Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Research in Education
ISSN 0034-5237 · eISSN 2050-4608 · SAGE
Research in Education: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 25 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Research in Education is published by SAGE and is in Zone 4 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, Early Childhood Education and Development and Education Systems and Policy, together about 25.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences9.8%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences7.8%
- Education Systems and PolicySocial Sciences7.8%
- Global Educational Policies and ReformsSocial Sciences7.1%
- Educator Training and Historical PedagogySocial Sciences5.4%
- Education and Critical Thinking DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.3%
- Educational and Psychological AssessmentsPsychology4.3%
- Education and Technology IntegrationSocial Sciences4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
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 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 293OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 61.25%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,109 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 2025 | 25 | 17 | 28 |
| 2024 | 26 | 21 | 127 |
| 2023 | 38 | 27 | 325 |
| 2022 | 11 | 4 | 70 |
| 2021 | 17 | 9 | 282 |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 0034-5237
- Electronic ISSN
- 2050-4608
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Research in Education
What CAS zone is Research in Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Research in Education is in Zone 4 of Education, and in Zone 4 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.
Which databases index Research in Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Research in Education is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Research in Education open access, and what is the APC?
Research in Education is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .