Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Revista Educacion
ISSN 0379-7082 · eISSN 2215-2644 · Universidad de Costa Rica · Costa Rica
Revista Educacion: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 28 weeks (community reports); 65 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Educacion is published by Universidad de Costa Rica 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 Education and Teacher Training, Educational Innovations and Technology and Higher Education and Sustainability, together about 38.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
El objetivo de la Revista Educación de la Universidad de Costa Rica es difundir la investigación y promover la reflexión académica referidas al campo educativo. Da cobertura a una amplia variedad temática: acceso a la educación, el derecho a la calidad, mejores aprendizajes, condiciones de la labor docente, reflexiones epistemológicas, métodos de aprendizaje, educación básica, educación formal, educación informal, género, entre otras. Se encuentra dirigida, tanto nacional como internacionalmente, a una comunidad científica, profesional y a cualquier población o individuo que se interese en su temática. La Revista publica artículos de los siguientes tipos: Artículos científicos (máximo 25 páginas). Revisiones bibliográficas (máximo 25 páginas). Ensayos originales (máximo 15 páginas). Semblanzas, reconocimientos u homenajes a educadores distinguidos (máximo 15 páginas).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Education and Teacher TrainingSocial Sciences17.7%
- Educational Innovations and TechnologyComputer Science15%
- Higher Education and SustainabilitySocial Sciences5.7%
- E-Learning and Knowledge ManagementComputer Science5.6%
- Educational Outcomes and InfluencesSocial Sciences5.4%
- Higher Education Teaching and EvaluationSocial Sciences4.6%
- Educational theories and practicesSocial Sciences4%
- Educational Methods and Psychological StudiesSocial Sciences3.9%
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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 162OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.91%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 40LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,216 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 38 | 2 |
| 2025 | 65 | 65 | 29 |
| 2024 | 60 | 60 | 70 |
| 2023 | 84 | 84 | 329 |
| 2022 | 45 | 45 | 273 |
| 2021 | 75 | 75 | 490 |
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 28 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 28 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 | — | |
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universidad de Costa Rica
- Country or region
- Costa Rica
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 0379-7082
- Electronic ISSN
- 2215-2644
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Educacion
What CAS zone is Revista Educacion in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista Educacion 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 Educacion?
Authors report an average review time of about 28 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 Revista Educacion?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Educacion is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Revista Educacion open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Educacion 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .