Journal profile
Human Rights Education Review
ISSN 2535-5406 · Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences · Norway
Human Rights Education Review: fully open access; no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 52 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Human Rights Education Review is published by Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Peace and Human Rights Education, Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy and Children's Rights and Participation, together about 56.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aims and scopeEditorial board Human Rights Education Review ( HRER ) is a multi-disciplinary journal, which won a 2021 prize from the University and College Consortium for Human Rights Education ‘for its significant contribution to international research and future teaching, learning, and collaboration in human rights education across the globe’. HRER advances public conversation on human rights and democratic learning through international exchange of ideas and practice. The journal is proud of its record in disseminating research to professionals and the public. HRER disseminates high-quality research to inform teaching and learning. HRER aims to enhance public understanding of human rights and child rights and strengthen a culture of human rights. Our readership is global and we have published articles on human rights education and democratic learning from all regions. The editors have a particular commitment to publishing authors from the Global South and to fostering new voices. We believe this exchange of ideas is vital to strengthen and renew democracy and fundamental freedoms in both emergent and long-established democratic contexts. Read full aims and scope
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Peace and Human Rights EducationSocial Sciences35.1%
- Educator Training and Historical PedagogySocial Sciences11.5%
- Children's Rights and ParticipationSocial Sciences10%
- Citizenship Education and DemocracySocial Sciences6.7%
- Historical and Contemporary Political DynamicsArts and Humanities5.6%
- Global Education and MulticulturalismSocial Sciences4.1%
- Critical and Liberation PedagogySocial Sciences3.7%
- Gender, Sexuality, and EducationSocial Sciences2.2%
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
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.02OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 233 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 40 | 222 |
| 2025 | 52 | 52 | 228 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 91 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 82 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 92 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | 79 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 accepted1
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 14 Sep 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
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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
- Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences
- Country or region
- Norway
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2535-5406
- Society / sponsor
- International Association for Human Rights Education
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 9, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Human Rights Education Review
How long does peer review take at Human Rights Education Review?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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.
Is Human Rights Education Review open access, and what is the APC?
Human Rights Education Review is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .