Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Journal of Educational Administration
ISSN 0957-8234 · eISSN 1758-7395 · Emerald
Journal of Educational Administration: CAS Zone 3 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.56; hybrid open access; 52 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Educational Administration is published by Emerald and is in Zone 3 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, Educational Systems and Policies and Education and Learning Interventions, together about 39.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences22.3%
- Educational Systems and PoliciesComputer Science8.7%
- Education and Learning InterventionsComputer Science8.1%
- Educational Assessment and ImprovementDecision Sciences8.1%
- Collaborative Teaching and InclusionSocial Sciences4.9%
- Parental Involvement in EducationSocial Sciences4.2%
- Education Systems and PolicySocial Sciences4.2%
- School Choice and PerformanceSocial Sciences3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
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)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 2.56LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 119OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,113OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.83OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.98%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 45LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,814 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 57 | 7 | 39 |
| 2025 | 52 | 13 | 127 |
| 2024 | 43 | 8 | 264 |
| 2023 | 47 | 12 | 1,290 |
| 2022 | 32 | 8 | 418 |
| 2021 | 53 | 8 | 1,058 |
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 0957-8234
- Electronic ISSN
- 1758-7395
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Educational Administration
What CAS zone is Journal of Educational Administration in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Educational Administration is in Zone 3 of Education, and in Zone 3 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 Educational Administration?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.56; CiteScore 4.6, h-index 119.
Which databases index Journal of Educational Administration?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Educational Administration is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Educational Administration open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Educational Administration is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .