Journal profile · Multiple
Educational Psychologist
ISSN 0046-1520 · eISSN 1532-6985 · Taylor & Francis
Educational Psychologist: CAS Zone 1 · Education (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 10.09; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 63 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 6% (journal website); 25 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Educational Psychologist is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 1 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods, Educational and Psychological Assessments and Educational Strategies and Epistemologies, together about 33.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Developmental and Educational Psychology and Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Educational Psychologist publishes articles related to the psychology of learning and instruction. Articles in this journal may adopt one or more lenses or perspectives on educational psychology, from a focus upon psychological mechanisms through social and societal phenomena related to the psychology of learning and instruction. This journal publishes theoretical and conceptual articles as well as reviews and meta-analyses that make significant contributions to theory or the methods used to explore such theory, lead the field in new directions, and advance understanding of issues, problems, policy, and research related to all aspects of educational psychology. The journal does not publish articles whose primary purpose is to report the methods and results of an empirical study. To be considered for publication, all manuscripts, including reviews and meta-analyses, must have clear implications for advancing theory. In addition to publishing regular articles, the journal publishes special issues that are devoted to important themes in educational psychology as well as focal articles with associated peer commentary. Peer Review Policy: All review papers in this journal have undergone editorial screening and peer review. Readership: Educational psychologists, researchers, teachers, administrators, and policymakers.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Innovative Teaching and Learning MethodsPsychology13.8%
- Educational and Psychological AssessmentsPsychology12.6%
- Educational Strategies and EpistemologiesPsychology7.5%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences6.6%
- Education and Critical Thinking DevelopmentSocial Sciences6.5%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences5.4%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.6%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Educational | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Educational | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Educational | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · 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
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePubMedPsycINFOERICCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, EBSCOhost Academic Search Alumni Edition, E-psyche, ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Informit Australian Education Index (Online), OCLC Electronic Collections Online, Ovid Personal Alert (E-mail), ProQuest Education Database, Taylor & Francis Educational Research Abstracts Online, Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts (Online)
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
- 10.09LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 10.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 16.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 29.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 29.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 6.31LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 6.31Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 6.64LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 6.64Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 239OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 909OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 8.56OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.93%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 494,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,471 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| 2025 | 25 | 9 | 159 |
| 2024 | 17 | 4 | 309 |
| 2023 | 19 | 8 | 734 |
| 2022 | 21 | 7 | 1,884 |
| 2021 | 25 | 8 | 3,013 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
63 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 6%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 25 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 63 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
Educational Psychologist is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. 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 an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All review papers have undergone editorial screening and peer review. Model summary
Peer Review Policy: All review papers in this journal have undergone editorial screening and peer review.
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
- ISSN
- 0046-1520
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-6985
- Society / sponsor
- American Psychological Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 61, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Educational Psychologist
What CAS zone is Educational Psychologist in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Educational Psychologist is in Zone 1 of Education, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Education & Educational Research / Psychology, Educational; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Educational Psychologist?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 10.09; CiteScore 29.7, h-index 239.
How long does peer review take at Educational Psychologist?
The publisher reports about 63 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 6%. 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 Educational Psychologist in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (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 1 of Education.
Which databases index Educational Psychologist?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Educational Psychologist is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PubMed, PsycINFO, ERIC and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Educational Psychologist open access, and what is the APC?
Educational Psychologist is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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: .