Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Teacher Development
ISSN 1366-4530 · eISSN 1747-5120 · Taylor & Francis
Teacher Development: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.3 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 354 days to acceptance (74 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 19% (journal website); 75 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Teacher Development is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 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, Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion and Reflective Practices in Education, together about 43.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Teacher Development publishes articles on all aspects of teachers’ professional development. It acts as a forum for critical and reflective attention to practice in teacher development and aims thereby to contribute to the quality of professional development. The journal takes a ‘whole-career’ view of teacher development, and work from both international and inter-professional perspectives is welcome. Articles may deal with teacher development in varying political and professional contexts, and may be in a variety of styles, in keeping with the diversity of activity in professional development. The journal carries accounts of personal experience, evaluations of teacher development policies and practices, research reports and theoretical discussions. The Book Reviews Section draws attention to important new publications in the field. Review articles (up to 4000 words) discuss major work from a critical perspective. Shorter book reviews (up to 1000 words) bring new work to attention and highlight implications for policy and practice. Review articles and book reviews are commissioned by the Editor, but unsolicited articles for this section are also welcome. Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymised refereeing by at least two referees, one of whom will be from a country other than the author(s) to ensure an international viewpoint is given on all articles.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editor-in-chief Sue BrindleyPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United Kingdom 10, Australia 6, United States 5, Mainland China 1, France 1 (29 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences26.4%
- Collaborative Teaching and InclusionSocial Sciences10.1%
- Reflective Practices in EducationSocial Sciences6.9%
- Educator Training and Historical PedagogySocial Sciences4.1%
- Education and Technology IntegrationSocial Sciences4%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences3.7%
- Innovative Education and Learning PracticesSocial Sciences3.5%
- Educational and Psychological AssessmentsPsychology3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| 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)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
ERICPublisher website
Other: Australian Research Council (ARC) Ranked Journal List, British Education Index, Education Journal, Educational Administration Abstracts, Educational Research Abstracts online (ERA), Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), Linguistics and Language Behaviour Abstracts, Research into Higher Education Abstracts
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
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.01LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.01Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 533OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.11%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 73LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 132,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,290 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 12 | 4 |
| 2025 | 75 | 26 | 100 |
| 2024 | 77 | 17 | 234 |
| 2023 | 43 | 13 | 198 |
| 2022 | 43 | 13 | 348 |
| 2021 | 43 | 14 | 420 |
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
354 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 292 days – 439 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 135 days (74 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 497 days
- Sample
- 74 articles with submission and acceptance dates (139 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)
- 19%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 20 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 177 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 130 daysPublisher website ·
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)
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- book reviewrk from a critical perspective. Shorter book reviews (up to 1000 words) bring new work to attention and highlight implications formain text ≤ 1,000 words
- review articlemportant new publications in the field. Review articles (up to 4000 words) discuss major work from a critical perspective. Shorter bomain text ≤ 4,000 words
- review articlesReview articles (up to 4000 words) discuss major work from a critical perspective.Length not stated
- shorter book reviewsShorter book reviews (up to 1000 words) bring new work to attention and highlight implications for policy and practice.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal (Taylor & Francis Open Select). Model summary
Teacher Development 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 rea…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy: initial editor screening and anonymised refereeing by at least two referees, one from a country other than the author(s). Model summary
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymised refereeing by at least two referees, one of whom will be from a country other than the author(s) to ensure an international viewpoint is given on all articles.
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
- 1366-4530
- Electronic ISSN
- 1747-5120
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 30, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Teacher Development
What CAS zone is Teacher Development in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Teacher Development is in Zone 4 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 Teacher Development?
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 2.5, h-index 59.
How long does peer review take at Teacher Development?
Based on the dates recorded on 74 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 354 days (interquartile range 292–439 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 19%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Teacher Development based?
Of the 29 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (10), Australia (6) and United States (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Teacher Development?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Teacher Development is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Teacher Development open access, and what is the APC?
Teacher Development 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: .