Journal profile · Social Sciences-Education
Evolution: Education and Outreach
ISSN 1936-6426 · eISSN 1936-6434 · Springer Nature · United Kingdom
Evolution: Education and Outreach: fully open access; APC about USD 2,390; review about 13 weeks (community reports); 11 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: Evolution: Education and Outreach is now archived and no longer receiving submissions with this publisher. All articles published in the journal during its time with Springer will remain fully searchable through our websites. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Evolution: Education and Outreach is published by Springer Nature. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Evolution and Science Education, Science Education and Pedagogy and Philosophy and History of Science, together about 70.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Education
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Evolution and Science EducationArts and Humanities31.2%
- Science Education and PedagogySocial Sciences23.7%
- Philosophy and History of ScienceArts and Humanities15.7%
- Evolution and Paleontology StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences4.2%
- Evolution and Genetic DynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.9%
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologySocial Sciences2.4%
- Science Education and PerceptionsPsychology2.3%
- Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.1%
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 | Q2 | 750/1698 | 55th |
| Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | Q2 | 344/736 | 53rd |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 2.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- h-index
- 54OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 286OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.36OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 714 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 515 |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | 928 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 1,342 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 1,105 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 1,165 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 1,160 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | GBP 1,690 / USD 2,390 / EUR 1,990 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,390 / EUR 1,990 / GBP 1,690 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 1,890 / USD 2,290 / GBP 1,590 | Yes | — |
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
The journal is archived and no longer accepting submissions with this publisher. Model summary
Evolution: Education and Outreach is now archived and no longer receiving submissions with this publisher.
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
- Springer Nature
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1936-6426
- Electronic ISSN
- 1936-6434
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Evolution: Education and Outreach
How long does peer review take at Evolution: Education and Outreach?
Authors report an average review time of about 13 weeks. 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.
Which databases index Evolution: Education and Outreach?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Evolution: Education and Outreach is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Evolution: Education and Outreach open access, and what is the APC?
Evolution: Education and Outreach is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,390.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .