Journal profile · Multiple
Education Finance and Policy
ISSN 1557-3060 · eISSN 1557-3079 · MIT Press
Education Finance and Policy: CAS Zone 3 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.61; subscription journal; 34 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Education Finance and Policy is published by MIT Press and is in Zone 3 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are School Choice and Performance, Higher Education Research Studies and Educational Assessment and Improvement, together about 52.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Education Finance and Policy (EFP) publishes policy-relevant research papers concerning education finance, policy, and practice. The journal draws from a range of fields—including economics, political science, public administration and policy, law, and education—covering topics that span from early childhood to graduate education in the United States and around the world. The journal publishes two types of articles: research papers and policy briefs.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- School Choice and PerformanceSocial Sciences29.2%
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences16.3%
- Educational Assessment and ImprovementDecision Sciences6.9%
- Parental Involvement in EducationSocial Sciences5.7%
- Innovations in Educational MethodsSocial Sciences4.7%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences4.4%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3%
- Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.61LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2024
- 29Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.41LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 62OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 297OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.98OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.14%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 566 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 34 | 8 | 37 |
| 2024 | 18 | 6 | 38 |
| 2023 | 26 | 9 | 131 |
| 2022 | 26 | 9 | 318 |
| 2021 | 35 | 5 | 370 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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 accepted2
- policy briefsThe journal publishes two types of articles: research papers and policy briefs.Length not stated
- research papersThe journal publishes two types of articles: research papers and policy briefs.Length not stated
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
- MIT Press
- ISSN
- 1557-3060
- Electronic ISSN
- 1557-3079
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 21, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Education Finance and Policy
What CAS zone is Education Finance and Policy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Education Finance and Policy is in Zone 3 of Education, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Economics / 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 Finance and Policy?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.61; CiteScore 4.2, h-index 62.
Which databases index Education Finance and Policy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Education Finance and Policy is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Education Finance and Policy open access, and what is the APC?
Education Finance and Policy is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .