Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
American Journal of Sexuality Education
ISSN 1554-6128 · eISSN 1554-6136 · Taylor & Francis
American Journal of Sexuality Education: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.4 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 93 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 40% (journal website); 41 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
American Journal of Sexuality Education is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy and Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology, together about 51.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Gender Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The American Journal of Sexuality Education speaks directly to the distinct, professional needs of sexuality educators and trainers. This peer-reviewed journal provides sexuality educators and trainers with current research about sexuality education programming, best practices, sample lesson plans, reports on curriculum development and assessment, literature reviews, scholarly commentary, educational program reports, media reviews (books, videos, internet resources, and curricula), and letters to the editor. The American Journal of Sexuality Education addresses a variety of sexuality topics and audiences, presenting up-to-date theory and practice, lessons, and evaluations. Since sexuality encompasses so many different topics, content for the journal will always be diverse, including but certainly not limited to teaching about: pregnancy prevention, sexually transmitted infections, sexual coercion, healthy versus unhealthy relationships, sexual orientation and identity, sexual response, sexual decision-making, gender identity, and more. The American Journal of Sexuality Education was previously published under the title Journal of Sex Education and Therapy (published from 1975 to 2001) and is affiliated with the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists ( http://www.aasect.org/). Peer Review Policy: All articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by between four and eight anonymous referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editor-in-chief WILLIAM J. TAVERNERPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHealth Professions25.9%
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and PolicyPsychology13.8%
- Sexuality, Behavior, and TechnologyPsychology11.5%
- Gender Roles and Identity StudiesSocial Sciences10.1%
- Gender, Feminism, and MediaSocial Sciences6.4%
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine5.2%
- Sex work and related issuesSocial Sciences4.9%
- Sexual Assault and Victimization StudiesSocial Sciences2.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CSA Social Services Abstracts, EBSCOhost Online Research Databases, LGBT Life, PsychInfoPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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 (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.49Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.81Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 172OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.69%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 40LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 71,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 655 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | 41 | 8 | 28 |
| 2024 | 41 | 13 | 109 |
| 2023 | 29 | 8 | 136 |
| 2022 | 42 | 11 | 330 |
| 2021 | 35 | 7 | 376 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
93 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 40%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 87 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 93 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted1
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 24 Jul 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
American Journal of Sexuality Education is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the dis…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy: initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by between four and eight anonymous referees. Model summary
All articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by between four and eight anonymous referees.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1554-6128
- Electronic ISSN
- 1554-6136
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 21, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Sexuality Education
What CAS zone is American Journal of Sexuality Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, American Journal of Sexuality Education is in Zone 4 of Education, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Education & Educational Research. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of American Journal of Sexuality Education?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.1, h-index 39.
How long does peer review take at American Journal of Sexuality Education?
The publisher reports about 93 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 40%. 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.
What JCR quartile is American Journal of Sexuality Education in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Education.
Which databases index American Journal of Sexuality Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, American Journal of Sexuality Education is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is American Journal of Sexuality Education open access, and what is the APC?
American Journal of Sexuality Education is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .