Journal profile
Socialni Pedagogika
ISSN 1805-8825 · Tomas Bata University in Zlín · Czechia
Socialni Pedagogika: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 3 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Socialni Pedagogika is published by Tomas Bata University in Zlín. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Educational Practices and Policies, Social Work Education and Practice and Child Welfare and Adoption, together about 40.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
SocEd is a double blind peer-reviewed, open access scientific journal that provides the rapid publication of articles in the field of social pedagogy. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of social pedagogy. The journal embraces social pedagogy within the broad framework of the area of education and development of children, youth and adults. Social pedagogy is an interdisciplinary science that collaborates with a wide range of other disciplines. Regarding the scientific article, the journal is open to various theoretical concepts and methodological preferences (quantitative, qualitative, mixed methodology design) if they bring new results and interesting views. Accepted are theoretical and empirical studies on ongoing and completed research, book reviews and information on scientific activities in the field of social pedagogy.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Jitka LorenzováPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 3, United Kingdom 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Educational Practices and PoliciesSocial Sciences20.2%
- Social Work Education and PracticeSocial Sciences11.9%
- Child Welfare and AdoptionSocial Sciences8.3%
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences7.8%
- Inclusive Education and DiversitySocial Sciences4.7%
- Historical Education Studies WorldwideSocial Sciences4.2%
- Parental Involvement in EducationSocial Sciences3.6%
- Global Education and MulticulturalismSocial Sciences3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Educational Research Abstracts Online ERA (Taylor & Francis), EBSCO Education Source, CEJSH, ProQuest Education Journals, ProQuest Social Science Journals, Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory, Google Scholar, CrossRef
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
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.12OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 132 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 14 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 29 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 33 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | 44 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 52 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 37 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≤ 10
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
Article types accepted3
- book reviewsAccepted are theoretical and empirical studies on ongoing and completed research, book reviews and information on scientific activities in the field of social p…Length not stated
- information on scientific activitiesAccepted are theoretical and empirical studies on ongoing and completed research, book reviews and information on scientific activities in the field of social p…Length not stated
- theoretical and empirical studiesAccepted are theoretical and empirical studies on ongoing and completed research, book reviews and information on scientific activities in the field of social p…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- Authorship Publication and authorship
– All submitted papers are subject to a strict double blind peer-review process. The reviewers of the manuscript are members of the editorial board and external collaborators of the journal. Reviews of books and information are reviewed by the editor of this section. – The papers are checked by anti-plagiarism software before publication of an article. Authors should provide all sources of data us…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication ethics and publication malpractice statement
The publication of a double blind peer-reviewed journal requires continuous work, responsibility, liability and collaboration from all involved parties: authors, the managing editor, reviewers, editors – manuscript and editor – reviews of books and information and editorial board members. All editors have the responsibility of monitoring the publishing ethics and maintaining the academic record. T…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Uveřejňování a CC BY licence
Všechny obdržené studie podléhají přísnému oboustranně anonymnímu recenznímu řízení. • Recenzenti studií jsou členy redakční rady a externí spolupracovníci časopisu. Recenze knih a informací jsou posuzovány redaktorem recenzí a informací. • Pro kontrolu textu je využíván antiplagiátorský program Crossref Similarity Check. Autoři by měli zveřejňovat všechna zdrojová data užitá při výzkumu, a to jak…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
2 issues per year. Model summary
The journal publishes two electronic issues per year, on 15 April and 15 November with free access to its website (www.soced.cz).
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
- Tomas Bata University in Zlín
- Country or region
- Czechia
- Language
- English, Slovak, Czech
- ISSN
- 1805-8825
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Socialni Pedagogika
How long does peer review take at Socialni Pedagogika?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks. 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 are the manuscript requirements of Socialni Pedagogika?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≤ 10; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word; Suggested reviewers: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Socialni Pedagogika based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Socialni Pedagogika?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Socialni Pedagogika is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Socialni Pedagogika open access, and what is the APC?
Socialni Pedagogika is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .