Journal profile
Journal of Early Childhood Education Research
ISSN 2323-7414 · Suomen Varhaiskasvatus ry · Finland
Journal of Early Childhood Education Research: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 35 weeks (community reports); 38 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Early Childhood Education Research is published by Suomen Varhaiskasvatus ry. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Early Childhood Education and Development, Teacher Education and Leadership Studies and Education Methods and Practices, together about 49.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences34.8%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences10.1%
- Education Methods and PracticesSocial Sciences4.8%
- Multilingual Education and PolicySocial Sciences4.5%
- Children's Rights and ParticipationSocial Sciences4%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology3.5%
- Children's Physical and Motor DevelopmentPsychology2.9%
- Educational Environments and Student OutcomesSocial Sciences2.9%
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
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.28OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 327 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 37 | 112 |
| 2025 | 38 | 38 | 131 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 178 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | 168 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | 96 |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 | 72 |
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 35 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 35 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-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Suomen Varhaiskasvatus ry
- Country or region
- Finland
- Language
- Finnish, English
- ISSN
- 2323-7414
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- 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 Journal of Early Childhood Education Research
How long does peer review take at Journal of Early Childhood Education Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 35 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 Journal of Early Childhood Education Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Early Childhood Education Research is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Early Childhood Education Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Early Childhood Education 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; 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: .