Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Multicultural Education Review
ISSN 2005-615X · eISSN 2377-0031 · Taylor & Francis
Multicultural Education Review: CAS Zone 3 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.3 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 196 days to acceptance (50 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 24% (journal website); 25 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Multicultural Education Review is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Global Education and Multiculturalism, Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy and Multilingual Education and Policy, together about 36.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Multicultural Education Review (MER) is a peer-reviewed journal for research about diversity and equity in education. Aiming to provide a truly international and multidisciplinary forum for the discussion of educational issues, MER welcomes original contributions that explore various aspects of policy and practice in education around the world. As an official scholarly journal of the Korean Association for Multicultural Education, MER is published quarterly, on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31. "The editors of MER are to be warmly congratulated for producing a fine international journal that regularly features the work of leading scholars in the field multicultural education. I have published in the journal three times, myself. Because I always find the journal's articles thoughtful and up to date, I recommend it to anyone who is interested in multiculturalism, how schools might serve diverse populations better, and how schooling itself might support diverse democracies in an era of increased global human migrations." Christine Sleeter, Professor Emerita, California State University-Monterey Bay & Former President, National Association for Multicultural Education Peer Review Integrity All manuscripts relevant to the aims and scope of MER are reviewed anonymously. All manuscripts undergo rigorous double anonymized peer review by at least two, usually three, anonymous reviewers. Manuscripts submitted to MER are judged on the following criteria: use of an explicit theoretical or conceptual framework, acknowledgement of relevant literature, originality in analysis, appropriateness of methodological approach, contribution to the advancement of knowledge, use of a multicultural perspective, and clarity of expression. Because of the international scope of MER, authors are encouraged to focus on the underlying aspects of their research that make the work relevant for the larger community of educators and policymakers. The editors rely heavily on reviewers' judgments. Strong efforts are made to ensure prompt decisions about acceptance. To ensure anonymity, authors' names, institutional affiliations, and other identifying information should be placed on a separate title page only. STAR Taylor & Francis/Routledge are committed to the widest possible dissemination of its journals to non-profit institutions in developing countries. Our STAR initiative offers individual researchers in Africa, South Asia and many parts of South East Asia the opportunity t
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editor-in-chief Yun-Kyung ChaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 4%); most named South Korea 41, United States 26, Hong Kong, China 10, Mainland China 3, Türkiye 2 (85 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Education and MulticulturalismSocial Sciences21.3%
- Educator Training and Historical PedagogySocial Sciences8.8%
- Multilingual Education and PolicySocial Sciences6.3%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences6%
- Psychosocial Factors Impacting YouthSocial Sciences5.7%
- Critical Race Theory in EducationSocial Sciences5.4%
- Global Educational Policies and ReformsSocial Sciences4%
- International Student and Expatriate ChallengesSocial Sciences3.5%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERICPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, OCLC, Educational Research Abstracts Online (ERA), ACER
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.52Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.93Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 105OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.27OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 23.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.67%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 25LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 47,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 373 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 25 | 7 | 44 |
| 2024 | 17 | 4 | 34 |
| 2023 | 17 | 3 | 69 |
| 2022 | 19 | 8 | 176 |
| 2021 | 24 | 6 | 225 |
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 Crossref · to
196 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 133 days – 260 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 47 days (50 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 264 days
- Sample
- 50 articles with submission and acceptance dates (50 in the window); the latest was accepted on
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 24%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 50 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 126 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 25 daysPublisher website ·
- 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 accepted2
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 21 Jul 2026Length not stated
- review articleReview Article | Published online: 27 Jul 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship 1. Publication and authorship:
Multicultural Education Review (MER) publishes original and rigorous research findings. It is important to avoid data fabrication, plagiarism, and improper author contribution. As a vital contribution to the development of a useful and coherent network of knowledge about/for multicultural education, the publication of an article in MER should be a direct reflection of the quality of the work of th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Multicultural Education Review 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 discoverabil…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymized peer review by at least two, usually three, anonymous reviewers. Model summary
All manuscripts undergo rigorous double anonymized peer review by at least two, usually three, 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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 2005-615X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2377-0031
- Society / sponsor
- Korean Association for Multicultural Education
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Multicultural Education Review
What CAS zone is Multicultural Education Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Multicultural Education Review 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 Multicultural Education Review?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.3 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.6, h-index 28.
How long does peer review take at Multicultural Education Review?
Based on the dates recorded on 50 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 196 days (interquartile range 133–260 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 24%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Multicultural Education Review based?
Of the 85 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (41), United States (26) and Hong Kong, China (10). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Multicultural Education Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Multicultural Education Review is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Multicultural Education Review open access, and what is the APC?
Multicultural Education Review is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .