Journal profile · Social Sciences-Education
Curriculum Matters
ISSN 1177-1828 · eISSN 2253-2129 · New Zealand Council for Educational Research Press
Curriculum Matters: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.07; subscription journal; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Curriculum Matters is published by New Zealand Council for Educational Research Press 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 Education Systems and Policy, Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy and Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, together about 36.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Education
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Education Systems and PolicySocial Sciences17.6%
- Educator Training and Historical PedagogySocial Sciences12.5%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences6.8%
- Education and Critical Thinking DevelopmentSocial Sciences6.5%
- Global Education and MulticulturalismSocial Sciences6.5%
- Literacy, Media, and EducationArts and Humanities4.3%
- Education and Technology IntegrationSocial Sciences4.3%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial 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)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.07LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.22OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 221 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2021 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
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.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- New Zealand Council for Educational Research Press
- ISSN
- 1177-1828
- Electronic ISSN
- 2253-2129
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Curriculum Matters
What CAS zone is Curriculum Matters in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Curriculum Matters 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 Curriculum Matters?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.07; CiteScore 0.7, h-index 16.
Which databases index Curriculum Matters?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Curriculum Matters is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Curriculum Matters open access, and what is the APC?
Curriculum Matters 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, 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: .