Journal profile · Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Journal of Educational and Social Research
ISSN 2239-978X · eISSN 2240-0524 · Walter de Gruyter
Journal of Educational and Social Research: fully open access; 234 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Educational and Social Research is published by Walter de Gruyter. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are African Education and Politics, EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning and School Leadership and Teacher Performance, together about 27.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- African Education and PoliticsSocial Sciences11.6%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities9.1%
- School Leadership and Teacher PerformanceSocial Sciences6.5%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences5.8%
- Educational Outcomes and InfluencesSocial Sciences5.7%
- Education, Achievement, and GiftednessPsychology4.4%
- Vocational and Entrepreneurial EducationSocial Sciences4.1%
- Higher Education Governance and DevelopmentSocial Sciences3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q2 | 357/744 | 52nd |
| Education | Q3 | 1030/1698 | 39th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 298OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.02OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,433 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 192 | 192 | 953 |
| 2025 | 234 | 234 | 1,351 |
| 2024 | 197 | 197 | 1,521 |
| 2023 | 170 | 170 | 1,835 |
| 2022 | 166 | 166 | 1,407 |
| 2021 | 146 | 146 | 1,156 |
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
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Walter de Gruyter
- ISSN
- 2239-978X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2240-0524
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Educational and Social Research
Which databases index Journal of Educational and Social Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Educational and Social Research is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Educational and Social Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Educational and Social Research 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; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .