Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research
ISSN 0031-3831 · eISSN 1470-1170 · Taylor & Francis
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research: CAS Zone 3 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.58; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 336 days to acceptance (99 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 20% (journal website); 106 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research 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 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, Early Childhood Education and Development and Education, Achievement, and Giftedness, together about 25.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education and Developmental and Educational Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research is an international refereed research journal focusing on central ideas and themes in educational thinking and research. The journal welcomes reports on philosophical, historical, comparative, experimental and survey studies and has no preferences - except quality - concerning the authors' choices of methodological perspectives. The journal reflects ongoing educational research in the nordic countries. It also encourages scholarly discussions on vital concepts, new issues and themes of importance for education in the future. The journal sells to over fifty countries and is abstracted and indexed in over fifteen current awareness titles. 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.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editor-in-chief Øyvind Lund MartinsenPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences11.2%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences9.5%
- Education, Achievement, and GiftednessPsychology5.2%
- Innovative Teaching and Learning MethodsPsychology4.9%
- Parental Involvement in EducationSocial Sciences4.7%
- Reading and Literacy DevelopmentPsychology4.6%
- Educator Training and Historical PedagogySocial Sciences4.6%
- Global Educational Policies and ReformsSocial Sciences4.5%
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 & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- 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
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PsycINFOERICERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, Academic Search, Advanced Placement Source, ArticleFirst, Australian Education Index (AEI), Bibliography of Periodicals Literature (IBZ), British Education Index, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, CSA Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts, CSA Social Services Abstracts, CSA Sociological Abstracts, Current Abstracts, Current Index to Statistics (CIS-ED), Dietrich’s Index Philosophicus, Education Research Complete, Education Research Index, Education Source, Educational Administration Abstracts, Educational Research Abstracts Online (ERA), Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), Electronic Collections Online, FRANCIS, IDP Database of Research on International Education (DRIE), MLA International Bibliography, Professional Development Collection, ProQuest Central, Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection, PsycFIRST, Research into Higher Education Abstracts, Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies
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
- 1.58LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.92LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.92Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 90OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,016OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.99OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 79.23%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 105LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 640,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,980 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 85 | 77 | 20 |
| 2025 | 106 | 101 | 154 |
| 2024 | 85 | 79 | 376 |
| 2023 | 101 | 91 | 667 |
| 2022 | 83 | 70 | 1,065 |
| 2021 | 94 | 84 | 1,684 |
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
336 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 252 days – 435 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 27 days (99 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 364 days
- Sample
- 99 articles with submission and acceptance dates (210 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)
- 20%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 64 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 125 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 25 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research 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 th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy: initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees. Model summary
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.
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
- 0031-3831
- Electronic ISSN
- 1470-1170
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 70, Issue 5 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research
What CAS zone is Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research is in Zone 3 of Education, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Education & Educational Research. 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 Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.58; CiteScore 5.4, h-index 90.
How long does peer review take at Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 99 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 336 days (interquartile range 252–435 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 20%. 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.
What JCR quartile is Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Education.
Which databases index Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PsycINFO, ERIC and ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research open access, and what is the APC?
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research 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: .