Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Oxford Review of Education
ISSN 0305-4985 · eISSN 1465-3915 · Taylor & Francis
Oxford Review of Education: CAS Zone 3 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.26; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 90 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 18% (journal website); 61 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Oxford Review of Education 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 Educational Policies and Reforms, Religious Education and Schools and School Choice and Performance, together about 24.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Oxford Review of Education is a well-established journal with an extensive international readership. It is committed to cultivating educational scholarship across a wide range of academic disciplines. The Editors welcome articles reporting significant new research as well as contributions of a more conceptual or theoretical nature. The membership of the Editorial Board reflects these emphases, which have remained characteristic of the Oxford Review of Education since its foundation in 1974. The Editorial Board meets twice a year and takes responsibility for the general development of the journal. The Oxford Review of Education seeks to preserve the highest standards of professional scholarship in education by publishing high-quality articles of wide educational relevance. The journal publishes Special Issues, normally two each year, in order to explore in depth issues and debates of ongoing relevance for educational policy, practice and scholarship. For such issues a Guest Editor is often invited and contributions are sought from acknowledged experts in the field under review. Peer Review Policy All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymised refereeing by at least two anonymous referees. Twitter: @OxfordRevEd
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Educational Policies and ReformsSocial Sciences9.5%
- Religious Education and SchoolsSocial Sciences8%
- School Choice and PerformanceSocial Sciences7.5%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences7.4%
- Education Systems and PolicySocial Sciences7%
- Educator Training and Historical PedagogySocial Sciences6%
- Global Education and MulticulturalismSocial Sciences5.8%
- Diverse Education Studies and ReformsSocial Sciences4.9%
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 3 |
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)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 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
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceERICCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, Academic Search, Advanced Placement Source, ArticleFirst, Australian Education Index, Book Review Digest Plus, British Education Index, Current Abstracts, Education Abstracts, Education Index, Educational Research Abstracts online (ERA), Education Research Complete, Education Source, Educational Administration Abstracts, Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, Professional Development Collection, Psychological & Behavioral Sciences Collection, Public Affairs Index, Research into Higher Education Abstracts, SocINDEX, Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts, Teacher Reference Center, VOCEDplus
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
- 2.26LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.02LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.02Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.86LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.86Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 112OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,103OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 39.51%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 59LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 476,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,112 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 18 | 13 |
| 2025 | 61 | 31 | 138 |
| 2024 | 49 | 35 | 311 |
| 2023 | 58 | 45 | 434 |
| 2022 | 44 | 28 | 899 |
| 2021 | 64 | 34 | 1,029 |
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
90 daysfirst decision after review
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 18%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 41 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 90 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 38 daysPublisher 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
- editorialEditorialLength not stated
- research articleResearch ArticleLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Oxford Review of Education 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 discoverability …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Policy
Peer review policy: initial editor screening and anonymised 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 anonymised 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
- ISSN
- 0305-4985
- Electronic ISSN
- 1465-3915
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 52, Issue 5 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Oxford Review of Education
What CAS zone is Oxford Review of Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Oxford Review of Education is in Zone 3 of Education, and in Zone 3 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 Oxford Review of Education?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.26; CiteScore 5.9, h-index 112.
How long does peer review take at Oxford Review of Education?
The publisher reports about 90 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 18%. 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 JCR quartile is Oxford Review of Education in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Education.
Which databases index Oxford Review of Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Oxford Review of Education is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, ERIC and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Oxford Review of Education open access, and what is the APC?
Oxford Review of Education 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: .