Journal profile · Social Sciences-Education
Educational Practice & Theory
ISSN 1323-577X · eISSN 2201-0599 · James Nicholas Publishers, Pty. Ltd
Educational Practice & Theory: subscription journal; 14 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Educational Practice & Theory is published by James Nicholas Publishers, Pty. Ltd. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies and Education Pedagogy and Practices, together about 27.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Educational Practice and Theory is a bi-annual, independent, refereed journal which, since its launch in 1978, has become an important independent forum for original ideas in education. It publishes innovative and original research in the area. Its focus is both applied and theoretical and it seeks articles from a diverse range of themes and countries.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Education
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences14.9%
- Educational Theory and Curriculum StudiesSocial Sciences6.4%
- Education Pedagogy and PracticesSocial Sciences6.2%
- Educator Training and Historical PedagogySocial Sciences6%
- Global Educational Policies and ReformsSocial Sciences4.9%
- Innovative Teaching and Learning MethodsPsychology4.7%
- Education, Philosophy, and SocietyArts and Humanities4.5%
- Global Education and MulticulturalismSocial Sciences4.3%
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)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | Q4 | 1287/1698 | 24th |
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
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.36OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 449 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 0 | 95 |
| 2025 | 14 | 0 | 120 |
| 2024 | 13 | 1 | 124 |
| 2023 | 13 | 0 | 153 |
| 2022 | 14 | 0 | 160 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | 148 |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Peer-reviewed (refereed) journal Model summary
Educational Practice and Theory is a bi-annual, independent, refereed journal
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
- James Nicholas Publishers, Pty. Ltd
- ISSN
- 1323-577X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2201-0599
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Educational Practice & Theory
Which databases index Educational Practice & Theory?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Educational Practice & Theory is indexed in Scopus.
Is Educational Practice & Theory open access, and what is the APC?
Educational Practice & Theory 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: .