and PedagogySocial Sciences5.6%
- Higher Education in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences5.6%
- Science and Education ResearchSocial Sciences5.6%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences5.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.2OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 487 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 18 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 29 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 50 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 88 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | 77 |
| 2021 | 59 | 59 | 70 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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)
Article types accepted5
- artículos de investigaciónArtículos de investigación: Presentan resultados originales e inéditos de investigaciones educativas, ya sean finales o parciales, sustentados en evidencia empí…Length not stated
- cartas al editorCartas al editor: Presentan comentarios, análisis, aclaraciones o aportes relacionados con artículos previamente publicados en la revista o con temas de especia…Length not stated
- ensayosEnsayos: Desarrollan análisis teóricos originales sobre la educación, la práctica educativa o problemáticas afines, desde perspectivas pedagógicas, epistemológi…Length not stated
- reseñasReseñas: Ofrecen un análisis crítico y comentado de libros, informes, documentos u otras publicaciones de interés para la investigación y la educación.Length not stated
- sistematización de prácticas educativasSistematización de prácticas educativas: Presentan experiencias o intervenciones educativas orientadas a documentar, analizar y reflexionar sobre procesos de in…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Plagiarism
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) Model summary
Los contenidos de esta publicación se distribuyen bajo una Licencia Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 4.0 Internacional (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). Se permite descargar y compartir la obra siempre que se reconozca su autoría, pero no se autoriza su uso comercial ni la generación de obras derivadas.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Only original, unpublished academic contributions are accepted for evaluation and publication. Model summary
Solo se reciben para evaluación y publicación contribuciones originales, inéditas y de carácter académico.
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 Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán
- Country or region
- Honduras
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1817-4221
- Electronic ISSN
- 2664-5033
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Paradigma
How long does peer review take at Paradigma?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Paradigma based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Argentina (2) and Colombia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Paradigma?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Paradigma is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Paradigma open access, and what is the APC?
Paradigma 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .