Journal of Childhood, Education & Society

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 (2025):

• Scopus® CiteScore = 1.4 (*for 2024)
  • Education #1029/1620 (Q3)
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology #276/367 (Q4)
• SCImago Journal Rank = 0.272 (Q3 in Education; Q3 in Developmental and Educational Psychology)

Acceptance:  The acceptance rate for 2025 is 18%, and the acceptance rate from Up to Date is 23% _{(Updated: 01 April 2026).} 

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.

PS: If you are having trouble logging in to the JCES system, please follow the instructions in this document to solve the problem.

NOTE: Before submitting your manuscript, we recommend that you carefully review the journal's policies and author guidelines.