Aims and scope

Irish Educational Studiesis an international, refereed journal publishing manuscripts on a range of topics relevant to education by drawing on the full spectrum of disciplines that feed into educational theory and practice; this includes anthropology, sociology, psychology, history, economics, philosophy, politics and curriculum studies.

The journal welcomes papers that draw on a range of research methodologies, with articles that have a critical edge, making links between the local and global and influences on practice across all sectors of education – from early childhood education, primary and post-primary schooling through to higher education – of particular interest.


Peer Review Policy:
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.

Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal.

Read the Instructions for Authors for information on how to submit your article.