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Open Education Studies

Walter de Gruyter GmbH · Poland · Est. 2019

ISSN2544-7831
SJR Q2Scopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Journal Impact Factor
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📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.356
H-Indexi
17
SNIPi
0.648
Total Worksi
260
Total Citationsi
1,631
2yr Mean Citednessi
2.01
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Aims & Scope

Open Education Studies is an international peer-reviewed Open Access journal that publishes original and relevant articles in all fields of education research. It publishes both theoretical as well as empirical and methodological contributions to education research. Its coverage encompasses all forms of teaching and learning at all levels, from early childhood development to lifelong learning. The journal provides the readers with free and permanent access to all content worldwide; and the authors with article promotion, long-time preservation, language assistance, no space constraints and immediate publication. The journal’s scope includes, but is not limited to the following areas of research: Educational psychology Sociology of education Educational philosophy Economics of education Pedagogy Educational policy Educational leadership Higher education Early childhood education K12 education Vocational and workforce education Teacher and trainer education Faculty development Health education STEM education Special education Information literacy education Teaching and learning with emerging technologies Distance and e-learning Games and simulations Learning Design Assessment and evaluation

General Information

Country / RegionPoland
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2019
Annual Volume~ 52 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications260
Publisher OrgDe Gruyter
OA Since2018
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/11 · 91%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2544-7831
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
22
599
2019
26
365
2020
20
161
2021
23
222
2022
33
158
2023
71
329
2024
52
75
2025
44
5
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2
Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ3
EducationQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Developmental and Educational PsychologySocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Online and Blended LearningInnovative Teaching and Learning MethodsTechnology-Enhanced Education StudiesEducational Games and GamificationCreativity in Education and NeuroscienceOnline Learning and AnalyticsMathematics Education and Teaching TechniquesTeaching and Learning ProgrammingEducation and Critical Thinking DevelopmentProblem and Project Based Learning

Frequently asked questions about Open Education Studies

Is Open Education Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Open Education Studies: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Open Education Studies?

Open Education Studies is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.356.

Is Open Education Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Open Education Studies is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Open Education Studies?

Open Education Studies is an international peer-reviewed Open Access journal that publishes original and relevant articles in all fields of education research. It publishes both theoretical as well as empirical and methodological contributions to education research. Its coverage encompasses all forms of teaching and learning at all levels, from early childhood development to lifelong learning. The journal provides the readers with free and permanent access to all content worldwide; and the authors with article promotion, long-time preservation, language assistance, no space constraints and imm

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref