Journal profile
Journal of Scholarly Engagement
ISSN 2690-7283 · eISSN 2690-7291 · Grand Canyon University · United States
Journal of Scholarly Engagement: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 17 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Scholarly Engagement is published by Grand Canyon University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Reflective Practices in Education, Teacher Education and Leadership Studies and Service-Learning and Community Engagement, together about 27.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Inspired by Boyer’s vision of applying disciplinary knowledge to practical problem-solving, the JSE highlights scholarship that intentionally integrates theory, research, or reflective analysis with community-engaged practice conducted in partnership with educational, professional, or community-based stakeholders. The journal prioritizes manuscripts that address clearly articulated real-world challenges through rigorous, reflective, or evidence-informed approaches.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Reflective Practices in EducationSocial Sciences11.6%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences8%
- Service-Learning and Community EngagementSocial Sciences7.6%
- Evaluation of Teaching PracticesSocial Sciences7.2%
- Online and Blended LearningSocial Sciences6.8%
- Higher Education Practises and EngagementSocial Sciences6.4%
- Doctoral Education Challenges and SolutionsHealth Professions6%
- Publishing and Scholarly CommunicationArts and Humanities5.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCOPublisher 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
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.19OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 168 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 4 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 12 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 12 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | 2 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| 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 accepted4
- community engagementWe publish four types of manuscripts: Reflections Community Engagement Interdisciplinary Problem-Solving Empirical StudiesLength not stated
- empirical studiesWe publish four types of manuscripts: Reflections Community Engagement Interdisciplinary Problem-Solving Empirical StudiesLength not stated
- interdisciplinary problem-solvingWe publish four types of manuscripts: Reflections Community Engagement Interdisciplinary Problem-Solving Empirical StudiesLength not stated
- reflectionsWe publish four types of manuscripts: Reflections Community Engagement Interdisciplinary Problem-Solving Empirical StudiesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Publication ethics
Publication ethics and malpractice statement Model summary
View the publication ethics and malpractice statement and all policies
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
JSE is an Open Access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Editorial independence from sponsor Grand Canyon University; decisions based on scholarly merit. Model summary
The Journal of Scholarly Engagement is sponsored by Grand Canyon University and operates with editorial independence. Editorial decisions are based on scholarly merit and are made independently by the journal’s editorial leadership and peer-review process.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Statement of Non-Discrimination, Privacy Policy, Title IX Model summary
Statement of Non-Discrimination | Privacy Policy | Title IX | Contact GCU
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
- Grand Canyon University
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2690-7283
- Electronic ISSN
- 2690-7291
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Scholarly Engagement
How long does peer review take at Journal of Scholarly Engagement?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Scholarly Engagement?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Scholarly Engagement is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Scholarly Engagement open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Scholarly Engagement is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .