Equity & Excellence in Education publishes theoretically rich, methodologically rigorous, peer reviewed research articles and analytical essays that advance and/or complicate existing conceptualizations and understandings of equity, excellence, and justice across the field of education. While we recognize the field of education is broad–inclusive of learning in many contexts and across the lifespan–we prioritize manuscripts that engage with or have implications for P-12 schooling in US or global contexts. We invite submissions that address pressing contemporary issues in US public schools such as politicized curriculum debates, school shootings, artificial intelligence, and climate change. We are particularly interested in submissions applying critical frameworks that engage in the intersectional examination of systemic oppression along with those that explore ideas of transformation, joy, and freedom-dreaming. We encourage manuscripts that center marginalized ways of knowing, imagine new possibilities, advance novel pedagogies, identify productive policies, and illuminate pathways toward a safer, more inclusive world. Regardless of topic, authors should articulate the implications of their work for P-12 schools and its significance with regard to theory, research, practice, and/or policy.
Manuscripts in the journal fall into two categories: research articles and theoretically-grounded analytical essays. We do not publish book reviews or literature reviews. To be considered as a theoretically-grounded analytical essay, manuscripts should go beyond reviewing literature to engage rigorously with theory in a novel way, advance a unique theoretical argument or position, and make a contribution to scholarship. We welcome submissions that use humanizing and critical methodologies, employ critically conscious citational practices, and/or disrupt “standard” American language practices. We encourage all authors to use the first-person voice and meaningfully explore their own positionalities, subjectivities, and social identities within the work.
All submissions to the Journal undergo a rigorous peer review. The review process is based on an initial screening and internal review by the editorial team. If selected for external review, manuscripts will undergo anonymous, double anonymized refereeing by two or more reviewers. We affirm our commitment to Anti-Racist Scholarly Reviewing Practices throughout all stages of the peer review process. We are aware that we work within institutional contexts that are often hostile to the aims of antiracism. We commit to grappling with these contradictions and receiving feedback as we strive to nurture and publish critical scholarship that is impactful, theoretically rich, and intellectually engaging.
Journal metrics
Usage
164K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
2.7 (2023) Impact Factor
Q1 Impact Factor Best Quartile
3.2 (2023) 5 year IF
3.8 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
1.968 (2023) SNIP
1.789 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
56 days avg. from submission to first
decision
169 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
110 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
18% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors
who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
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.
EDITORS-IN-CHIEF Denise Ives – University of Massachusetts Amherst Kysa Nygreen – University of Massachusetts Amherst
ASSOCIATE EDITORS Kimberly Williams Brown – Vassar College Jonique Childs – University of Massachusetts Amherst Cindy Cruz – University of Arizona Jacqi Mosselson – University of Massachusetts Amherst Jennifer Lee O’Donnell – Texas State University Laura Roy – La Salle University Enrique Suarez – University of Massachusetts Amherst
EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS Joel A. Arce – University of Massachusetts Amherst Meghan Whitfield – University of Massachusetts Amherst
EDITORIAL BOARD H. Samy Alim – University of California Los Angeles Dorinda Carter Andrews – Michigan State University April Baker-Bell – Michigan State University Keffrelyn Brown – University of Texas Austin Tamara Butler – College of Charleston Durell M. Callier – University of Delaware Patrick Camagian – University of San Francisco Roderick Carey – University of Delaware Charles H. F. Davis III – University of Michigan Cati de los Rios – University of California Berkeley Elizabeth de Freitas – Adelphi University New York Sherry Deckman – The City University of New York Kristen Duncan – Clemson Lucy El-Sherif – McMaster University Terry Flennaugh – Michigan State University Nichole Garcia – Rutgers Universiity Ruben A. Gaztambide-Fernández – University of Toronto Kevin Lawrence Henry – Jr., University of Wisconsin-Madison Latrise Johnson – University of Alabama Sangeeta Kamat – University of Massachusetts Amherst Ligia (Licho) Lopez Lopez – Universidad de Antioquia Ernest Morrell – University of Notre Dame Pedro Noguera – University of Southern California Fikile Nxumalo – University of Toronto Django Paris – University of Washington Leigh Patel – University of Pittsburgh Neil Ramjewan – University of Toronto Jonathan Rosa – Stanford University Jack Schneider – University of Massachusetts Amherst Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz – Columbia University Stephanie Toliver – University of Colorado Boulder Lisa Weems – Miami University Vincent Willis – University of Alabama Maisha Winn – University of California Davis
Abstracting and indexing
Equity & Excellence in Educationis abstracted/indexed in:
• Chadwyck-Healey
° International Index to Black Periodicals
• De Gruyter Saur
° Dietrich's Index Philosophicus ° IBZ - Internationale Bibliographie der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaftlichen Zeitschriftenliteratur ° Internationale Bibliographie der Rezensionen Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaftlicher Literatur
• EBSCOhost° Current Abstracts
° Education Research Index ° Education Source ° PsycINFO ° Public Affairs Index ° SocINDEX ° SocINDEX with Full Text ° TOC Premier (Table of Contents)
• Elsevier BV
° Scopus
• ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)
• Gale
° InfoTrac Custom
• John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
° Higher Education Abstracts (Online)
• National Library of Medicine
° PubMed
• Ovid
• ProQuest
° Education Collection ° Education Database ° Professional ProQuest Central ° ProQuest 5000 ° ProQuest 5000 International ° ProQuest Central ° Research Library ° Social Science Premium Collection
• Taylor & Francis
° Educational Research Abstracts Online ° Research into Higher Education Abstracts (Online) ° Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts (Online)
Open access
Equity & Excellence in Education 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.
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