Journal profile · Social Sciences-Education
Waikato Journal of Education
ISSN 2382-0373 · Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research · New Zealand
Waikato Journal of Education: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 4 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Waikato Journal of Education is published by Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights and Indigenous and Place-Based Education, together about 33% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Waikato Journal of Education is a well-regarded peer-reviewed journal. Since the journal was first published in 1995, it has made a major contribution to the scholarship on a wide range of topics in the field of education, particularly issues connected to curriculum, learning and teaching. Articles have included reports on educational research and practice and viewpoints on education policies, theories and practices.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Education
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named New Zealand 10 (10 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences18.4%
- Indigenous Health, Education, and RightsSocial Sciences7.9%
- Indigenous and Place-Based EducationSocial Sciences6.7%
- Education Pedagogy and PracticesSocial Sciences6.5%
- Educational Theory and Curriculum StudiesSocial Sciences4.9%
- Qualitative Research Methods and EthicsSocial Sciences4.8%
- Educational Research and MethodsSocial Sciences4.7%
- Mathematics Education and Teaching TechniquesSocial Sciences4.2%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | Q3 | 869/1698 | 48th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 94OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.64OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 707 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 179 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 318 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 358 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 459 |
| 2022 | 47 | 47 | 316 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 379 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship Authorship needs to be appropriate and agreed.
All persons who have made significant contribution to the work reported should be named as co-authors. For the purposes of Waikato Journal of Education, 'authorship' is defined as those having substantial input into the substance and crafting of the material for publication in this journal. All authors accept equal responsibility for the content of a submitted manuscript or other text. The corresp…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Authors retain copyright of their publications.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review process
All manuscripts undergo a rigorous blind peer review process by two reviewers. Model summary
The Waikato Journal of Education has a blind peer review policy. All articles are reviewed by scholars with appropriate expertise. The reviewers can be nationally and/or internationally based and may include members of the Editorial Board.
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
- Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research
- Country or region
- New Zealand
- Language
- English, Maori
- ISSN
- 2382-0373
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 29, Issue 1 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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 Waikato Journal of Education
How long does peer review take at Waikato Journal of Education?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Waikato Journal of Education?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 7,000 words; Reference style: APA. 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 Waikato Journal of Education based?
Of the 10 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are New Zealand (10). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Waikato Journal of Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Waikato Journal of Education is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Waikato Journal of Education open access, and what is the APC?
Waikato Journal of Education 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: .