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Journals in Education

2062 established journals that publish mainly in Education, compared by fees, open access and citation rates, updated 2026-10-14.

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2062 established journals publish at least 20 % of their articles in Education. 1477 of them are fully open access, and at least 12 of those charge authors nothing (diamond open access). Where open-access journals charge a fee, the median is 50 USD. Highest recent citation rates: International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, British Journal of Educational Technology, QMiP Bulletin.

2062 journals

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Teaching and Teacher EducationElsevier BV86 %3235.48249Subscription; open access option 3 380 USD
Education SciencesMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute59 %1 2385.381182 172 USD
Assessment & Evaluation in Higher EducationTaylor & Francis77 %8810.44156Subscription
South African Journal of EducationEducation Association of South Africa77 %918.8580298 USD
Journal of Teacher EducationSAGE Publishing92 %376.81182Subscription; open access option 3 900 USD
European Journal of Teacher EducationTaylor & Francis88 %673.8392Subscription
Journal of University Teaching and Learning PracticeUniversity of Wollongong70 %1115.3054Open access, fee unknown
Professional Development in EducationTaylor & Francis87 %813.2582Subscription
Frontiers in EducationFrontiers Media49 %1 1064.06932 353 USD
Educational Management Administration & LeadershipSAGE Publishing81 %843.5795Subscription; open access option 3 900 USD
Educational Research ReviewElsevier BV66 %559.70154Subscription; open access option 4 620 USD
Physical Review Physics Education ResearchAmerican Physical Society69 %1194.22642 000 USD
Teachers and TeachingTaylor & Francis87 %812.58115Subscription
Cogent EducationTaylor & Francis50 %4654.65751 165 USD
Journal of Research in Science TeachingWiley66 %905.06235Subscription; open access option 3 910 USD
International Journal of Educational Research OpenElsevier BV59 %1056.24421 890 USD
AERA OpenSAGE Publishing69 %1033.85711 000 USD
Early Childhood Education JournalSpringer Science+Business Media75 %1892.1496Subscription; open access option 3 090 USD
Journal of Science Education and TechnologySpringer Science+Business Media62 %756.59120Subscription; open access option 3 490 USD
Eurasia Journal of Mathematics Science and Technology EducationModestum Limited63 %1673.6392Open access, fee unknown
School Leadership and ManagementRoutledge87 %294.6383Subscription
British Educational Research JournalWiley63 %1313.96142Subscription; open access option 4 120 USD
Studies in Higher EducationRoutledge49 %1597.75191Subscription
Review of Educational ResearchSAGE Publishing68 %417.16316Subscription; open access option 2 500 USD
Journal of Education for Teaching International Research and PedagogyTaylor & Francis86 %742.2690Subscription
Research in Science EducationSpringer Science+Business Media66 %685.00104Subscription; open access option 3 190 USD
The Australian Educational ResearcherSpringer Nature63 %1044.3568Subscription; open access option 3 190 USD
Teaching in Higher EducationTaylor & Francis68 %1093.28129Subscription
International Journal of STEM EducationSpringer Science+Business Media50 %6613.30972 090 USD
Journal of Education and Human DevelopmentPublisher unknown74 %1613.5021Open access, fee unknown
International Journal of Educational ResearchElsevier BV56 %1934.06129Subscription; open access option 3 470 USD
Education 3-13Taylor & Francis68 %1432.6947Subscription
Leadership and Policy in SchoolsTaylor & Francis83 %672.4558Subscription
International Journal of Leadership in EducationTaylor & Francis83 %682.3878Subscription
Science EducationWiley66 %963.65213Subscription; open access option 4 050 USD
The Journal of Technology and Teacher EducationPublisher unknown79 %236.4666Subscription
European Journal of EducationWiley49 %1885.72104Subscription; open access option 3 350 USD
Journal of Mathematics Teacher EducationSpringer Science+Business Media81 %502.9690Subscription; open access option 3 290 USD
Education and Information TechnologiesSpringer Science+Business Media31 %68713.43156Subscription; open access option 3 590 USD
Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher EducationTaylor & Francis85 %393.0876Subscription
Journal of Research in Innovative Teaching & LearningEmerald Publishing Limited60 %2813.3038Open access, fee unknown
International Journal of Science EducationTaylor & Francis58 %1443.72182Subscription
Studies In Educational EvaluationElsevier BV58 %915.1192Subscription; open access option 3 570 USD
Review of EducationWiley60 %745.0451Subscription; open access option 3 470 USD
Innovative Higher EducationSpringer Science+Business Media68 %683.6984Subscription; open access option 2 990 USD
Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and PolicyPublisher unknown58 %2813.8727Open access, fee unknown
Higher Education Research & DevelopmentTaylor & Francis54 %1264.81144Subscription
