In general terms, the journal accepts texts that address the following topics and issues related to Education: Theories of Education; Education and Technology; Didactics; Education and the Subject; Education and Ethics; Education and Aesthetics; Education and the Environment; Pedagogy; Curriculum; Educational Policies; Literature and Formation; Philosophy and Formation; Life Histories and Formation; Adult Education; and other topics of scientific interest concerning the educable subject.
It is a biannual publication — issued in June and December. However, it operates on a continuous submission and publication basis. Accepted articles are published on the journal’s website as soon as they successfully complete all the stages established by the journal.
Target Audience
The journal is intended for:
- Researchers in education and the social sciences.
- University lecturers and professors.
- Primary, secondary, and high school teachers.
- University students.
- Students involved in educational and training processes.
- The educational community in general.
Timeframes from Submission to Acceptance and Publication
Once the article is received on the portal, the estimated timeframe is 150 days, provided the submission criteria are met.
- Submission and initial decision: 10 days
- Submission for peer review: 70 days
- Author reviews: 60 days
- Acceptance and publication: 10 days
The processes during this time are as follows:
- Communicate to the author or authors the acceptance of the article and initiate the processing of the text for its publication.
- In case of rejection, the author or authors are informed of the criteria set forth by the peer evaluators -double blind- who do not allow the publication of the article.
- When the peer evaluators -double blind- give the concept that an article can be published, however, it is necessary to adapt it, the coordination sends the format to the author without the data of the evaluator so that the appropriate adjustments are made.
- If the article is accepted after the adjustments, the author or authors sign a letter of assignment of rights to the journal to allow its publication, where also, That the article is an original work in the sense in which it is derived from work investigative or of an own intellectual activity; that the bibliographic sources have been contrasted so as not to fall into false information that usually circulates in social networks and internet pages, among others.
- Whatever the decision, the final results of the evaluation process will be unappealable.
- Between the presentation of the article, evaluation, corrections and publication, the journal has at least 150 days.