Journal profile
Kuramsal Egitimbilim Dergisi
ISSN 1308-1659 · Afyon Kocatepe University · Turkey
Kuramsal Egitimbilim Dergisi: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 171 days (submission to final decision, publisher); 23 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Kuramsal Egitimbilim Dergisi is published by Afyon Kocatepe University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Science Education and Pedagogy, Teacher Education and Leadership Studies and Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques, together about 27.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aims of JTESJournal of Theoretical Educational Sciences (JTES) is a peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal that publishes high-quality research in the broad field of education. The journal welcomes original empirical studies, theoretically grounded papers, methodological contributions, and rigorous review studies that advance understanding of educational theory, research, policy, and practice.JTES aims to provide an international platform for educational scholarship that addresses significant issues across all levels and contexts of education, including early childhood education, primary and secondary education, higher education, teacher education, adult education, lifelong learning, and non-formal learning environments.The journal seeks to publish studies that make a clear theoretical, empirical, methodological, or practical contribution to educational sciences. Submissions are expected to engage critically with current international literature, present a well-defined research problem, employ a rigorous and transparent methodology, and discuss the implications of findings beyond the immediate local or institutional context.JTES particularly encourages research that contributes to contemporary debates in education, including but not limited to learning and teaching, curriculum and instruction, teacher education, educational policy, educational leadership, assessment and evaluation, educational technology and artificial intelligence, inclusive education, equity and social justice, sustainability in education, learner and teacher well-being, multilingual and multicultural education, comparative education, and interdisciplinary approaches to educational problems.Through these aims, JTES seeks to contribute to the development of educational knowledge that is theoretically informed, methodologically sound, ethically conducted, and relevant to an international readership of researchers, teacher educators, practitioners, and policy makers. Scope of JTESJTES considers manuscripts from all areas of education, provided that they demonstrate scholarly originality, methodological rigor, and relevance to broader educational debates. The journal welcomes studies conducted in a single country or local context when they are clearly situated within international literature and when their findings, arguments, or implications speak to issues of wider significance.The journal publishes manuscripts in the following areas:empirical studies using quantitative, qualitative,
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 2, Hong Kong, China 1, Türkiye 1, Austria 1, Czechia 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Science Education and PedagogySocial Sciences10.2%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences10.1%
- Mathematics Education and Teaching TechniquesSocial Sciences7.6%
- Educational Methods and AnalysisSocial Sciences7.4%
- School Leadership and Teacher PerformanceSocial Sciences6.7%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities5.8%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences5.6%
- Education, Achievement, and GiftednessPsychology5.2%
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
ERICPublisher 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
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 100OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.9OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 80Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 557 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 40 | 385 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 459 |
| 2024 | 38 | 38 | 411 |
| 2023 | 41 | 41 | 453 |
| 2022 | 41 | 41 | 357 |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 | 327 |
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
171 dayssubmission to final decision · community reports about 52 weeks
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 52 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to final decision
- 171 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication
- 43 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 28 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-SA | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Open access under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0; authors agree to ethical principles of JTES upon submission. Model summary
the authors agree on the open-access policy, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International license and ethical principles of JTES upon their submission
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
- Afyon Kocatepe University
- Country or region
- Turkey
- Language
- Turkish
- ISSN
- 1308-1659
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Kuramsal Egitimbilim Dergisi
How long does peer review take at Kuramsal Egitimbilim Dergisi?
The publisher reports about 171 days (submission to final decision); authors report an average review time of about 52 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 Kuramsal Egitimbilim Dergisi?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; 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 Kuramsal Egitimbilim Dergisi based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (2), Hong Kong, China (1) and Türkiye (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Kuramsal Egitimbilim Dergisi?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Kuramsal Egitimbilim Dergisi is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Kuramsal Egitimbilim Dergisi open access, and what is the APC?
Kuramsal Egitimbilim Dergisi 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .