Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
European Early Childhood Education Research Journal
ISSN 1350-293X · eISSN 1752-1807 · Taylor & Francis
European Early Childhood Education Research Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.68; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 74 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 21% (journal website); 86 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Early Childhood Education Research Journal 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 Early Childhood Education and Development, Children's Rights and Participation and Child Development and Digital Technology, together about 45.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (EECERJ) is the publication of the European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA), an international organisation dedicated to the promotion and dissemination of research in Early Childhood Education throughout Europe and beyond. CREC is the UK base for the European Early Childhood Research Association. EECERA welcomes and encourages membership and contributions from across the world to share and participate in its European perspective; all submitted papers should have application to, and implications for our international audience. EECERJ aims to provide a forum for the publication of original research in early childhood education. ‘Early Childhood’ is defined as being from birth to eight years of age. With this as its principal focus, it should be emphasised that its definition of education embraces care and that its approach is multidisciplinary, embracing all related fields including psychology, sociology, child health and social work. The Editorial Board intends to publish papers which have a clear application to early childhood education and care policy and practice and this must be made explicit in the wider discussion articulated within the paper. EECERJ recognises multiple paradigms and particularly welcomes qualitative approaches that seek to better understand and develop practice and submissions where mixed-methods provide balance between qualitative and quantitative analysis. We also seek to provide a common forum for shared issues in early childhood education research, and, on occasion, to provide a forum for controversy in the discussion of such issues. When tackling potential controversy EECERJ requires authors to acknowledge multiple perspectives and take particular care with ethics. Papers may take the form of reports of research in progress/completed, discussion of conceptual and methodological issues and meta-analyses/literature reviews. All papers are double blind peer reviewed. All papers are submitted via ScholarOne for consideration. European Early Childhood Education Research Association membership rates include a subscription to European Early Childhood Research Journal. To become a member please go to https://www.eecera.org/membership/ Peer Review Policy: All Research Articles published in the journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymised review by at least two independent reviewers. The Journal reserves the rig
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editor-in-chief Tony BertramPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 33%); most named United Kingdom 2, Mainland China 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences27.6%
- Children's Rights and ParticipationSocial Sciences10.4%
- Child Development and Digital TechnologySocial Sciences7.8%
- Parental Involvement in EducationSocial Sciences6.3%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences5%
- Educational and Psychological AssessmentsPsychology4.7%
- Innovative Education and Learning PracticesSocial Sciences4.6%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.2%
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 Q2 · 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
ERICPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, Australian Research Council (ARC) Ranked Journal List, British Education Index, Educational Research Abstracts online (ERA), National Children's Bureau
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
- 1.68LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.71Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.42LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.42Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 70OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 686OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.77OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 31.82%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 80LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 488,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,558 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 111 | 53 | 24 |
| 2025 | 86 | 57 | 122 |
| 2024 | 76 | 37 | 338 |
| 2023 | 77 | 51 | 412 |
| 2022 | 84 | 43 | 839 |
| 2021 | 85 | 39 | 1,597 |
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
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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".
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 21%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 44 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 74 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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
- content published under a different article typeContent published under a different Article Type has not been subject to external peer review.Length not stated
- research articlesAll Research Articles published in the journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymised review by at least two inde…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
European Early Childhood Education Research Journal 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? Incr…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double blind peer review Model summary
All papers are double blind peer reviewed.
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
- 1350-293X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1752-1807
- Society / sponsor
- European Early Childhood Education Research Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 34, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Early Childhood Education Research Journal
What CAS zone is European Early Childhood Education Research Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Early Childhood Education Research Journal 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 European Early Childhood Education Research Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.68; CiteScore 3.4, h-index 70.
How long does peer review take at European Early Childhood Education Research Journal?
The publisher reports about 74 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 21%. 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 European Early Childhood Education Research Journal 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 European Early Childhood Education Research Journal based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 33%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (2) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index European Early Childhood Education Research Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Early Childhood Education Research Journal is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is European Early Childhood Education Research Journal open access, and what is the APC?
European Early Childhood Education Research Journal 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: .