Journal profile · Social Sciences-Education
Revista Portuguesa de Educacao
ISSN 0871-9187 · eISSN 2183-0452 · Center for Research in Education, Institute of Education of the University of Minho · Portugal
Revista Portuguesa de Educacao: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 45 weeks (community reports); 40 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Portuguesa de Educacao is published by Center for Research in Education, Institute of Education of the University of Minho. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Education Pedagogy and Practices, Teacher Education and Leadership Studies and Global Educational Policies and Reforms, together about 33.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
História, âmbito e objetivos A Revista Portuguesa de Educação publica estudos científicos originais realizados na área da Educação. Fundada em 1988, é uma das mais antigas publicações periódicas de carácter científico sobre Educação em Portugal, tendo vindo a constituir-se, desde então, numa revista de referência internacional. É publicada pelo Centro de Investigação em Educação (CIEd) do Instituto da Educação (IE) da Universidade do Minho (UM). A revista aceita a submissão de manuscritos sobre investigação empiricamente sustentada ou textos de reflexão teórica inovadora que contribuam para o avanço do conhecimento em temáticas como inclusão social, cidadania, direitos humanos; políticas, governação e organização escolar; pedagogia e educação formal (sala de aula, professores, alunos e didática), não formal e informal; e artigos e pré-prints de interface entre estas e outras áreas afins à da Educação. A revista aceita também a submissão de recensões críticas de livros, publicados nos últimos 3 anos, contando a partir do ano civil da submissão, embora aceite também recensões de obras mais antigas, na condição de que aportem olhares inovadores e críticos, devidamente fundamentados. A Revista Portuguesa de Educação tem como objetivos: (1) difundir e promover a utilização dos resultados da investigação fundamental, orientada, aplicada e/ou de desenvolvimento experimental, no domínio das Ciências da Educação (2) constituir um fórum de estudo e debate permanente sobre a evolução de educação em Portugal e a nível internacional; (3) proporcionar informação crítica sobre o que de mais importante acontece em matéria de educação, a nível nacional e internacional. Periocidade A Revista Portuguesa de Educação tem como modalidade de publicação a publicação contínua. Avaliação QUALIS A sua avaliação QUALIS de 2017-2020 é A1 em Educação. Avaliação SCOPUS 0.5 2023CiteScore 12th percentile Powered by ISSN ISSN 0871-9187/ E-ISSN: 2183-0452. Princípios de Publicação Sendo um dos desígnios da RPE o de contribuir para o fortalecimento da comunidade científica em que se enquadra, aceita a submissão de trabalhos situados num contexto internacional e redigidos numa de quatro línguas, nomeadamente o português (português europeu ou português do Brasil, desde que consistentemente usados), o espanhol, o inglês ou o francês. Estimula ainda a publicação de trabalhos de jovens investigadores, a par de nomes reconhecidos na área científica em que se inscreve. A RPE adota o novo acordo ort
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Education
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 44, United States 3, France 1 (48 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Education Pedagogy and PracticesSocial Sciences18.5%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences10.1%
- Global Educational Policies and ReformsSocial Sciences5.3%
- Historical Education and SocietySocial Sciences4.8%
- Educational Practices and PoliciesSocial Sciences4.7%
- Linguistics and Education ResearchArts and Humanities4.4%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences3.8%
- History of Education Research in BrazilArts and Humanities3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | Q4 | 1398/1698 | 17th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 62OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.9OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 578 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 29 | 148 |
| 2025 | 40 | 40 | 209 |
| 2024 | 46 | 46 | 297 |
| 2023 | 45 | 45 | 318 |
| 2022 | 46 | 46 | 247 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | 230 |
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 45 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 45 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
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
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
- Center for Research in Education, Institute of Education of the University of Minho
- Country or region
- Portugal
- Language
- Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0871-9187
- Electronic ISSN
- 2183-0452
- 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 Portuguesa de Educacao
How long does peer review take at Revista Portuguesa de Educacao?
Authors report an average review time of about 45 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 Portuguesa de Educacao?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Revista Portuguesa de Educacao based?
Of the 48 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (44), United States (3) and France (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista Portuguesa de Educacao?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Portuguesa de Educacao is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Revista Portuguesa de Educacao open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Portuguesa de Educacao 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: .