Journal profile
Revista Investigium IRE
ISSN 2216-1473 · eISSN 2357-5239 · Universidad Cesmag · Colombia
Revista Investigium IRE: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 22 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Investigium IRE is published by Universidad Cesmag. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Education Pedagogy and Practices, Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia and Higher Education in Latin America, together about 21.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Subject and scope Investigium IRE Magazine: social and human sciences is a free scientific and academic publication that aims to contribute to the advancement, dissemination and critical analysis of topics in the social and human sciences that are developed within scientific projects that require publication in their specific field so that this knowledge reaches academia and public policy managers in order to become important references in the processes of educational, social, economic, political and cultural transformation. The magazine is a biannual publication with editions published in January and July. It was created in 2009 and is financed by the Office of the Vice-Rector for Research of Cesmag University (Pasto-Nariño-Colombia). The abbreviated title of the Magazine is: Rev. Investigium: cienc.soc.hum. The Journal Investigium IRE: Social and Human Sciences receives articles in Spanish, English and Portuguese. All articles have a digital object identifier (DOI) that allows content to be identified and provides a permanent link to its location on the internet. The call for submissions is open, however periodically the academic and scientific community is invited to submit manuscripts to our magazine for special editions. Such calls establish the parameters for these special editions. Articles should be sent to the email revistadeinvestigaciones@unicesmag.edu.co and uploaded in the Open Journal System. Texts submitted to the journal must be original, unpublished and must not be under evaluation with any other publication. The magazine does not publish further texts by the same author for a period of at least two years. Purposes Promote the development of knowledge through the publication of research results. Reach a consistent and sustained presence of scientific production both nationally and internationally. Generate a space of exchange between the scientific community for the benefit of science and humanity. Contribute to the universal and open access of research results as a link for the expression and exchange of knowledge under standards of scientific quality. Become an important source of consultation. The Magazine submits all articles to anti-plagiarism software. When the latter detects total- or partial-plagiarism or self-plagiarism without a corresponding citation, the text is rejected and the author is notified. Peer review process Initially, the editorial team will verify that the received article meets the requirements in the authors’ guid
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Education Pedagogy and PracticesSocial Sciences8.5%
- Conflict, Peace, and Violence in ColombiaSocial Sciences6.6%
- Higher Education in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences6.6%
- Environmental Sustainability and EducationEnvironmental Science5.7%
- History and Politics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences5.7%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities4.7%
- Historical Studies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences4.7%
- Environmental and sustainability educationEnvironmental Science4.7%
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
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.12OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 287 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 29 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 25 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 38 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 13 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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 | |
| 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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted4
- other textsOther texts: Bibliographic reviews, short articles and translations.Length not stated
- reflection articleReflection article: title, summary, keywords, introduction, methodology, topic development, conclusions and bibliographic reference.Length not stated
- review articleReview article: title, summary, keywords, introduction, methodology, development of the topic, conclusions of the review and bibliographic reference (at least 5…Length not stated
- scientific and technological research articleScientific and technological research article: title, summary, keywords, introduction, methodology, results, discussion, conclusions and bibliographic referenceLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Conflicts of interest Declaration of originality and conflict of interest
The authors must submit, together with the article, the Declaration of Originality and Declaration of Conflict of Interest. In the latter, the authors must declare that they have no potential or real financial, personal or any other type of conflict with other persons or organizations that may negatively influence the work carried out.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Agreement on Possible Bad Practices
Originality and no simultaneous submission. Model summary
The ethical policies of the Journal are governed by the Institutional Ethics regulations and take into account the standards set forth in the COPE Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors and in International Standards for editors and authors published by the Committee on Publication Ethics.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Model summary
Authors may distribute their own material without requesting permission from the Journal, provided that the original version is mentioned on the site https://investigiumire.unicesmag.edu.co/index.php/ire/issue/archive All contents of the Revista Investigium IRE are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License and can be used free of charge by giving the credits to the…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access policy
The journal has a policy of accessibility to editorial processes and so promotes the use of open calls for submissions. Model summary
The magazine provides free and immediate access to its content, under the principle of making research freely available to the public, encouraging greater global knowledge exchange.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review process
All articles are subjected to anti-plagiarism software and peer evaluation (using a double blind system). Model summary
Initially, the editorial team will verify that the received article meets the requirements in the authors’ guidelines. This stage of the process can take between four and eight weeks depending on the availability of reviewers. The authors are subsequently informed if the article is sent directly to peer evaluators; or if the manuscript is subject to corrections of form; or if it is definitely reje…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Anti Plagiarism Policy
Investigium IRE Magazine: Social and human sciences maintains an anti plagiarism policy that ensures that all works it publishes have not been published previously, guaranteeing the originality of all articles.
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 Cesmag
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 2216-1473
- Electronic ISSN
- 2357-5239
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 17 (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 Investigium IRE
How long does peer review take at Revista Investigium IRE?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 Investigium IRE?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Reference style: APA. 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 Investigium IRE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Investigium IRE is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Revista Investigium IRE open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Investigium IRE 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: .