Journal of Childhood, Education & Society (JCES) is an international double-blind peer-reviewed journal that accepts research and critical review articles and publishes three times per year open-access. JCES intends to provide a medium for sharing interdisciplinary research studies that focus on early childhood internationally, and the implications of this work for early childhood social and educational practices in collaboration with researchers, practitioners, and policymakers. In this way, this journal publishes both qualitative and quantitative research and critical review articles on early childhood from developmental, pedagogical, and sociological areas. Also, the research and review articles that link theory and practice, and produce informative resources for early childhood educators, practitioners, and policymakers are our current priority and are particularly welcome.

JCES accepts manuscripts only in English. Authors could use either British(-ise) or American spelling for their manuscript; however, one style should be used consistently throughout the manuscript.

JCES has been a member of PILA-Crossref (Publishers International Linking Association, Inc.  Crossref) since 2020 and is open access, a non-profit, independent academic journal. 

Publication Frequency: JCES is published three issues annually from 2021 (February, July, and November).

Visibility: indexed within Scopus®, APA PsycInfo®, DOAJ, EBSCO, ERIHPlus, ProQuest, TR Index (TR Dizin), and other databases. JCES has the following metrics (2024):

Acceptance:  The acceptance rate for 2024 is 10%, and the acceptance rate from up to date is 24% (Updated by 30 June 2025). 

Registering & Submission: If you are considering submitting your manuscript, please send your user details (Name, Surname, e-mail, ORCiD, and Affiliation) to editor@j-ces.com and jces.editorial@gmail.com for registration. Please log in to the journal system and submit your manuscript if registered. Please review the JCES's aims & scope before requesting registration. 

NOTE: JCES does not consider registration requests from generic e-mail addresses (e.g., @gmail.com, @yahoo.com, and @hotmail.com) that cannot be clearly identified. JCES considers institutional e-mail addresses for registration.

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Announcements

2026:Call for Papers for Thematic Issue

2025-05-13

Pedagogy and Practice for Climate Change in Early Childhood Education

Issue Editor(s):

  • Dr Jane Spiteri, University of Malta, Malta
  • Dr Mehmet Toran, Istanbul Kültür University, Türkiye
  • Dr Ebru Aydin, Istanbul Kültür University, Türkiye

This thematic issue aims to move beyond simple, narrow and descriptive accounts of how climate change education is, or could be, integrated into early childhood programmes. Rather, it calls for empirically-based, grounded and critical contributions that promote effective change, along with theoretical analyses, critical and reflective reviews, and essays and insights from across disciplinary fields.

Scholars are invited to submit proposals that are between 400 and 500 words. Please email these to: jces.editorial@gmail.com and include ‘JCES Thematic Issue: Climate Change in Early Childhood Education' in the ‘subject’ line of your email. The authors of selected proposals will be invited to submit a full paper, which will undergo a double-blind peer review by the editorial board members and external reviewers.

Important Key Dates:

  • November 15, 2025: Submit a proposal of no more than 500 words to the following email address: jces.editorial@gmail.com
  • January 15, 2026: Abstract proposal decision sent to author/s
  • March 31, 2026: First full paper submission due for review
  • November 2026: Anticipated date for publication
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