Journal profile · Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science
Education Inquiry
ISSN 2000-4508 · Taylor & Francis · United Kingdom
Education Inquiry: CAS Zone 3 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.9 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 295 days to acceptance (11 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 13% (journal website); 44 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Education Inquiry is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, Global Educational Policies and Reforms and Global Education and Multiculturalism, together about 33.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Education Inquiry is a peer reviewed, open access journal that provides high quality research in the field of education. It is published in cooperation with the Umeå School of Education, Umeå University. The journal is a forum for debate on contemporary education research and policy, changes in teaching and learning across all sectors of education, the nature and processes of education and training, and research in and on teacher education. The readership consists of educators, researchers, and policy makers. Education Inquiry welcomes disciplinary and cross-disciplinary contributions and innovative perspectives on topics such as: Teaching, learning, and classroom studies Subject didactics and pedagogy Education policy or practice Education across all levels Education within specific national boundaries or in comparative perspective The journal publishes original research articles and operates a double anonymized peer review policy.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences14.4%
- Global Educational Policies and ReformsSocial Sciences10.5%
- Global Education and MulticulturalismSocial Sciences8.9%
- Educator Training and Historical PedagogySocial Sciences6%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences5%
- Literacy, Media, and EducationArts and Humanities4.5%
- Educational Assessment and ImprovementDecision Sciences4.1%
- Innovative Education and Learning PracticesSocial Sciences4%
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 | 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.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Education Research Abstracts Online (ERA), Norwegian List (NSD), Finnish Publication Forum (JUFO)Publisher website
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
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.41LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.41Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 281OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.78OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 44LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 351,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 586 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 6 |
| 2025 | 44 | 44 | 94 |
| 2024 | 37 | 37 | 175 |
| 2023 | 43 | 43 | 374 |
| 2022 | 38 | 38 | 346 |
| 2021 | 39 | 39 | 555 |
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
295 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 224 days – 340 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 8 days (11 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 302 days
- Sample
- 11 articles with submission and acceptance dates (74 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 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 13%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 25 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 88 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Education Inquiry is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. 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 readership of your article Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymized peer review Model summary
The journal publishes original research articles and operates a double anonymized peer review policy.
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
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2000-4508
- Society / sponsor
- Umeå University
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 17, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Education Inquiry
What CAS zone is Education Inquiry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Education Inquiry is in Zone 3 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 Education Inquiry?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.9 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 5.5, h-index 41.
How long does peer review take at Education Inquiry?
Based on the dates recorded on 11 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 295 days (interquartile range 224–340 days); authors report an average review time of about 30 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 13%. 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 JCR quartile is Education Inquiry in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Education.
Which databases index Education Inquiry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Education Inquiry is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Education Inquiry open access, and what is the APC?
Education Inquiry 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: .