Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
History of Education Quarterly
ISSN 0018-2680 · eISSN 1748-5959 · Cambridge University Press
History of Education Quarterly: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 23 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; 78 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
History of Education Quarterly is published by Cambridge University Press 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 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, Legal case studies and regulations and Race, History, and American Society, together about 31.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
History of Education Quarterly is an international, peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to publishing high-quality scholarship on the history of education. It is the official journal of the field's leading professional society in the United States, the History of Education Society, and has been published continuously since 1960.The journal encourages submissions from a range of intersecting sub-fields in social, political, economic, intellectual, and cultural history, including (but not limited to): Urban History, Policy History, Sociology of Knowledge, Colonialism and Colonial Education, History of Childhood and Youth, Gender Studies, Ethnic History, Indigenous Education, Cultural Studies, Comparative History, and the History of Ideas.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 4%); most named United States 18, Spain 2, Mainland China 1, France 1, Netherlands 1 (24 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance12%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences11.1%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences8.6%
- Diverse Education Studies and ReformsSocial Sciences6.9%
- Historical Education Studies WorldwideSocial Sciences6.8%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences6.7%
- Educator Training and Historical PedagogySocial Sciences6.6%
- Academic Freedom and PoliticsSocial Sciences4.5%
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 |
| Minor | History of Social Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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 (publisher) 2025
- 23Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 110OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,036OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.37OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 53.25%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,277 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 13 | 2 |
| 2025 | 78 | 42 | 212 |
| 2024 | 62 | 31 | 32 |
| 2023 | 53 | 34 | 84 |
| 2022 | 50 | 28 | 88 |
| 2021 | 64 | 32 | 117 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — |
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 accepted9
- articlesHistory of Education Quarterly publishes the following article types: Articles*Length not stated
- book reviewsHistory of Education Quarterly publishes the following article types: Articles* Presidential Addresses* Review Essays* Policy Dialogues* Introductions* Forums* …Length not stated
- editorial introductionsHistory of Education Quarterly publishes the following article types: Articles* Presidential Addresses* Review Essays* Policy Dialogues* Introductions* Forums* …Length not stated
- editorialsHistory of Education Quarterly publishes the following article types: Articles* Presidential Addresses* Review Essays* Policy Dialogues* Introductions* Forums* …Length not stated
- forumsHistory of Education Quarterly publishes the following article types: Articles* Presidential Addresses* Review Essays* Policy Dialogues* Introductions* Forums*Length not stated
- introductionsHistory of Education Quarterly publishes the following article types: Articles* Presidential Addresses* Review Essays* Policy Dialogues* Introductions*Length not stated
- policy dialoguesHistory of Education Quarterly publishes the following article types: Articles* Presidential Addresses* Review Essays* Policy Dialogues*Length not stated
- presidential addressesHistory of Education Quarterly publishes the following article types: Articles* Presidential Addresses*Length not stated
- review essaysHistory of Education Quarterly publishes the following article types: Articles* Presidential Addresses* Review Essays*Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
HEQ Podcasts FirstView articles Latest issue All issues Forums Presidential address videos
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
- Cambridge University Press
- ISSN
- 0018-2680
- Electronic ISSN
- 1748-5959
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about History of Education Quarterly
What CAS zone is History of Education Quarterly in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, History of Education Quarterly 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 History of Education Quarterly?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 23 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.1, h-index 110.
Where are the editorial board members of History of Education Quarterly based?
Of the 24 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (18), Spain (2) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index History of Education Quarterly?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, History of Education Quarterly is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is History of Education Quarterly open access, and what is the APC?
History of Education Quarterly is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .