Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Pedagogische Studien
ISSN 0165-0645 · eISSN 2666-3996 · Wolters-Noordhoff · Netherlands
Pedagogische Studien: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.47; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 17 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pedagogische Studien is published by Wolters-Noordhoff 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 Dutch Social and Cultural Studies, Education in Diverse Contexts and Educational Practices and Policies, together about 44.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Pedagogische Studiën is het wetenschappelijk peer-reviewed open access journal van de Nederlandse Vereniging voor Onderwijsresearch (VOR) en het Vlaams Forum voor Onderwijsonderonderzoek (VFO) en stelt zich ten doel resultaten van onderwijskundig en opvoedkundig onderzoek dat wordt uitgevoerd binnen het Nederlandse taalgebied algemeen toegankelijk te maken.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dutch Social and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences21.6%
- Education in Diverse ContextsSocial Sciences12.3%
- Educational Practices and PoliciesSocial Sciences10.7%
- Educational and Psychological AssessmentsPsychology7.7%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences5.5%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences5.2%
- Educational Assessment and ImprovementDecision Sciences4.9%
- Religious Education and SchoolsSocial Sciences3.3%
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 |
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 |
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), Social Scisearch
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
- 0.47LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.8OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 83.02%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 201 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 10 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 29 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 58 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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 30 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 |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted6
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Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Model summary
Dit werk valt onder een Creative Commons Naamsvermelding 4.0 Internationale Licentie.
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
- Wolters-Noordhoff
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- Dutch, English
- ISSN
- 0165-0645
- Electronic ISSN
- 2666-3996
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Pedagogische Studien
What CAS zone is Pedagogische Studien in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Pedagogische Studien is in Zone 4 of Education, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Education & Educational Research. 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 Pedagogische Studien?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.47; CiteScore 0.7, h-index 7.
How long does peer review take at Pedagogische Studien?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 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 Pedagogische Studien?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: APA. 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 Pedagogische Studien?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pedagogische Studien is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Pedagogische Studien open access, and what is the APC?
Pedagogische Studien 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: .