Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education
ISSN 1359-866X · eISSN 1469-2945 · Taylor & Francis
Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.86; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 354 days to acceptance (50 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 3% (journal website); 62 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher 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 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, Global Education and Multiculturalism and Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy, together about 40% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education publishes original research that makes a significant contribution to advancing knowledge and understanding of the complexities of teacher education across early childhood, primary, secondary, vocational, and higher education, and other formal and informal settings in which teachers work. The journal editors invite for peer review theoretically-informed papers – including, but not limited to, empirical, historical and policy research – which focus on themes and issues relevant to an international audience. These issues of relevance to the Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education are: teacher education, including initial teacher education and ongoing professional education; the cultural, economic, political, social, practice-based, and/or technological dimensions and contexts of teacher education; change, stability, reform and resistance in (and relating to) teacher education; enhancing the significance of research in teacher education. To our prospective authors, we promise an efficient submission process. We will work hard to reduce the average time required from your submission to first decision and first post-review decision. We welcome all theoretical and methodological approaches in submissions. Submitted papers that locate their work in the existing literature, justify their foci, include a rigorous and credible methodology, report their findings honestly and with humility and make explicit their own contribution to the literature in teacher education will proceed to review. Our definition of teacher education includes the ongoing education of teachers that is more commonly known as teacher professional development or teacher professional learning. Peer Review Policy All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous double-anonymized peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymised refereeing by two expert referees. All invited discussion papers undergo peer review by the Editors.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Australia 4, United Kingdom 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences22.4%
- Global Education and MulticulturalismSocial Sciences9.6%
- Educator Training and Historical PedagogySocial Sciences8%
- Collaborative Teaching and InclusionSocial Sciences6.6%
- Education Systems and PolicySocial Sciences5.7%
- Global Educational Policies and ReformsSocial Sciences4.9%
- Innovative Education and Learning PracticesSocial Sciences4.2%
- Reflective Practices in EducationSocial Sciences4.1%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview 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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · 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
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PsycINFOERICPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, OCLC, Australian Education Index, Australian Research Council (ARC) Ranked Journal List, Cabell's, Contents Pages in Education, EBSCO Online, EBSCO CD Rom Database, Educational Administration Abstracts, Educational Research Abstracts online (ERA), Database of Research on INternational Education, Education Research Index, Educational Research Abstracts Online, Educational Technology Abstracts, European Reference Index for the Humanities (ERIH), Language and Linguistics Behavior Abstracts, Sociology of Education Abstracts, Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts, Swets Information Services, Technical Education & Training Abstracts, Thomson Gale (Gale Group), Research into Higher Education Abstracts
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
- 2.86LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.74Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.44LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.44Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 76OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 550OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.05OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 18.18%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 159,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,027 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 48 | 14 | 9 |
| 2025 | 62 | 23 | 147 |
| 2024 | 47 | 25 | 323 |
| 2023 | 33 | 20 | 229 |
| 2022 | 32 | 13 | 174 |
| 2021 | 22 | 11 | 243 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
354 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 234 days – 538 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 56 days (50 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 406 days
- Sample
- 50 articles with submission and acceptance dates (126 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 3%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 26 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 166 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher 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 d…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Policy
Double-anonymized peer review with initial editor screening and two expert referees for research articles. Model summary
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous double-anonymized peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymised refereeing by two expert 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
- 1359-866X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-2945
- Society / sponsor
- Australian Teacher Education Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 54, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education
What CAS zone is Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher 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 3 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.86; CiteScore 3.5, h-index 76.
How long does peer review take at Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education?
Based on the dates recorded on 50 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 354 days (interquartile range 234–538 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 3%. 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 Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (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.
Where are the editorial board members of Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (4) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PsycINFO and ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education open access, and what is the APC?
Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher 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: .