Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Educational Research
ISSN 0013-1881 · eISSN 1469-5847 · Taylor & Francis · United States
Educational Research: CAS Zone 3 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.67; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 256 days to acceptance (53 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 3% (journal website); 28 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Educational Research is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, Early Childhood Education and Development and Education Systems and Policy, together about 28.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Educational Research is an international peer-reviewed research journal which, since its inception in 1958, has contributed as a leading international forum for informed thinking on all issues of contemporary concern in education. As the journal of the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), Educational Research is committed to publishing research of interest to academics, researchers and those concerned with mediating research findings to policy makers and practitioners. The journal presents research in a way that is accessible for the educational reader who may not share an author’s particular specialism or context. The journal has a deliberately broad scope and publishes quantitative and qualitative research articles, literature reviews, and theoretical discussion pieces concerned with critical inquiry in and of education. This wide coverage enables discussion of topical issues and policies affecting education and educational establishments worldwide. Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences11.7%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences8.9%
- Education Systems and PolicySocial Sciences7.9%
- Parental Involvement in EducationSocial Sciences6.9%
- School Choice and PerformanceSocial Sciences5.7%
- Collaborative Teaching and InclusionSocial Sciences4.2%
- Educational Assessment and ImprovementDecision Sciences4.2%
- Education and Technology IntegrationSocial Sciences4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
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: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
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
PsycINFOERICCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, Academic Search, Australian Research Council (ARC) Ranked Journal List, British Education Index, ChildData Abstracts, ChildData CD Rom, ChildData on the web, EBSCO host EJS, EBSCO CD Rom Database, Education Journal, Educational Index, Educational Research Abstracts online (ERA), Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), FRANCIS, G. F. Heise Indexing, H. W. Wilson Indexing Services, IBSS (International Bibliography of the Social Sciences), MLA International Bibliography, National Children’s Bureau, Psychological Abstracts, Research into Higher Education Abstracts, Social Sciences Biblio Inform/ BLPES, VOCEDplus
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
- 2.67LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.07LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.07Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.99LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.99Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 99OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 891OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.05OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 46.84%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 468,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,013 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 14 | 12 |
| 2025 | 28 | 21 | 92 |
| 2024 | 28 | 22 | 212 |
| 2023 | 24 | 15 | 333 |
| 2022 | 30 | 21 | 552 |
| 2021 | 25 | 15 | 762 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
256 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 182 days – 310 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (53 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 279 days
- Sample
- 53 articles with submission and acceptance dates (54 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 3%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 163 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 17 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 Research 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 and re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review: initial editor screening plus anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees. Model summary
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.
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
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0013-1881
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-5847
- Society / sponsor
- National Foundation for Educational Research
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 68, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Educational Research
What CAS zone is Educational Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Educational Research is in Zone 3 of Education, and in Zone 4 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 Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.67; CiteScore 5.3, h-index 99.
How long does peer review take at Educational Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 53 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 256 days (interquartile range 182–310 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 3%. 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 Research 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 3 of Education.
Which databases index Educational Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Educational Research is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PsycINFO, ERIC and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Educational Research open access, and what is the APC?
Educational Research 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .