Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
ISSN 0162-3737 · eISSN 1935-1062 · SAGE
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis: CAS Zone 2 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.81; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,500; review about 21 days (submission to first decision, publisher); acceptance rate 9.5% (journal website); 47 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis is published by SAGE and is in Zone 2 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, Evaluation and Performance Assessment and Higher Education Research Studies, together about 43.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis (EEPA) publishes rigorous, policy-relevant research of interest to those engaged in educational policy analysis, evaluation, and decision making. EEPA is a multidisciplinary journal, and editors consider original research from multiple disciplines, theoretical orientations, and methodologies. View full journal description This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editor-in-chief Geoffrey Borman ArizonaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named United States 70, Mainland China 1, South Korea 1 (72 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- School Choice and PerformanceSocial Sciences23.7%
- Evaluation and Performance AssessmentDecision Sciences10.1%
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences9.7%
- Educational Assessment and ImprovementDecision Sciences9.7%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences9.1%
- Parental Involvement in EducationSocial Sciences6.2%
- Education Systems and PolicySocial Sciences5.3%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 2 |
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: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Education Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 2 |
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
- 2.81LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 157OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,120OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.44OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 20.55%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 45LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,429 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 46 | 23 | 7 |
| 2025 | 47 | 18 | 83 |
| 2024 | 58 | 27 | 429 |
| 2023 | 47 | 23 | 506 |
| 2022 | 46 | 11 | 762 |
| 2021 | 43 | 5 | 922 |
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 9.5%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,500 / GBP 1,833 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 120 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- APA
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted1
- briefEEPA also publishes Briefs. The Brief format can cover the range of paper topics normally considered for EEPA.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use
AI-generated content must be disclosed; AI tools should not be listed as an author. Model summary
Authors must reveal any AI-generated content in their submission, including text, images, or translations.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Information
No written or oral permission is necessary to reproduce a table, a figure, or an excerpt of fewer than 500 words from this journal, or to make photocopies for classroom use. Authors are granted permission, without fee, to photocopy their own material or make printouts from the final pdf of their article. Copies must include a full and accurate bibliographic citation and the following credit line: …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Optional gold open access via Sage Choice. Model summary
If you or your funder wish your article to be freely available online to nonsubscribers immediately upon publication (gold open access), you can opt for it to be included in Sage Choice, subject to payment of a publication fee.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymized manuscript requirements. Model summary
THE MANUSCRIPT CONTAINS NO IDENTIFYING INFORMATION, EVEN ON THE TITLE PAGE.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Original work not under consideration elsewhere. Model summary
The submission has not been previously published and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, or an explanation has been provided in the Cover Letter.
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 0162-3737
- Electronic ISSN
- 1935-1062
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
What CAS zone is Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis is in Zone 2 of Education, and in Zone 2 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 Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.81; CiteScore 5.8, h-index 157.
How long does peer review take at Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis?
The publisher reports about 21 days (submission to first decision); first decisions include desk rejections; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 9.5%. 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 are the manuscript requirements of Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 120 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: APA; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis based?
Of the 72 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (70), Mainland China (1) and South Korea (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis open access, and what is the APC?
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,500.
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: .