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Adult Education Quarterly

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0741-7136eISSN1552-3047

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.502

H-Index

103

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.695

Total Works

2,792

Total Citations

41,863

2yr Mean Citedness

0.41

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Adult Education Quarterly publishes research on adult learning processes, including transformative learning, identity development, and the acquisition of various literacies. The journal explores how social, cultural, and institutional contexts shape learning experiences, particularly for marginalized or vulnerable adult populations. It also examines the role of emotions, power dynamics, and agency in adult education.

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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~ 28 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,792

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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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

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0741-7136 / 1552-3047

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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

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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

E-learningQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational Research

Scopus Categories

E-learningEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Higher Education and Teaching MethodsAdult and Continuing Education TopicsHigher Education Learning PracticesEducation Systems and PolicyEducation and Work Dynamics