Journal profile · EDUCATION, SPECIAL
Roeper Review-A Journal on Gifted Education
ISSN 0278-3193 · eISSN 1940-865X · Taylor & Francis
Roeper Review-A Journal on Gifted Education: CAS Zone 3 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.3 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; 22 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Roeper Review-A Journal on Gifted Education is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Education, Achievement, and Giftedness, Creativity in Education and Neuroscience and Teacher Professional Development and Motivation, together about 41.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Roeper Review is an international, quarterly, refereed journal publishing scholarly articles that pertain to practice, policy, applied research, and theory in all dimensions of gifted education. Articles are thought provoking and often interdisciplinary. The Roeper Review aims to enhance the development of gifted individuals and the improvement of the world through more attention to giftedness, talent development, and creativity guided by ethical awareness. Diverse topics include: theories and philosophical analyses pertinent to giftedness, talent, and creativity; gender issues; curriculum studies; instructional strategies; educational psychology; elementary/early childhood/secondary education of the gifted; emotional, motivation, and affective dimensions of gifted individuals; differentiating instruction; teacher education; tests, measurement, and evaluation; and program development. Special Features Special Issues: Roeper Review periodically runs special, themed issues on important topics in the field. Examples of past and forthcoming special issues include: Expanding the Conceptual Foundations for Gifted Education Special Programs for Gifted Students The Neuroscience of Giftedness Global Awareness and the Gifted Dabrowski's Theory of Positive Disintegration History of Gifted Education Gifted Teachers Intelligence Theories in Gifted Education Underrepresentation in Gifted Education Specialized Science, Mathematics, and Technology High Schools Interviews: Each issue includes an engaging interview with a pioneer or a current leader in gifted education or a related field. Column, According to Jim: Eminent pioneer, James J. Gallagher writes a brief column on hot topics in the field. Book Reviews and Dissertation Abstracts: Synopses of recent research and writing pertinent to high ability. Peer Review Policy: All scholarly articles [empirical, theoretical, philosophical] in this journal have undergone rigorous anonymized peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by at least two, in most cases three, anonymous referees. Two regular features [an interview with an eminent scholar; a brief column by a pioneer in the field] are not reviewed.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION, SPECIAL
Editor-in-chief Don AmbrosePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Australia 1, Finland 1, Israel 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Education, Achievement, and GiftednessPsychology26.3%
- Creativity in Education and NeurosciencePsychology10.1%
- Teacher Professional Development and MotivationSocial Sciences5.2%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.6%
- Cognitive Abilities and TestingPsychology4.1%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.9%
- Motivation and Self-Concept in SportsPsychology3.8%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education, Special | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education, Special | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePubMedPsycINFOERICPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, De Gruyter Saur, Dietrich's Index Philosophicus, EBSCOhost, Academic Search Alumni Edition, Academic Search Complete, Academic Search Elite, Academic Search Premier, Advanced Placement Source, Book Review Digest Plus (H.W. Wilson), Corporate ResourceNet, Current Abstracts, Education Research Complete, Education Research Index, Education Source, Health Business Elite, MasterFILE Complete, MasterFILE Elite, MasterFILE Premier, Professional Development Collection, Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection, Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies, SocINDEX, SocINDEX with Full Text, Teacher Reference Center, TOC Premier (Table of Contents), Elsevier BV, ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Exceptional Child Education Resources (Online), National Library of Medicine
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
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.39Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.68Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 81OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 909OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.69%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 80,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,883 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 8 | 5 |
| 2025 | 22 | 10 | 26 |
| 2024 | 35 | 10 | 70 |
| 2023 | 43 | 7 | 124 |
| 2022 | 33 | 19 | 162 |
| 2021 | 36 | 14 | 243 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Article types accepted1
- articleAll scholarly articles [empirical, theoretical, philosophical] in this journal have undergone rigorous anonymized peer review, based on initial editor screening…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Roeper Review 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 and readershi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All scholarly articles undergo rigorous anonymized peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by at least two, in most cases three, anonymous referees. Model summary
All scholarly articles [empirical, theoretical, philosophical] in this journal have undergone rigorous anonymized peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by at least two, in most cases three, anonymous referees.
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
- 0278-3193
- Electronic ISSN
- 1940-865X
- Society / sponsor
- Roeper Institute
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 48, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Roeper Review-A Journal on Gifted Education
What CAS zone is Roeper Review-A Journal on Gifted Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Roeper Review-A Journal on Gifted Education is in Zone 3 of Education, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Education, Special. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Roeper Review-A Journal on Gifted Education?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.3 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 81.
Where are the editorial board members of Roeper Review-A Journal on Gifted Education based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (1), Finland (1) and Israel (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Roeper Review-A Journal on Gifted Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Roeper Review-A Journal on Gifted Education is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PubMed, PsycINFO and ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Roeper Review-A Journal on Gifted Education open access, and what is the APC?
Roeper Review-A Journal on Gifted 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, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .