Journal profile
Impacting Education
ISSN 2472-5889 · University Library System, University of Pittsburgh · United States
Impacting Education: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 28 weeks (community reports); 53 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Impacting Education is published by University Library System, University of Pittsburgh. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Doctoral Education Challenges and Solutions, Teacher Education and Leadership Studies and Educational Research and Methods, together about 62% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Impacting Education (IE) seeks to provide a forum where academics and practitioners alike may publish scholarly articles that meaningfully contribute to the improved preparation of PK-20 educational leaders through the examination of the development, redesign, and improvement of professional preparation programs as well as the outcomes of such programs including the skills, knowledge, dispositions, and impact of EdD program on graduates. As such, scholarship generated in IE will have strong implications for the management and policies of schools of education, their EdD programs and the research, teaching, and learning of their faculty and students. IE publishes research articles, dissertation in practice research articles (see section policies for special note), essay manuscripts and book reviews of works that support the preparation of educational leaders.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Suha TamimPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Doctoral Education Challenges and SolutionsHealth Professions27.7%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences24.5%
- Educational Research and MethodsSocial Sciences9.8%
- Adult and Continuing Education TopicsSocial Sciences4.2%
- Critical Race Theory in EducationSocial Sciences3.4%
- Online and Blended LearningSocial Sciences3.2%
- Education during COVID-19 pandemicSocial Sciences2.6%
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences2.5%
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
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
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.52OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 280 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 35 | 130 |
| 2025 | 53 | 53 | 161 |
| 2024 | 39 | 39 | 145 |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | 101 |
| 2022 | 35 | 35 | 63 |
| 2021 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
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 28 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 28 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 | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–150 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,000 words
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: The Author retains copyright in the Work, where the term “Work” shall include all digital objects that may result in subsequent electronic publication or distribution. Upon acceptance of the Work, the author shall grant to the Publisher the right of first publication of the Work. The Author shall grant to the Publisher and its age…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content. Our publisher, the University Library System at the University of Pittsburgh, abides by the Budapest Open Access Initiative definition of Open Access: “By “open access” to [peer-reviewed research literature], we mean its free availability on the public internet, permitting any users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or l…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
IE is an international, peer-reviewed journal. All submissions are subject to a multi-level review process to ensure relevance, accuracy, quality of content and methodology.The editorial staff will review all submissions to determine general fit for the journal. Manuscripts selected will be sent on for double-blind peer-review (2-3 reviewers for research articles; 1-2 for essays). Reviews will typ…
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
- University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2472-5889
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Impacting Education
How long does peer review take at Impacting Education?
Authors report an average review time of about 28 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Impacting Education?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–150 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 7,000 words; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Impacting Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Impacting Education is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Impacting Education open access, and what is the APC?
Impacting Education 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .