Journal profile · Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science
Chinese Education and Society
ISSN 1061-1932 · eISSN 1944-7116 · Taylor & Francis
Chinese Education and Society: fully open access; review about 136 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 29% (journal website); 34 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Chinese Education and Society is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Higher Education Governance and Development, China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance and Chinese history and philosophy, together about 32.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
How is China's vast population being educated in the home, the school, and the workplace? Chinese Education & Society is essential for insight into the latest Chinese thinking on educational policy and practice, educational reform and development, pedagogical theory and methods, colleges and universities, schools and families, as well as the education for diverse social groups across gender and youth, urban and rural, mainstream and minorities. Chinese Education & Society All journal issues are commissioned and compiled by an invited Guest Editor with special expertise on the research area selected for coverage. All articles are double reviewed and directly solicited. Peer Review Policy: Guest editors for each special topic are commissioned to conduct a rigorous peer review process.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science
Editor-in-chief Xie AileiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 33%); most named United States 3, Mainland China 2, Hong Kong, China 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Higher Education Governance and DevelopmentSocial Sciences12.6%
- China's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceSocial Sciences10.3%
- Chinese history and philosophySocial Sciences9.2%
- Historical Education Studies WorldwideSocial Sciences5.8%
- Ideological and Political EducationSocial Sciences5.6%
- Education and Public PolicySocial Sciences5.1%
- Education in Rural ContextsSocial Sciences5%
- China's Ethnic Minorities and RelationsSocial Sciences4.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology and Political Science | Q3 | 938/1530 | 38th |
| Education | Q3 | 1219/1698 | 28th |
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
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERICPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, De Gruyter Saur, Dietrich's Index Philosophicus, Zeitschriftenliteratur, EBSCOhost, Academic Search Alumni Edition, Academic Search Complete, Academic Search Elite, Academic Search Premier, Academic Search Ultimate, Advanced Placement Source, Book Review Digest Plus (H.W. Wilson), Corporate ResourceNet, Current Abstracts, Education Research Complete, Education Research Index, Education Source, MasterFILE Complete, MasterFILE Elite, MasterFILE Premier, OmniFile Full Text Select (H.W. Wilson), Poetry & Short Story Reference Center, Professional Development Collection, Public Affairs Index, Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies, SocINDEX, SocINDEX with Full Text, Teacher Reference Center, TOC Premier (Table of Contents), Women's Studies International, Elsevier BV
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
- 1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.18Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.16Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 200OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 39,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,866 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 3 | 364 |
| 2025 | 34 | 2 | 491 |
| 2024 | 22 | 4 | 582 |
| 2023 | 29 | 5 | 552 |
| 2022 | 27 | 4 | 564 |
| 2021 | 16 | 4 | 534 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
136 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 29%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 83 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 136 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 194 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
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Overview Open journals Open Select Dove Medical Press F1000Research
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
- 1061-1932
- Electronic ISSN
- 1944-7116
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 59, Issue 3-4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Chinese Education and Society
How long does peer review take at Chinese Education and Society?
The publisher reports about 136 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 29%. 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 Chinese Education and Society based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 33%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3), Mainland China (2) and Hong Kong, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Chinese Education and Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Chinese Education and Society is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Chinese Education and Society open access, and what is the APC?
Chinese Education and Society 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, 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: .