Journal profile
Politehnika
ISSN 2584-5373 · eISSN 2584-6264 · University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia · Croatia
Politehnika: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 8 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Politehnika is published by University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Teaching and Learning Programming, Problem and Project Based Learning and Engineering Education and Pedagogy, together about 27% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Polytechnica: Journal of Technology Education is a multidisciplinary journal in subject-content education that focuses on the study of teaching and learning in technology and engineering, and STEM education. As a peer-reviewed journal, it is positioned to promote research and educational development in the field of technology and engineering education in Croatia, Europe, and around the world. Polytechnica: Journal of Technology Education promotes topics that explore contemporary technological and engineering education at all levels, from early elementary school to university, as well as teacher education in this area. It also accepts professional and scientific topics from the fields of engineering, computer sciences, and ICT, which are related to learning, teaching, and curriculum development in this field. The journal values unique contributions of different perspectives that view technology and engineering education either as traditionally defined, subject-based education or as an educational undertaking in inter-connected STEM fields. It features original research and research reviews, but also professional papers and preliminary notes. Interdisciplinary research contributions are preferred. There are no methodological limitations, but this journal aims to promote multidisciplinary research and development through contributions that are empirically based and combine content expertise and pedagogical efforts. Contributions from scholars in the fields of technology and engineering as well as social science fields such as education, psychology, and sociology are encouraged to promote scholarly exchange and discussion of emerging issues and frontier research in technology and engineering education.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Damir PurkovićPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Croatia 12, Serbia 2, Slovenia 2, Slovakia 1 (17 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Teaching and Learning ProgrammingComputer Science11%
- Problem and Project Based LearningSocial Sciences8%
- Engineering Education and PedagogyEngineering8%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science7%
- Design Education and PracticeEngineering5%
- Education and Technology IntegrationSocial Sciences5%
- Educational Technology and E-LearningComputer Science5%
- Science Education and PedagogySocial Sciences4%
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
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.2OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 86 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 9 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | 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 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 | |
| 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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics Publishing Ethics & Misconduct
The publication of articles in the journal Polytechnica is done in accordance with the Statement on Publishing Ethics and Misconduct.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons BY NC 4.0 International License Model summary
The journal publishes articles under the Creative Commons BY NC 4.0 International License. The author retains copyright to the published article, but, by giving consent for publishing, provides the right of first publishing in print and electronic form to this journal. Articles published in this journal, with appropriate reference to the source, can be freely used for educational and other non-com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its entire content in accordance with the conviction that public access to scientific knowledge encourages the greater exchange of knowledge and ideas.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
All articles submitted to the journal Polytechnica go through a review process in which the two anonymous reviewers evaluate the work in an anonymous form. Authors will be informed of the results of the review and editorial process within a reasonable period of time. The editorial board reserves the right to adapt the paper to editorial suggestions and standards. For papers in English, the author …
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
- University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
- Country or region
- Croatia
- Language
- English, Croatian
- ISSN
- 2584-5373
- Electronic ISSN
- 2584-6264
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10, Issue 1 (2026)
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Politehnika
How long does peer review take at Politehnika?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Politehnika?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 5. 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 Politehnika based?
Of the 17 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Croatia (12), Serbia (2) and Slovenia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Politehnika?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Politehnika is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Politehnika open access, and what is the APC?
Politehnika 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: .