Educare is a peer-reviewed journal established at the Faculty of Education and Society, Malmö University, Sweden in 2005. Since May 2023, Educare is published by Malmö University Press.

Aims & Scope

Educare publishes a wide range of research in education and educational sciences with particular interest in the Nordic region. The journal constitutes a research forum for faculty, practitioners and policy makers. Educare accepts original submissions in Swedish, Danish, Norwegian and English. All articles are first reviewed by the editor-in-chief or the editorial board. In the next step, articles are subjected to a double-blind review by external reviewers. Thereafter, they are reviewed by the editor-in-chief.

All submissions are judged on the basis of their relevance from a professional and educational perspective, theoretical and methodological contribution, critical insights and rhetorical quality. The journal is indexed by The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and is included in The Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals, Series and Publishers as a national peer-reviewed journal within the field of education and educational research with scientific level 1. All articles are published Open Access. Publication with Educare is free of charge at any stage.

Publication Ethics

Educare follows the guidelines from the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) to ensure ethical practices in editing and publishing.

Plagiarism

Educare uses Crossref Similarity Check (powered by iThenticate) to screen all submissions for plagiarism before publication.

Archiving

Educare is part of the Public Knowledge Preservation Network for purposes of preservation and restoration. Furthermore, all content is preserved by the Swedish National Library in accordance with the electronic legal deposit act.