Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Pedagogia Social Revista Interuniversitaria
ISSN 1989-9742 · Sociedad Iberoamericana de Pedagogía Social · Spain
Pedagogia Social Revista Interuniversitaria: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 58 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pedagogia Social Revista Interuniversitaria is published by Sociedad Iberoamericana de Pedagogía Social 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 Social Sciences and Policies, Educational Practices and Policies and Aging, Health, and Disability, together about 55.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Pedagogía Social. Revista Interuniversitaria se ocupa de los temas emergentes en el campo de la Pedagogía Social y la Educación Social (dentro y fuera de la escuela), del Trabajo Social y de los servicios sociales. Preferentemente publica resultados originales de investigación, derivados de estudios empíricos basados en metodología cualitativa, cuantitativa y/o mixta. La revista fue fundada en el año 1986 y es editada por la Sociedad Iberoamericana de Pedagogía Social con periocidad semestral, en los idiomas español, portugués e inglés. Los temas que trata, entre otros, tienen que ver con diversidad cultural, animación sociocultural, desarrollo comunitario, políticas y programas socio-educativos, inadaptación, integración y exclusión social, ocio y tiempo libre, violencia social y escolar, educación de adultos y/o mayores, género, formación y profesionalización. Proceso de evaluación por pares
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 13, Portugal 11, Argentina 10, Chile 7, Israel 1 (43 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences29%
- Educational Practices and PoliciesSocial Sciences19.2%
- Aging, Health, and DisabilityMedicine7%
- Education and Teacher TrainingSocial Sciences6.6%
- Education in Rural ContextsSocial Sciences4.1%
- Inclusive Education and DiversitySocial Sciences3%
- Higher Education Teaching and EvaluationSocial Sciences2.9%
- Immigration and Intercultural EducationSocial Sciences2.8%
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 83OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.05OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,027 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 27 | 0 |
| 2025 | 58 | 58 | 35 |
| 2024 | 37 | 37 | 93 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | 94 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 104 |
| 2021 | 48 | 48 | 145 |
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 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- 4–5
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- thesis; book review
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship
- Authorship
Authors must review the publication norms before submitting a manuscript. Model summary
Antes de enviar el manuscrito, los autores deben revisar las normas de publicación de Pedagogía Social. Revista Interuniversitaria.
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
- Sociedad Iberoamericana de Pedagogía Social
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1989-9742
- Print ISSN
- 1139-1723
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 Pedagogia Social Revista Interuniversitaria
What CAS zone is Pedagogia Social Revista Interuniversitaria in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Pedagogia Social Revista Interuniversitaria 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 Pedagogia Social Revista Interuniversitaria?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 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 Pedagogia Social Revista Interuniversitaria?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: 4–5; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; 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 Pedagogia Social Revista Interuniversitaria based?
Of the 43 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Colombia (13), Portugal (11) and Argentina (10). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Pedagogia Social Revista Interuniversitaria?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pedagogia Social Revista Interuniversitaria is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Pedagogia Social Revista Interuniversitaria open access, and what is the APC?
Pedagogia Social Revista Interuniversitaria 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: .