Journal profile · Social Sciences-Education
Canadian Journal of Education
ISSN 0380-2361 · eISSN 1918-5979 · Canadian Society for the Study of Education · Canada
Canadian Journal of Education: fully open access; no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 20% (journal website); 75 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Canadian Journal of Education is published by Canadian Society for the Study of Education. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, Education Pedagogy and Practices and Education, Philosophy, and Society, together about 25.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Canadian Journal of Education (CJE) is a national peer-reviewed journal sponsored by the membership of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education. The CJE prioritizes research and scholarly writing that is of relevance to the Canadian education community. The journal is read by scholars worldwide, and aims to represent the valuable contributions that Canadian scholars in education continue to make to the field. The Journal accepts and publishes both French and English articles and book reviews. CJE on occasion also publishes international papers that shed light on shared issues and that include Canadian authors as references. The CJE is a broad-based Journal that, from multiple perspectives, takes up issues that are critical to the education community. In addition to empirical findings from applied research, the Journal also welcomes conceptual, historical, and socio-political analyses and critiques in the history, philosophy, and sociology of education from a wide range of traditions. The CJE aims to be a forum for authors to share ideas and connect theory to practice in meaningful ways for the education community in Canada and beyond, including scholars, funding agencies, researchers, educators, practitioners, learning communities, policy makers, and the public. The CJE’s goal is to foster understanding and societal betterment through the publication of articles describing scholarly- and research-generated insights and solutions. The Canadian Journal of Education has an H-index of 46, according to SCImago (2025). The CJE’s acceptance rate is approximately 20 percent. The CJE is indexed in Periodicals Index Online, EBSCO Education Source, Educational Research Abstracts, and PsycINFO. Authors should be familiar with the following policy guidelines: The CJE welcomes all forms of scholarly writing and all methodologies Articles may address education both in and out of schools, and across the lifespan Articles must be written from an expert’s point of view but framed in language that is accessible to those working from other disciplinary and transdisciplinary perspectives. Authors are required to demonstrate that their article fits within the Journal mandate and is relevant to the Canadian education community. The editorial staff of the CJE are unable to make a formal assessment of potential articles until they have been uploaded to the database.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Education
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 33%); most named Mainland China 1, United States 1, Canada 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences12%
- Education Pedagogy and PracticesSocial Sciences6.8%
- Education, Philosophy, and SocietyArts and Humanities6.5%
- Historical Education Studies WorldwideSocial Sciences6%
- Educational Theory and Curriculum StudiesSocial Sciences6%
- Canadian Identity and HistorySocial Sciences4.7%
- School Choice and PerformanceSocial Sciences4.5%
- Gender, Sexuality, and EducationSocial Sciences4.3%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | Q3 | 1071/1698 | 36th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PsycINFOPublisher website
Other: EBSCO
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 100OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 708OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.45OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,354 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55 | 55 | 481 |
| 2025 | 75 | 75 | 1,117 |
| 2024 | 70 | 70 | 1,684 |
| 2023 | 63 | 63 | 1,913 |
| 2022 | 81 | 81 | 2,019 |
| 2021 | 77 | 77 | 2,342 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 20%Publisher 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright and Licensing
Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work’s authorship and initial publication in this journal.
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 the Study of Education
- Country or region
- Canada
- Language
- English, French
- ISSN
- 0380-2361
- Electronic ISSN
- 1918-5979
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 49, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Canadian Journal of Education
How long does peer review take at Canadian Journal of Education?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 20%. 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 Canadian Journal of Education based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 33%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (1), United States (1) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Canadian Journal of Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Canadian Journal of Education is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Canadian Journal of Education open access, and what is the APC?
Canadian Journal of Education is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .