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 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):
- Scopus® CiteScore = 1.1
- Education #1060/1543 (Q3)
- Developmental and Educational Psychology #288/360 (Q4)
- SCImago Journal Rank = 0.245 (Q3)
Acceptance: The acceptance rate for 2024 is 10%, and the acceptance rate from up to date is 26% (Updated by 31 January 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 registering. 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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South Korean early childhood educators’ perceptions of North Korean defectors and unification education
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A longitudinal case study of a preschool-age child’s acquisition of writing
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Exploring Hong Kong student teachers’ perspectives on children’s play and learning
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‘We can make a difference’: School leaders’ claims about School-Age Educare in areas with socioeconomic challenges
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Rethinking play and child-centredness within early childhood curriculum in Croatia
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A study of teachers' perceptions of early childhood language and literacy education: Importance-performance analysis
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Understanding and implementing play as a learning pedagogy: Narratives of practitioners in early childhood mobile units
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Integrating playful pedagogies with the curriculum: The perspectives and practices of teachers working across infant, first and second classes, in Ireland
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