Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Journal of Adult and Continuing Education
ISSN 1477-9714 · eISSN 1479-7194 · SAGE
Journal of Adult and Continuing Education: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 32 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Adult and Continuing Education is published by SAGE 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 Higher Education Learning Practices, Global Educational Policies and Reforms and Adult and Continuing Education Topics, together about 36.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Adult and Continuing Education (JACE) is essential for keeping in touch with the field of post-compulsory education. Published thric...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Higher Education Learning PracticesSocial Sciences13.2%
- Global Educational Policies and ReformsSocial Sciences12.7%
- Adult and Continuing Education TopicsSocial Sciences10.5%
- Education Systems and PolicySocial Sciences10.3%
- Innovative Education and Learning PracticesSocial Sciences5.8%
- Higher Education and EmployabilitySocial Sciences5.4%
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences4.5%
- Youth Education and Societal DynamicsSocial Sciences3.8%
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 | 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 3.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.92LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 106OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.87OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 30.36%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 596 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 19 | 6 |
| 2025 | 32 | 15 | 44 |
| 2024 | 61 | 36 | 186 |
| 2023 | 30 | 14 | 116 |
| 2022 | 31 | 9 | 350 |
| 2021 | 25 | 6 | 212 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 1477-9714
- Electronic ISSN
- 1479-7194
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Adult and Continuing Education
What CAS zone is Journal of Adult and Continuing Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Adult and Continuing Education 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.
Which databases index Journal of Adult and Continuing Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Adult and Continuing Education is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Adult and Continuing Education open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Adult and Continuing Education is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .