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International Journal of Lifelong Education

Routledge · United Kingdom

ISSN0260-1370eISSN1464-519X

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total78

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

262

days submission → published

measured · last 16 articles · accept 250d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.543

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.26

Total Worksi

2,226

Total Citationsi

37,830

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.74

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Education & Educational Research; Education; E-learning; Life-span and Life-course Studies.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 64 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,226

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

0260-1370 / 1464-519X

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

❌

Peer review process documented?

N/A

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

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

Citations received

718

2019

665

2020

1.1k

2021

534

2022

271

2023

291

2024

2025

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.

EducationQ2

E-learningQ3

Life-span and Life-course StudiesQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational Research

Scopus Categories

E-learningLife-span and Life-course StudiesEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global Educational Policies and ReformsAdult and Continuing Education TopicsHigher Education Learning PracticesEducation Systems and PolicyYouth Education and Societal Dynamics

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Lifelong Education

Is International Journal of Lifelong Education a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Lifelong Education: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Lifelong Education?

International Journal of Lifelong Education 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 1.74.

Is International Journal of Lifelong Education indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Lifelong Education is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Lifelong Education?