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European Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults

Linkoping University Electronic Press · Sweden · Est. 2010

ISSN2000-7426eISSN2000-7426
SJR Q3WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
37
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI+10
Scopus Q3+12
DOAJ Verified+15
Total37
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
0.331
H-Index
24
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.667
Total Works
353
Total Citations
2,918
2yr Mean Citedness
0.95
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Aims & Scope

The European journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults (RELA) is a refereed academic journal creating a forum for the publication of critical research on adult education and learning. It has a particular focus on issues at stake for adult education and learning in Europe, as these emerge in connection with wider international and transnational dynamics and trends. Such a forum is important at a time when local and regional explorations of issues are often difficult to foreground across language barriers. As academic and policy debate is increasingly carried out in the English language, this masks the richness of research knowledge, responses and trends from diverse traditions and foci. The journal thus attempts to be linguistically 'open access'. Whilst creating a forum for international and transnational debate, contributions are particularly welcome from authors in Europe and other locations where English is not the first language. RELA invites original, scholarly articles that discuss the education and learning of adults from different academic disciplines, perspectives and traditions. It encourages diversity in theoretical and methodological approach and submissions from non-English speakers.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
35
weeks to review
Slow · median is 15 wks
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSweden
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2010
Frequency3 issues per year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications353
Publisher OrgLinköping University Electronic Press
OA Since2009
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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~35 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
National Library of Sweden

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

11/12 · 92%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Linkoping University Electronic Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2000-7426 / 2000-7426
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
National Library of Sweden
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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.

EducationQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational Research

Scopus Categories

Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global Educational Policies and ReformsAdult and Continuing Education TopicsInnovative Education and Learning PracticesYouth Education and Societal DynamicsHigher Education Learning PracticesGlobal Education and MulticulturalismEducation Systems and PolicyCritical and Liberation PedagogyHigher Education and EmployabilityHigher Education Governance and Development
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref