Journal profile
Gateway Papers
ISSN 2044-852X · eISSN 2977-4748 · De Montfort University Press · United Kingdom
Gateway Papers: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 22 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Studies in Empowering Education is a peer-reviewed journal that reflects critically on learning and teaching in the changing contexts of education. These contexts include, but are not limited to, higher education, colleges, prisons, community settings and schools. We are interested in developing work that is both critical in analysis and practitioner-focused, developmental and cooperative. The journal offers space to reconsider issues of professional, lifelong and workplace learning, including critiques and theoretical analyses. The journal invites students, staff and practitioners to explore their pedagogic and education practices in the light of changes in their institutions, national education policies, the strategies of international agencies and developments associated with the ‘knowledge economy’. The journal is interdisciplinary in scope. The readership spans teaching practitioners, researchers and students. It includes undergraduates and postgraduates interested in analysing their experience at university, early career academics, experienced teachers in higher education, and researchers engaged in a range of education settings. The journal welcomes submissions in a variety of formats, including multimedia and text. Where appropriate, a range of methodological approaches are welcomed, including action research, participatory action research, ethnography, grounded theory, case studies, and narrative theory. Submissions are grouped into three sections. Full papers including critiques of policy, reports of research, case studies, and theoretical and methodological discussions of pedagogic and education research. These papers will be between 3-5000 words. Sharing practice papers with accounts and reflections on pedagogic practice, such as trials of new technologies, engagements with research-informed teaching, or the idea of students-as-producers. These papers are focused upon the early adoption of innovations and will be between 1500-3000 words Review papers providing critical discussions on new resources for those involved in pedagogic and education research and/or practice. These papers might take the form of emergent reportage, speculation or horizon-scanning, and will be between 1500-3000 words. The aims of the journal are: to foster and support dialogue between members of the global, academic community (for instance academic staff and learning developers, UG and PGR students, and external project partners) engaged in pedagogic and education resear
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 12 (12 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, EBSCO, CNKI, J-Gate, OCLC, CLOCKSS, CrossrefPublisher website
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
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
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 22 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 22 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 | |
| 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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted1
- editorialAll submissions are initially assessed by an Editor, who decides whether or not the article is suitable for peer review. Submissions considered suitable for pee…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Self-archiving
- Authorship Authorship
The journal strongly recommends ORCID registration for authors. Model summary
All listed authors must qualify as such, as defined in our authorship guidelines, which have been developed from the ICMJE definitions. All authors must have given permission to be listed on the submitted paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests, Funding and Ethics
To ensure transparency, all authors, reviewers and editors are required to declare any interests that could compromise, conflict or influence the validity of the publication. Competing interests guidelines can be viewed here. In addition, authors are required to specify funding sources and detail requirements for ethical research in the submitted manuscript, ensuring that ethical approval and cons…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics COPE
Authors, reviewers, and editors must declare competing interests. Model summary
The journal is a registered member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and is committed to following COPE guidelines.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
The journal strongly encourages open data according to FAIR principles. Model summary
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. There is no embargo on the journal’s publications. Submission and acceptance dates, along with publication dates, are made available on the PDF format for each paper. Authors of articles published remain the copyright holde…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
The journal is a registered member of COPE and committed to following COPE guidelines. Model summary
The journal is a registered member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and is committed to following COPE guidelines.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints and Prior Publication
Preprints, personal website postings, and conference presentations are not deemed prior publication. Model summary
The journal is happy to accept submissions of papers that have been loaded onto preprint servers or personal websites, have been presented at conferences, or other informal communication channels. These formats will not be deemed prior publication. The journal accepts papers that have been published within formal conference proceedings, provided that the paper provides substantially more data, ana…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
The accepted manuscript may be uploaded to an open platform under CC BY. Model summary
The accepted manuscript may also be uploaded to an open platform, under a CC BY licence.
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
- De Montfort University Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2044-852X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2977-4748
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 7, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Gateway Papers
How long does peer review take at Gateway Papers?
Authors report an average review time of about 22 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Gateway Papers based?
Of the 12 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (12). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Gateway Papers?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Gateway Papers is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Gateway Papers open access, and what is the APC?
Gateway Papers 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: .