Journal profile
Excellence and Innovation in Learning and Teaching
ISSN 2499-507X · Franco Angeli · Italy
Excellence and Innovation in Learning and Teaching: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 32 weeks (community reports); 13 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Excellence and Innovation in Learning and Teaching is published by Franco Angeli. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Evaluation of Teaching Practices, Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation and Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, together about 38.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This journal project evolved from a group of teachers and professionals who have a deep interest in teaching and learning practices from a multidisciplinary perspective. The setting is primarily higher education as well as of university-business dialogue, with a focus also on teaching support services and educational and training processes. The journal proposes articles and essays concerning teaching and learning in formal, informal and non-formal contexts, with particular interest for innovative methodologies and strategies for the development of educational professions.Focus areas for contributions include: teaching strategies, learning theory, curriculum design and development, assessment and evaluation, pedagogical processes, leadership and management in educational and training contexts, lifelong learning methodologies and tools. A privileged space will be dedicated to cooperative strategies and practices between labour market and educational institutions. National and international contributions are encouraged in two formats: - refereed empirical research and theoretical/conceptual manuscripts; - non refereed field experiences. The journal Excellence and Innovation in Learning and Teaching. Research and Practices aims to build a dialogue on national and international excellences in teaching and learning, offering a strategic resource for professionals. It is addressed to school and university teachers and scholars, but also to trainers and consultants in human resources management and development.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Evaluation of Teaching PracticesSocial Sciences15.5%
- Higher Education Teaching and EvaluationSocial Sciences14.6%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences8.4%
- Innovative Teaching MethodsSocial Sciences6.7%
- Student Assessment and FeedbackSocial Sciences5.4%
- Online and Blended LearningSocial Sciences4.2%
- Science Education and PedagogySocial Sciences2.9%
- Innovative Teaching and Learning MethodsPsychology2.9%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.52OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 154 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 17 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 23 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 26 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 18 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 12 |
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 32 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 32 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 accepted4
- esperienze e praticheEsperienze e pratiche Resoconti di esperienze, pratiche e progetti, da un minimo di 3000 ad un massimo di 4500 paroleLength not stated
- recensioniRecensioni Lunghezza massima: 800 parole.Length not stated
- ricercheRicerche Conceptual papers of 4000-5500 words.Length not stated
- saggiSaggi Studi teorici soggetti a procedura di referaggio, da un minimo di 4000 ad un massimo di 5500 parole.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review, Plagiarism
- Peer review
Blind review instructions must be followed. Model summary
Il file è stato composto seguendo le istruzioni su come assicurare una revisione cieca.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Original work only; not previously published or under consideration elsewhere. Model summary
L’articolo non è stato precedentemente pubblicato né proposto a un’altra rivista.
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
- Franco Angeli
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English, Italian
- ISSN
- 2499-507X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Excellence and Innovation in Learning and Teaching
How long does peer review take at Excellence and Innovation in Learning and Teaching?
Authors report an average review time of about 32 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 Excellence and Innovation in Learning and Teaching?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Excellence and Innovation in Learning and Teaching is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Excellence and Innovation in Learning and Teaching open access, and what is the APC?
Excellence and Innovation in Learning and Teaching is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .