Journal profile · Social Sciences-Education
ECNU Review of Education
ISSN 2096-5311 · eISSN 2632-1742 · SAGE Publishing · United Kingdom
ECNU Review of Education: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.2 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 176 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 4.6% (journal website); 56 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ECNU Review of Education is published by SAGE Publishing 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 Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities, Global Education and Multiculturalism and Global Educational Policies and Reforms, together about 30.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ECNU Review of Education (ROE) is an international, peer-reviewed journal established by the East China Normal University (ECNU) in Shanghai, China...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Education
Editor-in-chief Zhenguo YuanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 14 in mainland China (about 47%); most named Mainland China 14, Hong Kong, China 10, Macau, China 2, United States 1, Japan 1 (30 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Educational Reforms and InequalitiesSocial Sciences10.6%
- Global Education and MulticulturalismSocial Sciences10.3%
- Global Educational Policies and ReformsSocial Sciences9.3%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences9%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences5.5%
- Higher Education Governance and DevelopmentSocial Sciences5%
- International Student and Expatriate ChallengesSocial Sciences3.8%
- Education and Critical Thinking DevelopmentSocial Sciences3.8%
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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 169OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.83OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 44LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 484 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 46 | 46 | 13 |
| 2025 | 56 | 56 | 252 |
| 2024 | 62 | 62 | 363 |
| 2023 | 74 | 74 | 1,050 |
| 2022 | 55 | 55 | 506 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 507 |
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
176 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 10 weeks
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 4.6%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 53 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 176 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 177 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Not considered
- does not conform to guidelines
Article types accepted9, with length limits
- editorialThe categories of articles that are published in the journal are listed and described below. Please select the category that best describes your paper. If your …Length not stated
- perspectiveThe categories of articles that are published in the journal are listed and described below. Please select the category that best describes your paper. If your …main text ≤ 8,000 words
- policy reviewsPolicy reviews: These provide the reader with a critical, timely overview of the important education policy development in China and in the world.Length not stated
- research articleThe categories of articles that are published in the journal are listed and described below. Please select the category that best describes your paper. If your …Length not stated
- research articlesResearch articles: These should present original, thought-provoking analysis for educational phenomena. Both empirical and conceptual papers are welcomed.Length not stated
- research reviewsResearch reviews: These provide research synthesis of thematic educational issues either in existing empirical works, educational theory, or practice.Length not stated
- reviewThe categories of articles that are published in the journal are listed and described below. Please select the category that best describes your paper. If your …Length not stated
- roe reportsROE Reports: These include timely reports of the educational forums, or analysis based on authoritative data, which will evoke readers’ attention and reflection…Length not stated
- voicesVoices: These are organized views and discussions on the latest educational issues or under-studied perspectives from education researchers, practitioners, and …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- AI use Use of LLMs for Reviewers
Due to concerns about confidentiality and copyright, the use of generative AI tools to conduct peer review is not appropriate. Reviewers should not upload or share any part of a manuscript under review with AI tools, as this may breach confidentiality and intellectual property rights. If AI tools are used in any way, this should be disclosed to the journal. The journal may decline to consider revi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
Please view our authorship policies, which includes information on criteria for authorship, who should be the corresponding author and more. Please note that AI chatbots, for example ChatGPT, should not be listed as authors. For more information see the policy on Use of ChatGPT and generative AI tools.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
The Journal is committed to facilitating openness, transparency and reproducibility of research, and has the following research data sharing policy. For more information, including FAQs please visit the Sage Research Data policy pages. Subject to appropriate ethical and legal considerations, authors are encouraged to: Share your research data in a relevant public data repository Include a data ava…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical considerations
Please include your ethics approval statements under this heading, even if you have already included ethics approval information in your methods section. If ethical approval was not required, you need to explicitly state this. All papers reporting studies involving human participants, human data or human tissue must state that the relevant Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board approved th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Manuscript content licensed under Creative Commons Licenses Model summary
Manuscript content on this site is licensed under Creative Commons Licenses
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Publishing fees and open access
ECNU Review of Education is an open access, peer-reviewed journal. All accepted articles are made freely available online immediately upon publication, are published under a Creative Commons license, and hosted online in perpetuity. There are currently no Article Processing Charges (APCs) to publish in this journal. The APCs are paid by East China Normal University and East China Normal University…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Double anonymized peer review Model summary
The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal: Identity transparency: Double Anonymized Reviewer interacts with: Editor Review information published: None Your manuscript will undergo an initial evaluation. If it does not conform to the requirements laid out in these guidelines, it will be returned to you for amendments prior to peer review. Manuscripts may be desk rejec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
The journal and Sage take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. Please read Sage's complete policy on plagiarism and the actions we may take.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprints accepted Model summary
The journal will consider submissions of manuscripts that have been posted on preprint servers. Please enter the preprint DOI in the designated field when submitting your manuscript. We advise that you inform the Journal Editorial office about your posted preprint at submission. Note that you should not post an updated version of your manuscript on a preprint server while it is being peer reviewed…
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
- SAGE Publishing
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2096-5311
- Electronic ISSN
- 2632-1742
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ECNU Review of Education
What CAS zone is ECNU Review of Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ECNU Review of Education 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 2 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of ECNU Review of Education?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.2; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 7.1, h-index 36.
How long does peer review take at ECNU Review of Education?
The publisher reports about 176 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 10 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 4.6%. 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 ECNU Review of Education?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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.
Where are the editorial board members of ECNU Review of Education based?
Of the 30 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 14 (about 47%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (14), Hong Kong, China (10) and Macau, China (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index ECNU Review of Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ECNU Review of Education is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is ECNU Review of Education open access, and what is the APC?
ECNU Review of 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, OpenAlex, 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: .