About the Journal

The Central Luzon State University - International Journal of Education and Development Studies (CLSU IJEDS) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal showcasing diverse perspectives in education, development, and related disciplines. IJEDS is ISSN-registered (2782-9782) through the National Library of the Philippines, with all articles assigned DOIs via Crossref for global access and citation tracking. Additionally, IJEDS articles are indexed and searchable via Google Scholar, Semantic Scholar, Scilit, EZB, and Refseek, enhancing their visibility and accessibility to researchers worldwide.

It operates under the Creative Commons, ensuring that the published works remain freely accessible and aligned with international standards of openness.

Aims and Scope

Managed by Central Luzon State University (CLSU), CLSU IJEDS is a wide-ranging journal featuring significant research across key themes in education and development studies. Our manuscripts cover (but are not limited to) the following topics: 

Education

  • Policy and educational reforms 
  • Pedagogy and andragogy 
  • Rhetoric, literacy, and numeracy
  • Lifelong learning and development
  • Inclusive and adaptive learning 
  • Educational psychology 
  • Education and sustainable development
  • Online learning and technology
  • Multicultural education 

Development Studies

  • Sustainable development and economic growth
  • Climate change and environmental sustainability
  • Risk, vulnerability, and human security
  • Political governance and civil society
  • Gender relations and inequality
  • Youth and empowerment
  • Food and nutrition security
  • Social protection and social policy
  • Community development
  • Development communication
  • Digital transformation

We welcome submissions across disciplines and interrogate links between research, policy, and practice. We encourage interdisciplinary collaborations and international co-authorships.

Journal History

The CLSU IJEDS traces its roots to the CLSU Scientific Journal. The first issue of the CLSU Scientific Journal came out in 1965 as a recommendation of the CLSU Research Committee. Initially, the journal was envisioned to be a medium of “disseminating the findings of these researches as bases for possible adoption of scientific information that are useful for the improvement of agricultural practices particularly by the people in the rural areas of the Central Luzon regions…[it] is also intended to provide the much needed stimulus for the development of scientific human resources upon whom our country's socio-economic progress largely depends. Issues were published quarterly until 1970, when it switched to a semi-annual publication. 

In 1980, the management of the CLSU Scientific Journal was transferred to the newly created  CLSU Publication House. The transfer of journal management also gave way to the reorganization of its scope. Aside from agriculture, the journal opened its submissions in the field of social sciences covering education, economics, sociology, politics, and other related disciplines. The last issue of the CLSU Scientific Journal came out in 2005.

After a decade of hiatus, the CLSU Scientific Journal was reorganized as the CLSU International Journal of Science and Technology (CLSU IJST) in 2015 under the auspices of the International Affairs Office of the university. A year later, the journal was issued in full online mode, completely free for its readers and authors. The CLSU IJST focuses on publishing original articles that seek solutions to the problems in the field of science and technology of the developing world.

In 2019, the CLSU IJEDS was created to provide an avenue for studies in the field of social sciences. Its full online maiden issue was published the next year.

Publication Frequency

Starting with Volume 2 (2025), CLSU IJEDS has adopted a Continuous Article Publishing (CAP) model. This change reflects our commitment to timely dissemination of peer-reviewed research and aligns with evolving best practices in scholarly publishing.

Under the CAP model, articles are published as they are accepted and assigned a unique article identifier (CID) within the volume. This replaces the traditional issue-based format and allows for faster publication while maintaining full citation integrity.

Publisher

Central Luzon State University

Article Processing Charge (APC)

CLSU IJEDS was established as a platform for disseminating high-quality, research-based insights in the fields of education, development, and related disciplines. The journal is fully supported by its host institution, the Central Luzon State University, enabling it to operate without charging authors any article processing or publication fees.