Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Journal of Information Technology Education-Research
ISSN 1547-9714 · eISSN 1539-3585 · Informing Science Institute
Journal of Information Technology Education-Research: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; 46 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Information Technology Education-Research is published by Informing Science Institute 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 Online and Blended Learning, Online Learning and Analytics and Information Systems Education and Curriculum Development, together about 28% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computer Science Applications. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Information Technology Education: Research (JITE: Research) publishes scholarly articles on the use of information technology in education.This includes using technology to enhance learning and to support teaching and teaching administration. In addition, articles with a sound underpinning of pedagogical principles on the teaching of information technology are also welcome. The journal publishes conceptual, theoretical, and empirical papers. All manuscripts are submitted electronically, desk reviewed, and then double-blind peer reviewed. We provide our published authors with widespread readership which comes from efficient processing and timely publishing online after final acceptance This approach ensures widest readership in the research and industrial communities and highest citing of the published works. READ MORE
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editor-in-chief Published ArticlesPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Online and Blended LearningSocial Sciences13%
- Online Learning and AnalyticsComputer Science8.3%
- Information Systems Education and Curriculum DevelopmentComputer Science6.7%
- Innovative Teaching and Learning MethodsPsychology6.2%
- Technology-Enhanced Education StudiesSocial Sciences6.1%
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences5.7%
- Teaching and Learning ProgrammingComputer Science5.3%
- Gender and Technology in EducationSocial Sciences4.8%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PorticoPublisher website
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
- 6.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.08LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 68OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 395OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.4OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 45LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 653 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 36 | 9 |
| 2025 | 46 | 46 | 205 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | 396 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 199 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | 448 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 451 |
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
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted3
- conceptualThe journal publishes conceptual, theoretical, and empirical papers.Length not stated
- empiricalThe journal publishes conceptual, theoretical, and empirical papers.Length not stated
- theoreticalThe journal publishes conceptual, theoretical, and empirical papers.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Copyright retained by authors Model summary
Copyright to articles is retained by their respective authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons BY-NC 4.0 license Model summary
All articles of this open access journal are licensed to you under the Creative Commons BY-NC 4.0 license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access Model summary
Immediately upon publication, articles can be accessed from anywhere in the world at no charge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review provides constructive feedback even for rejected submissions. Model summary
We use the peer review process of our journals to support author colleagues by providing them with constructive suggestions on ways to improve their work even if a submitted article is not accepted for publication.
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
- Informing Science Institute
- ISSN
- 1547-9714
- Electronic ISSN
- 1539-3585
- Society / sponsor
- Informing Science Institute
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Information Technology Education-Research
What CAS zone is Journal of Information Technology Education-Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Information Technology Education-Research 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 3 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of Information Technology Education-Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Information Technology Education-Research is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Information Technology Education-Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Information Technology Education-Research is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .