Journal profile
Prima Educatione
ISSN 2544-2317 · eISSN 2657-3229 · Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, Poland · Poland
Prima Educatione: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 14 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Prima Educatione is published by Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, Poland. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Education Methods and Practices, Early Childhood Education and Development and Historical Education Studies Worldwide, together about 33.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Prima Educatione is a peer-reviewed journal, publishing original scientific and reflective articles on research related to children, childhood and early childhood education. Our intention is to combine considerations on early education with other subdisciplines of pedagogy and other areas of knowledge - psychology, philosophy, sociology, cultural anthropology, medicine and law. We invite the Authors to publish original manuscripts in Polish or English in the form of theoretical studies, research and reports from educational practice. The editorial board also accepts opinions, book reviews and reports on important scientific events.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Teresa ParczewskaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 12, United States 2, Italy 2, Norway 2, Portugal 2 (28 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Education Methods and PracticesSocial Sciences14.2%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences11.3%
- Historical Education Studies WorldwideSocial Sciences8%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences6.1%
- Creativity in Education and NeurosciencePsychology6.1%
- Education during COVID-19 pandemicSocial Sciences5.2%
- Art Education and DevelopmentArts and Humanities3.8%
- Education, Philosophy, and SocietyArts and Humanities3.8%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.27OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 149 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 19 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 19 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 8 |
| 2021 | 36 | 36 | 5 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- 200–250 words
- Keywords
- 3–6
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted5
- editorialThe editor accepts scientific manuscripts for publication in the form of: 1) scientific papers (20,000-25,000 characters with spaces), 2) research reports (10,0…Length not stated
- experiences and proposalsExperiences and proposals: Other articles referring to or derived from teaching practice, with bibliographic references.Length not stated
- research papersResearch papers: original scientific articles presenting the results of the research of an empirical nature and also announcements about the preliminary results…Length not stated
- reviews and reportsscientific reviews and reports (5,000-6,000 characters with spaces)Length not stated
- studies and dissertationsStudies and dissertations: original scientific articles presenting the results of original research of a theoretical or analytical nature (monographic articles …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship
No fees for publishing Model summary
The journal does not charge any fees for publishing the text. The author does not bear any costs for any of the stages of the publishing process from the submission of the manuscript to the publication of the text.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright The copyright to the data contained in the paper
It is the authors' responsibility to obtain permission to reproduce copyrighted material from other sources. This applies to both direct reproduction and "derivative reproduction" (in case new schemas or tables have been created that are largely sourced from a copyright-protected source).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Prima Educatione is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Peer-reviewed academic journal published since 2017 by the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin. Model summary
The principle of double-blind review process applies to the Prima Educatione year journal. The editorial office accepts for publication the articles provided by the authors, original works that do not infringe the rights of third parties. Manuscripts submitted to Prima Educatione cannot be subject to any other publishing procedures at the same time. The authors sign a declaration on these issues. …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening with iThenticate Model summary
The editorial board of Prima Educatione Journal informs that we use iThenticate (Professional Plagiarism Prevention) to check all submissions.
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
- Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, Poland
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English, Polish
- ISSN
- 2544-2317
- Electronic ISSN
- 2657-3229
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Prima Educatione
How long does peer review take at Prima Educatione?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Prima Educatione?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–250 words; Keywords: 3–6; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Prima Educatione based?
Of the 28 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (12), United States (2) and Italy (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Prima Educatione?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Prima Educatione is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Prima Educatione open access, and what is the APC?
Prima Educatione 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .