Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Brock Education-A Journal of Educational Research and Practice
ISSN 1183-1189 · eISSN 2371-7750 · Brock University · Canada
Brock Education-A Journal of Educational Research and Practice: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 16 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Brock Education-A Journal of Educational Research and Practice is published by Brock University 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, Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights and Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy, together about 27.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Brock Education welcomes papers concerned with the research and practice of teaching and learning at all levels: elementary and secondary schools; teacher education and teacher development; higher education and adult education; and education in the community or workplace. The main aim of the journal is to foster inquiry (in schools, post-secondary institutions and beyond) and promote a deeper understanding of the experiences of educators and learners. The journal is very receptive to practitioner inquiry—e.g., action research, self-study, reflective practice and narrative inquiry—but also accepts a wide-range of research articles that might be of interest to educational researchers and practitioners.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editor-in-chief Dolona MogadimePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Canada 2, Hong Kong, China 1, United Kingdom 1, Japan 1, Iran 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences15.8%
- Indigenous Health, Education, and RightsSocial Sciences6%
- Educator Training and Historical PedagogySocial Sciences5.6%
- Collaborative Teaching and InclusionSocial Sciences5.2%
- Indigenous and Place-Based EducationSocial Sciences5.2%
- Literacy, Media, and EducationArts and Humanities4.4%
- Global Education and MulticulturalismSocial Sciences4.2%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences3.7%
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.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERICPublisher website
Other: Scholar's Portal Journal Database, Google Scholar
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
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 86OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 34.21%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 443 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 23 | 1 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 6 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | 78 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 44 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | 50 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 259 |
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 PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 7 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Peer review
- Authorship
Authors must register with the journal before submitting; registered authors can log in and begin the five-step submission process. Model summary
Authors need to register with the journal prior to submitting or, if already registered, can simply log in and begin the five-step process.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double blind peer review Model summary
Brock Education: A Journal of Educational Research and Practice is a double blind peer-reviewed Canadian journal that publishes two issues a year.
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
- Brock University
- Country or region
- Canada
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1183-1189
- Electronic ISSN
- 2371-7750
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 35, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Brock Education-A Journal of Educational Research and Practice
What CAS zone is Brock Education-A Journal of Educational Research and Practice in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Brock Education-A Journal of Educational Research and Practice 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.
How long does peer review take at Brock Education-A Journal of Educational Research and Practice?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 weeks. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Brock Education-A Journal of Educational Research and Practice based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Canada (2), Hong Kong, China (1) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Brock Education-A Journal of Educational Research and Practice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Brock Education-A Journal of Educational Research and Practice is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Brock Education-A Journal of Educational Research and Practice open access, and what is the APC?
Brock Education-A Journal of Educational Research and Practice is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .