Journal profile · DANCE
Research in Dance Education
ISSN 1464-7893 · eISSN 1470-1111 · Taylor & Francis
Research in Dance Education: CAS Zone 2 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 418 days to acceptance (81 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 97% (journal website); 107 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Research in Dance Education is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 2 of Arts in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Diversity and Impact of Dance, Diverse Music Education Insights and Art Education and Development, together about 53.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research in Dance Education aims to inform, stimulate lively and critical debate and promote the development of high quality research and practice in dance education. The journal is relevant to dance academics, teachers and learners. The journal includes contributors from a wide and diverse, international community of researchers. This extends to all aspects of dance in education, providing opportunities for both experienced and less experienced researchers. The journal encourages a wide range of research approaches and methods, in a forum for debate. Issues related to pedagogy, philosophy, sociology and methodology in relation to creating, performing and viewing dance in various contexts are welcome. The role and value of dance as part of arts education and the connections with other arts practitioners is also supported. The research field of Research in Dance Education includes for example: all phases of education, pre-school to higher education and beyond; teaching and learning in dance, theory and practice; embodiment; new technologies; systematic reviews of literature; professional dance artists in education; learning in and through dance; aesthetic and artistic education; dance and the arts; dance and physical education; training dance teachers: initial teacher education, continuing professional development, dance degrees, and professional dance training; examination dance; dance therapy; special educational needs; community dance and youth dance; dance in society: gender, ethnicity, class, religion, economics; psychological issues: self esteem, motivation, body image; creativity; philosophy and the arts; research methods and methodologies. Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees. Reviewers include dance academics: professors, readers and lecturers, and teachers in: Universities, Colleges, Schools of Higher Education, education authority curriculum support services, professional dance world, professional dance training institutions. What to expect during peer review Information about the peer review process and what to expect can be found on the Taylor & Francis Author Services website: http://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/what-to-expect-during-peer-review/ Readership Dance teachers, lecturers, researchers and students in: Universities, Colleges Schools of Higher Education, education authority cur
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): DANCE
Editor-in-chief Angela PickardPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 4, United States 1, Australia 1, Greece 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diversity and Impact of DancePsychology33.9%
- Diverse Music Education InsightsArts and Humanities11.1%
- Art Education and DevelopmentArts and Humanities8.7%
- Physical Education and PedagogyHealth Professions8.2%
- Theatre and Performance StudiesArts and Humanities5.9%
- Sport Psychology and PerformancePsychology3.9%
- Sport and Mega-Event ImpactsSocial Sciences2.9%
- Sports, Gender, and SocietySocial Sciences2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Dance | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Dance | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Dance | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- 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
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceERICCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Academic Search, ArticleFirst, Arts and Humanities Search, British Education Index (BEI), Current Abstracts, Education Research Complete, Education Research Index, Education Source, Educational Research Abstracts online (ERA), Electronic Collections Online, International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance, International Index to the Performing Arts (IIPA), Physical Education Index, Professional Development Collection, PsycFIRST, 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
- 1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.45Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.21LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.21Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 227OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.07OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.72%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 101LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 118,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 813 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 107 | 28 | 97 |
| 2024 | 38 | 14 | 63 |
| 2023 | 47 | 17 | 131 |
| 2022 | 46 | 18 | 304 |
| 2021 | 33 | 11 | 190 |
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
418 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 328 days – 671 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 9 days (83 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 450 days
- Sample
- 81 articles with submission and acceptance dates (118 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)
- 97%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 377 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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
- preprints
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Research in Dance Education 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 What to expect during peer review
Information about the peer review process and what to expect can be found on the Taylor & Francis Author Services website: http://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/what-to-expect-during-peer-review/
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
- 1464-7893
- Electronic ISSN
- 1470-1111
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 27, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Research in Dance Education
What CAS zone is Research in Dance Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Research in Dance Education is in Zone 2 of Arts, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Dance. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Arts. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Research in Dance Education?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 40.
How long does peer review take at Research in Dance Education?
Based on the dates recorded on 81 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 418 days (interquartile range 328–671 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 97%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Research in Dance Education based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (4), United States (1) and Australia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Research in Dance Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Research in Dance Education is indexed in AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, ERIC and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Research in Dance Education open access, and what is the APC?
Research in Dance Education 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: .