Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Journal of Professional Capital and Community
ISSN 2056-9548 · eISSN 2056-9556 · Emerald
Journal of Professional Capital and Community: CAS Zone 3 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; 44 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Professional Capital and Community is published by Emerald and is in Zone 3 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, Educational Assessment and Improvement and Parental Involvement in Education, together about 42.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Professional Capital and Community is an international, professionally refereed, scholarly journal, reflecting the most important ideas and evidence of the nature and impact of interactions and relationships in the education profession, especially in the school sector. For the first time, in one single place of scholarly research and inquiry, this journal brings together the most influential leading thinkers and emerging scholars on professional cultures, communities and collegiality and how they all contribute to or impede the development of the professional capital in schools and school systems that enhances students’ learning, wellbeing, achievement and engagement. Submit to this journal About this journal
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editor-in-chief Martin ScanlanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United States 21, United Kingdom 5, Canada 5, Hong Kong, China 4, Netherlands 3 (59 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences23.9%
- Educational Assessment and ImprovementDecision Sciences10.7%
- Parental Involvement in EducationSocial Sciences7.9%
- Collaborative Teaching and InclusionSocial Sciences6.8%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences5.3%
- Innovative Teaching and Learning MethodsPsychology4.1%
- Evaluation and Performance AssessmentDecision Sciences3.8%
- Innovative Education and Learning PracticesSocial Sciences3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| 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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 2LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 125OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.04OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.25%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 40LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 297 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 5 | 11 |
| 2025 | 44 | 20 | 100 |
| 2024 | 36 | 9 | 229 |
| 2023 | 23 | 6 | 247 |
| 2022 | 17 | 4 | 161 |
| 2021 | 22 | 2 | 284 |
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
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, with length limits
- editorialResearch Paper — up to 9000 words Review Paper — up to 9000 words Editorial — up to 3000 words Please see the article types and word counts section on the about…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- research paperResearch Paper — up to 9000 words Review Paper — up to 9000 words Editorial — up to 3000 words Please see the article types and word counts section on the about…main text ≤ 9,000 words
- reviewResearch Paper — up to 9000 words Review Paper — up to 9000 words Editorial — up to 3000 words Please see the article types and word counts section on the about…main text ≤ 9,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access options
This is a hybrid journal. Hybrid journals are subscription journals but offer all authors the option to publish their work open access. If you choose to publish open access you will be required to pay an article processing charge (APC). Alternatively you can opt for the green open access route and self-archive your article (at no cost to the author). Read more about our open access options.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review type
Double anonymous peer review. All submissions are sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers.
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
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 2056-9548
- Electronic ISSN
- 2056-9556
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 11, Issue 3 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Professional Capital and Community
What CAS zone is Journal of Professional Capital and Community in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Professional Capital and Community is in Zone 3 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 Professional Capital and Community?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2; CiteScore 3.8, h-index 36.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Professional Capital and Community based?
Of the 59 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (21), United Kingdom (5) and Canada (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Professional Capital and Community?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Professional Capital and Community is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Professional Capital and Community open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Professional Capital and Community is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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: .