Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Review of Educational Research
ISSN 0034-6543 · eISSN 1935-1046 · SAGE
Review of Educational Research: CAS Zone 1 · Education (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 8.49; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,500; 64 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Review of Educational Research is published by SAGE and is in Zone 1 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, School Choice and Performance and Early Childhood Education and Development, together about 24.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences10.4%
- School Choice and PerformanceSocial Sciences7.5%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences6.3%
- Education Systems and PolicySocial Sciences5.7%
- Education and Critical Thinking DevelopmentSocial Sciences5.4%
- Parental Involvement in EducationSocial Sciences4.9%
- Innovative Teaching and Learning MethodsPsychology4.4%
- Diverse Educational Innovations StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Education Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 8.49LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 22.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 5.04LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 7.93LetPub ·
- h-index
- 324OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,643OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.8OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 35.56%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 61LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,854 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 51 | 29 | 24 |
| 2025 | 64 | 39 | 278 |
| 2024 | 44 | 22 | 779 |
| 2023 | 32 | 19 | 1,223 |
| 2022 | 31 | 10 | 1,363 |
| 2021 | 36 | 13 | 3,366 |
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 2,500 / GBP 1,833 | — | — |
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
- 0034-6543
- Electronic ISSN
- 1935-1046
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Review of Educational Research
What CAS zone is Review of Educational Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Review of Educational Research is in Zone 1 of Education, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Education & Educational Research; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Review of Educational Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 8.49; CiteScore 22.4, h-index 324.
Which databases index Review of Educational Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Review of Educational Research is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Review of Educational Research open access, and what is the APC?
Review of Educational Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .