Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Revista Interuniversitaria de Formacion del Profesorado-RIFOP
ISSN 0213-8646 · eISSN 2530-3791 · Universidad de Murcia · Spain
Revista Interuniversitaria de Formacion del Profesorado-RIFOP: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 52 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Interuniversitaria de Formacion del Profesorado-RIFOP is published by Universidad de Murcia 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 theories and practices, Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation and Educational Practices and Policies, together about 39.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Educational theories and practicesSocial Sciences14.6%
- Higher Education Teaching and EvaluationSocial Sciences13.5%
- Educational Practices and PoliciesSocial Sciences11.4%
- Education and Teacher TrainingSocial Sciences8.5%
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences5.9%
- Educational Innovations and TechnologyComputer Science5.7%
- Literacy and Educational PracticesSocial Sciences5%
- Education in Rural ContextsSocial Sciences3.8%
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
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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 81Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 73OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.57OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 87.35%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 65LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,067 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 1 |
| 2025 | 52 | 52 | 25 |
| 2024 | 52 | 52 | 42 |
| 2023 | 53 | 53 | 104 |
| 2022 | 48 | 48 | 247 |
| 2021 | 42 | 42 | 249 |
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 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 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 | |
| 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 de Murcia
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 0213-8646
- Electronic ISSN
- 2530-3791
- 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 Interuniversitaria de Formacion del Profesorado-RIFOP
What CAS zone is Revista Interuniversitaria de Formacion del Profesorado-RIFOP in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista Interuniversitaria de Formacion del Profesorado-RIFOP 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 Interuniversitaria de Formacion del Profesorado-RIFOP?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 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 Interuniversitaria de Formacion del Profesorado-RIFOP?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Interuniversitaria de Formacion del Profesorado-RIFOP is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Revista Interuniversitaria de Formacion del Profesorado-RIFOP open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Interuniversitaria de Formacion del Profesorado-RIFOP 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, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .