Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Sophia-Coleccion de Filosofia de la Educacion
ISSN 1390-3861 · eISSN 1390-8626 · Universidad Politécnica Salesiana · Ecuador
Sophia-Coleccion de Filosofia de la Educacion: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 22 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Sophia-Coleccion de Filosofia de la Educacion is published by Universidad Politécnica Salesiana 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 Education and Teacher Training, Educational Innovations and Technology and Social Skills and Education, together about 38.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
«Sophia» es una publicación científica de la Universidad Politécnica Salesiana de Ecuador, editada desde junio de 2006 de forma ininterrumpida, con periodicidad fija semestral (enero-julio), especializada en Filosofía y sus líneas interdisciplinares como Filosofía de la Educación, Epistemología, Deontología, Estética, Estudios Críticos, Hermenéutica, Axiología, Ontología, Analítica Filosófica, entre otras.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editor-in-chief Dra. Floralba del Rocío Aguilar GordónPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named Argentina 29, Colombia 25, Chile 24, United States 2, India 2 (84 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Education and Teacher TrainingSocial Sciences20.3%
- Educational Innovations and TechnologyComputer Science9.2%
- Social Skills and EducationSocial Sciences8.9%
- Educational theories and practicesSocial Sciences8%
- Philosophy and Education PedagogySocial Sciences5.8%
- Religious and Theological StudiesSocial Sciences4.8%
- Higher Education and SustainabilitySocial Sciences3.7%
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences3.5%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
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
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.65OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 40%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.28%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 469 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 2 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 34 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 76 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 57 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 106 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 59 |
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 ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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-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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Copyright retained by Universidad Politécnica Salesiana; articles reused under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Ecuador license. Model summary
La Universidad Politécnica Salesiana preserva los derechos de autor de los artículos publicados, y favorece y permite su reutilización bajo la licencia Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Ecuador.
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 Politécnica Salesiana
- Country or region
- Ecuador
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1390-3861
- Electronic ISSN
- 1390-8626
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 Sophia-Coleccion de Filosofia de la Educacion
What CAS zone is Sophia-Coleccion de Filosofia de la Educacion in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Sophia-Coleccion de Filosofia de la Educacion 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 3 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Sophia-Coleccion de Filosofia de la Educacion?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Sophia-Coleccion de Filosofia de la Educacion?
According to the journal's author guidelines: First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Required. 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 Sophia-Coleccion de Filosofia de la Educacion based?
Of the 84 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Argentina (29), Colombia (25) and Chile (24). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Sophia-Coleccion de Filosofia de la Educacion?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Sophia-Coleccion de Filosofia de la Educacion is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Sophia-Coleccion de Filosofia de la Educacion open access, and what is the APC?
Sophia-Coleccion de Filosofia de la Educacion 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: .