Journal profile · Social Sciences-Education
Discover Education
ISSN 2731-5525 · Springer · Switzerland
Discover Education: fully open access; APC about USD 1,440; median 163 days to acceptance (196 articles, last 24 months); 647 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Discover Education is published by Springer. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Artificial Intelligence in Education, Science Education and Pedagogy and Innovations in Medical Education, together about 25.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Discover Education is part of the Discover journal series committed to providing a streamlined submission process, rapid review and publication, and a high level of author service at every stage. It is a multi-disciplinary, open access, innovation-focused journal publishing results of research from a broad range of education fields with the potential to impact social and academic development. Aims and Scope Education focuses on our future by definition and Discover Education provides a platform for research on the challenges and developments that education will face in the future. Discover Education is a peer-reviewed open access journal that publishes original work in all areas of education, serving the community as a broad-scope journal for academic trends and future developments in the field. The journal publishes a broad range of article types and formats and there are no limitations when it comes to either theoretical, empirical or methodological content. Discover Education particularly welcomes research with the potential for global impact especially in relation to perspective, and work on achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal of ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all. Topics Discover Education covers a broad range of areas related to education in schools, universities, vocational institutions, early childhood settings and the community. It will be concerned with both formal and informal education in multiple contexts with a particular focus on students, teachers and parents, their social interactions and the political contexts in which they are embedded. Methodologically, Discover Education will be eclectic, supporting a full range of research methods that address important and significant issues. Specific topics include (but not limited to): science education digital education STEM education engineering education alternative education art education bilingual education cooperative learning critical pedagogy distance education educational leadership educational philosophy educational psychology educational technology elementary education higher education language education mathematics education teaching and learning in medical education secondary education special education childhood education Content types Discover Education welcomes a variety of article types – please see our submission guidelines for details. The journal also publishes guest-edited Topical Collec
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Education
Editor-in-chief Kerry KennedyPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Artificial Intelligence in EducationComputer Science12.8%
- Science Education and PedagogySocial Sciences6.6%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine5.9%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities5.9%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences5.7%
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationMedicine5.5%
- Online and Blended LearningSocial Sciences5.4%
- Mathematics Education and Teaching TechniquesSocial Sciences4.2%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | Q3 | 880/1698 | 48th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERICPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.94LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 174OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.06OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,700,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,234 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,221 | 1,221 | 4,734 |
| 2025 | 647 | 647 | 2,044 |
| 2024 | 289 | 289 | 404 |
| 2023 | 53 | 53 | 65 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
163 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 121 days – 219 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (196 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 183 days
- Sample
- 196 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,801 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 21 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 1,140 / USD 1,440 / GBP 990 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,390 / EUR 1,090 / GBP 940 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 890 / USD 1,340 / EUR 1,040 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 1,140 / USD 1,440 / GBP 990 / EUR 1,790 / USD 2,090 / GBP 1,490 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers3, by deadline
- Social Sciences Education with Technology for Climate Change, Landscape and HeritageDeadline
- Gender Mainstreaming in Teacher Education: Conceptions, Challenges, and Transformative PedagogiesDeadline
- Leading Future-Ready Education: Digital Transformation, Human Capacity, Equity, and Institutional ResilienceDeadline
What to prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- supplementary material
Article types accepted14
- brief reportWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
- case studyWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
- commentComment articles can focus on policy, science and society, or purely scientific issues.Length not stated
- data noteWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
- full research articleWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
- matters arisingMatters Arising articles are interesting and timely scientific or academic comments and clarifications on original research papers published in the journal.Length not stated
- methodologyMethodologies should present a new experimental or computational method, test or procedure.Length not stated
- original paperWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
- original research paperWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
- perspectiveA Perspective is a scholarly review and discussion of the primary research literature that does not meet the criteria for a review articleLength not stated
- registered reportRegistered Reports are a publication format in which the research question and the quality of methodology are peer reviewed before the data are collected and an…Length not stated
- researchResearch articles present new scientific results within the scope of the journal that have not been published previously and are not being considered for public…Length not stated
- research articleWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
- reviewReview articles provide critical accounts and comprehensive surveys of topics of major current interest within the scope of the journal.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability
Data availability statement mandatory. Model summary
All authors must include a data availability statement in their submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Competing interests declaration required. Model summary
Authors are required to declare any competing financial and/or non-financial interests in relation to the work described.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Step 4 - Understand your copyright
If your submission is accepted for publication, you will need to sign a licence agreement with Springer Nature to allow us to publish your article. According to this agreement:authors of articles published in this journal retain the copyright of their articles.authors grant Springer Nature a licence to publish the article and identify itself as the original publisher.authors retain full re-use rig…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Discover Education, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top Did you find what you were looking for? Share feedback.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Step 3 - Understand the peer review policy
Single-anonymous peer review; at least two reviewers per eligible manuscript. Model summary
This journal follows a single-anonymous peer review procedure, where the reviewers are aware of the names and affiliations of the authors, but the reviewer reports provided to authors are anonymous. Peer review process All manuscripts undergo technical checks upon submission. Manuscripts that pass technical checks undergo suitability checks by our in-house editorial team. Eligible manuscripts are …
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
- Springer
- Country or region
- Switzerland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2731-5525
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Discover Education
How long does peer review take at Discover Education?
Based on the dates recorded on 196 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 163 days (interquartile range 121–219 days); authors report an average review time of about 10 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Discover Education?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Discover Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Discover Education is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Discover Education open access, and what is the APC?
Discover Education is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,440.
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: .