CBE—Life Sciences EducationAmerican Society for Cell Biology58 %785.31125Open access, fee unknown
International Journal of Science and Mathematics EducationSpringer Nature60 %974.0889Subscription; open access option 3 090 USD
International Journal of Educational ManagementEmerald Publishing Limited60 %973.91102Subscription
Online LearningOnline Learning Consortium60 %824.39108Open access, fee unknown
Teacher DevelopmentTaylor & Francis90 %561.8159Subscription
International Journal of Lifelong EducationTaylor & Francis77 %592.5284Subscription
Education + TrainingEmerald Publishing Limited65 %673.65128Subscription
Higher Education Skills and Work-based LearningEmerald Publishing Limited70 %772.7543Subscription
Journal of Baltic Science EducationScientia Socialis Ltd71 %842.4745Open access, fee unknown
Innovations in Education and Teaching InternationalTaylor & Francis56 %1163.8594Subscription
Journal of Vocational Education and TrainingTaylor & Francis78 %582.3465Subscription
International Journal of Educational DevelopmentElsevier BV57 %1732.82126Subscription; open access option 3 490 USD
Journal of Pedagogical ResearchPublisher unknown60 %773.9026Open access, fee unknown
Educational ResearchTaylor & Francis76 %274.2899Subscription
Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Science Education Researchdiamond OASpringer Nature72 %245.9028None (diamond OA)
Journal of Educational AdministrationEmerald Publishing Limited74 %452.96119Subscription
Contemporary issues in technology and teacher educationPublisher unknown69 %4126.9539Subscription
Nazhruna Jurnal Pendidikan IslamPublisher unknown75 %602.332932 USD
Journal of Research on Technology in EducationTaylor & Francis53 %626.30112Subscription
McGill Journal of Education / Revue des sciences de l'éducation de McGillPublisher unknown52 %626.7639Open access, fee unknown
Early Childhood Research QuarterlyElsevier BV60 %1202.80172Subscription; open access option 4 170 USD
Journal of Science Teacher EducationTaylor & Francis83 %502.0088Subscription
Active Learning in Higher EducationSAGE Publishing80 %293.1193Subscription; open access option 3 900 USD
The International Journal of Management EducationElsevier BV41 %1537.5592Subscription; open access option 4 130 USD
International Journal of Learning Teaching and Educational ResearchTresorix Ltd52 %3302.3643Open access, fee unknown
ZDMSpringer Science+Business Media50 %1114.86109Subscription; open access option 3 190 USD
Jurnal Pendidikan IPA IndonesiaState University of Semarang83 %641.6557180 USD
Studying Teacher EducationTaylor & Francis90 %222.7745Subscription
Higher EducationSpringer Science+Business Media43 %1885.20199Subscription; open access option 2 290 USD
International Journal of Sustainability in Higher EducationEmerald Publishing Limited51 %1453.60131Subscription
International Journal for Lesson and Learning StudiesEmerald Publishing Limited87 %322.2037Subscription
Journal of Professional Capital and CommunityEmerald Publishing Limited79 %283.0436Subscription
Asia Pacific Journal of EducationTaylor & Francis47 %1125.3766Subscription
International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Educationdiamond OASpringer Nature31 %6847.19121None (diamond OA)
Journal of Further and Higher EducationRoutledge71 %821.9685Subscription
Journal of Applied Research in Higher EducationBabeș-Bolyai University53 %1323.1949Subscription
The Internet and Higher EducationElsevier BV49 %3113.56160Subscription; open access option 4 120 USD
Reflective PracticeTaylor & Francis70 %622.2971Subscription
British Journal of Educational TechnologyWiley31 %12622.87182Subscription; open access option 4 250 USD
Learning Environments ResearchSpringer Science+Business Media68 %403.2680Subscription; open access option 3 090 USD
Educational ResearcherSAGE Publishing56 %653.94270Subscription; open access option 2 500 USD
Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in EducationSAGE Publishing70 %951.77185Subscription; open access option 3 650 USD
Teaching of PsychologySAGE Publishing63 %513.3385Subscription; open access option 3 650 USD
European Early Childhood Education Research JournalTaylor & Francis71 %821.8170Subscription
Jurnal Pendidikan Agama IslamDepartment of Islamic Education77 %263.1219Open access, fee unknown
The International Journal for Academic DevelopmentTaylor & Francis73 %522.2174Subscription
Social and Emotional Learning Research Practice and PolicyElsevier BV69 %343.39141 700 USD
Teaching & Learning Inquiry The ISSOTL JournalUniversity of Calgary86 %441.6235Open access, fee unknown
Research in Science & Technological EducationTaylor & Francis65 %602.6570Subscription
Journal of Educational Administration & HistoryTaylor & Francis70 %353.0944Subscription
American Educational Research JournalSAGE Publishing60 %345.02267Subscription; open access option 2 500 USD
Journal of Technology and Science EducationOmniaScience60 %533.4641318 USD
Journal of Adult and Continuing EducationSAGE Publishing83 %361.9226Subscription; open access option 3 650 USD
New Directions for Adult and Continuing EducationWiley77 %392.1577Subscription; open access option 3 140 USD
School Effectiveness and School ImprovementTaylor & Francis71 %293.30111Subscription
Educational ReviewTaylor & Francis56 %1132.53111Subscription
Science & EducationSpringer Science+Business Media46 %1044.6994Subscription; open access option 3 090 USD
Peabody Journal of EducationTaylor & Francis73 %432.2184Subscription
Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher EducationTaylor & Francis69 %185.1749Subscription
Research in Educational Administration & LeadershipSüleyman Demirel University84 %262.0417Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Learning Development in Higher EducationPublisher unknown70 %1361.2320Open access, fee unknown
Educational Action ResearchTaylor & Francis72 %531.8177Subscription
Computers & EducationElsevier BV28 %18015.30324Subscription; open access option 5 190 USD
Studies in Science EducationTaylor & Francis64 %1013.3396Subscription
Educational StudiesTaylor & Francis68 %472.1586Subscription
Trends in Higher EducationMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute58 %403.78191 207 USD
Jurnal Pendidikan IslamSunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University Bandung74 %242.7621Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Microbiology and Biology EducationAmerican Society for Microbiology68 %1141.35451 700 USD
The Education and science journalRussian State Vocational Pedagogical University65 %721.8826333 USD
The Asia-Pacific Education ResearcherSpringer Science+Business Media41 %1045.3268Subscription; open access option 3 390 USD
Research Papers in EducationTaylor & Francis66 %352.7880Subscription
Research in Social Sciences and TechnologyPublisher unknown63 %432.7124Open access, fee unknown
Action in Teacher EducationTaylor & Francis93 %241.5757Subscription
Educational Administration QuarterlySAGE Publishing74 %252.61156Subscription; open access option 3 900 USD
Teaching EducationRoutledge83 %222.1365Subscription
Journal of Educational ChangeSpringer Science+Business Media64 %273.5882Subscription; open access option 3 590 USD
International Review of EducationSpringer Science+Business Media64 %622.0185Subscription; open access option 3 190 USD
Educational Evaluation and Policy AnalysisSAGE Publishing55 %483.60154Subscription; open access option 2 500 USD
New Directions for Student LeadershipWiley75 %621.3626Subscription; open access option 3 140 USD
Problems of Education in the 21st CenturyScientia Socialis Ltd71 %741.4330Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Early Childhood Teacher EducationTaylor & Francis93 %520.9443Subscription
Pedagogical ResearchLectito Journals65 %332.9623Open access, fee unknown
Early Education and DevelopmentTaylor & Francis57 %872.12112Subscription
Journal of Research in Childhood EducationTaylor & Francis71 %521.6964Subscription
Journal of Innovative Science EducationState University of Semarang84 %261.7215Open access, fee unknown
Research in EducationSAGE Publishing71 %232.8946Subscription; open access option 3 650 USD
Distance EducationTaylor & Francis53 %414.16108Subscription
Journal of Chemical EducationAmerican Chemical Society33 %6213.38198Subscription; open access option 4 500 USD
Research in Higher EducationSpringer Science+Business Media58 %512.77179Subscription; open access option 2 990 USD
AL-ISHLAH Jurnal PendidikanSekolah Tinggi Agama Islam Hubbulwathan Duri62 %5330.8324Open access, fee unknown
The Teacher EducatorTaylor & Francis89 %291.3449Subscription
Actualidades Investigativas en EducaciónUniversity of Costa Rica75 %511.4328Open access, fee unknown
JPBI (Jurnal Pendidikan Biologi Indonesia)Muhammadiyah University of Malang75 %621.262598 USD
Technology Pedagogy and EducationTaylor & Francis51 %484.0379Subscription
Oxford Review of EducationTaylor & Francis52 %553.34111Subscription
Education and Urban SocietySAGE Publishing66 %432.0781Subscription; open access option 3 650 USD
Higher Education QuarterlyWiley46 %833.5876Subscription; open access option 2 900 USD
The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed LearningAthabasca University Press39 %597.96133Open access, fee unknown
Studies in Continuing EducationTaylor & Francis68 %272.7569Subscription
British Journal of Educational StudiesTaylor & Francis64 %581.83171Subscription
International Journal of Training ResearchTaylor & Francis76 %182.6529Subscription
Journal of Educational Research and PracticeWalden University69 %322.2619Open access, fee unknown
Education Research InternationalHindawi Publishing Corporation44 %863.8254Subscription; open access option 1 050 USD

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Journals in CWTS Journal Indicators Core or the Directory of Open Access Journals that published at least 20 articles in the last five years, mostly in English. "In this field" is the share of a journal's articles that OpenAlex classifies in Education. Citation rate is OpenAlex's two-year mean citedness, an open measure similar to the journal impact factor. Fees are taken from OpenAlex and DOAJ and can be out of date: always check the journal's own website before you submit.