Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Community College Journal of Research and Practice
ISSN 1066-8926 · eISSN 1521-0413 · Taylor & Francis
Community College Journal of Research and Practice: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.7 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 58 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 24% (journal website); 72 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Community College Journal of Research and Practice is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Higher Education Research Studies, Higher Education Governance and Development and Evaluation of Teaching Practices, together about 44% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Community College Journal of Research and Practice (CCJRP) is a peer-review journal that promotes and disseminates an increased awareness of community college issues. The journal began as the Community Junior College Research Quarterly in 1976 and changed to Community Junior College Research Quarterly of Research and Practice in 1981. The present title was assumed in 1993. The CCJRP, a multidisciplinary forum for researchers and practitioners in higher education, aims to increase awareness and address all aspects of the study of community college issues through research, empirically tested educational innovations, and scholarly discussions. Topics of interest to the journal include, but are not limited to: Community college administration Community college curriculum Developmental education Community college faculty International perspectives about community colleges Community college leadership Community college policy Research about community colleges Student affairs Community college students The journal publishes original manuscripts in the following categories: full-length scholarship and research, succinct Briefs, book reviews and special issues. Submissions should not only be rigorous and reflexive methodologically, but also offer original insights to national, international, and global community college issues and perspectives. Papers should conclude with a section with implications for practice and/or research and recommendations. All papers undergo a double anonymized rigorous peer review process which includes initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editor-in-chief Deborah L. FloydPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences31.5%
- Higher Education Governance and DevelopmentSocial Sciences6.6%
- Evaluation of Teaching PracticesSocial Sciences6%
- Online and Blended LearningSocial Sciences5.8%
- Education Systems and PolicySocial Sciences3.7%
- Mentoring and Academic DevelopmentPsychology3.7%
- Education and Military IntegrationSocial Sciences3.4%
- Higher Education and EmployabilitySocial Sciences3.2%
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.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERICPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, EBSCOhost, Academic Search Alumni Edition, Academic Search Complete, Academic Search Elite, Academic Search Premier, Academic Search Ultimate, Current Abstracts, Education Abstracts (H.W. Wilson), Education Full Text (H.W. Wilson), Education Research Complete, Education Research Index, Education Source, MasterFILE Complete, MasterFILE Premier, OmniFile Full Text Mega (H.W. Wilson), Professional Development Collection, Public Affairs Index, Teacher Reference Center, TOC Premier (Table of Contents), Elsevier BV, ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Higher Education Abstracts (Online), Ovid, ProQuest Education Collection, Education Database, Professional, ProQuest Central, ProQuest 5000
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.04LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.04Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 67OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 888OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.83OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 28.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.57%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 69LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 138,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 138,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,173 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 51 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 72 | 13 | 72 |
| 2024 | 45 | 8 | 65 |
| 2023 | 62 | 5 | 178 |
| 2022 | 65 | 2 | 353 |
| 2021 | 84 | 6 | 610 |
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
58 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)
- 24%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 24%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 57 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 57 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 58 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 58 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 42 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 42 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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)
Article types accepted4
- book reviewsThe journal publishes original manuscripts in the following categories: full-length scholarship and research, succinct Briefs, book reviews and special issues.Length not stated
- briefsThe journal publishes original manuscripts in the following categories: full-length scholarship and research, succinct Briefs, book reviews and special issues.Length not stated
- full-length scholarship and researchThe journal publishes original manuscripts in the following categories: full-length scholarship and research, succinct Briefs, book reviews and special issues.Length not stated
- special issuesThe journal publishes original manuscripts in the following categories: full-length scholarship and research, succinct Briefs, book reviews and special issues.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Community College Journal of Research and Practice 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? Incre…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymized peer review with initial editor screening and at least two anonymous referees. Model summary
All papers undergo a double anonymized rigorous peer review process which includes initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.
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
- 1066-8926
- Electronic ISSN
- 1521-0413
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 50, Issue 7-9 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Community College Journal of Research and Practice
What CAS zone is Community College Journal of Research and Practice in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Community College Journal of Research and Practice 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.
What is the impact factor of Community College Journal of Research and Practice?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.7 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.6, h-index 67.
How long does peer review take at Community College Journal of Research and Practice?
The publisher reports about 58 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 24% (2025). 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 Community College Journal of Research and Practice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Community College Journal of Research and Practice is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Community College Journal of Research and Practice open access, and what is the APC?
Community College Journal of Research and Practice 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .