Journal profile · EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES
Journal of Chiropractic Education
ISSN 1042-5055 · eISSN 2374-250X · Allen Press
Journal of Chiropractic Education: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; median 234 days to acceptance (34 articles, last 24 months); 16 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Chiropractic Education is published by Allen Press 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 Innovations in Medical Education, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation and Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout, together about 36.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Chiropractic Education is an international, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to publishing research and scholarly articles pertaining to education theory, pedagogy, methodologies, practice, and other content relevant to the health professions academe. Journal contents are of interest to teachers, researchers, clinical educators, administrators, and students. Submit an Article
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine20.9%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine10.5%
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHealth Professions5%
- Medical Education and AdmissionsMedicine4.8%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
- Health Sciences Research and EducationHealth Professions4.5%
- Musculoskeletal Disorders and RehabilitationMedicine4.4%
- Anatomy and Medical TechnologyEngineering3.8%
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, Scientific Disciplines | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education, Scientific Disciplines | 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
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
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 102OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.69OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 512 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 23 | 2 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 5 |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | 40 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 47 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 93 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | 199 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
234 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 169 days – 331 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 64 days (23 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 370 days
- Sample
- 34 articles with submission and acceptance dates (57 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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 websitePublication ethics, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
The JCE adheres to high ethical standards for publication as set forth by the following organizations:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism Check
The JCE will reject content that has been published elsewhere. Before submitting your manuscript, check it for plagiarism using plagiarism detection software, such as:
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
- Allen Press
- ISSN
- 1042-5055
- Electronic ISSN
- 2374-250X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Chiropractic Education
What CAS zone is Journal of Chiropractic Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Chiropractic Education is in Zone 4 of Education, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Education, Scientific Disciplines. 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 Journal of Chiropractic Education?
Based on the dates recorded on 34 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 234 days (interquartile range 169–331 days). 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 Journal of Chiropractic Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Chiropractic Education is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Chiropractic Education open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Chiropractic Education is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .