Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Journal of Moral Education
ISSN 0305-7240 · eISSN 1465-3877 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Moral Education: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.25; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 188 days to acceptance (80 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 8% (journal website); 71 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Moral Education is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Values and Moral Education, Education and Critical Thinking Development and Religious Education and Schools, together about 34.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Moral Education (a Charitable Company Limited by Guarantee) provides a unique interdisciplinary forum for the discussion and analysis of moral education and development throughout the lifespan. The journal encourages cross-disciplinary research and submissions across the human sciences and humanities that use a range of methodological approaches and address aspects of moral reasoning, moral emotions, motivation and moral action in various contexts (e.g., cultural, gender, family, schooling, community, leisure, work) and roles (e.g., parent, teacher, student, civic, professional). The journal encourages proposals for special issues that address a topic relevant to these aims and scope. We encourage submissions including but not exclusively related to: Anthropology of morality; Anti-racist education; Character education; Childhood studies; Citizenship and civic education; Cognitive development; Conflict studies; Critical theory; Diversity studies; Emotional development; Epistemology; Ethics; Family, studies; Gender studies; Interculturalism; International education; Leadership studies; Moral development; Moral psychology; Multiculturalism; Peace studies; Positive youth development; Professional ethics education; Service learning; Social development; Social justice; Socioemotional development; Sociology, History and Politics of moral education; Values education; Youth studies; Wisdom studies. The journal does not normally publish papers (for example about philosophical, historical or religious themes) that have no educational or developmental component to them. Peer Review Policy: All research articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees. THE JOURNAL OF MORAL EDUCATION TRUST The Journal of Moral Education Trust, established in 1997-8, is a Charity. According to its constitution its trustees are UK residents; they are currently: Jim Conroy (Chair), Neil Ferguson (Secretary/Treasurer), Brian Gates, Janet Orchard, Michael Reiss and Monica Taylor. The trustees are supported by an international advisory board of invited scholars. Its objectives are to support high quality innovative and scholarly activity and research including work in moral development, civics and citizenship education. Studies from a range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives are encouraged including (but not exhausted by) psychology, philosophy,
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 11%); most named United Kingdom 5, Mainland China 1, Hong Kong, China 1, United States 1, Netherlands 1 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Values and Moral EducationSocial Sciences13.4%
- Education and Critical Thinking DevelopmentSocial Sciences10.4%
- Religious Education and SchoolsSocial Sciences10.2%
- Ethics in Business and EducationDecision Sciences9.1%
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentNeuroscience8.6%
- Ethics in medical practiceHealth Professions6.1%
- Educator Training and Historical PedagogySocial Sciences4.3%
- Political Philosophy and EthicsSocial Sciences4.2%
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 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)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PsycINFOERICCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, Academic Search, ASSIA, Australian Education Index (AEI), Australian Research Council (ARC) Ranked Journal List, Beliefs, Culture and Learning Information Gateway, British Education Index, Contents Pages in Education, EBSCO Online, EBSCO CD Rom Database, Educational Administration Abstracts, Educational Research Abstracts online (ERA), Education Resources Information Center ( ERIC), FRANCIS, Philosophers Index, Higher Education Abstracts, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS), Religious and Theological Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts
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
- Impact factor
- 2.25LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.78Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.45LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.45Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 86OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 847OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.22OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 17.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 18.92%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 60LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 204,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,142 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 67 | 21 | 39 |
| 2025 | 71 | 24 | 152 |
| 2024 | 43 | 19 | 210 |
| 2023 | 49 | 23 | 404 |
| 2022 | 29 | 9 | 391 |
| 2021 | 34 | 6 | 454 |
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 Crossref · to
188 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 130 days – 291 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 35 days (80 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 226 days
- Sample
- 80 articles with submission and acceptance dates (148 in the window); the latest was accepted on
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 8%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 61 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 37 daysPublisher 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted3
- introductionIntroduction | Published online: 15 Feb 2019Length not stated
- otherOther | Published online: 5 Aug 2019Length not stated
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 14 Sep 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Hybrid journal; authors may choose to publish open access. Model summary
Journal of Moral Education is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy: initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees. Model summary
All research articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0305-7240
- Electronic ISSN
- 1465-3877
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 55, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Moral Education
What CAS zone is Journal of Moral Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Moral Education 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.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Moral Education?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.25; CiteScore 5.1, h-index 86.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Moral Education?
Based on the dates recorded on 80 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 188 days (interquartile range 130–291 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 8%. 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.
What JCR quartile is Journal of Moral Education in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Education.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Moral Education based?
Of the 9 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 11%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (5), Mainland China (1) and Hong Kong, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Moral Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Moral Education is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PsycINFO, ERIC and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Moral Education open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Moral Education is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .