European Early Childhood Education Research Journal
Published by Taylor & Francis
ISSN : 1350-293X eISSN : 1752-1807
Abbreviation : Eur. Early Child. Educ. Res. J.
Aims & Scope
The European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (EECERJ) is the publication of the European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA), an international organisation dedicated to the promotion and dissemination of research in Early Childhood Education throughout Europe and beyond.
CREC is the UK base for the European Early Childhood Research Association.
EECERA welcomes and encourages membership and contributions from across the world to share and participate in its European perspective.
EECERJ aims to provide a forum for the publication of original research in early childhood education in Europe.
With this as its principal focus, it should be emphasised that its definition of education embraces care and that its approach is multidisciplinary, embracing all related fields including psychology, sociology, child health and social work.
Contributions from outside the European context are encouraged where there is a relevance to the EECERA’s stated aims. ‘Early Childhood’ is defined as being from birth to eight years of age.
The Editorial Board intends to publish papers which have a clear application to early childhood education and care policy and practice and this must be made explicit in the paper.
It also seeks to provide a common forum for shared issues in early childhood education research, and, on occasion, to provide a forum for controversy in the discussion of such issues.
Papers may take the form of reports of research in progress, discussion of conceptual and methodological issues and review articles.
All papers are peer reviewed.
The Journal is published four times per year.
Papers are either selected from those presented as key notes at the EECERA Annual Conference or can be submitted directly to the Coordinating Editor.
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Impact Factor
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2025 | 1.4 |
2024 | 1.80 |
SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)
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2024 | 0.673 |
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2024 | Q2 |
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2024 | 51 |
Journal Rank
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2024 | 8496 |
Journal Citation Indicator
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2024 | 502 |
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Most Cited Articles
The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.
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Categorising risky play—how can we identify riskâ€taking in children's play?
Citation: 217
Authors: Ellen Beate
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Makeâ€believe play versus academic skills: a Vygotskian approach to today’s dilemma of early childhood education
Citation: 187
Authors: Elena
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Listening to young citizens: the struggle to make real a participatory paradigm in research with young children
Citation: 167
Authors: Christine, Tony
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Dealing with uncertainty: challenges and possibilities for the early childhood profession
Citation: 161
Authors: Mathias
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Children under five and digital technologies: implications for early years pedagogy
Citation: 143
Authors: Ioanna
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Bringing politics into the nursery: early childhood education as a democratic practice
Citation: 138
Authors: Peter
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Children’s right to participate – challenges in everyday interactions
Citation: 132
Authors: Berit
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Quality of the home learning environment during preschool age – Domains and contextual conditions
Citation: 122
Authors: Katharina, Simone, Susanne, Hans-Guenther