Journal profile · Social Sciences-Education
Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education
ISSN 2535-4051 · Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences · Norway
Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 40 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education is published by Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Global Educational Policies and Reforms, Teacher Education and Leadership Studies and Higher Education Governance and Development, together about 33.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education (NJCIE) is the only journal in the Nordic countries specifically addressing themes within our field and serves as a connecting node for comparative scholars in or interested in the region. NJCIE is a Diamond Open Access journal, which is in line with the Science Europe initiative working to strengthen Diamond Open Access in scholarly publishing. We invite papers that seek to analyze educational discourse, policy, and practice and their implications for teaching and learning, and particularly invite papers investigating topics through an interdisciplinary lens, focusing on new insights and fostering critical debate about the role of education in diverse societies. NJCIE is concerned with the interplay of local, national, regional, and global contexts shaping education. How local understandings can bring to light the trends, effects, and influences that exist in different contexts globally highlights the general understanding of Comparative and International Education in NJCIE. All papers should include a comparative and/or international dimension. Furthermore, all contributions must engage with wider theories and debates in the field of comparative and international education and include a Nordic and/or global perspective. NJCIE invites Nordic and international contributions alike. The journal includes research from all geographic regions in the world. The journal invites contributions in English and all official Nordic languages.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Education
Editor-in-chief Karen ParishPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Norway 4, Hong Kong, China 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Educational Policies and ReformsSocial Sciences14.7%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences11.4%
- Higher Education Governance and DevelopmentSocial Sciences7.8%
- Global Education and MulticulturalismSocial Sciences4.7%
- Citizenship Education and DemocracySocial Sciences4.3%
- Global Education Systems and PoliciesSocial Sciences4.3%
- Digital literacy in educationComputer Science4.1%
- International Student and Expatriate ChallengesSocial Sciences3.9%
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 | 1053/1698 | — |
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
EBSCO, CrossrefPublisher 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.49OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 293 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42 | 42 | 316 |
| 2025 | 40 | 40 | 364 |
| 2024 | 27 | 27 | 331 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 347 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 192 |
| 2021 | 32 | 32 | 146 |
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 1 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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 | — |
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 websiteAuthorship, Peer review
- Authorship
Authors are recommended to review the About the Journal page for section policies and Author Guidelines. Model summary
We recommend that you review the About the Journal page for the journal's section policies and the Author Guidelines.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
NJCIE is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal that publishes high-quality, original articles in English and all official Nordic languages that include an English summary. The journal will only publish manuscripts through a double-blind peer-review process. This will be conducted by two or more referees whose field of expertise is pertinent to the subject area, and at least one reviewer will have …
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
- Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences
- Country or region
- Norway
- Language
- English, Norwegian
- ISSN
- 2535-4051
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education
How long does peer review take at Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Norway (4) and Hong Kong, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education open access, and what is the APC?
Nordic Journal of Comparative and International 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .