Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
AUSTRALIAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHER
ISSN 0311-6999 · eISSN 2210-5328 · Springer Nature · 5 issues per year
AUSTRALIAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHER: CAS Zone 3 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.93; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,190; median 224 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); 144 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
AUSTRALIAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHER is published by Springer Nature and is in Zone 3 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Education Systems and Policy, Teacher Education and Leadership Studies and Global Educational Policies and Reforms, together about 34.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Australian Educational Researcher (AER) is the international, peer reviewed journal published by the Australian Association for Research in Education. The Australian Educational Researcher is published three times a year and is a Thomson (ISI) indexed journal. The aim of AER is to: - Promote understandings of educational issues through the publication of original research. - Inform education policy through the publication of papers utilising a range of research methodologies and addressing issues of theory and practice. - Provide a research forum for education researchers to debate current problems and issues. - Provide an international and national perspective on education research through the publication of original quantitative and qualitative research and papers that are methodologically or theoretically innovative. AER welcomes contributions from a variety of disciplinary perspectives on any level of education.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editor-in-chief Lena DanaiaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Education Systems and PolicySocial Sciences14.7%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences11.5%
- Global Educational Policies and ReformsSocial Sciences7.9%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences7.4%
- Global Education and MulticulturalismSocial Sciences5.1%
- Educator Training and Historical PedagogySocial Sciences5%
- Indigenous and Place-Based EducationSocial Sciences4.5%
- Youth Education and Societal DynamicsSocial Sciences4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 2 |
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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEERICCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- 2.93LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 68OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 694OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 83.23%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 141LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,000,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,719 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 75 | 67 | 15 |
| 2025 | 144 | 122 | 470 |
| 2024 | 118 | 104 | 948 |
| 2023 | 79 | 73 | 894 |
| 2022 | 93 | 85 | 1,249 |
| 2021 | 84 | 39 | 1,447 |
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
224 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 156 days – 281 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 30 days (96 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 254 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (238 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
- Submission to first decision
- 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,190 / EUR 2,590 / GBP 2,290 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted1
- editorialDouble-blind peer review This journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. This means that the author will remain anonymous to the reviewers throughout p…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests
Authors are requested to disclose interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Interests within the last 3 years of beginning the work (conducting the research and preparing the work for submission) should be reported. Interests outside the 3-year time frame must be disclosed if they could reasonably be perceived as influencing the submitted work. Disclo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in The Australian Educational Researcher, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Double-blind peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
This journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. This means that the author will remain anonymous to the reviewers throughout peer review. It is the responsibility of the author to anonymize the manuscript and any associated materials. Author names, affiliations and any other potentially identifying information should be removed from the manuscript text and any accompanying files (such as …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- Springer Nature
- Frequency
- 5 issues per year
- ISSN
- 0311-6999
- Electronic ISSN
- 2210-5328
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about AUSTRALIAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHER
What CAS zone is AUSTRALIAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHER in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, AUSTRALIAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHER is in Zone 3 of Education, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Education & Educational Research. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of AUSTRALIAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHER?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.93; CiteScore 5.1, h-index 68.
How long does peer review take at AUSTRALIAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHER?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 224 days (interquartile range 156–281 days). 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 are the manuscript requirements of AUSTRALIAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHER?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index AUSTRALIAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHER?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, AUSTRALIAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHER is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists SCIE, ERIC and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is AUSTRALIAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHER open access, and what is the APC?
AUSTRALIAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHER is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,190.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .