Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
AERA Open
ISSN 2332-8584 · SAGE Publishing · United States
AERA Open: CAS Zone 2 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.8; fully open access; APC about USD 1,000; review about 15 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 10.8% (journal website); 126 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
AERA Open is published by SAGE Publishing and is in Zone 2 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are School Choice and Performance, Early Childhood Education and Development and Higher Education Research Studies, together about 37.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
AERA Open is a peer-reviewed, open access journal published by the American Educational Research Association (AERA). AERA Open aims to advance knowledge related to education and learning through rigorous empirical and theoretical study, conducted in a wide range of academic disciplines. AERA Open publishes studies of education and learning in various contexts, such as early childhood, after-school, primary and secondary, and post-secondary education.This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).Click here to read submission guidelines FAQ.Submit your manuscript today at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/aeraopen.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editor-in-chief Audrey Amrein-Beardsley ArizonaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 4 in mainland China (about 5%); most named United States 63, Mainland China 4, Hong Kong, China 3, United Kingdom 2, Spain 2 (88 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- School Choice and PerformanceSocial Sciences16.1%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences11.5%
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences9.6%
- Parental Involvement in EducationSocial Sciences9.1%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences7.5%
- Critical Race Theory in EducationSocial Sciences5.1%
- Educational Assessment and ImprovementDecision Sciences5.1%
- Education Discipline and InequalitySocial Sciences4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 2.8LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.92LetPub ·
- h-index
- 71OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 472OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.71OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 124LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 929 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 68 | 68 | 17 |
| 2025 | 126 | 126 | 308 |
| 2024 | 115 | 115 | 821 |
| 2023 | 55 | 55 | 759 |
| 2022 | 86 | 86 | 1,937 |
| 2021 | 132 | 132 | 3,230 |
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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 10.8%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 1,000 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,000 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 1,500 / USD 600 / USD 150 / USD 750 | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted4
- aera reopenedAERA ReOpened articles are short, invited articles that present debates between leading scholars (e.g., past AERA presidents and AERA journal editors), research…Length not stated
- registered reportsA manuscript can be submitted as a regular article, a special topic article (when there is an open call), or a registered report.Length not stated
- regular topic articlesA manuscript can be submitted as a regular article, a special topic article (when there is an open call), or a registered report.Length not stated
- special topic articlesA manuscript can be submitted as a regular article, a special topic article (when there is an open call), or a registered report.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access
- Authorship Authorship
All parties who have made a substantive contribution to the article should be listed as authors. Principal authorship, authorship order, and other publication credits should be based on the relative scientific or professional contributions of the individuals involved, regardless of their status.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing
Data sharing encouraged Model summary
In keeping with AERA policy, AERA Open encourages sharing of data and/or data files whenever feasible. For further details, please see information on the American Educational Research Association Data Repository. Questions about data sharing can be addressed to the AERA Open editors or the AERA Executive Director.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
COPE member Model summary
AERA Open is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
As an open access journal, AERA Open is freely available online immediately upon publication. All articles are rigorously peer-reviewed and brought to publication as rapidly as possible. The timeline to production can vary based upon the initial state of the manuscript and issues raised during the review process.
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
- SAGE Publishing
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2332-8584
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about AERA Open
What CAS zone is AERA Open in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, AERA Open is in Zone 2 of Education, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Education & Educational Research. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of AERA Open?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.8; CiteScore 5.2, h-index 71.
How long does peer review take at AERA Open?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 10.8%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of AERA Open based?
Of the 88 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 4 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (63), Mainland China (4) and Hong Kong, China (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index AERA Open?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, AERA Open is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is AERA Open open access, and what is the APC?
AERA Open is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,000.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .