Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
American Educational Research Journal
ISSN 0002-8312 · eISSN 1935-1011 · SAGE
American Educational Research Journal: CAS Zone 1 · Education (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 3.75; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,500; 33 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
American Educational Research Journal is published by SAGE and is in Zone 1 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are School Choice and Performance, Teacher Education and Leadership Studies and Early Childhood Education and Development, together about 31.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- School Choice and PerformanceSocial Sciences12.4%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences11%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences8%
- Parental Involvement in EducationSocial Sciences7.3%
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences5.1%
- Innovative Teaching and Learning MethodsPsychology4.3%
- Reading and Literacy DevelopmentPsychology3.9%
- Education and Critical Thinking DevelopmentSocial Sciences3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 3.75LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 269OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,305OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.89OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.76%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,287 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 49 | 23 | 12 |
| 2025 | 33 | 10 | 56 |
| 2024 | 38 | 20 | 519 |
| 2023 | 36 | 15 | 454 |
| 2022 | 26 | 2 | 626 |
| 2021 | 36 | 4 | 958 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,500 / GBP 1,833 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 0002-8312
- Electronic ISSN
- 1935-1011
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about American Educational Research Journal
What CAS zone is American Educational Research Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, American Educational Research Journal is in Zone 1 of Education, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Education & Educational Research; it is a Top journal. 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 American Educational Research Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.75; CiteScore 7.2, h-index 269.
Which databases index American Educational Research Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, American Educational Research Journal is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is American Educational Research Journal open access, and what is the APC?
American Educational Research Journal is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .