Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Educational Studies
ISSN 0305-5698 · eISSN 1465-3400 · Taylor & Francis
Educational Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.3; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 327 days to acceptance (94 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 3% (journal website); 53 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Educational Studies is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 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, Parental Involvement in Education and Early Childhood Education and Development, together about 30.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Educational Studies aims to provide a forum for original investigations and theoretical studies in education. The journal publishes fully refereed papers which cover applied and theoretical approaches to the study of education. Papers should constitute original research, and should be methodologically sound, theoretically informed, and of relevance to an international audience. The journal is particularly interested in research that aims to inform educational practice(s) within and/or across sectors. Whilst the journal is principally concerned with the social sciences, contributions from a wider field are also encouraged. Empirically-based papers are particularly welcome. 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
Editor-in-chief Kingsley BoltonPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Hong Kong, China 1, United Kingdom 1, Australia 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences12.8%
- Parental Involvement in EducationSocial Sciences9.4%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences8.7%
- School Choice and PerformanceSocial Sciences6%
- Collaborative Teaching and InclusionSocial Sciences4.3%
- Educator Training and Historical PedagogySocial Sciences4.3%
- Education Systems and PolicySocial Sciences4.3%
- Innovative Teaching and Learning MethodsPsychology4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · 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 Child Development Abstracts, EBSCO CD Rom Database, EBSCOhost EJS, Education Index, Educational Administration Abstracts, Educational Research Abstracts online (ERA), Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS), Language and Linguistics Behavior Abstracts, Psychological Abstracts, Research into Higher Education Abstracts, UMI Periodicals Check-in
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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 8.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.25LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.25Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.84LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.84Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 86OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 948OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.15%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 52LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 244,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 244,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,890 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 67 | 24 | 23 |
| 2025 | 53 | 18 | 170 |
| 2024 | 34 | 14 | 135 |
| 2023 | 20 | 4 | 101 |
| 2022 | 62 | 19 | 685 |
| 2021 | 68 | 23 | 1,532 |
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
327 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 188 days – 543 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 9 days (94 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 346 days
- Sample
- 94 articles with submission and acceptance dates (128 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 3%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 3%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 227 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 227 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 9 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)
Article types accepted2
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 18 Sep 2026Length not stated
- review articleReview Article | Published online: 2 Sep 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Educational Studies 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 rea…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Policy:
All research articles undergo rigorous peer review based on initial editor screening and 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
- ISSN
- 0305-5698
- Electronic ISSN
- 1465-3400
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 52, Issue 5 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Educational Studies
What CAS zone is Educational Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Educational Studies is in Zone 4 of Education, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Education & Educational Research. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Educational Studies?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.3; CiteScore 8.7, h-index 86.
How long does peer review take at Educational Studies?
Based on the dates recorded on 94 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 327 days (interquartile range 188–543 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 3% (2025). 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 Studies in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (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 4 of Education.
Where are the editorial board members of Educational Studies based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Hong Kong, China (1), United Kingdom (1) and Australia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Educational Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Educational Studies 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 Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Educational Studies 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .