The Asia Pacific Education Review (APER) covers all areas of educational research, with a focus on cross-cultural, comparative and other studies with a broad Asia-Pacific context. It aims to stimulate research, encourage academic exchange, and enhance the professional development of scholars and other researchers who are interested in educational and cultural issues in the Asia Pacific region.

APER is a peer reviewed journal produced by the Education Research Institute at Seoul National University. It was founded by the Institute of Asia Pacific Education Development, Seoul National University in 2000, which is owned and operated by Education Research Institute at Seoul National University since 2003.

APER requires all submitted manuscripts to follow the sixth edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA; http://www.apastyle.org/index.aspx)

Word Limit for Regular Article: 6,000 - 8,000 words excluding references.

  • Covers all areas of educational research, with a focus on cross-cultural, comparative and other studies with a broad Asia-Pacific context
  • Aims to stimulate research, encourage academic exchange, and enhance the professional development of scholars and researchers in the field

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  • SoongHee Han
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0.761 (2019)
Impact factor
0.862 (2019)
Five year impact factor
37 days
Submission to first decision
308 days
Submission to acceptance
211,105 (2019)
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Education Research Institute was founded on October, 21, 1963. It has been operated by the College of Education at Seoul National University. The general purpose of Education Research Institute is to contribute in development of Korean education through researches on educational theories and practices. The issues include basic studies on a overall educational themes, researches on applications and developments for the renovation of school education, educational policy studies and comparative studies on a variety of educational subjects.

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