Journal profile · Education, Scientific Disciplines
Chemistry Education Research and Practice
ISSN 1109-4028 · eISSN 1756-1108 · Ioannina University School of Medicine · ENGLAND · Quarterly
Chemistry Education Research and Practice: CAS Zone 2 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.58; fully open access; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 90 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Chemistry Education Research and Practice is published by Ioannina University School of Medicine and is in Zone 2 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Science Education and Pedagogy, Various Chemistry Research Topics and Educational Strategies and Epistemologies, together about 52.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal for teachers, researchers and other practitioners in chemistry education.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Education, Scientific Disciplines
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Science Education and PedagogySocial Sciences24.5%
- Various Chemistry Research TopicsChemistry16%
- Educational Strategies and EpistemologiesPsychology12%
- Innovative Teaching MethodsSocial Sciences9.2%
- Innovative Teaching and Learning MethodsPsychology8.1%
- Visual and Cognitive Learning ProcessesPsychology3.9%
- Education and Critical Thinking DevelopmentSocial Sciences3.3%
- Evaluation of Teaching PracticesSocial Sciences3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Education, Scientific Disciplines | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Education, Scientific Disciplines | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Education Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Education, Scientific Disciplines | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 2.58LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.94LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 91OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 967OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 26.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.15%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 73LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,721 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 80 | 79 | 248 |
| 2025 | 90 | 28 | 204 |
| 2024 | 84 | 20 | 425 |
| 2023 | 82 | 26 | 762 |
| 2022 | 84 | 7 | 1,061 |
| 2021 | 75 | 8 | 1,539 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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 accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Ioannina University School of Medicine
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1109-4028
- Electronic ISSN
- 1756-1108
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Chemistry Education Research and Practice
What CAS zone is Chemistry Education Research and Practice in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Chemistry Education Research and Practice is in Zone 2 of Education, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Education & Educational Research / Education, Scientific Disciplines. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Chemistry Education Research and Practice?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.58; CiteScore 4.5, h-index 91.
How long does peer review take at Chemistry Education Research and Practice?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Chemistry Education Research and Practice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Chemistry Education Research and Practice is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Chemistry Education Research and Practice open access, and what is the APC?
Chemistry Education Research and Practice is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .