International Journal of Early Childhood
Springer Netherlands
Netherlands
journal
SJR by Edition
Subject Categories
- EducationQ2
- Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ3
Areas: Psychology · Social Sciences
Most published research topics
Source: OpenAlex
Publication Statistics
Documents per Year
Detailed Information
ISSN
1878-4658, 0020-7187
SJR Best Quartile
Q2
Region
Western Europe
Citations per Document (2 years)
1.88
References per Document
54.73
Coverage
1969-2026
Scope
The International Journal of Early Childhood (IJEC) provides an important voice for research with young children and children’s early education and care, across various social and cultural contexts, with a focus on children aged from birth to 8 years. While not limited to the following topics, IJEC has published articles related to: - Young children’s participation and agency in early childhood programs - Children’s early learning across various developmental domains, in family contexts and early childhood programs - Understanding how children’s learning is supported within and across cultural contexts - Social, economic and environmental sustainability and early childhood education - Policy analyses of national provisions and curricula for early childhood education - Professional learning of teachers, and other practitioners, working with young children - Inclusive early education for diverse populations of young children IJEC is the research journal of OMEP (World Organization for Early Childhood Education). OMEP is an international, non-governmental and non-profit organization. OMEP aims to support the opportunities for all young children to access quality early childhood education and care programs.
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