Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Education Research International

ISSN 2090-4002 · eISSN 2090-4010 · Hindawi Limited · United Kingdom

Education Research International: fully open access; APC about USD 1,050; review about 21 weeks (community reports); 3 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.

Impact factor—No published value
CAS zone—Not in the CAS Journal Ranking
CiteScore quartileQ2Education · rank 620/1543 · 59th percentile
Review timeabout 21 weeksCommunity average
APCUSD 1,050Fully open access
Acceptance—No reports yet
Articles per year32025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

Education Research International is published by Hindawi Limited. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning, Innovations in Medical Education and Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, together about 25.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Education Research International is a peer-reviewed, Open Access journal that considers scholarly, research-based articles on all aspects of education. As an international journal aimed at facilitating the global exchange of education theory, contributions from different educational systems and cultures are encouraged. The journal publishes research articles as well as review articles.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Editorial board by country: 6 in mainland China (about 13%); most named Mainland China 6, Taiwan, China 3, United States 3, India 3, Malaysia 3 (48 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

  1. EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities13.1%
  2. Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine6.5%
  3. Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences6.2%
  4. Second Language Acquisition and LearningPsychology6.2%
  5. Innovative Teaching and Learning MethodsPsychology6.1%
  6. English Language Learning and TeachingComputer Science6%
  7. Education, Achievement, and GiftednessPsychology5.5%
  8. Science Education and PedagogySocial Sciences4.1%

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)Not covered

Not covered by this edition.

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered

Not covered by this edition.

CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)

SubjectQuartileRankPercentile
EducationQ2620/154359th

Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub

Database indexing

ScopusLetPub

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

CiteScore 2026-06
2.7LetPub ·
SJR 2026-06
0.36LetPub ·
SNIP 2026-06
0.77LetPub ·
h-index
54OpenAlex ·
i10-index
415OpenAlex ·
2-year mean citedness
3.47OpenAlex ·
Share of gold OA articles
99.35%LetPub ·

Volume

Articles per year
76LetPub ·

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 777 in total · the current year is incomplete

YearArticlesOpen accessCitations
2026211,427
2025322,409
202414142,756
202372722,703
20222292292,044
20211121121,350

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 21 weeksLetPub ·
Peer review
Anonymous peer reviewLetPub

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 accessLetPub

Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).

SourceAPCFee waiverLicenseObserved
OpenAlexUSD 1,050——
LetPubUSD 1,050Yes—
Publisher websiteYes, 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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
Abstract
≤ 300 words
Publisher website · model-extracted, each line checked against the text
Article types accepted7
  1. original researchThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
  2. research articleThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
  3. research articlesResearch articles should present the results of an original research study. These manuscripts should describe how the research project was conducted and provide…Length not stated
  4. reviewThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
  5. review articleThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
  6. reviewsA review article provides an overview of the published literature in a particular subject area.Length not stated
  7. systematic reviewThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
Publisher website
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
Authorship Title and authorship information

The following information should be included: Manuscript title Full author names Full institutional mailing addresses Email addresses Affiliations. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in institutional affiliations. Responsibility for affiliations ultimately rests with the author, although the publisher may request changes be made to countries listed in affiliations t…

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Conflicts of interest Conflicts of interest

Max three manuscripts under review per author at any time. Model summary

Authors must declare all relevant interests that could be perceived as conflicting. Authors should explain why each interest may represent a conflict. If no conflicts exist, the authors should state this. Submitting authors are responsible for co-authors declaring their interests. Conflicts of interest (COIs, also known as 'competing interests') occur when issues outside research could be reasonab…

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Data availability Data availability

Data availability statement required with submission. Model summary

Authors must include a data availability statement with their submission. When submitting a manuscript, submitting authors will be asked to select from several pre-written statements or use the text editor to tell us about data availability with regard to their submission. Review our Data Sharing Policy to understand which data availability statement is right for your submission.

Source ↗Publisher website ·
License & copyright Copyright and permissions

Copyright retained by authors; open access articles under CC BY. Model summary

Authors retain the copyright of their manuscripts, and all open access articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited. The use of general descriptive names, trade names, trademarks, and so forth in this publication, even if not speci…

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Peer review Peer review

Single-anonymized peer review model for applicable article types. Model summary

The journal follows a single-anonymized peer review model, for applicable article types. Information on the Peer Review model can be found here. Wiley's policy on the confidentiality of the review process is available here. All submitted articles are subject to assessment and peer review to ensure editorial appropriateness and technical correctness. Research published in the journal must be: Scien…

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Plagiarism

Uses iThenticate CrossCheck for plagiarism detection. Model summary

This journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts.

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Preprints Preprints

Preprint servers accepted; does not compromise novelty. Model summary

The journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers, and does not consider this to compromise the novelty of the results. Articles based on content previously made public only on a preprint server, institutional repository, or in a thesis will be considered. The preprint should be cited.

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting guidelines

Authors are strongly encouraged to use appropriate reporting guidelines when preparing and submitting manuscripts, to maximize transparency and reproducibility. Our editors and reviewers are also encouraged to use them in the review process. Completed checklists should be provided in the supplementary files on submission. We particularly encourage the use of: CONSORT for randomized controlled tria…

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
Hindawi Limited
Country or region
United Kingdom
Language
English
ISSN
2090-4002
Electronic ISSN
2090-4010
Official links

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Education Research International

How long does peer review take at Education Research International?

Authors report an average review time of about 21 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 Research International based?

Of the 48 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 6 (about 13%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (6), Taiwan, China (3) and United States (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.

Which databases index Education Research International?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Education Research International is indexed in Scopus.

Is Education Research International open access, and what is the APC?

Education Research International is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,050.

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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .