Journal profile · Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Italian Journal of Sociology of Education
ISSN 2035-4983 · Padova University Press · Italy
Italian Journal of Sociology of Education: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 4 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Italian Journal of Sociology of Education is published by Padova University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Global Educational Policies and Reforms, Immigration and Intercultural Education and Social and Cultural Dynamics, together about 25.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Italian Journal of Sociology of Education is a peer-reviewed academic journal published three times a year (February, June, October) and sponsored by the Educational Section of the Italian Sociological Association (AIS-EDU).The journal aims at presenting up-to-date, state of the art theoretical and empirical studies concerning socialization, education, and educational institutions, enlarging and deepening the mutual knowledge and collaboration between Italian and foreign scholars within a broad global perspective. Main topics are the meanings of education; socialization and its institutional loci; school and the university; human and social capital; lifelong education; educational actors and policy; immigration and education.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Silvio ScanagattaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Educational Policies and ReformsSocial Sciences11%
- Immigration and Intercultural EducationSocial Sciences7.4%
- Social and Cultural DynamicsSocial Sciences6.9%
- Youth Education and Societal DynamicsSocial Sciences6.1%
- Education, sociology, and vocational trainingSocial Sciences5.1%
- Educational and Social StudiesSocial Sciences5.1%
- Educational Practices and PoliciesSocial Sciences5.1%
- School Choice and PerformanceSocial Sciences4.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 387/744 | 48th |
| Education | Q3 | 1100/1698 | 35th |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google ScholarPublisher website
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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.14OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 257 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 37 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 93 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 28 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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 | Publisher's own license |
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 policy
The Journal provides immediate open access to its contents on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
IJSE makes an initial quality screening process before selecting articles for refereeing. The papers judged to be of insufficient general interest or inappropriate are rejected without formal review, although these decisions may be based on informal advice by external experts. Articles passing the screening process will be sent out for peer review. We aim to reach a first decision on all articles …
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
- Padova University Press
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2035-4983
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Italian Journal of Sociology of Education
How long does peer review take at Italian Journal of Sociology of Education?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
Which databases index Italian Journal of Sociology of Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Italian Journal of Sociology of Education is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Italian Journal of Sociology of Education open access, and what is the APC?
Italian Journal of Sociology of 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, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .