Journal profile · Social Sciences-Education
Journal of School Choice
ISSN 1558-2159 · eISSN 1558-2167 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of School Choice: subscription journal; APC about USD 3,250; review about 54 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 33% (journal website); 68 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of School Choice is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are School Choice and Performance, Diverse Education Studies and Reforms and Educational Assessment and Improvement, together about 62.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The aim of the Journal of School Choice: International Research and Reform is to publish the best scholarship on school choice and school reform from diverse disciplines and methodologies, in a timely fashion. We will do this in part by employing rigorous and intellectually diverse reviewers, and by assuring prospective authors feedback in two months or less. We will further publicize our research through our web site, conventional news media, our annual conference, and through our relationships with other organizations. School systems across the globe face reform. We aim to assure that scientific research informs the ongoing reform journey. We seek scholarship from a range of disciplines and using a range of methodologies. We typically prefer articles to be under 7,000 words and research notes to be under 2,500 words, though exceptions will occur at the editor's discretion. In addition, we will occasionally publish essays and controversies regarding specific education policy issues.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Education
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- School Choice and PerformanceSocial Sciences34.4%
- Diverse Education Studies and ReformsSocial Sciences20.4%
- Educational Assessment and ImprovementDecision Sciences8%
- Politics, Economics, and Education PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.9%
- Global Educational Policies and ReformsSocial Sciences4.7%
- Parental Involvement in EducationSocial Sciences4.1%
- Critical Race Theory in EducationSocial Sciences3%
- Legal Issues in EducationSocial Sciences2.7%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | Q3 | 894/1698 | 47th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedERICPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, Academic Search Alumni Edition, Academic Search Complete, Academic Search Elite, Academic Search Premier, Academic Search Ultimate, Current Abstracts, Education Research Complete, Education Research Index, Education Source, MasterFILE Complete, MasterFILE Premier, Military Transition Support Center, TOC Premier (Table of Contents), ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service), Politics Collection, Social Science Premium Collection, Educational Research Abstracts Online, Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts (Online)
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
- 2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.72Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 181OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.08OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 87,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 936 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 57 | 13 | 419 |
| 2025 | 68 | 16 | 443 |
| 2024 | 52 | 12 | 588 |
| 2023 | 42 | 13 | 554 |
| 2022 | 36 | 4 | 518 |
| 2021 | 36 | 4 | 449 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
54 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 33%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 45 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 54 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 7 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | USD 3,250 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal, part of Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program. Model summary
Journal of School Choice 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 an…
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
- 1558-2159
- Electronic ISSN
- 1558-2167
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 20, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of School Choice
How long does peer review take at Journal of School Choice?
The publisher reports about 54 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 33%. 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 School Choice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of School Choice is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed and ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of School Choice open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of School Choice is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,250.
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: .