The electronic journal "Actualidades Investigativas en Educación" is a four-month academic publication. It is produced by the Institute of Education Research ( INIE, by its acronym in Spanish), from the University of Costa Rica, which is available for the academic community of the university as well for the national and international academics in the education field.

The purpose of this journal is the creation of an analysis, discussion and reflection space in the education field. Also, this journal spread the academic production done by specialist in education field and contributions form other fields related to education. This process is done using the Information and Communication technologies.

It is worth mentioning that “Actualidades Investigativas en Educación” publish, divulge and encourage the Open Access Philosophy, which the knowledge is conceived as free in its dissemination and access. This journal gives open access.

This journal gives immediately open access to its content under the principle that when the research is published for free to the public, it will be promoted a higher exchange of global knowledge.

The main objectives of the journal are: first, to use the Information and Communication Technologies, as a tool, to communicate the results of the research done in the INIE and other university entities, particularly, in the education field. Secondly, to create a new, agile, timely and low-cost option for both researchers and professionals in the education field, which allows to publicize the research results. Third, to keep updated the population interested in the formal and no formal education thematic. Fourth, to create an analysis and reflection space in the education field among professionals in this field in order to favor the communication between authors and readers. Finally, it is proposed to report on the activities programmed by INIE towards the university community, nationally and internationally.