Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

RIED-Revista Iberoamericana de Educacion a Distancia

ISSN 1138-2783 · eISSN 1390-3306 · Asociación Iberoamericana de Educación Superior y a Distancia (AIESAD) · Spain

RIED-Revista Iberoamericana de Educacion a Distancia: CAS Zone 3 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.54; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 33 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.

Impact factor3.54Latest value listed by LetPub

CAS zoneZone 3 · Education2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 2 · Education

Review timeabout 12 weeksCommunity average

APCNo APCDiamond open access (no APC)

Acceptance—No reports yet

Articles per year332025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

RIED-Revista Iberoamericana de Educacion a Distancia is published by Asociación Iberoamericana de Educación Superior y a Distancia (AIESAD) and is in Zone 3 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are E-Learning and Knowledge Management, Educational Innovations and Technology and Educational Technology in Learning, together about 57.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education and Information Systems. (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

E-Learning and Knowledge ManagementComputer Science27.2%
Educational Innovations and TechnologyComputer Science21.7%
Educational Technology in LearningComputer Science9%
Higher Education Teaching and EvaluationSocial Sciences6.8%
Digital literacy in educationComputer Science5.1%
Online Learning and AnalyticsComputer Science4.1%
Education and Digital TechnologiesSocial Sciences3.8%
Online and Blended LearningSocial Sciences1.9%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 3

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Education	Zone 3
Minor	Education & Educational Research	Zone 3

Top journal: noReview journal: no

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 2

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Education	Zone 2
Minor	Education & Educational Research	Zone 2

Top journal: noReview journal: not marked

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Education Zone 3

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Education	Zone 3
Minor	Education & Educational Research	Zone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

Database indexing

SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub

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

Impact factor: 3.54LetPub · 2026-09-13
CiteScore 2026-06: 8.2LetPub · 2026-09-13
SJR 2026-06: 0.73LetPub · 2026-09-13
SNIP 2026-06: 1.83LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 48OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
i10-index: 252OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
2-year mean citedness: 3.94OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
Self-citation rate: 5.7%LetPub · 2026-09-13
Share of gold OA articles: 100%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year: 32LetPub · 2026-09-13

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 800 in total · the current year is incomplete

Year	Articles	Open access	Citations
2026	17	17	6
2025	33	33	119
2024	34	34	206
2023	33	33	694
2022	35	35	730
2021	39	39	782

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 12 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13

Submission to publication (journal-reported): about 12 weeksDOAJ · 2026-10-25
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	2026-10-25
LetPub	No APC	No	—	2026-09-13

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: Asociación Iberoamericana de Educación Superior y a Distancia (AIESAD)
Country or region: Spain
Language: Portuguese, English, Spanish
ISSN: 1138-2783
Electronic ISSN: 1390-3306
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 RIED-Revista Iberoamericana de Educacion a Distancia

What CAS zone is RIED-Revista Iberoamericana de Educacion a Distancia in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, RIED-Revista Iberoamericana de Educacion a Distancia is in Zone 3 of Education, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Education & Educational Research. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.

What is the impact factor of RIED-Revista Iberoamericana de Educacion a Distancia?

The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.54; CiteScore 8.2, h-index 48.

How long does peer review take at RIED-Revista Iberoamericana de Educacion a Distancia?

Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 RIED-Revista Iberoamericana de Educacion a Distancia?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, RIED-Revista Iberoamericana de Educacion a Distancia is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.

Is RIED-Revista Iberoamericana de Educacion a Distancia open access, and what is the APC?

RIED-Revista Iberoamericana de Educacion a Distancia 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: 2026-10-25.