Journal profile · Social Sciences-Education
Journal of Technology Education
ISSN 1045-1064 · Technology Education Program, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University · United States
Journal of Technology Education: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 34 weeks (community reports); 13 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Technology Education is published by Technology Education Program, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Design Education and Practice, Science Education and Pedagogy and Engineering Education and Pedagogy, together about 38.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Technology Education is an international platform for scholarly discussion intended to advance thinking on technology and engineering education philosophy, theory, and practice. To this end, the journal publishes peer-reviewed research, theoretical, and positional articles addressing topics related to the PK-12 curricular area of technology and engineering education (T&EE), and its teacher education. The implementation of PK-12 T&EE promotes learning of both content and practice through student engagement in minds-on/hands-on, design based, problem-solving experiences. T&EE is a subject area fostering technological and engineering literacy where students learn about the full range of technologies from material processing, energy, biotechnologies, and robotics to construction, transportation, communications, electronics, and computational technologies. As a PK-12 curricular area, T&EE is intended for all students, regardless of their future career aspirations. Open Access Policy This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. There is no embargo on the journal’s publications. Submission and acceptance dates, along with publication dates, are made available on the PDF format for each paper. Authors of articles published remain the copyright holders and grant third parties the right to use, reproduce, and share the article according to the Creative Commons license agreement. Authors are encouraged to publish their data in recommended repositories. For a list of generic and subject specific repositories that meet our peer review criteria, see here. Indexing, Archiving and Dissemination Virginia Tech Publishing is committed to making content discoverable and accessible through indexing services. As such all content is archived around the world to ensure long-term availability. Our journals use OPERAS metrics - an open source platform that Ubiquity has helped develop as part of the HIRMEOS project, originating from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. OPERAS metrics provides a comprehensive and transparent mechanism for collecting and aggregating article usage metrics. Indexing and Discoverability The journal is indexed by the following services: Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals ERIH Plus BDS Bibliographic Data Services Chronos CNKI EBSCO (Host and Knowledge Base) Ex Libris Googl
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Education
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Taiwan, China 1, United Kingdom 1, South Korea 1, Australia 1, Netherlands 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Design Education and PracticeEngineering14.1%
- Science Education and PedagogySocial Sciences13.1%
- Engineering Education and PedagogyEngineering10.8%
- Diverse Educational Innovations StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.7%
- Publishing and Scholarly CommunicationArts and Humanities6.3%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences4.5%
- Problem and Project Based LearningSocial Sciences4%
- Engineering Education and Curriculum DevelopmentEngineering3.8%
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 | Q2 | 840/1698 | — |
| General Engineering | Q3 | 199/351 | — |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, CNKI, J-Gate, OCLC, CLOCKSS, Crossref
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
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 202OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.08OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 452 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 235 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 327 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 473 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 500 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 455 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | 541 |
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 PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 2 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 34 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 34 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 | |
| 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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 4–6
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted3
- position paperPosition Papers include guest editorials, reactions to articles, and other relevant scholarly discourse in the field of Technology and Engineering Education.Length not stated
- researchResearch articles describe the outcomes and application of unpublished original research.Length not stated
- reviewReviews summarize and present an unbiased assessment of timely works (generally within the last 3 years), which may include books and other media. The review (a…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Language: English; file format: Microsoft Word or rich text. Model summary
All JTE submissions should be in English and submitted as Microsoft Word or rich text file documents.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics: human subjects research per Belmont Report; ethics committee approval where applicable. Model summary
Research involving human subjects, human material, or human data, must have been performed in accordance with the principles of the Belmont Report
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright: authors retain copyright; CC Attribution License. Model summary
Copyright NoticeAuthors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms. If a submission is rejected or withdrawn prior to publication, all rights return to the author(s):Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. There is no embargo on the journal’s publications. Submission and acceptance dates, along with publication dates, are made available on the PDF format for each paper. Authors of articles published remain the copyright holde…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review: blind review by three or more reviewers; process generally takes two to three months. Model summary
Manuscripts that appear in the Articles section have been subjected to a blind peer review by three or more members of the Editorial Board or alternative reviewers. This process generally takes two to three months, at which time authors are notified of the status of their manuscript.
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
- Technology Education Program, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1045-1064
- Print ISSN
- 2331-4702
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 37, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Technology Education
How long does peer review take at Journal of Technology Education?
Authors report an average review time of about 34 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Technology Education?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 4–6; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Technology Education based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Taiwan, China (1), United Kingdom (1) and South Korea (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Technology Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Technology Education is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Technology Education open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Technology Education 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .