Journal profile
Democracy Education
ISSN 1085-3545 · eISSN 2164-7992 · Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling · United States
Democracy Education: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 38 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Mission The mission of Democracy & Education is to provoke rigorous, open, and inclusive engagement with the challenges of educating youth in the pre-K-12 age span for active participation in a democratic society. This online, open access journal seeks to support and sustain conversations that take as their focus the conceptual foundations, social policies, institutional structures, and teaching/learning practices associated with democratic education. Format and editorial processes of the journal The editors see the opportunity to engage multiple audiences in conversation about key educational issues as not only crucial to an open and thriving democracy, but also a central design principle for a journal that seeks to explore democratic education. Therefore, the editors are committed to making every volume of the journal a space for substantive dialogue. This commitment shapes the journal’s use of online publishing capabilities in the following ways: Format. The journal follows an “articles building to an issue” format. Two formal issues a year will be published; however, articles will typically be posted upon acceptance to facilitate timely reactions and responses. We anticipate 6-8 conversations (each an original article plus responses) per issue. Feature Article Submissions. The editors invite two general types of submissions: feature article submissions and responses. A manuscript is considered a feature article submission if it initiates a new conversation, i.e., is not a response to a previous article. Such submissions include traditional scholarly texts as well as other genres of writing and media formats. The editors encourage submissions utilizing diverse methodologies and forms of expression. While we welcome articles that include discussions of teaching strategies, such examinations should be grounded within and primarily focused on analyses of how such work advances our understanding of the intersection of democracy and education. Text submissions are limited to 5,000-8,000 words (references not included). Video submissions are limited to 20 minutes and should be edited prior to submission. All submissions will be peer reviewed. The editors will solicit formal responses to feature articles, and unsolicited responses will be considered as well. (Authors of feature articles are invited to issue rebuttals to formal responses.) Responses. A submission is considered a response if it contributes to a conversation underway in the journal. Authors of ma
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 1,050Publisher website ·
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 38 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 38 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-NC-ND | |
| 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 accepted4, with length limits
- book reviewiscuss your ideas. { top } Submitting a Book Review Word count: 1,000-1,500 words We aim to publish at least two book reviews in each issue.main text ≤ 1,500 words
- feature articleDemocracy & Education accepts three kinds of articles: Feature articles, substantive responses to feature articles, and book reviews.Length not stated
- response to feature articleWord count: Approximately 4,000 words maximum or 10 minutes of audio/visual filemain text ≤ 4,000 words
- reviewIn accord with the journal’s vision of democratic conversation, the journal will use a double blind peer review system in which reviewers are encouraged to prov…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Artificial Intelligence Policy
AI cannot be listed as an author; AI usage must be disclosed Model summary
AI can be a helpful tool in crafting scholarly articles, but it must be used responsibly and transparently. AI should be used as a companion to the human writing process, not a replacement for it. Ideas, arguments, analyses, and language submitted to our journal should be primarily produced by the author and should reflect the voice and expertise of the author. Authors are responsible for reviewin…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
IRB approval required for human subjects research Model summary
By submitting, the author agrees that if research was conducted with human participants an institutional review board (IRB) approved the study. If IRB approval was not obtained, an explanation must be provided.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
What is open access and why is Democracy & Education an open access journal? Open access is the "free, immediate, availability on the public Internet of those works which scholars give to the world without expectation of payment – permitting any user to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search or link to the full text of these articles, crawl them for indexing, pass them as data to software…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double blind peer review system Model summary
In accord with the journal’s vision of democratic conversation, the journal will use a double blind peer review system in which reviewers are encouraged to provide substantive, constructive feedback for each submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Original work only; no prior publication Model summary
Submitted articles cannot have been previously published, nor be forthcoming in a journal, book, or archival repository (print or electronic).
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
- Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1085-3545
- Electronic ISSN
- 2164-7992
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 34, Issue 1 (2026)
- 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 Democracy Education
How long does peer review take at Democracy Education?
Authors report an average review time of about 38 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 Democracy Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Democracy Education is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Democracy Education open access, and what is the APC?
Democracy 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .