Journal profile · Social Sciences-Education
Education Policy Analysis Archives
ISSN 1068-2341 · Arizona State University · United States
Education Policy Analysis Archives: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 88 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Education Policy Analysis Archives is published by Arizona State University 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 School Choice and Performance, Teacher Education and Leadership Studies and Educational Assessment and Improvement, together about 31.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Education Policy Analysis Archives/Archivos Analíticos de Políticas Educativas/Arquivos Analíticos de Políticas Educativas (EPAA/AAPE; ISSN 1068-2341) is a peer-reviewed, open-access, international, multilingual, and multidisciplinary journal designed for researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and development analysts concerned with education policies.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Education
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 5, Spain 3, Mexico 2, Chile 2, Brazil 1 (16 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- School Choice and PerformanceSocial Sciences13.9%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences9.2%
- Educational Assessment and ImprovementDecision Sciences8%
- Education and Teacher TrainingSocial Sciences6.8%
- Education Pedagogy and PracticesSocial Sciences5.8%
- Education and Public PolicySocial Sciences5.5%
- Parental Involvement in EducationSocial Sciences5%
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial 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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| 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.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Indexing and MetricsPublisher 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 77OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 883OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.36%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 88LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,608 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 84 | 84 | 5 |
| 2025 | 88 | 88 | 100 |
| 2024 | 81 | 81 | 205 |
| 2023 | 138 | 138 | 588 |
| 2022 | 179 | 179 | 1,121 |
| 2021 | 177 | 177 | 1,021 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- articleWe publish articles that focus on all levels of education, from early childhood to higher education.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
- Arizona State University
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1068-2341
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 34 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Education Policy Analysis Archives
What CAS zone is Education Policy Analysis Archives in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Education Policy Analysis Archives 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 4 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Education Policy Analysis Archives?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Education Policy Analysis Archives based?
Of the 16 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (5), Spain (3) and Mexico (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Education Policy Analysis Archives?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Education Policy Analysis Archives is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Education Policy Analysis Archives open access, and what is the APC?
Education Policy Analysis Archives 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, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .