Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Australian Journal of Environmental Education
ISSN 0814-0626 · eISSN 2049-775X · Cambridge University Press
Australian Journal of Environmental Education: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 3,655; 115 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Australian Journal of Environmental Education is published by Cambridge University Press 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 Environmental Education and Sustainability, Indigenous and Place-Based Education and Outdoor and Experiential Education, together about 42.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Australian Journal of Environmental Education (AJEE) is one of the oldest internationally refereed environmental education journals which publishes manuscripts on all aspects of contemporary research and practice. AJEE provides significant, innovative contributions to research and practice to communicate and stimulate debate for enhancing and expanding the field of environmental education.AJEE is Gold Open Access and is supported by an international Editorial Executive and Editorial Board.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Environmental Education and SustainabilityEnvironmental Science26.3%
- Indigenous and Place-Based EducationSocial Sciences9.2%
- Outdoor and Experiential EducationPsychology6.8%
- Posthumanist Ethics and ActivismSocial Sciences6%
- Sustainability in Higher EducationSocial Sciences5.9%
- Climate Change Communication and PerceptionSocial Sciences4.4%
- Environmental Philosophy and EthicsEnvironmental Science4.2%
- Diverse Educational Innovations StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 290OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.76OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 31.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.42%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 86LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,191 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 92 | 92 | 58 |
| 2025 | 115 | 115 | 141 |
| 2024 | 72 | 72 | 293 |
| 2023 | 41 | 41 | 204 |
| 2022 | 54 | 49 | 499 |
| 2021 | 30 | 14 | 517 |
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 29 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 | GBP 2,610 / USD 3,655 / AUD 4,285 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-SA, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 accepted5
- articleArticle*Length not stated
- communicationCommunication*Length not stated
- reports synopsisReports SynopsisLength not stated
- reviewReviewLength not stated
- thesis synopsisThesis SynopsisLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open Access
Gold Open Access journal supported by an international Editorial Executive and Editorial Board. Model summary
AJEE became a Gold Open Access journal as of Volume 39 (2023).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymised peer review process for manuscripts. Model summary
AJEE applies a double-anonymised peer review process for manuscripts.
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
- Cambridge University Press
- ISSN
- 0814-0626
- Electronic ISSN
- 2049-775X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Australian Journal of Environmental Education
What CAS zone is Australian Journal of Environmental Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Australian Journal of Environmental 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 2 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Australian Journal of Environmental Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Australian Journal of Environmental Education is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Australian Journal of Environmental Education open access, and what is the APC?
Australian Journal of Environmental Education is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,655.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .