Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
ISSN 1918-2902 · Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education · Canada
Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 23 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning is published by Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education 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 Evaluation of Teaching Practices, Reflective Practices in Education and Higher Education Practises and Engagement, together about 39.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Evaluation of Teaching PracticesSocial Sciences17.1%
- Reflective Practices in EducationSocial Sciences12.4%
- Higher Education Practises and EngagementSocial Sciences9.9%
- Online and Blended LearningSocial Sciences7%
- Education and Critical Thinking DevelopmentSocial Sciences5.4%
- Innovative Teaching and Learning MethodsPsychology5.1%
- Innovative Teaching MethodsSocial Sciences4.9%
- Student Assessment and FeedbackSocial Sciences4.7%
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
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
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 105OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.79OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.1%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 419 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 5 |
| 2024 | 59 | 59 | 76 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | 81 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 113 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 49 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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 | Publisher's own license | |
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
- Country or region
- Canada
- Language
- English, French
- ISSN
- 1918-2902
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- 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 the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
What CAS zone is Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 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 Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
Which databases index Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning open access, and what is the APC?
Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 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; 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: .