Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL
Journal of Educational Cultural and Psychological Studies
ISSN 2037-7932 · eISSN 2037-7924 · LED Edizioni Universitarie · Italy
Journal of Educational Cultural and Psychological Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 26 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Educational Cultural and Psychological Studies is published by LED Edizioni Universitarie and is in Zone 4 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Educational and Social Studies, Online and Blended Learning and Educational and Psychological Assessments, together about 40.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
From the start, the Journal of Educational, Cultural and Psychological Studies (ECPS) has aimed to be an inclusive central repository for high quality research reports, reviews, theoretical and empirical articles. The Journal serves as an interdisciplinary forum for theoretical and empirical studies of pedagogical, psychological, historical and sociological issues. As well as research reports, the Journal publishes theoretical and review articles. Research reports are quantitative or qualitative depending upon the methods employed by the researcher. All articles are addressed to a research audience, to teachers and trainers working in schools and in vocational training, and to scholars in allied disciplines in all the human sciences.The Journal of Educational, Cultural and Psychological Studies aims to: promote and develop research in the educational field; promote scientific reflection on psycho-socio-educational research methodologies, with particular reference to empirical-experimental research; disseminate and discuss the results of quantitative and qualitative studies in the field as well as offer scientifically high profile material to those young researchers or teachers who have to base their work on solid up-to-date knowledge. The journal takes original articles written in Italian or English into consideration for publication, along with abstracts in English and Italian. The accepted contributions focus on the following theme areas: “History and methodology of educational research”, “Empirical-experimental didactic research”, “Theory and history of education”, “Intercultural education”, “Life-long learning and on-going training”, “Educational technologies and distance education”, “Evaluation of and within educational systems”, “Curriculum theory and disciplinary didactics”, “Basic research on affective and cognitive processes, and on personological lines”, “History and methodology of psychological research”, “Psychological components of educational research”, “Sociology of education and training”, “Sociology of cultural processes”.The journal has six-monthly issues with contributions concerning pedagogic, psychological, historical and sociological sciences. Qualified empirical and theorethical contributions and review articles, are accepted. Reasoned bibliographies and research notes (that is, short studies, pilot studies, the refinement of instruments) are also published. All scientifc papers are peer-reviewed. The feature “Comments, Reflections,
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL
Editor-in-chief Gaetano DomeniciPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Educational and Social StudiesSocial Sciences28.3%
- Online and Blended LearningSocial Sciences7.3%
- Educational and Psychological AssessmentsPsychology5.1%
- Educational Tools and MethodsSocial Sciences5.1%
- Education and Technology IntegrationSocial Sciences4.4%
- Evaluation of Teaching PracticesSocial Sciences3.8%
- Italian Literature and CultureArts and Humanities3.5%
- Educational Practices and PoliciesSocial Sciences3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Educational | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Educational | 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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePsycINFOERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, Portico
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.64OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 362 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 1 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 32 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 33 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | 73 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 58 |
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
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 200 | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 200 / EUR 150 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- EUR 200
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 websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- Authorship
Submission fee of €200.00 required (reduced to €150.00 via PayPal). Model summary
The journal requires the payment of a submission fee of € 200.00.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Names and email addresses used exclusively for stated journal purposes. Model summary
The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement
Educational, Cultural and Psychological Studies (ECPS Journal) expects all parties involved in the act of publishing commit to these publication ethics. Our Editorial Board will remove any work that does not meet these standards. Our ethic statements are based on COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors. Authors of Educational, Cultural and Psychological Studies (ECPS Journal) must unde…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND) license applies to works in the journal. Model summary
The works included in the Journal are licensed under a Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND)” license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Open access: files freely available without registration or subscription. Model summary
The files included in ECPS Journal are freely available: no registration or subscription required to read, print, download and share the full-text of articles. The works included in the Journal are licensed under a Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND)” license. The Journal provides immediate open access to its content. Nevertheless you may not u…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Submission fee introduced due to growing submissions and publication costs. Model summary
The Journal of Educational, Cultural and Psychological Studies (ECPS) is a peer-refereed journal. In submitting works to the Journal, authors agree that their works may be published (if accepted). Submission of a work does not guarantee acceptance. All submitted works judged suitable for review undergo anonymous double-blind review process. Papers will be evaluated by at least 2 referees and, foll…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Archiving and Self-archiving
Authors may self-archive the post-print (ie the final draft post-refereeing) and the final published files in their institutional repositories. www.portico.org journals
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
- LED Edizioni Universitarie
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English, Spanish, Italian
- ISSN
- 2037-7932
- Electronic ISSN
- 2037-7924
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Educational Cultural and Psychological Studies
What CAS zone is Journal of Educational Cultural and Psychological Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Educational Cultural and Psychological Studies is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Educational. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Educational Cultural and Psychological Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Educational Cultural and Psychological Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Educational Cultural and Psychological Studies is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PsycINFO and ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Educational Cultural and Psychological Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Educational Cultural and Psychological Studies is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, 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: .