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History of Education Quarterly

Cambridge University Press · United States

ISSN0018-2680eISSN1748-5959
SJR Q1WOS ESCIScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.224
H-Indexi
109
SNIPi
1.018
Total Worksi
5,250
Total Citationsi
65,063
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.43
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

History of Education Quarterly publishes scholarly articles on the history of education in the United States and other countries. It covers a wide range of topics, including the history of educational institutions, policies, and practices, as well as the history of educational thought and reform. The journal is committed to promoting interdisciplinary research and engaging with scholars from a variety of fields, including history, sociology, anthropology, and political science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive
Total Publications5,250
Publisher OrgCambridge University Press
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND 4.0
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Cambridge University Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0018-2680 / 1748-5959
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
63
198
2019
67
127
2020
64
117
2021
50
88
2022
53
81
2023
62
31
2024
78
210
2025
32
0
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

HistoryQ1
EducationQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational ResearchHistory Of Social Sciences

Scopus Categories

HistoryEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesLegal case studies and regulationsRace, History, and American SocietyDiverse Education Studies and ReformsHistorical Education Studies Worldwide

Frequently asked questions about History of Education Quarterly

Is History of Education Quarterly a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for History of Education Quarterly: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of History of Education Quarterly?

History of Education Quarterly is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.43.

Is History of Education Quarterly indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

History of Education Quarterly is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of History of Education Quarterly?

History of Education Quarterly publishes scholarly articles on the history of education in the United States and other countries. It covers a wide range of topics, including the history of educational institutions, policies, and practices, as well as the history of educational thought and reform. The journal is committed to promoting interdisciplinary research and engaging with scholars from a variety of fields, including history, sociology, anthropology, and political science.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref