Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Review of Research in Education
ISSN 0091-732X · eISSN 1935-1038 · SAGE
Review of Research in Education: CAS Zone 2 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.96; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,500; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Review of Research in Education is published by SAGE and is in Zone 2 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, School Choice and Performance and Early Childhood Education and Development, together about 24.9% 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 Sciences10.7%
- School Choice and PerformanceSocial Sciences8%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences6.2%
- Educator Training and Historical PedagogySocial Sciences5.9%
- Critical Race Theory in EducationSocial Sciences5.3%
- Educational Assessment and ImprovementDecision Sciences4.7%
- Multilingual Education and PolicySocial Sciences4.4%
- Global Educational Policies and ReformsSocial Sciences4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 2 |
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)Education Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
- 2.96LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.94LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 134OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 555OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.3OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 40.74%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 795 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | 6 | 73 |
| 2023 | 28 | 11 | 197 |
| 2022 | 14 | 3 | 325 |
| 2021 | 16 | 5 | 352 |
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
- 0091-732X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1935-1038
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Review of Research in Education
What CAS zone is Review of Research in Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Review of Research in Education is in Zone 2 of Education, and in Zone 2 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.
What is the impact factor of Review of Research in Education?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.96; CiteScore 6.9, h-index 134.
Which databases index Review of Research in Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Review of Research in Education is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Review of Research in Education open access, and what is the APC?
Review of Research in Education 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: .