Journal profile
Research and Education
ISSN 2559-2033 · WEIK Press · Romania
Research and Education: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 15 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Research and Education is published by WEIK Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Educational Innovations and Technology, Educational Innovations and Challenges and Evaluation of Teaching Practices, together about 21% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education and Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research and Education publishes original research that helps understand teaching, learning and educational systems across formal, non-formal, and informal settings. We welcome empirical, theoretical, methodological and review papers on topics such as: higher education research and policy; school education (primary, secondary, vocational); early childhood education; adult and lifelong learning; distance and online learning; educational technology and artificial intelligence in education; educational psychology; teaching methods and pedagogical innovation; curriculum studies; educational leadership and management; educational assessment and evaluation; comparative and international education; education for sustainable development; equity, inclusion and diversity in education; and educational research methodology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Romania 11, Italy 1, Portugal 1, Greece 1, Croatia 1 (15 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Educational Innovations and TechnologyComputer Science8%
- Educational Innovations and ChallengesComputer Science7%
- Evaluation of Teaching PracticesSocial Sciences6%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities5%
- Online and Blended LearningSocial Sciences5%
- Inclusive Education and DiversitySocial Sciences5%
- Education and Teacher TrainingSocial Sciences5%
- Educational Technology and E-LearningComputer Science5%
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
Web of ScienceScopusERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, Crossref, RePEc, CEEOL, Coherent Digital
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
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.61OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 88 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 23 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 23 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | 2 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
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
- Single 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-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 4–6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted4
- book reviewType Length (words, excl. refs) Abstract Keywords Original research 6,000 to 10,000 up to 250 4 to 6 Theoretical or conceptual 5,000 to 8,000 up to 250 4 to 6 S…Length not stated
- editorialType Length (words, excl. refs) Abstract Keywords Original research 6,000 to 10,000 up to 250 4 to 6 Theoretical or conceptual 5,000 to 8,000 up to 250 4 to 6 S…Length not stated
- original researchType Length (words, excl. refs) Abstract Keywords Original research 6,000 to 10,000 up to 250 4 to 6 Theoretical or conceptual 5,000 to 8,000 up to 250 4 to 6 S…Length not stated
- systematic reviewType Length (words, excl. refs) Abstract Keywords Original research 6,000 to 10,000 up to 250 4 to 6 Theoretical or conceptual 5,000 to 8,000 up to 250 4 to 6 S…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright
Authors retain full copyright over their published work. By accepting publication in Research and Education, authors grant the journal a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to publish, distribute, archive and preserve and make the article availableunder the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license. Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce any third-party material. Detailed guidance …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Research and Education (REd) is published under the Diamond Open Access model. There are no submission fees, no article processing charges, no page or colour charges, no fees for supplementary materials, graphical abstracts or XML production, and no reader access fees. Every article is published open access from the moment it appears online.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Policy
All original research articles and theoretical and systematic review submissions undergo a double-blind peer review by at least two independent external reviewers. Book reviews and editorials undergo an editorial review only.
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
- WEIK Press
- Country or region
- Romania
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2559-2033
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Research and Education
How long does peer review take at Research and 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Research and Education?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 4–6; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: APA; Graphical abstract: Optional. 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 Research and Education based?
Of the 15 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Romania (11), Italy (1) and Portugal (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Research and Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Research and Education is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, Scopus and ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Research and Education open access, and what is the APC?
Research and 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: .