Journal profile
Revista Espiga
ISSN 1409-4002 · eISSN 2215-454X · Universidad Estatal a Distancia · Costa Rica
Revista Espiga: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 31 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Espiga is published by Universidad Estatal a Distancia. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Religious and Theological Studies, Higher Education in Latin America and Latin American Literature Analysis, together about 21.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Religious and Theological StudiesSocial Sciences8.1%
- Higher Education in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences6.6%
- Latin American Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities6.6%
- Sex work and related issuesSocial Sciences6.2%
- Educational Innovations and TechnologyComputer Science5.2%
- Online and Blended LearningSocial Sciences4.6%
- Educational Innovations and ChallengesComputer Science4.6%
- Historical Studies in Central AmericaArts and Humanities4.6%
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
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.28OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 552 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 42 |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 70 |
| 2024 | 38 | 38 | 65 |
| 2023 | 53 | 53 | 51 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | 32 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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 Estatal a Distancia
- Country or region
- Costa Rica
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1409-4002
- Electronic ISSN
- 2215-454X
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Espiga
How long does peer review take at Revista Espiga?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Espiga?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Espiga is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Revista Espiga open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Espiga 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .