Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Harvard Educational Review
ISSN 0017-8055 · eISSN 1943-5045
Harvard Educational Review: CAS Zone 2 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.54; subscription journal; 39 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Harvard Educational Review is in Zone 2 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, Critical Race Theory in Education and School Choice and Performance, together about 28% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Harvard Education Press publishes the best books on education research, practice, and policy for leaders, practitioners, and policymakers.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences10.3%
- Critical Race Theory in EducationSocial Sciences9.8%
- School Choice and PerformanceSocial Sciences7.9%
- Educator Training and Historical PedagogySocial Sciences7.5%
- Diverse Education Studies and ReformsSocial Sciences7.1%
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences5.2%
- Parental Involvement in EducationSocial Sciences4%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 2 |
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
Database indexing
SSCILetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 187OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,019OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,114 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 12 | 3 |
| 2025 | 39 | 13 | 42 |
| 2024 | 43 | 12 | 143 |
| 2023 | 38 | 10 | 203 |
| 2022 | 40 | 11 | 735 |
| 2021 | 44 | 18 | 729 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- ISSN
- 0017-8055
- Electronic ISSN
- 1943-5045
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Harvard Educational Review
What CAS zone is Harvard Educational Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Harvard Educational Review is in Zone 2 of Education, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Education & Educational Research. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Harvard Educational Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.54; h-index 187.
Which databases index Harvard Educational Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Harvard Educational Review is indexed in SSCI.
Is Harvard Educational Review open access, and what is the APC?
Harvard Educational Review is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .