Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy
ISSN 1207-7798 · University of Saskatchewan, Department of Educational Administration, College of Education
Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; 31 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy is published by University of Saskatchewan, Department of Educational Administration, College of 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 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, Educational Practices and Policies and Evaluation and Performance Assessment, together about 31.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Canadian Journal for Educational Administration and Policy (CJEAP) is devoted to scholarly and critical works in the field of educational administration. The articles that it accepts for review must address administrative or policy issues relevant to education and educational systems in Canada. Comparative articles as well as expositions on educational administration in relation to sociology, philosophy, history, and theory are welcomed. It is a forum for articles addressing the administration of schools and higher education institutions, Indigenous educational contexts, and the education of adult learners. CJEAP accepts contributions from scholars, policy makers, graduate students, practitioners, and researchers in education and related fields.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editor-in-chief Paul M. NewtonPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Canada 9, Australia 2, United States 1, United Kingdom 1, Israel 1 (14 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences16.7%
- Educational Practices and PoliciesSocial Sciences8.6%
- Evaluation and Performance AssessmentDecision Sciences6.5%
- Education Systems and PolicySocial Sciences5.5%
- Educational Assessment and ImprovementDecision Sciences5.3%
- Collaborative Teaching and InclusionSocial Sciences5%
- Educational and Psychological AssessmentsPsychology4.3%
- Global Educational Policies and ReformsSocial Sciences3.8%
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 97OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 13.88OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 18.18%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 423 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 16 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 817 |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | 128 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 123 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 187 |
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
- 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 | |
| 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 websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
No article processing fees; authors should only submit through this site. Model summary
CJEAP does not charge article processing fees for publication, and authors should only submit through this site.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: a. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal. b. Authors are able to enter into separate, a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Submissions to CJEAP are double-blind peer reviewed. All manuscripts are reviewed by the editorial team to determine suitability for potential publication in CJEAP. Once a manuscript has passed editorial review, it is sent out to 3-4 peer reviewers. Peer review times can vary depending on reviewer availability. Corresponding authors are notified of editorial decisions after peer review and are pro…
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
- University of Saskatchewan, Department of Educational Administration, College of Education
- ISSN
- 1207-7798
- Society / sponsor
- Canadian Association for the Study of Educational Administration
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy
What CAS zone is Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy based?
Of the 14 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Canada (9), Australia (2) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy open access, and what is the APC?
Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy 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: .