Education: Journal Details, Acceptance Rates, and Impact Factors

Journal Acceptance Rates

Journal acceptance (rejection) rates are often difficult to find and differ depending upon how the journal calculates acceptance rates. For example, some count from the number of submissions, some from the submissions forwarded by the editor to reviewers.  Some journals will include these in the “information for authors” area in the print journal or on the webpage for the journal.  Some journals or societies will also publish acceptance rates on their websites.  For example, the APA has information for their publications. You can either consult UlrichsWeb (see above) or search the web for these websites.  You may need to e-mail the editor to see if they will share the acceptance rate for their publication if it is not available in any other source.

This is a great guide that explains the main resources for finding Journal Impact Factors. It includes the Journal Citation Reports (JCR)  tool for ranking journals by their citation influence.

Note that JCR only tracks about 250 education journals primarily in the fields of education leadership and special education although there are a number of technology and content journals included. It also includes a large number of psychology journals for those in counseling and special education.

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