Journal profile · Social Sciences-Education
International Journal of Chinese Education
ISSN 2212-585X · eISSN 2212-5868 · SAGE · United Kingdom
International Journal of Chinese Education: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 96 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 9.7% (journal website); 26 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Chinese Education is published by SAGE. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Higher Education Governance and Development, International Student and Expatriate Challenges and Higher Education Research Studies, together about 44.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International Journal of Chinese Education (IJCE) is a fully peer-reviewed and open access journal which publishes research articles on China and Chinese education.Since 2011 IJCE has published authoritative articles which have helped understand and advance significant facets of education.IJCE embraces all facets of education.IJCE is supported by a distinguished Editorial Board, senior Editors, and Editorial Office based at a leading global university, and contributions from esteemed researchers and emerging scholars.Open access article processing charge (APC) informationThis journal is financially supported by Tsinghua University and therefore does not charge an article processing charge for open access publication. This journal flipped to open access on 1 January 2021.ContactPlease direct any queries to ijce@tsinghua.edu.cnSubmit your manuscript today at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/cne.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Education
Editor-in-chief Jinghuan ShiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 12 in mainland China (about 41%); most named Mainland China 12, Canada 4, Hong Kong, China 3, United Kingdom 3, Japan 1 (29 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Higher Education Governance and DevelopmentSocial Sciences26.5%
- International Student and Expatriate ChallengesSocial Sciences10%
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences7.7%
- Global Educational Policies and ReformsSocial Sciences6.5%
- Second Language Learning and TeachingArts and Humanities4.2%
- Global Education Systems and PoliciesSocial Sciences4.2%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities3.3%
- Doctoral Education Challenges and SolutionsHealth Professions3.2%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | Q2 | 467/1698 | 72nd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 82OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.99OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 334 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 37 | 445 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 451 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | 446 |
| 2023 | 41 | 41 | 398 |
| 2022 | 41 | 41 | 213 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 97 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
96 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 11 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 11 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 9.7%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 96 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 11 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted9, with length limits
- book reviewThe International Journal of Chinese Education mostly publishes research articles. Book reviews and editorials are also published, and viewpoints, essays and co…Length not stated
- commentaryThe International Journal of Chinese Education mostly publishes research articles. Book reviews and editorials are also published, and viewpoints, essays and co…main text ≤ 2,500 words
- editorialThe International Journal of Chinese Education mostly publishes research articles. Book reviews and editorials are also published, and viewpoints, essays and co…Length not stated
- essayEssays should be around 7000 word long and provide a critical reflection on a specific issue.Length not stated
- original researchThe International Journal of Chinese Education mostly publishes research articles. Book reviews and editorials are also published, and viewpoints, essays and co…Length not stated
- original research articleThe International Journal of Chinese Education mostly publishes research articles. Book reviews and editorials are also published, and viewpoints, essays and co…Length not stated
- perspectiveThe International Journal of Chinese Education mostly publishes research articles. Book reviews and editorials are also published, and viewpoints, essays and co…Length not stated
- research articleThe International Journal of Chinese Education mostly publishes research articles. Book reviews and editorials are also published, and viewpoints, essays and co…main text ≤ 7,000 words
- viewpointThe International Journal of Chinese Education mostly publishes research articles. Book reviews and editorials are also published, and viewpoints, essays and co…main text ≤ 1,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
Please view our authorship policies, which includes information on criteria for authorship, who should be the corresponding author and more. Please note that AI chatbots, for example ChatGPT, should not be listed as authors. For more information see the policy on Use of ChatGPT and generative AI tools.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
The Journal is committed to facilitating openness, transparency and reproducibility of research, and has the following research data sharing policy. For more information, including FAQs please visit the Sage Research Data policy pages. Subject to appropriate ethical and legal considerations, authors are encouraged to: Share your research data in a relevant public data repository Include a data ava…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical considerations
Please include your ethics approval statements under this heading, even if you have already included ethics approval information in your methods section. If ethical approval was not required, you need to explicitly state this. All papers reporting studies involving human participants, human data or human tissue must state that the relevant Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board approved th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Publishing fees and open access
International Journal of Chinese Education is an open access, peer-reviewed journal. All accepted articles are made freely available online immediately upon publication, are published under a Creative Commons license, and hosted online in perpetuity. If, after peer review, your manuscript is accepted for publication, a one-time article processing charge (APC) is payable to cover the cost of publis…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Single anonymized review Model summary
The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal: Identity transparency:Single-anonymized Reviewer interacts with: Editor Review information published: None Your manuscript will undergo an initial evaluation. If it does not conform to the requirements laid out in these guidelines, it will be returned to you for amendments prior to peer review. Manuscripts may be desk reject…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
The journal and Sage take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. Please read Sage's complete policy on plagiarism and the actions we may take.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprints accepted Model summary
The journal will consider submissions of manuscripts that have been posted on preprint servers. Please enter the preprint DOI in the designated field when submitting your manuscript. We advise that you inform the Journal Editorial office about your posted preprint at submission. Note that you should not post an updated version of your manuscript on a preprint server while it is being peer reviewed…
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
- SAGE
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2212-585X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2212-5868
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Chinese Education
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Chinese Education?
The publisher reports about 96 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 11 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 9.7%. 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 International Journal of Chinese Education?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 7,000 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: 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.
Where are the editorial board members of International Journal of Chinese Education based?
Of the 29 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 12 (about 41%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (12), Canada (4) and Hong Kong, China (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Chinese Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Chinese Education is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is International Journal of Chinese Education open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Chinese 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .