Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Open Review of Educational Research

ISSN 2326-5507 · Taylor & Francis Group · United Kingdom

Open Review of Educational Research: fully open access; APC about USD 900; review about 22 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.

The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2019 (Volume 6, Issue 1): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.

Impact factor—No published value
CAS zone—Not in the CAS Journal Ranking
CiteScore quartileQ1History · rank 29/1328 · 97th percentile
Review timeabout 22 weeksCommunity average
APCUSD 900Fully open access
Acceptance—No reports yet
Articles per year02025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

Open Review of Educational Research is published by Taylor & Francis Group. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Digital Education and Society, Critical and Liberation Pedagogy and Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, together about 28.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

This journal has ceased (2019). Open Review of Educational Research publishes papers from a multidisciplinary perspective, accepting both quantitative and qualitative studies, as well as articles that employ historical or philosophical orientations. The Journal will be underpinned by an approach to educational studies and research that is committed to the principles of openness in education and research, and by philosophies of education that seek to explore the purpose of education and the role of new open technologies which promote greater exchange, interactivity, sharing and collaboration across academic specialties and across cultures. Open Review of Educational Research also encourages state-of-the-art literature reviews and non-standard contributions. Open Access Publishing and Article Processing Charges To cover the cost of Open Access publishing, Open Review of Educational Research charges an article publishing charge (APC) for all accepted articles. There is no submission charge. The APC for Open Review of Educational Research is US$900 / £690 / €795. The APC is paid via an e-commerce transaction and invoicing will take place after acceptance of the article following peer review. Payment can be made via credit card, or an invoice can be requested. Further processing of the article will be deferred pending payment. It is likely that your research funder, sponsor, or host institution has funding available for open access publication fees. Can the publication fee be discounted or waivered? Open Review of Educational Research provides fee waivers and discounts to support researchers in developing and emerging regions. Authors are eligible to apply for a waiver if the corresponding author and majority of co-authors are based in countries as specified by the Research4Life partnership www.research4life.org/eligibility/. Other waivers will be granted on a case-by-case basis depending on the authors' circumstances. Authors should request a waiver during the submission process. Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees. Sorry, there are currently no metrics available for this journal.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

  1. Digital Education and SocietyComputer Science12.8%
  2. Critical and Liberation PedagogySocial Sciences9.2%
  3. Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences6.4%
  4. Global Educational Policies and ReformsSocial Sciences5.5%
  5. Foucault, Power, and EthicsSocial Sciences5.5%
  6. University Challenges and ReformsSocial Sciences4.6%
  7. Educational Theory and Curriculum StudiesSocial Sciences4.6%
  8. Education, Philosophy, and SocietyArts and Humanities4.6%

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)

SubjectQuartileRankPercentile
HistoryQ129/132897th
PhilosophyQ129/64495th
EducationQ2345/131973rd

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

ScopusLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

Indexing the journal's website claims

DOAJPublisher 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
2.6LetPub ·
SJR 2026-06
0.45LetPub ·
SNIP 2026-06
2.75LetPub ·
h-index
24OpenAlex ·
i10-index
42OpenAlex ·
2-year mean citedness
0OpenAlex ·
Share of gold OA articles
100%LetPub ·

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 72 in total · the current year is incomplete

YearArticlesOpen accessCitations
202600120
202500193
202400211
202300268
202200312
202100314

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 22 weeksLetPub ·
Peer review
Double blind peer reviewLetPub

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

Fully open accessLetPub

Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).

SourceAPCFee waiverLicenseObserved
OpenAlexUSD 900——
LetPubUSD 900Yes—
Publisher websiteUSD 900 / GBP 690 / EUR 795——

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 accepted1
  1. research articleResearch Article | Published online: 28 Jan 2019Length not stated
Publisher website
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
Open access Open access

Fee waivers and discounts available for researchers in developing and emerging regions. Model summary

Open Review of Educational Research is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. 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 discoverability and readership of your article Make an impact and reach new readers, no…

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Peer review

Peer review: initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees. Model summary

All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.

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 Group
Country or region
United Kingdom
Language
English
ISSN
2326-5507
Latest issue on the website
Volume 6, Issue 1 (2019)
Official links

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Open Review of Educational Research

How long does peer review take at Open Review of Educational Research?

Authors report an average review time of about 22 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.

Which databases index Open Review of Educational Research?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Open Review of Educational Research is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.

Is Open Review of Educational Research open access, and what is the APC?

Open Review of Educational Research is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 900.

Sources and updates

The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .