Journal profile · Social Sciences-Education
Revista Electronica Educare
ISSN 1409-4258 · Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica · Costa Rica
Revista Electronica Educare: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 28 weeks (community reports); 58 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Electronica Educare is published by Universidad Nacional, 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 E-Learning and Knowledge Management, together about 37.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Educare Electronic Journal is edited and published by the Center for Research and Teaching in Education (Centro de Investigación y Docencia en Educación) from the Universidad Nacional (National University, Costa Rica). It is an international, quarterly, academic publication. Educare’s aim is to disseminate academic production in the area of Education, both nationally and internationally, allowing authors to communicate their findings, and readers, the possibility to discover the extensive work related to the discipline and its impact and relationship with other fields of knowledge. In search of the construction of interdisciplinary pedagogical thought, the Journal seeks academic reflection; the discussion and analysis of the published knowledge; the incorporation of new perspectives; the reference to innovation and the presentation of successful methodological applications. Aware of the wide range of expressions in this discipline, from theoretical conceptualizations to practical exercises, Educare offers a space for exchange, dissemination and promotion of Education. Its thematic coverage is education in all its disciplines and applications. The Journal's target audience is constituted by the national and international community of researchers, students, degree and postgraduate careers and all the public that is interested in the diversity of disciplines of education. Educare publishes research or review articles and essays, both original and unpubished, in Spanish, English or Portuguese.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Education
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Education and Teacher TrainingSocial Sciences16.7%
- Educational Innovations and TechnologyComputer Science14.6%
- E-Learning and Knowledge ManagementComputer Science6%
- Education in Rural ContextsSocial Sciences5.8%
- Educational Outcomes and InfluencesSocial Sciences5.1%
- Higher Education and SustainabilitySocial Sciences5%
- Social Skills and EducationSocial Sciences4.5%
- Educational Research and Science TeachingAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
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
CrossrefPublisher website
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
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 218OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.98OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 94.51%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 56LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,413 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43 | 43 | 2 |
| 2025 | 58 | 58 | 16 |
| 2024 | 58 | 58 | 138 |
| 2023 | 53 | 53 | 217 |
| 2022 | 110 | 110 | 683 |
| 2021 | 96 | 96 | 704 |
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
- Single 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted1
- original articlesTypes of articles: Original articles (derived from research on educational activities, bibliographical reviews and essays).Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright
Creative Commons 3.0 Costa Rica (CC): BY-NC-ND Model summary
The Journal and each of the articles and essays published are licensed by Creative Commons 3.0 Costa Rica (CC): BY-NC-ND.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open Access Model summary
Open Access. All articles are Open Access, to get more information on this subject go to: Instructions to Authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Simple blind peer review Model summary
Papers received after July 1st, 2019, will be evaluated through simple blind peer review which implies the anonimity of the peer.
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 Nacional, Costa Rica
- Country or region
- Costa Rica
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1409-4258
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 30, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- 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 Electronica Educare
What CAS zone is Revista Electronica Educare in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista Electronica Educare 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 Electronica Educare?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Revista Electronica Educare?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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.
Which databases index Revista Electronica Educare?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Electronica Educare is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Revista Electronica Educare open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Electronica Educare 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: .