Journal Citation Metrics:

• 5.2 (2024) CiteScore (Scopus)
• Q1 (2024) CiteScore Best Quartile
• 1.175 (2024) SNIP
• 0.694 (2024) SCImago Journal & Country Rank (SJR)

Peer Review/Publication Timelines/Acceptance:

• 19 days avg. from submission to first editorial decision
• 123 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
• 28 days avg. from editorial acceptance to online publication
• Acceptance Rate – 26.2%

Editorial Workflow Statistics (1 January 2025 – 21 January 2026)

Figure Note. This figure presents a real-time snapshot of the EDUPIJ manuscript submission and editorial management system, captured on 21.01.2026 at 21:10. It shows the current workflow status (2,417 total submissions, 633 published manuscripts and 1,568 rejections) as well as the overall size of our community, with 7,870 registered authors and 547 peer reviewers.

Article Workflow Summary (1 January 2025 – 21 January 2026):

• New Manuscript – 84
  Newly submitted manuscripts awaiting initial editorial screening and reviewer assignment
• In Review – 75
  Manuscripts currently under double-blind peer review
• Decision Stage – 6
  Manuscripts for which reviewer reports have been received and an editorial decision is pending
• Major Revision – 9
  Manuscripts for which substantial revisions have been requested from the authors
• Accepted (Minor Revision) – 32
  Manuscripts accepted subject to minor revisions; final revised version awaited
• Accepted – 10
  Manuscripts accepted and queued for publication
• Published – 633
  Manuscripts that have been published
• Rejected – 1568
  Manuscripts found unsuitable for publication and rejected
• Total Submissions – 2417
  All manuscripts submitted to the system during the year 2025
• Acceptance Rate – 26.2%
  (Published: 633 / Total submissions: 2417)

Last updated on 21 January 2026.