Journal profile · Multiple
Paedagogica Historica
ISSN 0030-9230 · eISSN 1477-674X · Taylor & Francis
Paedagogica Historica: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.43; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,450; median 229 days to acceptance (74 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 34% (journal website); 63 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Paedagogica Historica is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical Education Studies Worldwide, Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy and Historical Education and Society, together about 38.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
A trilingual journal (English, French, German) with European roots, Paedagogica Historica discusses education issues from an historical perspective, from Antiquity to the Modern Period, for a global readership. All issue related to the many pasts of education, socialization, schooling and higher education are of interest. Topics could include: Childhood and Youth Education Policies in national, colonial and imperial contexts Teachers, Textbooks, Reform and Curriculum Historiography, Theory and Methodology of Education Gender, Race, Class, Heterogeneity in Education The journal thrives on social, cross-cultural and historical-comparative approaches and prides itself on content that displays meticulous attention to theoretical and methodological developments. Peer Review Policy: All research articles published in Paedagogica Historica have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereering by at least two anonymous referees. " Paedagogica Historica is the only journal that offers both “traditional” studies on the historical recovery of education from around the world, and innovative new theoretical and methodological scholarship in the history of education. Paedagogica Historica is a particularly essential resource for American scholars in the history of education." Professor Kate Rousmaniere, Department of Educational Leadership, Miami University, USA " Paedagogica Historica is undoubtedly the leading journal in the field. In contrast to a series of national journals for the history of education, Paedagogica Historica is the most international one." Dr. Jürgen Schriewer, Berlin University, Germany "The international scope, the tackling of central issues of contemporary social sciences and historical scholarship, and its theoretical/archival contributions make it an important journal." Thomas S. Popkewitz
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Marcelo CarusoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Netherlands 3, Belgium 3, United States 1, Japan 1, Germany 1 (11 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Education Studies WorldwideSocial Sciences18.4%
- Educator Training and Historical PedagogySocial Sciences10.5%
- Historical Education and SocietySocial Sciences9.6%
- Religious Education and SchoolsSocial Sciences7.1%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.7%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.3%
- History of Education in SpainArts and Humanities5.2%
- Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal ChangesArts and Humanities3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History of Social Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History of Social Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History of Social Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- 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
ERICPublisher website
Other: Australian Education Index (AEI), America: History and Life, British Education Index, Education Publishing Company, Educational Research Abstracts online (ERA), FRANCIS, Historical Abstracts, International Bulletin of Bibliography on Education (BIBE), University History Discussion List (STUDIUM)
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
- 0.43LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.18Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.18Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 284OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.41OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.56%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 52LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 116,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,620 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 48 | 21 | 1 |
| 2025 | 63 | 23 | 26 |
| 2024 | 47 | 18 | 37 |
| 2023 | 46 | 12 | 64 |
| 2022 | 83 | 25 | 154 |
| 2021 | 85 | 21 | 171 |
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
229 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 180 days – 337 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 34 days (74 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 278 days
- Sample
- 74 articles with submission and acceptance dates (120 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)
- 34%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 73 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 82 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 44 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 | USD 3,450 | — | — |
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 accepted1
- book reviewsBook reviewsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Open access, Peer review
- AI use
Publishes education issues from historical perspectives. Model summary
Publishes education issues from historical perspectives. Topics include curriculum, pedagogy, theory, reform, international & comparative education and more.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Hybrid journal offering Open Select open access publishing option. Model summary
Paedagogica Historica 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 and r…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All research articles undergo rigorous peer review based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees. Model summary
All research articles published in Paedagogica Historica have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereering 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
- 0030-9230
- Electronic ISSN
- 1477-674X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 62, Issue 5 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Paedagogica Historica
What CAS zone is Paedagogica Historica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Paedagogica Historica is in Zone 4 of Education, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Education & Educational Research / History of Social Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Paedagogica Historica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.43; CiteScore 1, h-index 36.
How long does peer review take at Paedagogica Historica?
Based on the dates recorded on 74 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 229 days (interquartile range 180–337 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 34%. 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 Paedagogica Historica based?
Of the 11 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Netherlands (3), Belgium (3) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Paedagogica Historica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Paedagogica Historica is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Paedagogica Historica open access, and what is the APC?
Paedagogica Historica is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,450.
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: .