Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Journal of Education and Work
ISSN 1363-9080 · eISSN 1469-9435 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Education and Work: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.9 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 477 days to acceptance (48 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 8% (journal website); 16 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Education and Work is published by Taylor & Francis 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 and Employability, Education Systems and Policy and Youth Education and Societal Dynamics, together about 36.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Education and Work is an international forum for academic research and policy analysis which focuses on the interplay of education and economic systems. The journal examines how knowledge, skills, values and attitudes both about and for work and employment are developed within the education system. The journal also explores the various forms of industrial training and accreditation in the economic system, including changes in the economic and industrial infrastructure which influence the type of employees required. Work in the informal economy is also included. Journal of Education and Work has a particular interest in comparative studies of skill formation and especially the transition from education to employment, how this process is structured and managed, and its effects on young people, schools, colleges, universities and employers. The journal publishes interdisciplinary papers which reflect the multifaceted nature of the journal’s concerns. Articles are welcome from economists, psychologists, sociologists, educationalists, and policy analysts. The journal publishes case studies from practitioners which present innovation grounded in relevant literature and debate. "There are very few if any journals of the field of vocational education and training (broadly defined) that can match the consistent quality and relevance of content attained by the Journal of Education and Work" - Dr Ewart Keep, ESRC Centre on Skills, Knowledge & Organisational Performance, University of Warwick, UK "The Journal of Education and Work ( JEW) is a crucial academic resource for scholars and students worldwide in the fields of ‘educational sociology’, the ‘sociology of work’ and ‘vocational education and training’. Most importantly, JEW attempts more than other journals in cognate fields to develop new theoretical understandings of the linkage between education, skills development, labour markets and the economy in differing national contexts." - Dr Andre Kraak, Executive Director, Research Programme on Human Resources Development (HRD), South Africa The Journal of Education and Work fills a crucial niche in scholarship and should get ISI recognition. In the globalized economy, the relation between education and work is becoming even more central to public policy than before, and increasing numbers of economists, sociologists, educators and work organization specialists are researching and interested in research about this relationship. The Journal itself is top-f
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editor-in-chief Craig HolmesPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 5, United States 1, Australia 1, South Africa 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Higher Education and EmployabilitySocial Sciences14.7%
- Education Systems and PolicySocial Sciences11.1%
- Youth Education and Societal DynamicsSocial Sciences10.5%
- Innovative Education and Learning PracticesSocial Sciences8.8%
- Labor market dynamics and wage inequalityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.3%
- Higher Education Learning PracticesSocial Sciences8.2%
- Employment and Welfare StudiesHealth Professions5.5%
- Global Educational Policies and ReformsSocial Sciences5.3%
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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PsycINFOERICPublisher website
Other: Academic Search, Australian Education Index (AEI), Australian Research Council (ARC) Ranked Journal List, British Education Index, Contents Pages in Education, EBSCOhost EJS, Educational Research Abstracts online (ERA), International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS), Psychological Abstracts, Research into Higher Education Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts, Youth Studies Australia
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.52Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.06LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.06Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 76OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 598OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.11OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 40.96%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 189,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 987 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 9 | 5 |
| 2025 | 16 | 11 | 16 |
| 2024 | 39 | 18 | 139 |
| 2023 | 38 | 31 | 279 |
| 2022 | 51 | 26 | 486 |
| 2021 | 59 | 31 | 804 |
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 Crossref · to
477 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 337 days – 661 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (48 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 499 days
- Sample
- 48 articles with submission and acceptance dates (47 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".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 8%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 110 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 187 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Journal of Education and Work is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverabili…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy: initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by two anonymous referees from a panel of international scholars and researchers. Model summary
All articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by two anonymous referees from a panel of international scholars and researchers.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1363-9080
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-9435
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 39, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Education and Work
What CAS zone is Journal of Education and Work in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Education and Work 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 2 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Education and Work?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.9 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.9, h-index 76.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Education and Work?
Based on the dates recorded on 48 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 477 days (interquartile range 337–661 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 8%. 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 JCR quartile is Journal of Education and Work in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Education.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Education and Work based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (5), United States (1) and Australia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Education and Work?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Education and Work is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PsycINFO and ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Education and Work open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Education and Work is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .