Journal profile
RECUS
ISSN 2528-8075 · Universidad Técnica de Manabí · Ecuador
RECUS: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 10 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
RECUS is published by Universidad Técnica de Manabí. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Higher Education in Latin America, Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research and Community-based Tourism Development and Sustainability, together about 28.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Higher Education in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences11.7%
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences8.7%
- Community-based Tourism Development and SustainabilitySocial Sciences7.8%
- Higher Education Teaching and EvaluationSocial Sciences7.4%
- Inclusive Education and DiversitySocial Sciences5.2%
- Education Pedagogy and PracticesSocial Sciences4.8%
- Sustainability in Higher EducationSocial Sciences4.8%
- Educational Innovations and TechnologyComputer Science4.8%
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
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.16OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 250 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 24 |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 43 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 28 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 30 |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 | 28 |
| 2021 | 33 | 33 | 21 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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-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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universidad Técnica de Manabí
- Country or region
- Ecuador
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 2528-8075
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about RECUS
How long does peer review take at RECUS?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
Which databases index RECUS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, RECUS is indexed in DOAJ.
Is RECUS open access, and what is the APC?
RECUS 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; 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .