Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Education as Change
ISSN 1682-3206 · eISSN 1947-9417 · Unisa Press · South Africa
Education as Change: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.78; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 31 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Education as Change is published by Unisa 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 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, Global Educational Policies and Reforms and Innovative Education and Learning Practices, together about 28% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Education as Change (EaC) is an accredited, peer-reviewed scholarly online journal that publishes original articles reflecting critically on issues of equality in education and on the ways in which educational practices contribute to transformation in non-formal, formal and informal contexts. EaC's Management Committee understands critique, mainly understood in the tradition of critical pedagogies, as a constructive process contributing towards a better world. Contributions from and about marginalised communities, and from different knowledge traditions are encouraged. The articles could draw on any rigorous research methodology, as well as transdisciplinary approaches. Research of a very specialised or technical nature should be framed within relevant discourses. While specialised kinds of research are encouraged, authors are expected to write for a broader audience of educational researchers and practitioners without losing conceptual and theoretical depth and rigour. All sectors of education are covered in the journal. These include primary, secondary and tertiary education, adult education, worker education, educational policy and teacher education.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editor-in-chief Na-iem DolliePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named South Africa 13, United States 7, United Kingdom 3, Australia 2 (25 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences13.5%
- Global Educational Policies and ReformsSocial Sciences9.5%
- Innovative Education and Learning PracticesSocial Sciences5.1%
- Education Systems and PolicySocial Sciences5%
- Educator Training and Historical PedagogySocial Sciences4.5%
- Education and Critical Thinking DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.3%
- Second Language Learning and TeachingArts and Humanities4.3%
- Collaborative Teaching and InclusionSocial Sciences4.2%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
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
SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceSciELOPublisher website
Other: Norwegian List, DHET (South Africa)
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
- Impact factor
- 1.78LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 236OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.87OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 746 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 3 |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 20 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 119 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 106 |
| 2022 | 43 | 43 | 275 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 91 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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 | ZAR 7,865 | Yes | CC BY-SA | |
| OpenAlex | ZAR 150 | — | — | |
| LetPub | ZAR 7,865 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 9,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted6
- articlesArticlesLength not stated
- book reviewContemporary Digital Transformation in Chinese Education, by Shutao Wang and Junwei Bao Zizhao Xiong, Qiujun Su, Yang Yao 6 pages PDF Digital World Englishes, b…Length not stated
- book reviewsBook reviewsLength not stated
- comment and discussionComment and DiscussionLength not stated
- editorialEditorialLength not stated
- explanatory note to special issueExplanatory Note to Special IssueLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use Policy on Artificial Intelligence (AI Policy)
All AI and AI-assisted technologies used in submissions to Education as Change must be acknowledged by the author/s in the Acknowledgment section of the manuscript. These generative AI tools and technologies, such as Large Language Models ChatGPT and Deepseek, and if used in the writing process to generate content, write code, or process data, need to be explicitly acknowledged by author/s.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.Authors are able to enter into separate, addition…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Authors keep the copyright of their manuscripts under a Creative Commons licence: CC BY SA.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Peer review Model summary
The suitability and basic quality of articles are initially reviewed by the editorial team (the Editor-in-Chief, Management Committee members, Guest Editors, and Section Editors). Manuscripts may be rejected at this stage or returned to authors for resubmission before the review process. EaC follows a double-blind review process utilising at least two reviewers for each manuscript. We select local…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
Manuscripts containing plagiarism will not be considered for publication in the journal. Plagiarism is defined as the use of another person's work, words or ideas without attribution or permission, and representation of them as one's own original work. Plagiarism may take many forms, ranging from major plagiarism (the copy-and-paste of large amounts of text), to minor plagiarism without dishonest …
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
- Unisa Press
- Country or region
- South Africa
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1682-3206
- Electronic ISSN
- 1947-9417
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 30 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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 Education as Change
What CAS zone is Education as Change in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Education as Change 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 3 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Education as Change?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.78; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 38.
How long does peer review take at Education as Change?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Education as Change?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 9,000 words; Reference style: Chicago. 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 Education as Change based?
Of the 25 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Africa (13), United States (7) and United Kingdom (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Education as Change?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Education as Change is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Education as Change open access, and what is the APC?
Education as Change is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .