European Journal of Contemporary Education (2012–2022): Accomplishments

Abstract

This paper surveys the pedagogical research that has been published in the European Journal of Contemporary Education up to this point since it was launched in 2012. It examines the key stages in the development of this periodical, briefly goes over the key pedagogical issues in present-day education systems explored in it over the period, outlines its periodicity, and furnishes some relevant statistical data. The work covers the research published in the journal in the period from its launch (September 2012) to its beginning to be indexed in Scopus (March 2016) and from then on to the present (June 2022). Information is provided about the journal’s editorial board and its peer-review process. In addition to describing the key stages in the development of the European Journal of Contemporary Education, its philosophy, mission, goals and objectives as a scholarly publication, and the challenges and prospects for it, the paper also provides relevant information relating to statistics, citation rates, and scholarly merit.