Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
Nordic Journal of Educational History
ISSN 2001-7766 · eISSN 2001-9076 · University of UMEA · Sweden
Nordic Journal of Educational History: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 50 weeks (community reports); 27 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nordic Journal of Educational History is published by University of UMEA. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical Education Studies Worldwide, Historical Education and Society and Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy, together about 63.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Nordic Journal of Educational History (NJEdH) is an interdisciplinary international journal dedicated to scholarly excellence in the field of educational history, i.e. the history of education. The journal takes special responsibility for the communication and dissemination of educational history research of particular relevance to the Nordic region (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and political and geographic entities including the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Sápmi and Åland), but welcomes contributions exploring the history of education in all parts of the world. The publishing language is English and the Scandinavian languages. The journal applies a double blind peer review procedure and is accessible to all interested readers (NO FEES are charged for publication or subscription). The NJEdH publishes articles as soon as they have been through the peer review and copy editing process, adding cumulatively to the content of an open issue each year. Special issues are normally published as the second issue of any given year.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Education Studies WorldwideSocial Sciences43.9%
- Historical Education and SocietySocial Sciences12.4%
- Educator Training and Historical PedagogySocial Sciences7.3%
- History of Education Research in BrazilArts and Humanities3.6%
- History of Education in SpainArts and Humanities3.4%
- Higher Education Governance and DevelopmentSocial Sciences2.7%
- Global Educational Policies and ReformsSocial Sciences2.5%
- Educational Theory and Curriculum StudiesSocial Sciences2.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Q2 | 533/1936 | 72nd |
| Education | Q4 | 1354/1698 | 20th |
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
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
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.25OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 277 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 44 |
| 2025 | 27 | 27 | 49 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 72 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 43 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 44 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 32 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 50 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 11,000 words
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- articleArticlesLength not stated
- book reviewher information, see author guidelines. Book Reviews Reviews of monographs should not exceed 1,000 words and reviews of edited volumes should not exceed 1,500 w…main text ≤ 1,000 words
- book reviewsBook ReviewsLength not stated
- reviewEnglish and in Scandinavian languages. Reviews of monographs should not exceed 1,000 words and reviews of edited volumes should not exceed 1,500 wordsmain text ≤ 1,000 words
- thematic section introductionThematic Section IntroductionLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship Authorship of a manuscript
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be named in an Acknowledgement section. The cor…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosure and conflicts of interest
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an Editor's own research without the explicit written consent of the author(s).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement
The ethics statements for this journal are based on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors. Further information on Publication Ethics can be found on the COPE website: https://publicationethics.org/ Duties of the Senior Editor and Editors Fair assessment Submitted manuscripts are evaluated for their intellectual content without regard to gender, sex…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
This is an open access journal, which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles featured in the journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with definition of open access as formulated…
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 facilitates a greater global exchange of knowledge. The works are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Double blind peer review procedure. Model summary
The NJEdH strives to maintain high academic quality. Two reviewers will subject each submitted manuscript that the editorial team finds thematically motivated and scientifically relevant to blind appraisal, in accordance with the journal's guidelines for reviewers. The reviewers are selected based on their competence in the specific field with which the manuscript deals, or based on their solid ge…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Originality and Plagiarism
The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.
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
- University of UMEA
- Country or region
- Sweden
- Language
- English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
- ISSN
- 2001-7766
- Electronic ISSN
- 2001-9076
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 13, Issue 1 (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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nordic Journal of Educational History
How long does peer review take at Nordic Journal of Educational History?
Authors report an average review time of about 50 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 Nordic Journal of Educational History?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 11,000 words. 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.
Which databases index Nordic Journal of Educational History?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nordic Journal of Educational History is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Nordic Journal of Educational History open access, and what is the APC?
Nordic Journal of Educational History 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: .