Journal profile
Research and Development in Education
ISSN 2809-0284 · eISSN 2809-3216 · Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang · Indonesia
Research and Development in Education: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 96 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Research and Development in Education is published by Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Educational Methods and Outcomes, STEM Education and Innovative Education Methods and Tools, together about 46.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research and Development in Education (RaDEn) is an international scientific journal that aims at publishing research results and review in Research and Development of education or its implementation in various science fields. Research and Development results can be in classroom-oriented, product-oriented, and system-oriented perspectives implemented in the world. The article published must meet plagiarism check requirements (based on editorial board decision). This journal is published twice a year, i.e. in July and December, in English. All articles are published in English and undergo a peer-review process. The scope of Research and Development in Education is focused on: Research results in Research and Development of education in various science fields. Review in Research and Development of education in various science fields. Research in model implementation in education at all level (primary, secondary, and higher education) Review related to efforts to develop the quality of education and learning, and development of the quality of education from elementary school to higher education levels.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Abdulkadir RahardjantoPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Educational Methods and OutcomesSocial Sciences18.1%
- STEM EducationSocial Sciences15.6%
- Innovative Education Methods and ToolsDecision Sciences12.7%
- Science Education and PedagogySocial Sciences5.8%
- Multimedia Learning SystemsComputer Science5.8%
- Mathematics Education and PedagogyMathematics5.1%
- Problem and Project Based LearningSocial Sciences4.9%
- Educational Curriculum and Learning MethodsSocial Sciences3.6%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCO, SINTA 2, Google Scholar, GARUDA, DimensionsPublisher website
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
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.88OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 282 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 44 | 101 |
| 2025 | 96 | 96 | 121 |
| 2024 | 110 | 110 | 83 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 44 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 25 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 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-SA | |
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Peer review
- AI use m. Declaration of the use of AI
Authors must fully disclose the use of AI tools in their manuscript submissions. This includes, but is not limited to, tools used for text generation, image creation, data analysis, coding assistance, or translation. The disclosure should be placed in the Declaration of the use of AI section of the manuscript and should specify the name of the AI tool, the version used, and the purpose of its appl…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship l. CRediT authorship contribution statement
Authors must have at least three CRediT contribution roles Model summary
This journal requires all submitted manuscripts to include an Author Contributions Statement based on the CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy). The statement will appear above the Acknowledgments section in the published article
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest k. Conflicts of Interest
To ensure fair and objective decision-making, authors must declare any associations that pose a conflict of interest (financial, personal, or professional) in connection with manuscripts. Non-financial competing interests include a declaration of political, personal, religious, ideological, academic, and intellectual competing interests. The authors declare that they have no known competing financ…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability n. Data availability statement
Data availability statement required for acceptance Model summary
The data availability statement is a valuable link between a paper’s results and the supporting evidence. It is a brief statement about whether the authors of an article have made the evidence supporting their findings available, and if so, where readers may access it. Data availability statements help to promote transparency and reproducibility in research and to increase the visibility of valuab…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review by at least two independent reviewers Model summary
Every submitted paper is independently reviewed by at least two peer-reviewers.
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
- Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2809-0284
- Electronic ISSN
- 2809-3216
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 6, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Research and Development in Education
How long does peer review take at Research and Development in Education?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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.
Which databases index Research and Development in Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Research and Development in Education is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Research and Development in Education open access, and what is the APC?
Research and Development in Education 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: .