Journal profile · Social Sciences-Education
Contemporary Educational Technology
ISSN 1309-517X · Anadolu University, Faculty of Communication Sciences
Contemporary Educational Technology: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; review about 92 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 13% (journal website); 64 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Contemporary Educational Technology is published by Anadolu University, Faculty of Communication Sciences 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 Online and Blended Learning, Technology-Enhanced Education Studies and Online Learning and Analytics, together about 28.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Contemporary Educational Technology is a scholarly international journal focusing on theory, research, and development in the field of educational technology. The journal assigns highest priority to rigorous studies of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed paradigms on topics related to theories and applications of educational technology as well as instructional design in various educational settings including both formal and non-formal contexts. The journal also publishes articles on empirically-based evaluation studies and theoretically-based development papers. When appropriate and possible, development papers should highlight links between theory and practice of educational technology. Moreover, each issue of the journal publishes comprehensive book reviews, interviews, comments, and research abstracts on current issues in the field of educational technology and instructional design.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Education
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Online and Blended LearningSocial Sciences12.6%
- Technology-Enhanced Education StudiesSocial Sciences8.6%
- Online Learning and AnalyticsComputer Science7.5%
- Innovative Teaching and Learning MethodsPsychology7.1%
- Impact of Technology on AdolescentsSocial Sciences6%
- Digital literacy in educationComputer Science5.8%
- Gender and Technology in EducationSocial Sciences5.4%
- Education and Technology IntegrationSocial Sciences5.2%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 13LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2024
- 9.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.56LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 57OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 353OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.58OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.21%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 77LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,020Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 695 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 69 | 67 | 46 |
| 2025 | 64 | 64 | 507 |
| 2024 | 71 | 71 | 994 |
| 2023 | 85 | 85 | 3,589 |
| 2022 | 64 | 64 | 1,123 |
| 2021 | 48 | 48 | 1,567 |
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
92 dayssubmission to acceptance
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) 2025
- 13%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2024
- 22%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2023
- 19%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2022
- 18%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2021
- 17%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2020
- 19%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2019
- 35%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 34 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 92 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication
- 115 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.
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 websitePeer review
- Peer review 2025 Peer Review Metrics
Acceptance Rate (2025) 13% (46 accepted, 309 rejected) Acceptance Rate (2024) 22% (84 accepted, 300 rejected) Acceptance Rate (2023) 19% (83 accepted, 362 rejected) Acceptance Rate (2022)18% (50 accepted, 225 rejected) Acceptance Rate (2021) 17% (60 accepted, 303 rejected) Acceptance Rate (2020)19% (41 accepted, 174 rejected) Acceptance Rate (2019) 35% (11 accepted, 20 rejected) Submission to firs…
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
- Anadolu University, Faculty of Communication Sciences
- ISSN
- 1309-517X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Contemporary Educational Technology
What CAS zone is Contemporary Educational Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Contemporary Educational Technology 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 3 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Contemporary Educational Technology?
The publisher reports about 92 days (submission to acceptance); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 13% (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 Contemporary Educational Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Contemporary Educational Technology is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Contemporary Educational Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Contemporary Educational Technology is a subscription 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .