Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
International Journal of Education and the Arts
ISSN 1529-8094 · Penn State University Libraries · United States · Irregular · Founded 2000
International Journal of Education and the Arts: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 30 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Education and the Arts is published by Penn State University Libraries 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 Art Education and Development, Diverse Music Education Insights and Posthumanist Ethics and Activism, together about 46.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Visual Arts and Performing Arts. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International Journal of Education & the Arts currently serves as an open access platform for scholarly dialogue. Our commitment is to the highest forms of scholarship invested in the significances of the arts in education and the education within the arts. As editors, our personal goal is to create a communal space in which to incite productive dialogue revealing the potential of the arts within education through all forms of inquiry. The journal primarily publishes peer reviewed research-based field studies including, among others, aesthetics, art theory, music education, visual arts education, media education, drama education, dance education, education in literature, and narrative and holistic integrated studies that cross or transcend these fields.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 61, Canada 15, United Kingdom 6, Australia 5, Norway 2 (99 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Art Education and DevelopmentArts and Humanities25.4%
- Diverse Music Education InsightsArts and Humanities14.5%
- Posthumanist Ethics and ActivismSocial Sciences6.3%
- Artistic and Creative ResearchArts and Humanities5.9%
- Literacy, Media, and EducationArts and Humanities5.3%
- Creativity in Education and NeurosciencePsychology4.4%
- Theatre and Performance StudiesArts and Humanities3.9%
- Participatory Visual Research MethodsSocial Sciences3.6%
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERICPublisher website
Other: Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), Cabell Publishing - Education, ProQuest, EBSCOhost, De Gruyter Saur Australian Education Index (Online), OCLC, Wilson EducationIndex
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.03LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 91OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 34LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 736 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | 34 | 2 |
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | 8 |
| 2024 | 52 | 52 | 17 |
| 2023 | 32 | 32 | 44 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 23 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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-NC | |
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access
Open access Model summary
The International Journal of Education & the Arts currently serves as an open access platform for scholarly dialogue.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review Model summary
The journal primarily publishes peer reviewed research-based field studies
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
- Penn State University Libraries
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Irregular
- Founded
- 2000
- ISSN
- 1529-8094
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- 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 International Journal of Education and the Arts
What CAS zone is International Journal of Education and the Arts in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Education and the Arts 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.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Education and the Arts?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
Where are the editorial board members of International Journal of Education and the Arts based?
Of the 99 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (61), Canada (15) and United Kingdom (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Education and the Arts?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Education and the Arts is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Education and the Arts open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Education and the Arts 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .