Journal profile · Social Sciences-Education
Childhood Education
ISSN 0009-4056 · eISSN 2162-0725 · Taylor & Francis
Childhood Education: subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 1 days (submission to first decision, publisher); acceptance rate 23% (journal website); 76 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Childhood Education is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Early Childhood Education and Development, Human auditory perception and evaluation and Themes in Literature Analysis, together about 28.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Childhood Education Innovations is a magazine-format publication that shares innovative ideas and practices for improving the education of children globally. Childhood Education Innovations is a bimonthly publication of Childhood Education International (CE International). The magazine is published for a global audience of educators and advocates working to create positive, sustainable futures for children and youth, with particular focus on improving education access and quality for marginalized populations. Practitioners in schools, nongovernmental organizations, and community-based organizations; education academics interested in innovative ideas and practices; and global education advocates in foundations, government agencies, and businesses will find great value in the pages of Childhood Education Innovations. Our sister journal, Journal of Research in Childhood Education, offers peer-reviewed, empirical research of interest to education leaders, policymakers, and academics. Childhood Education Innovations shares engaging, accessible articles that describe cross-disciplinary and cross-sector solutions to specific education challenges and explores cutting-edge thinking regarding: teaching and learning school design technology in the classroom education leadership curriculum approaches assessment tools resources for educators education financing professional development innovation accelerators innovation incubators partnerships creativity education-related sustainable development goals Childhood Education Innovations accepts articles written in a conversational, descriptive manner (with sparing use of citations) that expand our understanding of innovation in education, showcase practical applications of education innovations, and share education innovation news. The magazine also welcomes interviews with program directors and other innovators, allowing for a wide range of topics to be covered in a question-and-answer format. Childhood Education Innovations is not a peer-reviewed publication.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Education
Editor-in-chief ANNE WATSON BAUERPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences11.3%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering9.1%
- Themes in Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities7.8%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.6%
- Education Systems and PolicySocial Sciences5.2%
- Earthquake and Disaster Impact StudiesSocial Sciences5.2%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science4.4%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences4.2%
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
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedERICPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, EBSCOhost, ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Exceptional Child Education Resources (Online), Gale, Magazine Index Plus, National Library of Medicine, Ovid, Taylor & Francis
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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.54Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 697OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.27OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 102,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 11,183 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 67 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 76 | 2 | 18 |
| 2024 | 76 | 2 | 41 |
| 2023 | 75 | 4 | 83 |
| 2022 | 75 | 3 | 81 |
| 2021 | 75 | 0 | 79 |
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 23%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 1 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 58 daysPublisher 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Childhood Education is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and rea…
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0009-4056
- Electronic ISSN
- 2162-0725
- Society / sponsor
- Association for Childhood Education International
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 102, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Childhood Education
How long does peer review take at Childhood Education?
The publisher reports about 1 days (submission to first decision); first decisions include desk rejections; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 23%. 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 Childhood Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Childhood Education is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed and ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Childhood Education open access, and what is the APC?
Childhood Education is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .