Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL
International Journal of Emotional Education
ISSN 2073-7629 · Centre for Resilience & Socio-Emotional Health · Malta
International Journal of Emotional Education: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 25 weeks (community reports); 20 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Emotional Education is published by Centre for Resilience & Socio-Emotional Health 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 Early Childhood Education and Development, Emotional Intelligence and Performance and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, together about 45.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Social Psychology and Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International Journal of Emotional Education is an academic peer-reviewed journal providing space for high quality, empirically based papers and reports on effective intervention and evaluation in the area of social and emotional education. The papers and reports are accessible to practitioners working in the area. A key feature of the journal will be the variety of papers or reports which will be published.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 33%); most named Mainland China 1, Italy 1, Switzerland 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences23.7%
- Emotional Intelligence and PerformancePsychology11.3%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology10.8%
- Resilience and Mental HealthPsychology8.1%
- Bullying, Victimization, and AggressionPsychology4.8%
- Youth Development and Social SupportSocial Sciences4.3%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology3.8%
- Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionPsychology3.8%
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 | Psychology, Educational | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Educational | Zone 4 |
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
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
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.33OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 117 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 12 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 93 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 159 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 667 |
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 25 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 25 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-NC-ND | |
| 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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–200 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- paperPapers may vary from 5,000 to 6,000 words, but may not exceed 7,000 words including references, figures, tables and appendices.Length not stated
- research reportendices. The journal also accepts short research reports of not more than 1,500 words including references, figures, tables and appendices. The Imain text ≤ 1,500 words
- reviewNew paper submissions undergo initial preliminary review by the Editors upon which the paper/report is considered for full review or rejected. Papers/reports wh…main text ≤ 7,000 words
- short research reportThe journal also accepts short research reports of not more than 1,500 words including references, figures, tables and appendices.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship
Good academic English required Model summary
Papers or reports not written in good English will be rejected.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics and malpractice statement compliance Model summary
Before submission of paper, authors are expected to make sure that the paper concurs with the ethics and malpractice statement available through the following link.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Signed Copyright and Ethics and Malpractice Form required Model summary
Before publication of your paper in IJEE journal, IJEE must receive your signed Copyright and Ethics and Malpractice Form [PDF] .
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Anonymous independent peer review Model summary
All papers and reports will be subjected to anonymous independent peer review.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Original work not published or under consideration elsewhere Model summary
Papers or reports submitted should be in academic English and should not have been published or under consideration for any other journal or publication.
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
- Centre for Resilience & Socio-Emotional Health
- Country or region
- Malta
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2073-7629
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Emotional Education
What CAS zone is International Journal of Emotional Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Emotional Education is in Zone 4 of Education, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Educational. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 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 Emotional Education?
Authors report an average review time of about 25 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 International Journal of Emotional Education?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–200 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 7,000 words; Reference style: APA. 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 Emotional Education based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 33%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (1), Italy (1) and Switzerland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Emotional Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Emotional Education is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is International Journal of Emotional Education open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Emotional 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: .