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 social and early childhood 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 publishes triennially 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 (2023):

Acceptance:  The acceptance rate for 2023 is 24%, and the acceptance rate from up to date is 28% (Updated by 31 October 2024). 

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 registering. If you are already registered, please log into the journal system and submit your manuscript. Please review the JCES's aims & scope before requesting registration. 

PS: Having trouble logging in to the JCES system, please follow the instructions to solve it in this document.

 

Announcements

2025:Call for Papers for Thematic Issue

2024-10-07

Anti-Racist Pedagogy in Early Years and Childhood Settings

Issue Editor(s):

  • Dr Sadia Habib, University of Manchester, UK
  • Dr Umit Yildiz, University of Manchester, UK
  • Dr Mehmet Toran, Istanbul Kültür University, Türkiye

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: Anti-Racist Pedagogy in Early Years” 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:

  • December 15, 2024: Submit a proposal of no more than 500 words to the following email address jces.editorial@gmail.com
  • January 15, 2025: Abstract proposal decision sent to author/s
  • March 31, 2025: First full paper submission due for review via JCES submission portal
  • November 2025: Anticipated date for publication

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