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Research in Education

SAGE Publications Inc. · United Kingdom

ISSN0034-5237eISSN2050-4608

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total28

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.456

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.004

Total Works

1,105

Total Citations

10,677

2yr Mean Citedness

1.96

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal explores educational theory and philosophy, with a particular focus on the role of utopia, science fiction, and counterfactual thinking in shaping educational thought and practice. It examines how these concepts can be used to critique the present and envision alternative futures for education. The journal also addresses issues of climate emergency, political education, and the ethical dimensions of education, often through interdisciplinary lenses that include film studies and critical theory.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 29 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,105

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Review Time—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0034-5237 / 2050-4608

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

EducationQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational Research

Scopus Categories

Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesEarly Childhood Education and DevelopmentEducation Systems and PolicyGlobal Educational Policies and ReformsEducator Training and Historical Pedagogy