About the Journal

MISSION

The Ecuadorian Journal of Social and Environmental Development (REDSA) is an open-access scientific publication whose mission is to promote the free dissemination of original and unpublished works produced by national and international authors, with special emphasis on the sustainable development of Ecuador and Latin America. We seek to contribute to the advancement of scientific knowledge in areas related to social, environmental, educational, economic, and technological development, providing a space for rigorous academic dialogue with high impact.

VISION

To be a reference scientific journal in Ecuador and Latin America, recognized for its editorial quality, academic rigor, and commitment to open access to knowledge, contributing significantly to the generation of innovative solutions for the region's social and environmental challenges.

OBJECTIVES

  1. Publish original research of high scientific quality in areas of social and environmental development.
  2. Promote open access to scientific knowledge through Creative Commons licenses.
  3. Foster interdisciplinary dialogue among researchers from different areas of knowledge.
  4. Contribute to the training of researchers through rigorous and formative peer review processes.
  5. Increase the visibility of Ecuadorian and Latin American scientific production at the international level.

REDSA SCOPE AND COVERAGE

Publishes articles in the following thematic areas:

  • Education and Pedagogy
  • Social and Community Development
  • Environment and Sustainability
  • Public Health and Epidemiology Public Policy and Governance
  • Innovation and Social Technology
  • Human Rights and Social Justice
  • Social Economy and Local Development
  • Social and Community Psychology
  • Communication for Development

TYPES OF ARTICLES

Scientific and technological research articles Systematic review articles Case studies Academic essays Meta-analyses

BASIC INFORMATION

Editor-in-Chief: Jonathan Flavio Barco Acosta Institution: EDUCA-PLUS Publishing House Country: Ecuador City: Naranjito, Guayas ISSN: 3151-8303 DOI: 10.66646 Frequency: Quarterly (4 issues per year) Languages: Spanish, English Founded: 2026 Email: editor@redsa.ec Phone: +593 96 083 8709

INDEXING

REDSA is indexed in:

Google Scholar Crossref

OPEN ACCESS

REDSA is an open-access journal that does not charge readers or their institutions to access content. All articles are freely available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0).

ARTICLE PROCESSING CHARGES (APC)

REDSA charges an article processing fee (APC) to cover the costs of editorial review, copyediting, DOI assignment, and indexing. This fee is charged only to authors whose articles are accepted for publication, after the peer review process.

ETHICS AND GOOD PRACTICES

REDSA adheres to the ethical standards established by:

Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) Declaration of Helsinki

For more information, please consult our Editorial Ethics Policy.