Overview
International Journal of Whole Schooling (IJWS, ISSN: 1710-2146) is an international peer-reviewed open access journal dedicating to exploring ways to improve learning and schooling for all students. The Journal aims to provide a place for many voices concerned with education and learning -- researchers, parents, teachers, students, community members, policy makers.
We publish a range of types of articles – original research, literature review, book review, commentary (editorial, letter to editor, note), voices, analysis, practice, and more. Articles in the Journal will focus on analysis, use, research and practice related to the Nine Principles of Whole Schooling.
Impact Factor
Publication Frequency: Semiannual (2 issues/year)
Current Impact Factor: 0.2 (2024)
JCR Category Rank: Q4 in Education & Educational Research
Indexing & Archiving
Databases and Abstracts Indexes
-Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)
Educational Research Abstracts Online (ERA)
Journal History
2004-IJWS released the inaugural issue in September, 2004
2020-IJWS has been indexed by Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
2022-IJWS received its first Impact Factor 1.1
2025-Starting from Volume 22 (2026) Issue 1, IJWS will be published by Forum Multimedia Publishing, LLC
Editorial Process
Each manuscript undergoes evaluation by the editorial office, the Editorial Board, and external reviewers, and the journal strictly adheres to a double-blind peer-review policy. The editorial process is conducted in accordance with the regulations of the Forum Multimedia Publishing, LLC.
Editorial Independence
Editorial independence dictates that the decision to accept or reject a manuscript is based solely on the scientific merit of the article, without consideration of any other relationships, such as pressure from the publisher to the journal editor. This means that the Editor is independent in their decision-making and will not be influenced by any external body or organization.
To ensure impartiality in decision-making and to avoid any potential conflict of interest, authors serving on the Journal's editorial board will not be involved in any editorial processing of manuscripts (including review, editing, and final decisions). The editors will also not be involved in decision-making for manuscripts written by family members or colleagues, or related to products or services in which the editors have an interest or other perceived conflicts of interest. Any such submissions are subject to all the regular procedures of the journal, and peer review is independent of the editors involved and their research teams. For example, articles from the Editor-in-Chief (EIC) will be assigned to a Deputy Editor or, in the absence of a Deputy Editor, to an Editorial Board with relevant expertise (who does not have any conflicts of interest with the EIC). After receiving review comments from external reviewers, the manuscript will be returned to the Deputy Editor or a member of the Editorial Board (with whom the EIC does not have any conflicts of interest) for a final decision.
Additionally, if the manuscript is accepted, we will also ask the authors to indicate in a footnote the appropriate conflict of interest (e.g., relationship to the journal, whether sponsorship is included, etc.). Here is an example: XXX is a member of the Editorial Board of the journal, and XXX declares no conflict of interest by not participating in the peer review process. Author XXX is responsible for all content of the manuscript.
Updated on January 20, 2026