Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
THEORY AND RESEARCH IN SOCIAL EDUCATION
ISSN 0093-3104 · eISSN 2163-1654 · Taylor & Francis
THEORY AND RESEARCH IN SOCIAL EDUCATION: CAS Zone 2 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.7; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 65 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 6% (journal website); 29 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
THEORY AND RESEARCH IN SOCIAL EDUCATION is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy, Global Education and Multiculturalism and Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences, together about 58.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Theory & Research in Social Education is designed to stimulate and communicate systematic research and thinking in social education. Its purpose is to foster the creation and exchange of ideas and research findings that will expand knowledge and understanding of the purposes, conditions, and effects of schooling and education about society and social relations. Manuscripts reporting conceptual or empirical studies of social education are welcomed. Book/Media Review Proposal for Theory & Research in Social Education To streamline the book/media review process, Theory & Research in Social Education does not accept unsolicited book/media reviews. Instead, we encourage potential reviewers to submit a book/media review proposal. This process ensures that potential books/media reviews align with the interests of our readers. The proposal must include the following: • Book/media title, author/creator, and link to the book/media. • 150-word summary of the book/media. • 150-word statement describing the relevance of the book/media to TRSE readers. • Book/media reviewer name and short biography. Please specify how your research expertise makes you qualified to review the book/media. • Date you plan to submit the full draft of the book/media review. Proposals that do not meet the requirements will automatically be rejected. Please e-mail the proposal directly to Dr. Maribel Santiago, TRSE Book & Media Review Editor: trseeditor@gmail.com with the subject line: Book/Media Review Proposal. Guidelines on completing the review will be shared once a proposal has been accepted.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Norway 1, Israel 1, Mexico 1, United Arab Emirates 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Educator Training and Historical PedagogySocial Sciences34.7%
- Global Education and MulticulturalismSocial Sciences14.9%
- Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social SciencesSocial Sciences9.1%
- Critical Race Theory in EducationSocial Sciences4.6%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences4.4%
- Education and Critical Thinking DevelopmentSocial Sciences3.4%
- Values and Moral EducationSocial Sciences3.1%
- Religious Education and SchoolsSocial Sciences3.1%
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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · 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
PubMedERICCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, Book Review Digest Plus (H.W. Wilson), Current Abstracts, Education Abstracts (H.W. Wilson), Education Full Text (H.W. Wilson), Education Index (Online), Education Research Complete, Education Research Index, Education Source, OmniFile Full Text Mega (H.W. Wilson), Public Affairs Index, TOC Premier (Table of Contents), ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Academic OneFile, Educator's Reference Complete, Australian Education Index (Online), Ovid, Personal Alert (E-mail), Journal Citation Reports/Social Sciences Edition
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
- 2.7LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.39LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.39Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.18LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 2.18Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 83OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 601OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.17%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 119,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 119,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,485 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 29 | 2 | 47 |
| 2024 | 27 | 3 | 99 |
| 2023 | 37 | 4 | 242 |
| 2022 | 42 | 5 | 438 |
| 2021 | 36 | 4 | 519 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
65 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 6%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 6%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 65 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 65 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 accepted1
- book/media reviewBook/Media Review Proposal for Theory & Research in Social EducationLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Theory & Research in Social Education 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 disco…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Book/media reviews are by proposal only; unsolicited reviews not accepted. Model summary
Theory & Research in Social Education does not accept unsolicited book/media reviews. Instead, we encourage potential reviewers to submit a book/media review proposal.
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
- 0093-3104
- Electronic ISSN
- 2163-1654
- Society / sponsor
- College and University Faculty Assembly of the NCSS
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 54, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about THEORY AND RESEARCH IN SOCIAL EDUCATION
What CAS zone is THEORY AND RESEARCH IN SOCIAL EDUCATION in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, THEORY AND RESEARCH IN SOCIAL 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 THEORY AND RESEARCH IN SOCIAL EDUCATION?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.7; CiteScore 5.3, h-index 83.
How long does peer review take at THEORY AND RESEARCH IN SOCIAL EDUCATION?
The publisher reports about 65 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 6% (2025). 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 THEORY AND RESEARCH IN SOCIAL EDUCATION in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (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 2 of Education.
Where are the editorial board members of THEORY AND RESEARCH IN SOCIAL EDUCATION 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 Norway (1), Israel (1) and Mexico (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index THEORY AND RESEARCH IN SOCIAL EDUCATION?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, THEORY AND RESEARCH IN SOCIAL EDUCATION is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed, ERIC and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is THEORY AND RESEARCH IN SOCIAL EDUCATION open access, and what is the APC?
THEORY AND RESEARCH IN SOCIAL 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, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .