Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Issues in Educational Research
ISSN 1837-6290 · Australian Institutes for Educational Research · Australia
Issues in Educational Research: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 86 articles a year; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Issues in Educational Research is published by Australian Institutes for Educational Research 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 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning and Education and Critical Thinking Development, together about 28.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Issues in Educational Research is a refereed academic research journal founded by the Western Australian Institute for Educational Research in 1991. From 1995, IIER has been published jointly by Australia's Institutes for Educational Research in New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences12.5%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities8.1%
- Education and Critical Thinking DevelopmentSocial Sciences7.8%
- Education Systems and PolicySocial Sciences7.8%
- Second Language Learning and TeachingArts and Humanities5.7%
- Reflective Practices in EducationSocial Sciences4.7%
- Artistic and Creative ResearchArts and Humanities3.9%
- Education and Technology IntegrationSocial Sciences3.7%
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
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: ACER Cunningham Library's EdResearch Online, EBSCO Publishing, Education Research Complete, ERIC - Educational Resources Information Center, Elsevier B.V., Scimago SJR, Clarivate, Google Scholar
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
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 154OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 35.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 86LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 345 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 | 307 |
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-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- 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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–200 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,500 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted1
- articlesAll articles published in IIER have been subjected to a peer review process with 2 or 3 reviews per article.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Self-archiving
- Authorship
Copyright retained by authors Model summary
Authors are not required to assign copyright in their articles to IIER.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Originality: not published elsewhere or under consideration elsewhere; prior publication in a language other than English may be considered. Model summary
Submissions should not have been published elsewhere, nor currently under consideration by another journal, though IIER does consider submissions that have been published previously in a language other than English.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Copyright: authors not required to assign copyright; articles appear under Creative Commons licence "BY ND". Model summary
Authors are not required to assign copyright in their articles to IIER, but should be aware that articles published in IIER appear under the Creative Commons licence "BY ND"
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Institutional repository inclusion permitted Model summary
Authors do not need a permission to include their IIER articles in an institutional repository or other outlets.
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
- Australian Institutes for Educational Research
- Country or region
- Australia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1837-6290
- Print ISSN
- 0313-7155
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗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 Issues in Educational Research
What CAS zone is Issues in Educational Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Issues in Educational Research 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 Issues in 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 Issues in Educational Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–200 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 7,500 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Optional. 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 Issues in Educational Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Issues in Educational Research is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Issues in Educational Research open access, and what is the APC?
Issues in Educational Research 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: .