About this journal

Aims and scope


2018 CiteScore: 2.52 - values from Scopus

The Journal of Experimental Education publishes basic and applied research studies, in the laboratory as well as in authentic environments, that use the range of quantitative and qualitative methodologies found in the behavioral, cognitive, and social sciences. Published studies span the domains of learning, instruction, and cognition; motivation and social processes; and measurement, statistics, and research design. The journal accepts investigations that address all levels of schooling and a broad variety of educational contexts, including public, private, and informal education in the United States and abroad. The journal’s audience includes researchers and practitioners interested in advancing educational theory and research, improving teaching and learning, and promoting development and well-being.

The journal is divided into three sections: Learning, Instruction, and Cognition; Motivation and Social Processes; and Measurement, Statistics, and Research Design. Authors must indicate in the cover letter to which section they are submitting their manuscript.

Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by two anonymous referees.

Journal metrics

Usage

  • 132K annual downloads/views

Citation metrics

  • 2.9 (2023) Impact Factor
  • Q1 Impact Factor Best Quartile
  • 2.8 (2023) 5 year IF
  • 6.7 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
  • Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
  • 1.624 (2023) SNIP
  • 1.136 (2023) SJR

Speed/acceptance

  • 26 days avg. from submission to first decision
  • 77 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
  • 16 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
  • 20% acceptance rate

Editorial board

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Akane Zusho
Fordham University
[email protected]


EXECUTIVE EDITORS
Brian French
Washington State University
[email protected] 

Logan Fiorella
University of Georgia
[email protected]  

Antonio Gutierrez de Blume
Georgia Southern University
[email protected]  

CONSULTING EDITORS

Patricia A. Alexander, University of Maryland, USA
Eric M. Anderman, The Ohio State University, USA
Judit Antal, College Board, USA
Haiyan Bai, University of Central Florida, USA
Carolyn Barber, University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA
Christina Areizaga Barbieri,  University of Delaware, USA
Kenn Barron, James Madison University, USA
Bethany A. Bell, University of Virginia, USA
Hefer Bembenutty, Queens College, USA
Bradley Bergey, Queens College, USA
Matt Bernacki, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Linda Bol, Old Dominion University, USA
Anna Brady, Georgia Southern University, USA
Michelle M. Buehl, George Mason University, USA
Yi-hsin Chen, University of South Florida, USA
Timothy Cleary, Rutgers University, USA
Michael P. Cohen, American Institutes for Research, USA
Zachary Collier, University of Delaware, USA
Robert A. Cribbie, York University, UK
Jennifer Cromley, University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne, USA
Shenghai Dai, Washington State University, USA
Ting Dai, University of Illinois Chicago, USA
Martin Daumiller, Augsburg University, Germany
Jodi Davenport, WestEd, USA
John M. Ferron, University of South Florida, USA 
W. Holmes Finch, Ball State University, USA
Sara Finney, James Madison University, USA
Jake Follmer, West Virginia University, USA
Carlton Fong, Texas State University, USA
Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University, USA
Maria F. Giuliani, Universidad de Mar de Plata, Argentina
Jessica Gladstone, University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne, USA
Eleftheria Gonida, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Jeff Greene, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Debbie L. Hahs-Vaughn,  University of Central Florida, USA 
Ji Hong, University of Arizona, USA
Vincent Hoogerheide, Utrecht University, Netherlands
Corinne Huggins-Manley, University of Florida, USA
Jenefer Husman, University of Oregon, USA
Jason C. Immekus, University of Louisville, USA
Carolyn M. Jagacinski, Purdue University, USA
Yi Jiang, East China Normal University, China
Avi Kaplan, Temple University, USA
Ben Kelcey, University of Cincinnati, USA
Kenneth Kiewra, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA
Yeo-eun Kim, Florida State University, USA
Anastasia Kitsantas, George Mason University, USA
Athanasios Kolovelonis, University of  Thessaly, Greece
Jennifer Koran, Southern Illinois University, USA
Andreas Lachner, University of Tuebingen, Germany
Walter L. Leite, University of Florida, USA
Audrey Leroux,  Georgia State University, USA
Jian Li , Kent State University, USA
Gregory Arief D. Liem, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Tzu-Jung Lin, The Ohio State University, USA
Pey-Yan Liou, Korea University, Korea
Alexandra List, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
Jessica Logan, Vanderbilt University, USA
Doug Lombardi, University of Maryland, USA
Scott C. Marley, Arizona State University, USA
Andrew Martin, University of New South Wales, Australia
Lucia Mason, University of Padova, Italy
Matthew T. McCrudden, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
Debra K. Meyer, Elmhurst College, USA
Angela Miller, George Mason University, USA
Mariola Moeyaert, University at Albany, USA
Mauricio Molina-Delgado, Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica
Krista R. Muis, McGill University, Canada
Marloes Nederhand, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
John Nietfeld, North Carolina State University, USA
Ann O'Connell, The Ohio State University, USA
Angela O'Donnell, Rutgers University, USA
Wei Pan, Duke University, USA
Ernesto Panadero, Dublin City University, Ireland
Helen Patrick, Purdue University, USA
Tony Perez, Old Dominion University, USA
Larry Price, Texas State University, USA
Kevin Pugh, University of Northern Colorado, USA
Johnmarshall Reeve, Australian Catholic University, Australia
Aaron Richmond, Metropolitan State College of Denver, USA
Toni K. RogatPurdue University, USA
Guy Roth, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
James Schreiber, Duquesne University, USA 
Corwin Senko, State University of New York at New Paltz, USA
Juyeon Song, Korea National University of Education, Korea
Rayne Sperling, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
Clarissa Thompson, Kent State University, USA
Ellen Usher, Mayo Clinic, USA
Peggy N. Van Meter, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
Divya Varier, George Mason University, USA
Tiffany Whittaker, University of Texas-Austin, USA
Shirley L. Yu, The Ohio State University, USA 
Jennifer Zosh,  Penn State Brandywine, USA

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  5. Rigorous peer review for every open access article

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