Early Years: An International Research Journal publishes research papers and scholarly critiques on all issues associated with early childhood (pre-primary) education and care. The journal’s overall approach is international and multi-disciplinary, aiming to broaden the cross-national debate by representing a wide range of perspectives from different countries, different disciplines and different research methodologies and paradigms.
As the official journal of TACTYC (Together And Committed To Young Children), a particular focus of Early Years is the initial and continuing professional development of early years practitioners for increasingly complex and demanding work within multi-professional teams and with families from a wide range of social and cultural backgrounds.
The editors welcome original and clearly written contributions, in English, which: • inform the initial education, training and continuing professional development of the full spectrum of early years practitioners, including centre leaders and managers, group leaders (teachers, pedagogues, educators), support staff, and higher education academics • critique understandings of pedagogy, professionalism and professional work across cultural and national contexts • foreground children’s rights and inclusive practices towards family diversity in different settings and contexts • report on research projects • review the implications of work across a specific area of research • critically review policy frameworks and goals related to early childhood education and care
Since 1978 TACTYC has sought, through its journal and related activities, to provide a voice for all educators who work with young children. As a professional association with its own membership, TACTYC lobbies for the raising of standards in early years provision and promotes discussion of all issues associated with the training and development of early years practitioners.
Membership of TACTYC includes a subscription to Early Years. For further information on how to join TACTYC, please visit
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.
Journal metrics
Usage
233K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
1.3 (2023) Impact Factor
Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
1.3 (2023) 5 year IF
2.7 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
1.173 (2023) SNIP
0.452 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
164 days avg. from submission to first
decision
221 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
13 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
48% acceptance rate
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quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Editor in Chief: Rod Parker-Rees - Plymouth Institute of Education, University of Plymouth, UK
Editors:
Diana Dos Santos Sousa - University College London, UK Jan Georgeson - Plymouth Institute of Education, University of Plymouth, UK Linda Mitchell - University of Waikato, New Zealand Michelle Neuman - University of Pennsylvania, USA
Editorial Board:
Carmen Dalli - Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand Suzy Edwards - Australian Catholic University, Australia Peter Elfer-Roehampton University, UK Gabriela Etchebehere - Universidad de la República, Uruguay Tori K. Flint - University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA Pascale Garnier - Université Paris 13, France Marjatta Kalliala - University of Helsinki, Finland Kirsti Karila- University of Tampere, Finland Lilian Katz - University of Illinois, USA Arianna Lazzari - Università di Bologna, Italy Minyi Li - Beijing Normal Univeristy, China Suely Amaral Mello - Universidade Estadual Paulista, Brazil John Teria Ng'asike - Kenyatta University, Kenya Pamela Oberhuemer - Staatsinstitut für Frühpädagogik, Munich, Germany Kayode Oguntuashe - Lagos State University, Nigeria Lynette O’Kengo - Africa Early Childhood Network, Kenya Marcela Pardo - Universidad de Chile, Chile Jane Payler - The Open University, UK Alan Pence - University of Victoria, Canada Sally Peters - University of Waikato, New Zealand Mariacristina Picchio - The Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, Italy Ingrid Pramling Samuelsson - University of Gothenburg, Sweden Valerie Sollars - University of Malta, Malta Bert van Oers - VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands Dinah Volk - Cleveland State University, Ohio, USA Jayne White - University of Canterbury, New Zealand Shu-Chen Wu - Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Yuwei Xu - University of Nottingham, UK
Abstracting and indexing
Early Years is covered by the Australian Education Index (AEI); Australian Research Council (ARC) Ranked Journal List; British Education Index; EBSCO CD Rom Database; EBSCOhost EJS; Educational Research Abstracts online (ERA); Education Resources Information Center ( ERIC); ERIH (European Reference Index for the Humanities, Pedagogical and Educational Research); ESCI (Emerging Sources Citations Index); National Children's Bureau; National Database for Research into International Education (NDRI), PsycINFO; Scopus and Social Sciences Citation Index.
Open access
Early Years is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
TACTYC was founded in 1978 by a group of early years teacher trainers who recognised how isolated they were feeling in their work and how supportive and developmental it could be to come together with other trainers, on a regular basis. Today, TACTYC has broadened its base to welcome trainers from a wide range of early years' backgrounds, early years researchers, education consultants, and professionals working with children and families in day-care, education, health, play work and social service contexts and TACTYC warmly welcomes students from across these areas.
TACTYC is now the Association for Professional Development in Early Years.
Membership (which includes a subscription to Early Years) costs £45 per year for full members, or £30 a year for student/unwaged members.
Apply to be a TACTYC member now
Print ISSN:
0957-5146
Online ISSN:
1472-4421
5 issues per year
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