Journal profile
Zeroaseis
ISSN 1980-4512 · Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina · Brazil
Zeroaseis: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 42 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Zeroaseis is published by Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Early Childhood Education and Development, Education Pedagogy and Practices and Children's Rights and Participation, together about 47.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Foco e escopo A revista Zero-a-Seis é uma publicação do Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas da Educação na Pequena Infância da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Seu objetivo principal é a divulgação de trabalhos de pesquisa relacionados à educação infantil e áreas que buscam contribuir com o diálogo disciplinar a fim de compreender mais amplamente a infância e as relações educativas. A revista aceita prioritariamente artigos originais empíricos e teóricos, e como forma de dar continuidade a ideia que deu origem a Zero-a-Seis, mantem também as seções cotidiano, relatos, resenhas e outras linguagens como espaços destinados a contribuições oriundas de estudantes de graduação e docentes que atuam em creches e pré-escolas, para que possam divulgar suas experiências cotidianas em contextos coletivos de educação infantil. A Zero-a-Seis é um periódico revisado por pares, registrado sob o ISSN 1980-4512, publicado exclusivamente na modalidade online, e com acesso aberto e gratuito ao texto completo, de modo a permitir a divulgação rápida e ampla do conhecimento produzido. É classificada como A3 no Qualis Periódicos (2021-2024) na área de Educação. Histórico A revista Zero-a-Seis foi criada em 1999 por iniciativa do Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas da Educação na Pequena Infância (NUPEIN), vinculado a Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), com o objetivo de divulgar a produção científica sobre a pequena infância produzida por pesquisadoras/es comprometidas/os com a luta por direitos e conquistas sociais básicas para a educação na infância e que, por meio de um diálogo disciplinar e teórico, pudesse contribuir para a consolidação de uma ciência da educação que tem como foco os processos educativos que envolvem as crianças pequenas considerando sua concretude social e cultural. Além disso, a revista também objetivava criar um espaço para estudantes de graduação e docentes de redes municipais de ensino divulgarem suas experiências cotidianas em contextos coletivos de educação infantil. Até o ano de 2012, a revista foi editada pelo Professor Dr. João Josué da Silva Filho, com o apoio de estudantes de mestrado e doutorado do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação (PPGE/UFSC), mantendo nesse período o Qualis – Capes B4 na área da Educação. A partir de 2013, a editoria da revista foi assumida pela Professora Dra. Márcia Buss-Simão, que permanece até os dias atuais. Ao longo da história da revista, a equipe editorial contou com bolsistas para auxiliar nas atividades do
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 9, Argentina 3, France 1, Chile 1 (14 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences22.8%
- Education Pedagogy and PracticesSocial Sciences17.3%
- Children's Rights and ParticipationSocial Sciences7.4%
- Gender, Sexuality, and EducationSocial Sciences7.4%
- Race, Identity, and Education in BrazilSocial Sciences4.7%
- Education Methods and PracticesSocial Sciences4.7%
- Child Development and EducationSocial Sciences4.5%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences3%
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
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
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 769 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 51 | 51 | 54 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 109 |
| 2024 | 50 | 50 | 95 |
| 2023 | 57 | 57 | 153 |
| 2022 | 89 | 89 | 124 |
| 2021 | 73 | 73 | 118 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 43 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 | |
| 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
- Abstract
- 100–250 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
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
- Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1980-4512
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Zeroaseis
How long does peer review take at Zeroaseis?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 Zeroaseis?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–250 words; Reference style: Vancouver. 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 Zeroaseis based?
Of the 14 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (9), Argentina (3) and France (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Zeroaseis?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Zeroaseis is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Zeroaseis open access, and what is the APC?
Zeroaseis 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: .