Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Pedagogy Culture and Society
ISSN 1468-1366 · eISSN 1747-5104 · Taylor & Francis
Pedagogy Culture and Society: CAS Zone 3 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.1 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 225 days to acceptance (98 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 22% (journal website); 52 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pedagogy Culture and Society 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 Education and Multiculturalism, Global Educational Policies and Reforms and Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, together about 31.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Pedagogy, Culture & Society is a fully-refereed international journal that seeks to provide an international forum for pedagogical discussion and debate. We are particularly interested in articles that raise questions about the taken-for-granted in pedagogy as understood within a cultural and social context. We do not generally accept papers that simply report findings; we are focused more on the philosophical than on the purely empirical. We do not publish work that is predominantly or entirely quantitative in focus or that is essentially psychological in nature. We do not accept articles that focus on the content review of textbooks, unless the work puts that analysis into a broader context to include substantial debate about pedagogy. Our beliefs about pedagogical debate include the following broad parameters which should be reflected in your work, where relevant: Pedagogical debate is not restricted by geographical boundaries: its participants are the international educational community and its proceedings appeal to a worldwide audience. It is not the preserve of teachers, politicians, academics or administrators but requires open discussion. Pedagogical debate is eclectic and interdisciplinary: it draws on a wide range of different intellectual and practical traditions to clarify core problems and sustain deliberation. Pedagogical debate should take account of the different cultural conditions ranging from the ‘post-colonial’ condition of many African and Asian countries to the ‘post-centralised’ condition of Eastern Europe and the ‘post-modern’ condition of Western liberal democracies. It should not be assumed by authors that readers will reside in the global north. 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.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 25%); most named United Kingdom 3, Mainland China 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Education and MulticulturalismSocial Sciences11.6%
- Global Educational Policies and ReformsSocial Sciences9.9%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences9.7%
- Educator Training and Historical PedagogySocial Sciences9.6%
- Literacy, Media, and EducationArts and Humanities4.3%
- Innovative Education and Learning PracticesSocial Sciences4.2%
- Critical Race Theory in EducationSocial Sciences3.6%
- Children's Rights and ParticipationSocial Sciences3.6%
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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERICPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, Academic Search, ArticleFirst, Australian Education Index, British Education Index (BEI), CSA Sociological Abstracts, Current Abstracts, Dietrich’s Index Philosophicus, Education Research Complete, Education Research Index, Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), Educational Administration Abstracts, Educational Research Abstracts online (ERA), Education Source, European Reference Index for the Humanities, International Bibliography of Periodical Literature (IBZ), ProQuest Education Journals, Research into Higher Education Abstracts, SocINDEX, Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts
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 (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.89Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.82LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.82Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 63OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 559OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.93OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 36.36%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 52LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 355,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,328 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 98 | 50 | 36 |
| 2025 | 52 | 31 | 111 |
| 2024 | 68 | 49 | 274 |
| 2023 | 69 | 45 | 592 |
| 2022 | 46 | 13 | 386 |
| 2021 | 91 | 36 | 1,545 |
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
225 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 121 days – 333 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (98 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 241 days
- Sample
- 98 articles with submission and acceptance dates (160 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)
- 22%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 26 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 84 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 21 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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Not considered
- work that is predominantly or entirely quantitative in focus; work that is essentially psychological in nature
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Pedagogy, Culture & Society 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: rigorous peer review based on 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
- 1468-1366
- Electronic ISSN
- 1747-5104
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 34, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Pedagogy Culture and Society
What CAS zone is Pedagogy Culture and Society in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Pedagogy Culture and Society 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 2 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Pedagogy Culture and Society?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 5.7, h-index 63.
How long does peer review take at Pedagogy Culture and Society?
Based on the dates recorded on 98 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 225 days (interquartile range 121–333 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 22%. 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 Pedagogy Culture and Society 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Pedagogy Culture and Society based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 25%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (3) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Pedagogy Culture and Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pedagogy Culture and Society is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Pedagogy Culture and Society open access, and what is the APC?
Pedagogy Culture and Society 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: .