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International Journal of Educational Reform

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States

ISSN1056-7879

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

Total66

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.405

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.47

Total Worksi

1,340

Total Citationsi

4,944

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.45

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Education; Social Sciences (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 65 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,340

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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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

5/12 · 42%

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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?

1056-7879

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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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

281

2019

131

2020

161

2021

487

2022

188

2023

205

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

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSchool Choice and PerformanceEducation Systems and PolicyGlobal Education and MulticulturalismGlobal Educational Policies and Reforms

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Educational Reform

Is International Journal of Educational Reform a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Educational Reform: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 66/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Educational Reform?

International Journal of Educational Reform is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.405.

Is International Journal of Educational Reform indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Educational Reform is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Educational Reform?