Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Journal of Extension
ISSN 0022-0140 · eISSN 1077-5315 · Extension Journal, Inc. · United States
Journal of Extension: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; review about 40 weeks (community reports); 80 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Extension is published by Extension Journal, Inc. 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 Diverse Educational Innovations Studies, Service-Learning and Community Engagement and Youth Development and Social Support, together about 51.9% 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
- Diverse Educational Innovations StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences37.1%
- Service-Learning and Community EngagementSocial Sciences8.6%
- Youth Development and Social SupportSocial Sciences6.2%
- Agricultural Innovations and PracticesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
- Community and Sustainable DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.1%
- Organic Food and AgricultureAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.5%
- Evaluation and Performance AssessmentDecision Sciences3.5%
- Indigenous and Place-Based EducationSocial Sciences3.2%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | 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
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 679OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.38OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 35.93%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 80LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,017 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 2 |
| 2025 | 80 | 80 | 19 |
| 2024 | 131 | 131 | 66 |
| 2023 | 64 | 64 | 84 |
| 2022 | 77 | 77 | 122 |
| 2021 | 93 | 93 | 206 |
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 40 weeksLetPub ·
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 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
- Extension Journal, Inc.
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0022-0140
- Electronic ISSN
- 1077-5315
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Extension
What CAS zone is Journal of Extension in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Extension 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 4 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Extension?
Authors report an average review time of about 40 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 Extension?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Extension is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Extension open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Extension 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .