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International Journal of Early Years Education

Routledge · United Kingdom

ISSN0966-9760eISSN1469-8463

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total28

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.476

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.986

Total Works

1,165

Total Citations

18,052

2yr Mean Citedness

1.04

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

International Journal of Early Years Education is a forum for researchers and practitioners to debate theories, research, policy, and practice in early years education worldwide. It offers a comparative perspective on early years research and initiatives in the care and education of young children aged 0-8 years.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 39 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,165

Publisher OrgRoutledge

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0966-9760 / 1469-8463

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

EducationQ2

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational Research

Scopus Categories

Developmental and Educational PsychologyEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentChildren's Rights and ParticipationChild Development and Digital TechnologyParental Involvement in EducationTeacher Education and Leadership Studies