Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Education Economics
ISSN 0964-5292 · eISSN 1469-5782 · Taylor & Francis
Education Economics: CAS Zone 3 · Economics (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 347 days to acceptance (85 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 16% (journal website); 44 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Education Economics is published by Taylor & Francis and is classed under Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are School Choice and Performance, Labor market dynamics and wage inequality and Higher Education Research Studies, together about 38.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education and Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Education Economics provides peer-reviewed research across all areas of the economics of education. We seek content of international and interdisciplinary appeal. While a natural outlet for material of a technical nature, we encourage applied work with clear policy implications. Journal readership includes academics in economics, education, and management; along with policy makers and stakeholders in education. Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by two anonymous referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editor-in-chief Colin GreenPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 1, Germany 1, Norway 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- School Choice and PerformanceSocial Sciences17.3%
- Labor market dynamics and wage inequalityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.9%
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences9.1%
- Poverty, Education, and Child WelfareSocial Sciences6.3%
- Intergenerational and Educational Inequality StudiesSocial Sciences6%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.6%
- Education Systems and PolicySocial Sciences4.4%
- Innovations in Educational MethodsSocial Sciences4.3%
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)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EconLitERICPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, IBZ, IBSS, Higher Education Abstracts, British Education Index, Educational Research Abstracts, Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts, Elsevier Geo Abstracts, Education Journal
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 (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.17LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.17Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 74OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 523OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.98OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 18.12%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 44LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 132,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,161 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 13 | 1 |
| 2025 | 44 | 16 | 34 |
| 2024 | 51 | 21 | 89 |
| 2023 | 45 | 17 | 175 |
| 2022 | 41 | 21 | 248 |
| 2021 | 56 | 19 | 564 |
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
347 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 270 days – 447 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (85 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 378 days
- Sample
- 85 articles with submission and acceptance dates (91 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 16%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 100 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 accepted1
- research articlesAll research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by two anonymous referees…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Education Economics is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and rea…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy: All research articles undergo rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by two anonymous referees. Model summary
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by two anonymous referees.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0964-5292
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-5782
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 34, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Education Economics
What CAS zone is Education Economics in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Education Economics?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 74.
How long does peer review take at Education Economics?
Based on the dates recorded on 85 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 347 days (interquartile range 270–447 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 16% (2025). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Education Economics based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (1), Germany (1) and Norway (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Education Economics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Education Economics is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EconLit and ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Education Economics open access, and what is the APC?
Education Economics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .