Journal profile
Critical Questions in Education
ISSN 2327-3607 · Academy for Educational Studies · United States
Critical Questions in Education: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Critical Questions in Education is published by Academy for Educational Studies. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, Critical Race Theory in Education and Critical and Liberation Pedagogy, together about 37% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Critical Questions in Education is sponsored by the Academy for Educational Studies. The aim of this national double blind peer-reviewed on-line journal is to provide educators at all levels a space in which timely or timeless questions about educational policy and practice might be addressed. More particularly, Critical Questions in Education invites manuscripts that critically address issues of policy and practice from a generally foundational perspective including, but not limited to, economic, historical, pedagogical, philosophical, psychological, and sociological analyses. In addition to original manuscripts, we also invite critical reviews of newly published books and films that address critical educational issues.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences16.4%
- Critical Race Theory in EducationSocial Sciences10.3%
- Critical and Liberation PedagogySocial Sciences10.3%
- Educational Theory and Curriculum StudiesSocial Sciences6.9%
- Education, Philosophy, and SocietyArts and Humanities6.9%
- Digital Education and SocietyComputer Science6.2%
- Education Pedagogy and PracticesSocial Sciences4.8%
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences4.1%
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
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 72 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | 49 |
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)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 accepted6
- critical book/film/media reviewsCritical Book/Film/Media ReviewsLength not stated
- literature reviewResearch Articles Manuscripts reporting original, empirical research using qualitative and/or mixed method findings related to education should include a litera…Length not stated
- research articleResearch Articles Manuscripts reporting original, empirical research using qualitative and/or mixed method findings related to education should include a litera…Length not stated
- research articlesTYPES OF ARTICLES Research ArticlesLength not stated
- reviewResearch Articles Manuscripts reporting original, empirical research using qualitative and/or mixed method findings related to education should include a litera…Length not stated
- scholarly essaysScholarly EssaysLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, Peer review
- AI use
GAI use strongly discouraged. Model summary
The use of any GAI program to assist in authoring a manuscript or book for submission to any Academy for Educational Studies publications is strongly discouraged.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Only manuscripts not simultaneously considered elsewhere. Model summary
It is the policy of CQIE to consider for publication only manuscripts that are not simultaneously being considered elsewhere.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double blind peer review with no less than two reviews. Model summary
Each manuscript submitted will go through a double blind peer review process entailing no less than two reviews.
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
- Academy for Educational Studies
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2327-3607
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Critical Questions in Education
How long does peer review take at Critical Questions in Education?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. 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 Critical Questions in Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Critical Questions in Education is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Critical Questions in Education open access, and what is the APC?
Critical Questions in Education is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .