Journal profile
Canadian Journal for New Scholars in Education
ISSN 1916-9221 · Canadian Society for Studies in Education · Canada
Canadian Journal for New Scholars in Education: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 38 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Canadian Journal for New Scholars in Education is published by Canadian Society for Studies in Education. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning and Doctoral Education Challenges and Solutions, together about 26.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Canadian Journal for New Scholars in Education/ Revue Canadienne des jeunes chercheures et chercheurs en éducation (CJNSE/RCJCÉ) is a non-masked peer reviewed journal sponsored by the Canadian Society for the Study of Education/La Société Canadienne pour l'étude de l'éducation (CSSE/SCÉÉ), and the Canadian Committee of Graduate Students in Education/Le comité Canadien des étudiants diplômés en éducation (CCGSE/CCÉDÉ); the latter is the graduate student caucus within Canada’s national network of educational researchers. CJNSE/RCJCE is solely managed by graduate students with the participation of faculty advisory editors, who are members of the editorial board. CJNSE/ RCJCE’s mandate is to give graduate students studying in Canada opportunities for: Learning essential steps for future publishing with masked peer-reviewed journals, Receiving mentorship through the publishing process by the editorial team, Gaining valuable publication experience, Disseminating their work in a bilingual online journal, and Connecting with other graduate students and their work.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Canada 16 (16 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences13.6%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities6.3%
- Doctoral Education Challenges and SolutionsHealth Professions6.3%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences5.7%
- Multilingual Education and PolicySocial Sciences4.7%
- Educational Research and MethodsSocial Sciences4.4%
- Reading and Literacy DevelopmentPsychology4.2%
- Critical Race Theory in EducationSocial Sciences4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.04OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 537 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 38 | 38 | 94 |
| 2024 | 62 | 62 | 122 |
| 2023 | 43 | 43 | 157 |
| 2022 | 53 | 53 | 102 |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 | 84 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–150 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- book reviewing quotations, notes, and references). Book reviews should not exceed 2,000 words. Please provide the word count on the title page. All manusmain text ≤ 2,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Manuscripts submitted to CJNSE/RCJCÉ must be original work that has not been published elsewhere, nor is currently being considered for publication elsewhere. The author should confirm this in the cover letter sent with the manuscript.Articles that are published within the CJNSE/RCJCÉ must not be published elsewhere, in whole or part, for one year after publication.Copyright for articles published…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
The CJNSE/RCJCE is an open access journal: all articles and reviews will be immediately and permanently free for everyone to read, download, and share. There is no fee which needs to be paid by the authors or on their behalf (e.g. by their research funder or institution) to submit to the journal. Permitted third party (re)use is defined by the following Creative Commons user licenses.Creative Comm…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
CJNSE/RCJCÉ is a non-masked peer-reviewed journal, and as such does not require manuscripts be submitted with a masked title page. Authors are mentored through the publishing process by the editorial team. Authors must include their name(s) and full contact information on the title page of their manuscript. If a manuscript has multiple authors, a lead author must be designated as the person with w…
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
- Canadian Society for Studies in Education
- Country or region
- Canada
- Language
- English, French
- ISSN
- 1916-9221
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 17, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Canadian Journal for New Scholars in Education
How long does peer review take at Canadian Journal for New Scholars in Education?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Canadian Journal for New Scholars in Education?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–150 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: APA; Cover letter: Required. 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 Canadian Journal for New Scholars in Education based?
Of the 16 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Canada (16). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Canadian Journal for New Scholars in Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Canadian Journal for New Scholars in Education is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Canadian Journal for New Scholars in Education open access, and what is the APC?
Canadian Journal for New Scholars in Education 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .