Journal profile · Social Sciences-Education
Ricerche di Pedagogia e Didattica
ISSN 1970-2221 · University of Bologna · Italy
Ricerche di Pedagogia e Didattica: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 22 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ricerche di Pedagogia e Didattica is published by University of Bologna. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Educational and Social Studies, Historical Education Studies Worldwide and Early Childhood Education and Development, together about 36.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
RPD. Ricerche di Pedagogia e Didattica. Journal of Theories and Research in Education is an online open access international scientific journal dedicated to studies and research on education. It uses a double-blind peer review process and publishes articles in Italian and English. RPD takes an interdisciplinary and pluri-methodological approach. It offers a place of dialogue for researchers and professionals coming from diverse theoretical and empirical backgrounds, involved in the study of educational phenomena. It is an intellectual forum of excellence for the circulation of scientific knowledge regarding education. It welcomes critical papers, research reports, historical and literary research inspired by diverse theoretical frameworks and empirical approaches. It is committed to facilitating international dialogue between researchers and professionals in education and ensuring that scientific knowledge can make a contribution to educational policies and everyday educational practices. Founders: Antonio Genovese, Luigi Guerra and Franco Frabboni †Editor-in-Chief: Letizia CaroniaVice-Director: Federico ZannoniCo-Editors: Chiara Bove and Paolo Sorzio
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Education
Editor-in-chief Letizia CaroniaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Educational and Social StudiesSocial Sciences20.5%
- Historical Education Studies WorldwideSocial Sciences10.4%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences5.6%
- Immigration and Intercultural EducationSocial Sciences5.3%
- Themes in Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities4.8%
- Education Methods and PracticesSocial Sciences4.7%
- Education, Philosophy, and SocietyArts and Humanities4.3%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences3.9%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | Q4 | 1471/1698 | 13th |
| Developmental and Educational Psychology | Q4 | 352/380 | 7th |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO
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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.2OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 723 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 41 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 97 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 101 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 113 |
| 2022 | 41 | 41 | 79 |
| 2021 | 32 | 32 | 79 |
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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 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-ND |
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 prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Keywords
- 5
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted2
- articlesArticlesLength not stated
- book reviewsThe Journal also welcomes book reviews.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Original unpublished work only Model summary
The journal accepts articles and original contributions that have not been published and are not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. Model summary
Copyrights and publishing rights of all the texts on this journal belong to the respective authors without restrictions. This journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International License (full legal code). See also our Open Access Policy. Metadata All the metadata of the published material is released in the public domain and may be used by anyone free …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. This journal is published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs Licence 4.0 International (CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0). This license allows anyone to download, reuse, re-print, modify, distribute and/or copy the …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Double-blind peer review with possible outcomes: acceptance, minor revisions, major revisions, or rejection. Model summary
When the RPD editorial board receives a new article, the double blind peer review process will proceed as follows: The editorial board communicates to the author that the article has been received. The editors make an initial assessment of the article according to the following criteria: relevance of the topic; overall quality of the contribution according to the standard of the magazine; complian…
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
- University of Bologna
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English, Italian
- ISSN
- 1970-2221
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 21, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ricerche di Pedagogia e Didattica
How long does peer review take at Ricerche di Pedagogia e Didattica?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 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 Ricerche di Pedagogia e Didattica?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Keywords: 5; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Optional. 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 Ricerche di Pedagogia e Didattica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ricerche di Pedagogia e Didattica is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Ricerche di Pedagogia e Didattica open access, and what is the APC?
Ricerche di Pedagogia e Didattica 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: .