Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Revista Digital de Investigacion en Docencia Universitaria-RIDU
ISSN 2223-2516 · Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas · Peru
Revista Digital de Investigacion en Docencia Universitaria-RIDU: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 19 weeks (community reports); 24 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Digital de Investigacion en Docencia Universitaria-RIDU is published by Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas 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 Educational Innovations and Technology, Education and Teacher Training and E-Learning and Knowledge Management, together about 29.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Editorial Policy I. Focus and Scope The Revista Digital de Investigación en Docencia Universitaria (RIDU), publishes peer-reviewed articles, in which scientific research results about university teaching and higher education are socialized. RIDU's editorial team ensures compliance with the necessary criteria and the review process in order to select original research articles with high scientific quality. RIDU is edited and financed by the Office of Research and Institutional Effectiveness of the Directorate of Quality Assurance of the Peruvian University of Applied Sciences (UPC). The journal receives for publication the following types of contributions, according to the subject matter of the journal: Research articles: these are unpublished articles that expose the results of the final work of a research and also constitute a contribution to scientific knowledge and understanding of the phenomenon under study (empirical research). They have a formal methodology and their results are rigorously analyzed (See Word template). Theoretical articles: these are articles that present the state of the art, critical reflections and/or theoretical/conceptual proposals related to the journal's thematic lines, and that allow the identification of relationships or inconsistencies in the researched topic, as well as proposals for further studies (See Word template). Review articles: correspond to those articles resulting from a research in which the findings of published or unpublished research on a field of science are analyzed, systematized and integrated, with the purpose of informing the advances and development trends. It is recommended to submit a bibliographic review, with a minimum of 50 references (See template). RIDU adopts the continuous publication modality, so that once an article is accepted for publication, it will be immediately published online. Lines of research: The journal focuses on the following lines of research: Research on professors and university students Presentation and analysis of university pedagogical models Pedagogical innovations Use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in higher education Evaluation and measurement of university educational quality Review and analysis of issues related to higher education Journal details Post ID Frequency License Indexing services Adherence to international declarations Open access Research Integrity Publicación y ética de la publicación Publication and publication ethics Authorship po
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 8, Argentina 5, Chile 2, Portugal 1 (16 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Educational Innovations and TechnologyComputer Science12.3%
- Education and Teacher TrainingSocial Sciences9.9%
- E-Learning and Knowledge ManagementComputer Science7.6%
- Magnetic confinement fusion researchPhysics and Astronomy7.3%
- Educational Outcomes and InfluencesSocial Sciences6.1%
- Higher Education Teaching and EvaluationSocial Sciences5.5%
- Educational Research and Science TeachingAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Stress and Burnout ResearchPsychology5.1%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
SciELOPublisher website
Other: Latindex
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 82OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.51OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 92.42%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 852 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 1 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 8 |
| 2024 | 67 | 67 | 46 |
| 2023 | 64 | 64 | 65 |
| 2022 | 61 | 61 | 68 |
| 2021 | 78 | 78 | 273 |
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 19 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 19 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
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright License
The RIDU journal is published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license ( CC BY 4.0 ), provided that the original source of publication, the name of the authors and the journal are acknowledged.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Artificial intelligence in university practice: a systematic review of open access in Spain
Mariola Moreno, María del Pilar Blanco-Calvo, Katherine Gajardo-Espinoza e2469 PDF (English) EPUB (English)
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 Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas
- Country or region
- Peru
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2223-2516
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 20, Issue 1 (2026)
- 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 Revista Digital de Investigacion en Docencia Universitaria-RIDU
What CAS zone is Revista Digital de Investigacion en Docencia Universitaria-RIDU in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista Digital de Investigacion en Docencia Universitaria-RIDU 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 Revista Digital de Investigacion en Docencia Universitaria-RIDU?
Authors report an average review time of about 19 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 Revista Digital de Investigacion en Docencia Universitaria-RIDU based?
Of the 16 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Colombia (8), Argentina (5) and Chile (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista Digital de Investigacion en Docencia Universitaria-RIDU?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Digital de Investigacion en Docencia Universitaria-RIDU is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Revista Digital de Investigacion en Docencia Universitaria-RIDU open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Digital de Investigacion en Docencia Universitaria-RIDU 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: .