Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL
British Journal of Educational Psychology
ISSN 0007-0998 · eISSN 2044-8279 · Wiley-Blackwell
British Journal of Educational Psychology: CAS Zone 2 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.48; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,760; median 235 days to acceptance (92 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 11% (journal website); 119 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
British Journal of Educational Psychology is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 2 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Parental Involvement in Education, Early Childhood Education and Development and Education, Achievement, and Giftedness, together about 31.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education and Developmental and Educational Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The British Journal of Educational Psychology publishes psychological research and Registered Reports that significantly contribute to the understanding and practice of education and advance the field in terms of theory related to educational psychology. Our journal is a premier platform for disseminating cutting-edge research in educational psychology, bridging the gap between theory, research, and practice. We aim to publish innovative studies with broad international relevance, providing significant insights into learning, teaching, and educational systems. We welcome submissions employing diverse methodologies, including experimental studies, longitudinal research, observational analyses of classroom behaviour, surveys, and interviews. Both quantitative and qualitative studies are encouraged, with a shared emphasis on rigorous empirical inquiry and methodological precision. Studies utilising mixed methods and interdisciplinary approaches are also highly valued. Different data types are also encouraged, including self-reports, learning outcomes, performance measures, and multimodal trace data using log files, eye movements, concurrent and retrospective protocols, facial expressions of emotion, and physiological sensors. We highly encourage the collection and analysis of different data types. Key selection criteria include the quality of the argument and execution, clarity in presentation, and the potential for educational impact. Contributions should advance our understanding of psychological principles and processes influencing learning, development, problem-solving, reasoning, and conceptual understanding across diverse educational contexts. We expect studies to have research questions grounded in real-world educational issues and which make a novel theoretical contribution to the literature. This could be achieved by addressing a substantive empirical gap in evidence for an established theory. Alternatively, studies could seek to extend an established theory through identifying and testing processes, mediators, and moderators that might explain previously theorised relations. In addition, studies could establish grounds to challenge an established theory. Rigorously conducted studies that do not make original substantive contributions, grounded in real-world educational issues, are unlikely to sent for peer review. The journal strives to foster a global dialogue, encouraging submissions that address contemporary challenges, such as technology-enhance
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL
Editor-in-chief Roger AzevedoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 20%); most named United Kingdom 2, Mainland China 1, Hong Kong, China 1, United States 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Parental Involvement in EducationSocial Sciences10.6%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences10.6%
- Education, Achievement, and GiftednessPsychology9.9%
- Educational and Psychological AssessmentsPsychology9.6%
- Reading and Literacy DevelopmentPsychology7.2%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences4.1%
- Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skillsMathematics3.9%
- Motivation and Self-Concept in SportsPsychology3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Educational | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Educational | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Educational | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
AHCIWeb of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedPsycINFOERICCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, OCLC
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
- 4.48LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 9.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.75LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 175OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,093OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.39OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 65.11%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 98LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 107Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 708,776Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,658 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 77 | 61 | 36 |
| 2025 | 119 | 87 | 473 |
| 2024 | 81 | 62 | 708 |
| 2023 | 86 | 66 | 1,236 |
| 2022 | 96 | 65 | 2,010 |
| 2021 | 84 | 46 | 2,025 |
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
235 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 170 days – 316 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (94 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 255 days
- Sample
- 92 articles with submission and acceptance dates (203 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) 2025
- 11%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 237 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 16 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 3,760 / EUR 3,140 / GBP 2,520 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 7
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- meta-analysisPapers describing quantitative research (including reviews with quantitative analyses) should be no more than 5000 words (excluding the abstract, reference list…Length not stated
- registered reportPapers describing quantitative research (including reviews with quantitative analyses) should be no more than 5000 words (excluding the abstract, reference list…Length not stated
- registered reportsPlease refer to the separate guidelines for Registered Reports.Length not stated
- reviewPapers describing quantitative research (including reviews with quantitative analyses) should be no more than 5000 words (excluding the abstract, reference list…main text ≤ 5,000 words
- systematic reviewPapers describing quantitative research (including reviews with quantitative analyses) should be no more than 5000 words (excluding the abstract, reference list…main text ≤ 8,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Code availability, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Authorship is defined by the criteria set out in the APA Publication Manual: “Individuals should only take authorship credit for work they have actually performed or to which they have substantially contributed (APA Ethics Code Standard 8.12a, Publication Credit). Authorship e…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Code availability
Participates in Wiley Refer & Transfer program. Model summary
This journal participates in Wiley’s Refer & Transfer program
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
The journal requires that all authors disclose any potential sources of conflict of interest. Any interest or relationship, financial or otherwise that might be perceived as influencing an author's objectivity is considered a potential source of conflict of interest. These must be disclosed when directly relevant or directly related to the work that the authors describe in their manuscript. Potent…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility Policy
The British Journal of Educational Psychology recognizes the many benefits of archiving data for scientific progress. Archived data provides an indispensable resource for the scientific community, making possible future replications and secondary analyses, in addition to the importance of verifying the dependability of published research findings. The journal expects that where possible all data s…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics 5. EDITORIAL POLICIES AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Peer Review and Acceptance Except where otherwise stated, the journal operates a policy of anonymous (double-anonymous) peer review. Please ensure that any information which may reveal author identity is anonymized in your submission, such as institutional affiliations, geographical location or references to unpublished research. We aim to provide authors with a first decision within 90 days of su…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access WALS + standard CTA/ELA and/or Open Access for hybrid titles
You may choose to publish under the terms of the journal’s standard copyright agreement, or Open Access under the terms of a Creative Commons License. Standard re-use and licensing rights vary by journal. Note that certain funders mandate a particular type of CC license be used. This journal uses the CC-BY/CC-BY-NC/CC-BY-NC-ND Creative Commons License.Self-Archiving Definitions and Policies: Note …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review and Acceptance
Double-anonymous peer review. Model summary
Except where otherwise stated, the journal operates a policy of anonymous (double-anonymous) peer review. Please ensure that any information which may reveal author identity is anonymized in your submission, such as institutional affiliations, geographical location or references to unpublished research. We aim to provide authors with a first decision within 90 days of submission. Further informati…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint policy:
Preprints accepted for review; authors may post submitted version to preprint server at any time. Model summary
This journal will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. Authors may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. Authors are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0007-0998
- Electronic ISSN
- 2044-8279
- Society / sponsor
- British Psychological Society
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 96, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about British Journal of Educational Psychology
What CAS zone is British Journal of Educational Psychology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, British Journal of Educational Psychology is in Zone 2 of Education, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Psychology, Educational. 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 British Journal of Educational Psychology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.48; CiteScore 9.2, h-index 175.
How long does peer review take at British Journal of Educational Psychology?
Based on the dates recorded on 92 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 235 days (interquartile range 170–316 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 11% (2025). 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 British Journal of Educational Psychology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 7; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Cover letter: Optional. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of British Journal of Educational Psychology based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 20%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (2), Mainland China (1) and Hong Kong, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index British Journal of Educational Psychology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, British Journal of Educational Psychology is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists AHCI, Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, PsycINFO, ERIC and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is British Journal of Educational Psychology open access, and what is the APC?
British Journal of Educational Psychology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,760.
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: .