Journal profile
Iranian Journal of Educational Research
ISSN 1735-563X · eISSN 2980-874X · University of Hormozgan · Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iranian Journal of Educational Research: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Iranian Journal of Educational Research is published by University of Hormozgan. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Education, Achievement, and Giftedness, Attachment and Relationship Dynamics and Educational Environments and Student Outcomes, together about 28.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
| Last update: 2022/11/16 | The Iranian Journal of Educational Research (IJER), published by the University of Hormozgan, is committed to publishing research of interest to academics, researchers, and those concerned with mediating research findings to policymakers and practitioners. The journal presents research in a way that is accessible for the educational reader who may not share an author’s particular specialism or context. The journal has a deliberately broad scope and publishes quantitative and qualitative research studies, reviews of research, discussion pieces, short reports, research/original/regular articles, review articles, short papers, case studies, methodologies, applied articles, promotional articles, and book reviews concerned with critical inquiry in and of education. This wide coverage enables discussion of topical issues and policies affecting education and educational establishments worldwide. Manuscripts must be of a quality and context that the Editorial Board think would be of interest to an international readership. The aims and scope of the Iranian Journal of Educational Research (IJER) are to: - provide a journal that reports research or review on topics that are of international significance across educational contexts; - publish high-quality articles on educational problems and issues that are of international significance in terms of design and/or findings; - encourage collaboration by international teams of educational researchers to create special issues on these topics. The Iranian Journal of Educational Research (IJER) publishes research manuscripts in the field of education. Work must be of a quality and context that the Editorial Board think would be of interest to national and international readers. The journal publishes both empirical and theoretical manuscripts from scholars across a range of disciplines including the sub-disciplines within educational studies, educational psychology as well as the developmental studies in education, cultural studies in education, evolved language mechanisms in learning, gender differences in learning, motivational variables, perceptual capabilities, and related educational subjects. The Iranian Journal of Educational Research (IJER) is interested in articles that seek to translate educational issues into implications for policy and practice. The Iranian Journal of Educational Research (IJER) aims to foster an environment that encourages scholarly discourse, critical thinking, and t
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Education, Achievement, and GiftednessPsychology16.3%
- Attachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychology6.1%
- Educational Environments and Student OutcomesSocial Sciences6.1%
- Psychosocial Factors Impacting YouthSocial Sciences6.1%
- Impact of Technology on AdolescentsSocial Sciences4.1%
- Family Dynamics and RelationshipsSocial Sciences4.1%
- Innovative Teaching and Learning MethodsPsychology4.1%
- Motivation and Self-Concept in SportsPsychology4.1%
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
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 24 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 19 |
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | IRR 6,000,000 | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | IRR 6,000,000 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- preprint
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship
Original, unpublished work only; not under consideration elsewhere. Model summary
Contributions are normally received with the understanding that they comprise original, unpublished material and are not being submitted for publication elsewhere.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Published articles are licensed under CC BY 4.0. Model summary
The Iranian Journal of Educational Research (IJER) is licensed under the Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Strict double-blind peer review by at least three expert reviewers. Model summary
All submitted manuscripts to the IJER subject to strict peer-review process by at least three reviewers that are experts in the area of education.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Uses iThenticate; manuscript similarity must be less than 10%, and similarity per each detected reference must be a maximum of 1%. Model summary
this journal uses the iThenticate software that analyses the manuscripts and reports the rate of plagiarism in percent. The manuscript submitted to the journal must have a similarity level of less than 10%. Similarity per each detected reference also must be a maximum of 1%.
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 of Hormozgan
- Country or region
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1735-563X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2980-874X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Iranian Journal of Educational Research
How long does peer review take at Iranian Journal of Educational Research?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Iranian Journal of Educational Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word; 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.
Which databases index Iranian Journal of Educational Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Iranian Journal of Educational Research is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Iranian Journal of Educational Research open access, and what is the APC?
Iranian Journal of Educational Research is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .